William
BOWMAN
Born
30 September 1839
,
Williamsburgh, Dundas, Upper Canada
Died
6 December 1911
,
Ontario, Canada
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William BOWMAN was born 30 September 1839 in Williamsburgh, Dundas, Upper Canada
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William married Margaret Elizabeth BARKLEY 7 August 1860 in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret Elizabeth BARKLEY was born 22 December 1837 in Williamsburgh, Dundas, Ontario, Canada. Margaret Elizabeth died 5 February 1905 in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. Margaret Elizabeth was the child of Henry H BARKLEY and Catherine DAWLEY.
William BOWMAN died 6 December 1911 in Ontario, Canada.
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Margaret Elizabeth BARKLEY-- Date: 7 August 1860 Place: Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Margaret Elizabeth BARKLEY was the child of Henry H BARKLEY and Catherine DAWLEY
Margaret Elizabeth BARKLEY-- Date: 7 August 1860 Place: Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, CanadaMargaret Elizabeth BARKLEY was the child of Henry H BARKLEY and Catherine DAWLEY
Children of William BOWMAN and Margaret Elizabeth BARKLEY
Wesley Herman BOWMAN (b.3 March 1865, Williamsburg, Dundas, Canada West d. 30 March 1915, Froatburn, Ontario, Canada)m. Edith Mae BECKSTEAD 2 June 1886
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1839 Birth 30 September 1839
Williamsburgh, Dundas, Upper Canada
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1860 Marriage / PartnerWilliam BOWMAN and Margaret Elizabeth BARKLEY 7 August 1860, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
He was 20 years old.
1865 Birth of ChildWesley Herman BOWMAN was born 3 March 1865, Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
William was 25 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England
1905 Death of Spouse/PartnerMargaret Elizabeth BARKLEY died 5 February 1905, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 Death 6 December 1911
Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 72.
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