Margaret
PREAVY
Born
May 1819
,
Canada
Died
23 December 1901
,
Burlington, Vermont, USA
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Born: May 1819 in Canada
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Margaret married Benjamin WRIGHT 1 September 1838 in Westford, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benjamin WRIGHT was born 8 August 1791 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin died 18 December 1853 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Margaret PREAVY died 23 December 1901 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
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Margaret PREAVY married Benjamin WRIGHT
Marriage date: 1 September 1838
Marriage place: Westford, Vermont, USA
Benjamin WRIGHTMarriage date: 1 September 1838
Marriage place: Westford, Vermont, USA
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Birth — 1819May 1819
Canada
1838 Marriage / PartnerMargaret PREAVY and Benjamin WRIGHT 1 September 1838, Westford, Vermont, USA
She was 19 years old.
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)
1851 Birth of ChildBenjamin Stephen WRIGHT was born 21 May 1851, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)
Margaret was 32 years old.
1853 Death of Spouse/PartnerBenjamin WRIGHT died 18 December 1853, Burlington, Vermont, USA
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 Marriage of ChildBenjamin Stephen WRIGHT married 5 July 1873, Colchester, Vermont, USA to Melvina LUCIA
1882 Death of ChildBenjamin Stephen WRIGHT died 6 February 1882, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Margaret was 62 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
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
Death — 190123 December 1901
Burlington, Vermont, USA
She died at the age of 82.
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