George
HARKNESS
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Born: 24 March 1805 in Muir Cottage, Dornoch, Dumfries, Scotland
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George married Mary HUTCHINSON 29 August 1827 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary HUTCHINSON was born 25 October 1809 in Oswaldkirk, Yorkshire, England. Mary died 12 April 1892 in Carberry, Manitoba, Canada.
George HARKNESS died 29 April 1888 in Carberry, Manitoba, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of George HARKNESS
Mary HUTCHINSONMarriage date: 29 August 1827
Marriage place: Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada
Children of George HARKNESS and Mary HUTCHINSON
Joseph "Joe" HARKNESSDied: 12 December 1898, Carberry, Manitoba, Canada
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Birth — 180524 March 1805
Muir Cottage, Dornoch, Dumfries, Scotland
1827 Marriage / PartnerGeorge HARKNESS and Mary HUTCHINSON 29 August 1827, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada
He was 22 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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death — 188829 April 1888
Carberry, Manitoba, Canada
He died at the age of 83.
Record added: 10/23/2025 1:16:24 PM
Last updated: 10/23/2025 1:17:18 PM
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