Richard
THOMAS
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Born: abt. 1810 in England
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Richard married Margaret Jane PIERCY 28 September 1843 in Home Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret Jane PIERCY was born January 1825 in England (United Kingdom). Margaret Jane died 24 August 1908 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.
Richard THOMAS died 2 February 1890 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.
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Margaret Jane PIERCYMarriage date: 28 September 1843
Marriage place: Home Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Children of Richard THOMAS and Margaret Jane PIERCY
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1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Marriage / PartnerRichard THOMAS and Margaret Jane PIERCY 28 September 1843, Home Township, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
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.
1876 Marriage of ChildJane THOMAS married 14 June 1876, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada to Jonathan ACKROW
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death — 18902 February 1890
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Record added: 10/30/2025 1:47:19 PM
Last updated: 10/30/2025 1:48:21 PM
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