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immigrant flag male ancestor  Robert  CAMERON

Born
27 May 1798 ,  Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died
1 June 1876 ,  Flower Station, Lavant Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Robert  married  Harriet BOLTON 24 February 1829 in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Harriet BOLTON  was born 4 June 1810 in Upper Canada.  Harriet died 4 December 1886 in Flower Station, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. 
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Robert  married  Harriet BOLTON 24 February 1829 in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Harriet BOLTON  was born 4 June 1810 in Upper Canada.  Harriet died 4 December 1886 in Flower Station, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. 
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Robert CAMERON married flag female ancestor Harriet BOLTON
Marriage date: 24 February 1829
Marriage place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Children of Robert CAMERON and Harriet BOLTON

flag male ancestor 
Benjamin CAMERON
Born: 23 February 1838, Dalhousie, Lanark, Upper Canada
Died: 15 March 1919, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Married: Mary Ann CLOSE 3 July 1861


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BirthBirth — 1798
27 May 1798
Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
marriage1829 Marriage / Partner
Robert CAMERON and Harriet BOLTON 24 February 1829, Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

He was 30 years old.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
1838 Birth of Child
Benjamin CAMERON was born 23 February 1838, Dalhousie, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Robert was 39 years old.
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
DeathDeath — 1876
1 June 1876
Flower Station, Lavant Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 78.
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