Robert Nelson THOMPSON
Born: 6 May 1842, Madoc Township, Hastings, Canada West
Died: 8 May 1916, Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Died: 8 May 1916, Bracebridge, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Married: Mary MARRIN 2 September 1866
Thomas
THOMPSON
Born
abt. 1806
,
Ireland
Died
abt. 1893
,
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1842 Birth of ChildRobert Nelson THOMPSON was born 6 May 1842, Madoc Township, Hastings, Ontario, 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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
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