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immigrant  male ancestor  George  LITTLE

Born
abt. 1815 ,  Bermuda
Died
abt. 1883 ,  Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
George  married  Mary A COOLEN 30 November 1839 in Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary A COOLEN  was born March 1821 in Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Mary A died 9 October 1873 in Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 
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George  married  Mary A COOLEN 30 November 1839 in Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary A COOLEN  was born March 1821 in Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Mary A died 9 October 1873 in Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 
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George LITTLE married flag female ancestor Mary A COOLEN
Marriage date: 30 November 1839
Marriage place: Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of George LITTLE and Mary A COOLEN

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Edward Thomas LITTLE
Born: 15 November 1841, Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 7 December 1911, Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Ann Agnes SLAUNWHITE 3 February 1867


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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)
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
marriage1839 Marriage / Partner
George LITTLE and Mary A COOLEN 30 November 1839, Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1841 Birth of Child
Edward Thomas LITTLE was born 15 November 1841, Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
1873 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary A COOLEN died 9 October 1873, Lower Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
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