George Thomas
SOWLER
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Born: abt. 1806 in Kildale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
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George Thomas married Elizabeth TAYLOR 5 October 1826 in Kildale, Yorkshire, England . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth TAYLOR was born 13 March 1808 in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England. Elizabeth died 1 May 1911 in Wawanosh Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.
George Thomas SOWLER died 21 August 1895 in Goderich, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of George Thomas SOWLER
Elizabeth TAYLORMarriage date: 5 October 1826
Marriage place: Kildale, Yorkshire, England
Children of George Thomas SOWLER and Elizabeth TAYLOR
Elizabeth Anne SOWLERDied: 10 March 1919, Wharncliffe, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
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1826 Marriage / PartnerGeorge Thomas SOWLER and Elizabeth TAYLOR 5 October 1826, Kildale, Yorkshire, England
1837 Birth of ChildElizabeth Anne SOWLER was born 7 May 1837, Lincoln, 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.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
Death — 189521 August 1895
Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Record added: 11/7/2025 4:42:52 PM
Last updated: 11/7/2025 4:44:11 PM
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