Elizabeth TAYLOR

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13 March 1808 , Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Died

1 May 1911 , Wawanosh Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada

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Born: 13 March 1808 in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

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Elizabeth married George Thomas SOWLER 5 October 1826 in Kildale, Yorkshire, England . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George Thomas SOWLER was born abt. 1806 in Kildale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England. George Thomas died 21 August 1895 in Goderich, Ontario, Canada.

Elizabeth TAYLOR died 1 May 1911 in Wawanosh Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.
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Elizabeth TAYLOR married

George Thomas SOWLER
Marriage date: 5 October 1826
Marriage place: Kildale, Yorkshire, England

Children of George Thomas SOWLER and Elizabeth TAYLOR

Elizabeth Anne SOWLER

Born: 7 May 1837, Lincoln, Upper Canada
Died: 10 March 1919, Wharncliffe, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Married: John WILSON 1855

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Birth — 1808
13 March 1808
Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth TAYLOR and George Thomas SOWLER 5 October 1826, Kildale, Yorkshire, England

She was 18 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1837 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Anne SOWLER was born 7 May 1837, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

Elizabeth was 29 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

1895 Death of Spouse/Partner
George Thomas SOWLER died 21 August 1895, Goderich, Ontario, Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

Death — 1911
1 May 1911
Wawanosh Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 103.

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