Richard
COLE
Born
abt. 1799
,
Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada
Died
27 November 1856
,
Bird Island Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
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Richard COLE married Mary HOBBS
Marriage date: 30 March 1817
Marriage place: Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada
Mary HOBBS was the child of Robert HOBBS and Frances PORTER
Mary HOBBSMarriage date: 30 March 1817
Marriage place: Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada
Mary HOBBS was the child of Robert HOBBS and Frances PORTER
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1817 Marriage / PartnerRichard COLE and Mary HOBBS 30 March 1817, Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1836 Birth of ChildAmy COLE was born October 1836, Bird Island Cove-Elliston Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
Death — 185627 November 1856
Bird Island Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
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