Cornelius "Con" DENNY
Born: 17 March 1815, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 1 May 1928, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 1 May 1928, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Elizabeth "Eliza" JESSO 1832
William
DENNEY
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abt. 1790
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Died
abt. 1885
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William DENNEY died abt. 1885
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1815 Birth of ChildCornelius "Con" DENNY was born 17 March 1815, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 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)
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