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Catharine DOWNING

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9 May 1774 , Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

April 1869 ,

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William DOWNING Mary LOGAN

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Born: 9 May 1774 in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: William DOWNING

Mother: Mary LOGAN

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Catharine married Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN 23 November 1793 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN was born 1 April 1770 in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. Barnabas Collins died abt. 1834 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Barnabas Collins was the child of Nathaniel N O'BRIEN and Jemima POLLEY.

Catharine DOWNING died April 1869
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Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN
Marriage date: 23 November 1793
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Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN was the child of Nathaniel N O'BRIEN and Jemima POLLEY

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William O'BRIEN

Born: 14 May 1796, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 3 April 1863, Cookville, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Lucy A SEARS 7 June 1827

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Birth — 1774
9 May 1774
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 Marriage / Partner
Catharine DOWNING and Barnabas Collins O'BRIEN 23 November 1793,

She was 19 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
William O'BRIEN was born 14 May 1796, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Catharine was 22 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

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

1863 Death of Child
William O'BRIEN died 3 April 1863, Cookville, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Catharine was 88 years old.

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.

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