John
OGILVIE
Born
8 October 1751
,
Angus, Scotland
Died
20 November 1856
,
Meaghers Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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John OGILVIE married 
Elis EGERTON
Marriage date: abt. 1787
Marriage place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Elis EGERTONMarriage date: abt. 1787
Marriage place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Birth — 17518 October 1751
Angus, Scotland
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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)
1854 Death of Spouse/PartnerElis EGERTON died 16 July 1854, Meaghers Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death — 185620 November 1856
Meaghers Grant, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 105.
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