Richard COLE
Born: abt. 1799, Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada
Died: 27 November 1856, Bird Island Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
Died: 27 November 1856, Bird Island Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
Married: Mary HOBBS 30 March 1817
Thomas
COLE
Born
abt. 1767
,
Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Died
7 August 1840
,
Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada
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Susannah AYERS
Marriage date: 2 January 1794
Marriage place: Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada
Susannah AYERS was the child of Philip AYERS and Ann UNKNOWN
Susannah AYERSMarriage date: 2 January 1794
Marriage place: Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada
Susannah AYERS was the child of Philip AYERS and Ann UNKNOWN
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1794 Marriage / PartnerThomas COLE and Susannah AYERS 2 January 1794, Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada
Death — 18407 August 1840
Bonavista, Newfoundland, Canada
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