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flag female ancestor  Frances  PORTER

Born
abt. 1774 ,  Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Died
abt. 1850 ,  Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Frances  married  Robert HOBBS 30 October 1795 in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Robert HOBBS  was born abt. 1760 in Henstridge, Somerset, England.  Robert died abt. 1833 in Bird Island Cove, Newfoundland, Canada. 
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Frances  married  Robert HOBBS 30 October 1795 in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Robert HOBBS  was born abt. 1760 in Henstridge, Somerset, England.  Robert died abt. 1833 in Bird Island Cove, Newfoundland, Canada. 
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Frances PORTER married immigrant flag male ancestor Robert HOBBS
Marriage date: 30 October 1795
Marriage place: Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Children of Robert HOBBS and Frances PORTER

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Mary HOBBS
Born: abt. 1797, Bird Island Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
Died: 17 May 1866, Bird Island Cove, Newfoundland, Canada

Married: Richard COLE 30 March 1817


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News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
Invention 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)
marriage1795 Marriage / Partner
Frances PORTER and Robert HOBBS 30 October 1795, Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
News1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
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