Robert READ

Born

16 August 1761 , Cayton by Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Died

13 September 1830 , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: 16 August 1761 in Cayton by Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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Robert married Mary RIPLEY 3 March 1786 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary RIPLEY was born abt. 1765 in Ingleby Greenhow, Yorkshire, England. Mary died 19 May 1835 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Robert READ died 13 September 1830 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Robert READ

Robert READ married

Mary RIPLEY
Marriage date: 3 March 1786
Marriage place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of Robert READ and Mary RIPLEY

Thomas Burney READ

Born: abt. 1790, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sarah BROWN 23 January 1812

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Birth — 1761
16 August 1761
Cayton by Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Robert READ and Mary RIPLEY 3 March 1786, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

He was 24 years old.

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

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)