Mary WILSON
Born: abt. 1772, Debert, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 25 November 1860, Debert, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 25 November 1860, Debert, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: James COTTAM 1788
Thomas
WILSON
Born
abt. 1752
,
Ireland
Died
11 July 1852
,
Masstown, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: abt. 1752 in Ireland
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Thomas married Mary MCDORMAND abt. 1767 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary MCDORMAND was born abt. 1751 in Philadelphia, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania. Mary died abt. 1805 in Masstown, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Thomas WILSON died 11 July 1852 in Masstown, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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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)
Death — 185211 July 1852
Masstown, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
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