Herbert Eugene BOWEN
Born: 4 September 1881, Potton, Brome, Quebec, Canada
Died: 18 April 1920, Westmore, Vermont, USA
Died: 18 April 1920, Westmore, Vermont, USA
Married: Lydia Viola PAUPAW 20 July 1903 Place: , Vermont, USA
Henry
BOWEN
Born
abt. 1838
,
Black Brook, New York, USA
Died
28 October 1889
,
Potton, Brome, Quebec, Canada
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Hannah BLANCHARD
Marriage date: 20 April 1858
Marriage place: Potton, Brome, Quebec, Canada
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Hannah BLANCHARDMarriage date: 20 April 1858
Marriage place: Potton, Brome, Quebec, Canada
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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)
1858 Marriage / PartnerHenry BOWEN and Hannah BLANCHARD 20 April 1858, Potton, Brome, Quebec, Canada
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1881 Birth of ChildHerbert Eugene BOWEN was born 4 September 1881, Potton, Brome, Quebec, Canada
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death — 188928 October 1889
Potton, Brome, Quebec, Canada
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