Thomas Long
STAPLES
(b.
5 January 1814
,
Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland
d.
1 September 1898
,
Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada
)
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Thomas Long STAPLES was born 5 January 1814 in Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland
Thomas Long STAPLES was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas Long married Elizabeth Syer MATCHETT 3 April 1839 in Newcastle, Durham, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Syer MATCHETT was born abt. 1812 in Ireland. Elizabeth Syer died abt. 1850 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
Thomas Long STAPLES died 1 September 1898 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
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Family and Children of Thomas Long STAPLES
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Elizabeth Syer MATCHETT-- Date: 3 April 1839 Place: Newcastle, Durham, Ontario, Canada
Children of Thomas Long STAPLES and Elizabeth Syer MATCHETT:
Esther STAPLES (b.14 April 1850, Cobourg, Lifford, Manvers, Canada West d. 20 October 1920, Treherne, Manitoba, Canada)
m. James HALLADAY 12 February 1873
Elizabeth Syer MATCHETT-- Date: 3 April 1839 Place: Newcastle, Durham, Ontario, CanadaChildren of Thomas Long STAPLES and Elizabeth Syer MATCHETT:
Esther STAPLES (b.14 April 1850, Cobourg, Lifford, Manvers, Canada West d. 20 October 1920, Treherne, Manitoba, Canada)m. James HALLADAY 12 February 1873
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1814 Birth 5 January 1814
Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland
1839 Marriage / PartnerThomas Long STAPLES and Elizabeth Syer MATCHETT 3 April 1839, Newcastle, Durham, Ontario, Canada
He was 25 years old.
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)
1850 Birth of ChildEsther STAPLES was born 14 April 1850, Cobourg, Lifford, Manvers, Ontario, Canada
Thomas Long was 36 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1898 Death 1 September 1898
Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 84.
Added: 10/23/2025 12:38:38 PM
- Updated: 10/23/2025 12:39:23 PM
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