Elizabeth
CROFT
(b.
13 April 1830
,
Cadley, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, England
d.
30 May 1904
,
Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
)
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Elizabeth CROFT was born 13 April 1830 in Cadley, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth CROFT was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elizabeth married William Howard KNOWLES 10 August 1851 in Preston, Lancashire, England . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Howard KNOWLES was born 9 June 1828 in Barley, Lancashire, England. William Howard died 21 April 1887 in Logan, Cache, Utah, USA.
Elizabeth CROFT died 30 May 1904 in Logan, Cache, Utah, USA.
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Family and Children of Elizabeth CROFT
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William Howard KNOWLES-- Date: 10 August 1851 Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
Children of William Howard KNOWLES and Elizabeth CROFT:
Ernest KNOWLES (b.9 April 1873, Logan, Cache, Utah Territory d. 18 January 1946, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA)
m. Eleanor IRVINE 16 June 1909 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
William Howard KNOWLES-- Date: 10 August 1851 Place: Preston, Lancashire, EnglandChildren of William Howard KNOWLES and Elizabeth CROFT:
Ernest KNOWLES (b.9 April 1873, Logan, Cache, Utah Territory d. 18 January 1946, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA)m. Eleanor IRVINE 16 June 1909 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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1830 Birth 13 April 1830
Cadley, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, England
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)
1851 Marriage / PartnerElizabeth CROFT and William Howard KNOWLES 10 August 1851, Preston, Lancashire, England
She was 21 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 Birth of ChildErnest KNOWLES was born 9 April 1873, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
Elizabeth was 43 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1887 Death of Spouse/PartnerWilliam Howard KNOWLES died 21 April 1887, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
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
1904 Death 30 May 1904
Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
She died at the age of 74.
Added: 1/8/2026 6:49:16 PM
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