Herbert Edgar Bowles

Brief Life History of Herbert Edgar

When Herbert Edgar Bowles was born on 23 January 1875, in Fenelon Falls, Peterborough, Canada West, British Colonial America, his father, William Henry Bowles, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Ann Glaspell, was 21. He married Mary Ella Kinler on 27 November 1922, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Tiny Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years and Simcoe, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died in 1965, in Niagara, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 90, and was buried in Fonthill-Brown Cemetery, Fonthill, Pelham, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

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Herbert Edgar Bowles
1875–1965
Mary Ella Kinler
1877–1943
Marriage: 27 November 1922

Sources (9)

  • Herbert Bowles in household of Bowles William, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • Herbert Edgar Bowles, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Herbert Edgar Bowles, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

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World Events (7)

1883 · Mining Boom

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bowell , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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