Peter HORN

Born

25 June 1888 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Died

March 1963 , North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 73
Cause of Death: Stroke

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John James HORN Harriet "Hattie" MURRAY

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Born: 25 June 1888 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John James HORN

Mother: Harriet "Hattie" MURRAY

Paternal grandparents: Peter HORN , Mary Jane CAMPBELL

Maternal grandparents: John MURRAY , Kate UNKNOWN

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Peter married Mabel Irene BOYINGTON 3 December 1910 in Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mabel Irene BOYINGTON was born 5/14/1890 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Mabel Irene died abt. 1942 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Mabel Irene was the child of William BOYINGTON and Maria I BURLINGAME.

Peter HORN died March 1963 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
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Recorded occupation: Owner of taxi company

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Mabel Irene BOYINGTON
Marriage date: 3 December 1910
Marriage place: Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Mabel Irene BOYINGTON was the child of William BOYINGTON and Maria I BURLINGAME

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

name: Peter Horn

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event: Marriage

event date: 03 Dec 1910

event place: Cheshire, , Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 22

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birth date: 1888

birthplace: Adams, , Massachusetts

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marriage registration place: Adams, , Massachusetts

estimated birth year: 1888

father: John Horn

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mother: Hattie Murray

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spouse: Mable Boyington

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spouse's father: William Boyington

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spouse's mother: Marie Burlingame

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record number: 10751

film number: 2315511

digital folder number: 4000680

image number: 00545

number of images: 1

Children of Peter HORN and Mabel Irene BOYINGTON

Peter J HORN

Born: 2 September 1911, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 August 1997, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

William Howard HORN

Born: 4/15/1918, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 August 2016, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Virginia "Ginny" Clara JORDAN

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1888 Birth
Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915
name: Horn
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event date: 25 Jun 1888
event place: Adams, Massachusetts
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volume/ page/ certificate number: p26
film number: 1428240
digital folder number: 4341209
image number: 686
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1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the 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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Peter Horn
titles & terms:
residence: Adams town (southern part), Berkshire, Massachusetts
birth date: Jun 1889
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Son
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father: John J Horn
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father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother: Hattie Horn
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mother's birthplace: Vermont
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: John J Horn
gender: Male
marital status: Single
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enumeration district: 0020
page: 24
sheet letter: B
family number: 498
reference number: 64
film number: 1240631
image number: 00000647
Household Gender Age
parent John J Horn M
parent Hattie Horn F
Bessie Horn F
Peter Horn M
John J Horn M

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Marriage / Partner
Peter HORN and Mabel Irene BOYINGTON 3 December 1910, Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

1911 Birth of Child
Peter J HORN was born 2 September 1911, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Peter was 23 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1918 Birth of Child
William Howard HORN was born 4/15/1918, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Peter was 29 years old.

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Berkshire County, Massachusetts
name: Peter Horn
residence: , Berkshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1891
age: 29
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
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mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820681
digital folder number: 4301088
image number: 00392
sheet number: 16

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Peter Horn
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 41
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1889
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
enumeration district number: 0039
family number: 330
sheet number and letter: 13B
line number: 51
nara publication: T626, roll 884
film number: 2340619
digital folder number: 4606981
image number: 00788
Household Gender Age
Peter Horn M 41
spouse Mabel Horn F 38
child Peter Horn M 18
child William Horn M 12

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940
Name: Peter Horn
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1890
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Street: Church Street
House Number: 473
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 13B
Institution: State Teachers College
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 286
Occupation: Proprietor
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 54
Class of Worker: Employer
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes

Household Members:
Name Age
Peter Horn 50
Mabel Horn 50
William H Horn
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.