Robert Farnam LAMB

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31 December 1930 , Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA

Died

29 September 2004 , Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA

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Everett Stanley LAMB Evelyn Sarah FARNAM

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Born: 31 December 1930 in Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Everett Stanley LAMB

Mother: Evelyn Sarah FARNAM

Paternal grandparents: Fred Leroy LAMB , Anna Rosetta INGRAHAM

Maternal grandparents: Warner A FARNAM , Grace Augusta SMITH

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Robert Farnam married June Lois HORN 5 August 1950 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
June Lois HORN was born 29 June 1930 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA. June Lois died 1 May 2007 in Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA. June Lois was the child of Robert Howard HORN and Mabel ALDERMAN.

Robert Farnam LAMB died 29 September 2004 in Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA.
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June Lois HORN
Marriage date: 5 August 1950
Marriage place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA
June Lois HORN was the child of Robert Howard HORN and Mabel ALDERMAN

Marriage notes:

Miss June Horn Engaged to Wed Robert F Lamb

Mr and Mrs Robert Horn of 5 Orchard street announced the engagement of their daughter June Lois to Robert Farnam Lamb son of Mr and Mrs Everett Lamb of Richmond street Cheshire.

The wedding will take place in late summer.

North Adams Transcript

North Adams, Masaschusetts

Thursday, January 26, 1950, Page 17

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Gary Everett LAMB

Born: 20 June 1956, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 September 2019, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1930
31 December 1930
Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA

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 Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Robert Lamb
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Cheshire Town, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 9
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1931
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 2-19
Family Number: 130
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Line Number: 70
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1567
Digital Folder Number: 005460839
Image Number: 00421
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Everett Lamb M 32 Massachusetts
Wife Evelyn Lamb F 31 Massachusetts
Son Fred Lamb M 12 Massachusetts
Son Robert Lamb M 9 Massachusetts
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 Marriage / Partner
Robert Farnam LAMB and June Lois HORN 5 August 1950, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

He was 19 years old.

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.

1956 Birth of Child
Gary Everett LAMB was born 20 June 1956, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Robert Farnam was 25 years old.

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.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

Death
Given Name: Robert
Middle Name: F
Surname: Lamb
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 31 December 1930
Social Security Number: 029-20-9385
State: Massachusetts
Last Place of Residence: Berkshire, Massachusetts
Previous Residence Postal Code: 01225
Event Date: 29 September 2004
Age: 74

'United States Social Security Death Index,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ JG6W-FYX : accessed 24 Jul 2013), Robert F Lamb, 29 September 2004.
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Obituary
First Baptist Church of Cheshire
North State Rd.
Cheshire, MA 01225

Mr. Robert Farnam Lamb, 73, of 21 Fourth Avenue, Cheshire, Ma. died Wednesday, Sept. 29th, 2004 at his home after a 3 month illness due to cancer. Born on December 31, 1930 in Cheshire, Ma. a son of the late Everett S. and Evelyn S. Farnam Lamb. He attended schools in Cheshire and Adams, Ma. and was a 1949 graduate of the former Adams High School. Mr. Lamb was the co-owner and operator with his late Father and Brother Fred of Lambs Garage in Cheshire, Ma. from 1949 until 1986, at the garage he worked as a professional auto repair mechanic. In 1986 he went to work for Turbo Prop East at North Adams Harriman Airport as parts manager until becoming ill this past April. He had served on the board of directors at Adams Cooperative Bank and also served as chairman of the finance committee at the bank for 15 years. He was instrumental in organizing and coaching the Cheshire Youth Football Program. He was a very active...Read full story