Foster Vergue YOUNG

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13 July 1886 , Lake Paul, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died

13 April 1959 , Reading, Massachusetts, USA

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Obediah Parker YOUNG Maryann "Annie" CASHMAN

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Born: 13 July 1886 in Lake Paul, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Obediah Parker YOUNG

Mother: Maryann "Annie" CASHMAN

Paternal grandparents: George Fox YOUNG , Caroline Amelia DURLAND

Maternal grandparents: John CASHMAN , Joanna SHEA? CLANCY?

Foster Vergue YOUNG died 13 April 1959 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA.
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Birth — 1886
13 July 1886
Lake Paul, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Foster Vergue Young

This fine old Nova Scotia family is represented in Worcester, Massachusetts, by five brothers trading as Young Brothers, a very successful business house, and by a sixth brother, Foster V. Young, formerly connected with Young Brothers, but now general manager of the B. F. Marsh Company. No. 22 Garden street, Worcestser, Massachusetts. These brothers are sons of Obadiah Parker Young, born in New Germany, Nova Scotia, who there spent his life until near its close, when he retired and spent his last years in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he died. he was a farmer most of his life, but for some years was also postmaster at Lake Paul, Nova Scotia. He married Annie Cushman, born in Caledonia, Nova Scotia, died in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1911. They were th parents of twelve children: Wallace H., a member of the firm of Young Brothers, married and has no children; George, killed in a railroad accident in Worcester; Parker J., a plumber of Worcester, married, and...Read full story

History of Worcester, and Its People by Charles Nutt, 1919

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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))

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

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