Robert FURNESS

Born

10 January 1864 , Almondbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

Died

10 February 1942 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

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George FURNESS Martha HINCHLIFFE

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Born: 10 January 1864 in Almondbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

Father: George FURNESS

Mother: Martha HINCHLIFFE

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Robert married Caroline Louise WYLIE April 1884 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Caroline Louise WYLIE was born abt. 1866 in Shropshire, England. Caroline Louise died 16 September 1935 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.

Robert FURNESS died 10 February 1942 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Robert FURNESS married

Caroline Louise WYLIE
Marriage date: April 1884
Marriage place: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England

Children of Robert FURNESS and Caroline Louise WYLIE

Sarah Ann FURNESS

Born: 17 January 1886, Mossley, England
Died: 15 February 1979, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: John Boardman BARNES 15 March 1907 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Unknown UNKNOWN 1918

Married: John Theodore JASKOVIAK 24 July 1922 Place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1864
10 January 1864
Almondbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 Marriage / Partner
Robert FURNESS and Caroline Louise WYLIE April 1884, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England

He was 20 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1886 Birth of Child
Sarah Ann FURNESS was born 17 January 1886, Mossley, England

Robert was 22 years old.

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)

1907 Marriage of Child
Sarah Ann FURNESS married 15 March 1907, Providence, Rhode Island, USA to John Boardman BARNES

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.

1922 Marriage of Child
Sarah Ann FURNESS married 24 July 1922, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA to John Theodore JASKOVIAK

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)

1935 Death of Spouse/Partner
Caroline Louise WYLIE died 16 September 1935, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

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

Grave

Gore Cemetery, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1942
10 February 1942
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 78.

Obituary

ROBERT FURNESS

OXFORD, Feb. 10. - Robert Furness, 78, died this afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Jackoviak in Howarth's Village.

Mr. Furness was born in England but had lived in this town for 28 years. He was the son of George and Martha (Hinchcliffe) Furness. He was a loom repairer and was a former church organist in Worcester.

He leaves four daughter, Mrs. Sarah Jaskoviak and Mrs. Ida Lowe of Oxford; Mrs. Anna Wells of Mystic, Conn., Mrs. Francis Langway of Charlton; on son, Frank Furness of East Douglas, 21 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at the home on Friday afternoon at 2 with Rev. Harry G. Butler of West Auburn officiating. Burial will be in the Gore Cemetery in charge of Undertaker Fred H. Lullman.

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Worcester Telegram
Worcester, Massachusetts
February 11, 1942

FINAL RESTING PLACE