John FURGESSON

(b. abt. 1878 , Prince Edward Co., Virginia, USA d. 6 November 1902 , Richmond, Virginia, USA )

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John FURGESSON was born abt. 1878 in Prince Edward Co., Virginia, USA

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John FURGESSON died 6 November 1902 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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John FURGESSON was a Candy Maker.

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

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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.

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.

Death
Name: John Furgesson
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Farmville, Va
Death Date: 06 Nov 1902
Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
Age: 24
Birth Date: 1878
Birth Place: Prince Edward Co.
Occupation: Candy Maker
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Va
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Va
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06976-6
System Origin: Virginia-EASY
GS Film number: 2033598
Reference ID: pg. 118

'Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:X5YP-929 : 12 December 2014), John Furgesson, 06 Nov 1902; citing Richmond, Virginia, reference pg. 118; FHL microfilm 2,033,598.'

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