Thomas Taylor SHERWOOD

(b. 8 October 1875 , Westmeath, Ireland d. abt. 1958 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA )

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Thomas Taylor SHERWOOD was born 8 October 1875 in Westmeath, Ireland

Thomas Taylor SHERWOOD was the child of ? and ?

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Thomas Taylor married Minnie Belle SISSON 31 March 1897 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Minnie Belle SISSON was born 16 July 1878 in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, USA*. Minnie Belle died abt. 1964 in Grafton, Massachusetts, USA (Saundersville) (Fisherville).

Thomas Taylor SHERWOOD died abt. 1958 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.
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Thomas Taylor SHERWOOD married

Minnie Belle SISSON-- Date: 31 March 1897 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Thomas Taylor SHERWOOD and Minnie Belle SISSON:

Mildred Belle SHERWOOD (b.21 June 1899, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1967, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Gertrude Louise SHERWOOD (b.13 July 1901, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 July 1989, Webster, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Joseph Mckinley THOMPSON 1 July 1922 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Herbert William SHERWOOD (b.5 September 1907, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Walter Robert SHERWOOD (b.17 January 1909, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 November 1990, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Edward Thomas SHERWOOD (b.abt. 1917, Webster, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1938, )

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1875 Birth
8 October 1875
Westmeath, Ireland

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

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

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)

1897 Marriage / Partner
Thomas Taylor SHERWOOD and Minnie Belle SISSON 31 March 1897, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.

1899 Birth of Child
Mildred Belle SHERWOOD was born 21 June 1899, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas Taylor was 23 years old.

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

1901 Birth of Child
Gertrude Louise SHERWOOD was born 13 July 1901, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas Taylor was 25 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Herbert William SHERWOOD was born 5 September 1907, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas Taylor was 31 years old.

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

1909 Birth of Child
Walter Robert SHERWOOD was born 17 January 1909, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas Taylor was 33 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)

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

1922 Marriage of Child
Gertrude Louise SHERWOOD married 1 July 1922, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA to Joseph Mckinley THOMPSON

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)