Richard ASHTON

(b. 17 September 1862 , Little Bolton, Lancashire, England d. 14 May 1923 , Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 60
Cause of Death: Cancer

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Richard ASHTON was born 17 September 1862 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard ASHTON was the child of Richard ASHTON and Margaret POTTS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Richard married Alice HILTON . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alice HILTON was born 11 December 1862 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. Alice died 25 December 1943 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA.

Richard ASHTON died 14 May 1923 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA.
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Occupation

Richard ASHTON was a Shop Keeper & City Councilor.

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Richard ASHTON married

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Children of Richard ASHTON and Alice HILTON:

Mary Alice ASHTON (b.22 August 1889, Farnworth, Lancashire, England d. 16 July 1978, Leominster, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Roy Hindley RYDER 11 June 1910 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

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1862 Birth
17 September 1862
Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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 - 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)

1889 Birth of Child
Mary Alice ASHTON was born 22 August 1889, Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Richard was 26 years old.

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)