When Joseph Marsh Farnsworth was born on 27 August 1843, in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Marsh Farnsworth, was 24 and his mother, Mary Yates, was 32. He married Mary Ann Meadows on 1 June 1871, in Christ Church, Pendlebury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Pendleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died in England, United Kingdom.
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English: variant of Farnworth .
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