Brief Life History of Thomas Augustus
When Thomas Augustus Furniss Sr. was born on 1 August 1842, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Isaac Furniss, was 22 and his mother, Anna Eliza Hurt, was 24. He married Mary Ann Taylor on 12 April 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 17 October 1911, in Moreland, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Moreland Cemetery, Moreland, Bingham, Idaho, United States.
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- Thomas A Furness in household of Hyrum H Grimmett, "United States Census, 1910"
- Thomas A. Furniss, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Thomas A. Furniss, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Furness .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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