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Cornelius Atherton (1737–1809), was an iron manufacturer, an inventor and an active gunmaker for patriot cause during the American Revolutionary War. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He became closely involved in the first large scale production of "American Steel". [ 4 ]
Faxon Dean Atherton, Jr (1855–1922) was also known as Francisco Fascon Atherton was born on September 12, 1857, in Valparaíso, Chile. He married "Jeanie" (also known as Jane/Jenny) Selby, the daughter of Thomas Henry Selby. Florence (Atherton) Eyre (1861–1934). She was born 1861.
Atherton's final years were spent at Prescot Hall, where he died on 25 June 1803, [5] at the age of 61. He was buried in Prescot Parish Church. A marble slab by Sir Richard Westmacott is dedicated in his memory, [38] surmounted with a family crest, with the motto clarior e tenebris (brighter after the darkness). Atherton died without any known ...
James Atherton (c. 1624–1710) [1] was an early settler and one of the founders of Lancaster, Massachusetts. He emigrated to the New England Colonies from the parish of Wigan , Lancashire , England, in 1635.
As a rule, each outline stood for one word only, and was exceedingly legible as a consequence. Because of its exactness, uniformity and interchangeability, the notes of one Chandler writer could easily read by any one knowing the system. [4] Atherton wanted to establish a uniform shorthand in the public schools, and constantly worked toward ...
Peter Atherton (bapt. 24 June 1741 – 16 August 1799) was a British inventor, entrepreneur, and cotton mill proprietor. [1] Renowned for his pioneering work as a designer and manufacturer of textile machinery during the early Industrial Revolution, [2] [3] Atherton began his career by assisting Richard Arkwright and John Kay in developing the ground-breaking spinning frame in the late 1760s.
The alternate history story P.'s Correspondence (1846) by Nathaniel Hawthorne, considered the first such story ever published in English, includes the notice "Whittier, a fiery Quaker youth, to whom the muse had perversely assigned a battle-trumpet, got himself lynched, in South Carolina". The date of that event in Hawthorne's invented timeline ...
Atherton had a very active public life having power and taking part in the law making, enforcing and interpreting affairs of the colony. Subsequent to his acceptance as a freeman, in 1638, he was frequently selectman [17] or treasurer, [3] and for several years a member of the Court of Assistants which gave him a say in the appointment of governors as well as judicial power in criminal and ...