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Burton Wood 1884 - 1975

Burton Wood of Kerhonkson, Ulster County, NY was born on July 2, 1884, and died at age 90 years old in February 1975.
Burton Wood
Kerhonkson, Ulster County, NY 12446
July 2, 1884
February 1975
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    1884

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    July 2, 1884
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    1975

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    February 1975
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    Burton Wood lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1884, in the year that Burton Wood was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1904, Burton was 20 years old when the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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