August Friedrich STEINKE

Born

6 January 1867 , Marcelinhof, Volniah, Russia

Died

12 May 1952 , Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

August Friedrich married Apollonia ARNDT 3 July 1890 in Volhynia P, Russia . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Apollonia ARNDT was born 10 May 1868 in Równe, Mazowieckie, Poland. Apollonia died 8 November 1949 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA.

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August Friedrich was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1903.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of August Friedrich STEINKE

August Friedrich STEINKE married

Apollonia ARNDT
Marriage date: 3 July 1890
Marriage place: Volhynia P, Russia

Children of August Friedrich STEINKE and Apollonia ARNDT

Renata STEINKE

Born: 10 July 1893, , Russia
Died: 7 September 1979, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Lydia STEINKE

Born: 15 November 1894, , Russia
Died: 1 March 1976, St Joseph, Michigan, USA

Ernest Adolph STEINKE

Born: 3 July 1896, , Russia
Died: 21 July 1977, Berrien Center, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Huldena STEINKE

Born: 19 March 1898, , Russia
Died: 3 May 1986, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA

Married: Wilhelm WINKLER 17 August 1916

Married: George LAMBRECHT 18 October 1924 Place: Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Bertha Otillo STEINKE

Born: 1 April 1900, , Russia
Died: 5 April 1981, St Joseph, Michigan, USA

Helen STEINKE

Born: 8 March 1902, , Russia
Died: 10 April 1991, South Haven, Michigan, USA

Erwin Henry STEINKE

Born: 20 January 1904, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Died: 26 March 1957, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

Frieda STEINKE

Born: 6 April 1906, Sodus, Michigan, USA
Died: 19 August 1981, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Elsie STEINKE

Born: 30 August 1908, , Michigan, USA
Died: 24 October 1908, Sodus, Michigan, USA

Adeline Magarita STEINKE

Born: 25 March 1909, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Died: 22 August 2008, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA

Arnold Edward Gustave STEINKE

Born: 23 February 1913, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Died: 27 April 1994, Paw Paw, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1867
6 January 1867
Marcelinhof, Volniah, Russia

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)

1890 Marriage / Partner
August Friedrich STEINKE and Apollonia ARNDT 3 July 1890, Volhynia P, Russia

He was 23 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

1893 Birth of Child
Renata STEINKE was born 10 July 1893, , Russia (Soviet Union) (U.S.S.R.)

August Friedrich was 26 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Lydia STEINKE was born 15 November 1894, , Russia (Soviet Union) (U.S.S.R.)

August Friedrich was 27 years old.

1896 Birth of Child
Ernest Adolph STEINKE was born 3 July 1896, , Russia (Soviet Union) (U.S.S.R.)

August Friedrich was 29 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1898 Birth of Child
Huldena STEINKE was born 19 March 1898, , Russia (Soviet Union) (U.S.S.R.)

August Friedrich was 31 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Bertha Otillo STEINKE was born 1 April 1900, , Russia (Soviet Union) (U.S.S.R.)

August Friedrich was 33 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 Birth of Child
Helen STEINKE was born 8 March 1902, , Russia (Soviet Union) (U.S.S.R.)

August Friedrich was 35 years old.

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)

1904 Birth of Child
Erwin Henry STEINKE was born 20 January 1904, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

August Friedrich was 37 years old.

1906 Birth of Child
Frieda STEINKE was born 6 April 1906, Sodus, Michigan, USA

August Friedrich was 39 years old.

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)

1908 Birth of Child
Elsie STEINKE was born 30 August 1908, , Michigan, USA

August Friedrich was 41 years old.

1909 Birth of Child
Adeline Magarita STEINKE was born 25 March 1909, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

August Friedrich was 42 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 Birth of Child
Arnold Edward Gustave STEINKE was born 23 February 1913, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

August Friedrich was 46 years old.

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1924 Marriage of Child
Huldena STEINKE married 18 October 1924, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA to George LAMBRECHT

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)