Ferdinand DE POUW

Born

2 August 1842 , St Laureins, Belgium

Died

5 June 1911 , Oconto, Wisconsin, USA

Ferdinand married Lottie HERPLINCK abt. 1873 in St Laureins, Belgium . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lottie HERPLINCK was born 5 April 1849 in St Laureins, Belgium. Lottie died 26 November 1939 in Oconto, Wisconsin, USA.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ferdinand DE POUW

Ferdinand DE POUW married

Lottie HERPLINCK
Marriage date: abt. 1873
Marriage place: St Laureins, Belgium

Children of Ferdinand DE POUW and Lottie HERPLINCK

Agnes DE POUW

Born: 28 December 1890, , Wisconsin, USA
Died: 1 February 1967, Oconto, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Zeal Joseph VAN HEFTY 15 October 1907

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Birth — 1842
2 August 1842
St Laureins, Belgium

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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 Birth of Child
Agnes DE POUW was born 28 December 1890, , Wisconsin, USA

Ferdinand was 48 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

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

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

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)

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)