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Franz Josef DRACHLER

(b. 14 June 1857 , Oedheim, Heilbronner Landkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 2 January 1918 , Greene, New York, USA )

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Franz Josef DRACHLER was born 14 June 1857 in Oedheim, Heilbronner Landkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Franz Josef married Anna Marie ROCKL (ROEHL) abt. 1885 . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Anna Marie ROCKL (ROEHL) was born October 1861 in Práce, Prague, Czech Republic. Anna Marie died abt. 1944 in Greene, New York, USA.

Franz Josef DRACHLER died 2 January 1918 in Greene, New York, USA.
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Franz Josef DRACHLER married

Anna Marie ROCKL (ROEHL)-- Date: abt. 1885 Place:

Children of Franz Josef DRACHLER and Anna Marie ROCKL (ROEHL):

William DRACHLER (b.20 January 1891, Coventry, New York, USA d. 18 September 1962, Greene, New York, USA)
m. Edith Marie BOURGARDE 27 January 1917 in , New York, USA

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1857 Birth
14 June 1857
Oedheim, Heilbronner Landkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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)

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

1891 Birth of Child
William DRACHLER was born 20 January 1891, Coventry, New York, USA

Franz Josef was 33 years old.

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)