Gustaf CARLSON

Born

25 September 1840 , St. Olaf, Kyrkeröd, Sweden

Died

29 April 1909 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Gustaf married Anna Britta JOHANSON 26 June 1875 in Sweden . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anna Britta JOHANSON was born 4 April 1853 in Halmstad, Halland, Sweden. Anna Britta died 31 March 1923 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.

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Gustaf was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1882.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gustaf CARLSON

Gustaf CARLSON married

Anna Britta JOHANSON
Marriage date: 26 June 1875
Marriage place: , Sweden

Children of Gustaf CARLSON and Anna Britta JOHANSON

Carl William CARLSON

Born: 6 April 1876, Halmstad, Halland, Sweden
Died: 23 May 1934, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Married: Marie Katherine BOURGARDE 6 January 1899 Place: Colesville, New York, USA

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Birth — 1840
25 September 1840
St. Olaf, Kyrkeröd, Sweden

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.

1875 Marriage / Partner
Gustaf CARLSON and Anna Britta JOHANSON 26 June 1875, , Sweden

He was 34 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Carl William CARLSON was born 6 April 1876, Halmstad, Halland, Sweden

Gustaf was 35 years old.

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

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

1899 Marriage of Child
Carl William CARLSON married 6 January 1899, Colesville, New York, USA to Marie Katherine BOURGARDE

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)