Henry August LAU

Born

27 May 1864 , Wibbese, Luchow-Dannenberg, Lower Saxony, Germany

Died

19 March 1930 , La Moure County, North Dakota, USA

Henry August married Georgia Anna GODFREY 13 April 1898 in La Moure County, North Dakota, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Georgia Anna GODFREY was born 22 March 1879 in Sweetsburg, Québec, Canada. Georgia Anna died 9 April 1934 in Lamoure, La Moure, North Dakota, USA. Georgia Anna was the child of Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY and Melvina LACOMBE .

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Henry August LAU married

Georgia Anna GODFREY
Marriage date: 13 April 1898
Marriage place: La Moure County, North Dakota, USA
Georgia Anna GODFREY was the child of Joseph CHATEAU dit GODFROY and Melvina LACOMBE

Children of Henry August LAU and Georgia Anna GODFREY

Albert William LAU

Born: 24 February 1900, Lamoure County, North Dakota, USA
Died: 27 August 1983, Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Married: Mary Wilimina ROCKWELL

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Birth — 1864
27 May 1864
Wibbese, Luchow-Dannenberg, Lower Saxony, Germany

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

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

1898 Marriage / Partner
Henry August LAU and Georgia Anna GODFREY 13 April 1898, La Moure County, North Dakota, USA

He was 33 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Albert William LAU was born 24 February 1900, Lamoure County, North Dakota, USA

Henry August was 35 years old.

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)