Robert Gustaf WIDEN

(b. 1 June 1862 , Orebro, Sweden d. 28 December 1911 , Canton, Connecticut, USA )
Age: 50
Cause of Death: mitral valve leak

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Robert Gustaf WIDEN was born 1 June 1862 in Orebro, Sweden

Robert Gustaf WIDEN was the child of ? and ?

Robert Gustaf was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1881.

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Robert Gustaf married Maria WIDEN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Maria WIDEN was born 6 November 1856 in Nora Orebro, Sweden. Maria died 3 May 1933 in Canton, Connecticut, USA (Collinsville).

Robert Gustaf WIDEN died 28 December 1911 in Canton, Connecticut, USA .
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Children of Robert Gustaf WIDEN and Maria WIDEN:

Edward Abraham WIDEN (b.5 December 1886, Canton, Connecticut, USA d. 16 May 1971, Canton, Connecticut, USA )
m. Elin (Ellen) ANDERSON 1911

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1862 Birth
1 June 1862
Orebro, Sweden

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)

1886 Birth of Child
Edward Abraham WIDEN was born 5 December 1886, Canton, Connecticut, USA (Collinsville)

Robert Gustaf was 24 years old.

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)

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)