Franz RITZ

(b. 13 October 1862 , Lautensee, Prussia d. 7 April 1933 , New Britain, Connecticut, USA )

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Franz RITZ was born 13 October 1862 in Lautensee, Prussia

Franz RITZ was the child of ? and ?

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Franz married Catharina MÜLLER 21 August 1887 in Christburg, Poland . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catharina MÜLLER was born 7 November 1864 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). Catharina died 19 December 1915 in Connecticut, USA.

Franz RITZ died 7 April 1933 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA.
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Franz RITZ married

Catharina MÜLLER-- Date: 21 August 1887 Place: Christburg, Poland

Children of Franz RITZ and Catharina MÜLLER:

Katherine "Carrie" RITZ (b.12 September 1892, , Connecticut, USA d. 13 June 1978, Plainville, Connecticut, USA)
m. Herman Paul KAHMS

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1862 Birth
13 October 1862
Lautensee, Prussia

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)

1887 Marriage / Partner
Franz RITZ and Catharina MÜLLER 21 August 1887, Christburg, Poland

He 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

1892 Birth of Child
Katherine "Carrie" RITZ was born 12 September 1892, , Connecticut, USA

Franz was 29 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)