James Jens JOHANNESSEN (JOHNSON)

Born

20 June 1859 , Rakkestad, Østfold, Norway

Died

5 December 1930 , Shiocton, Wisconsin, USA

James Jens married Carrie Bolete NELSON (NIELSEN) abt. 1889 in Shiocton, Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Carrie Bolete NELSON (NIELSEN) was born 6 August 1869 in Lansboro, Minnesota, USA. Carrie Bolete died 26 June 1927 in Shiocton, Wisconsin, USA. Carrie Bolete was the child of Ole NELSON EID and Berthe Katrine DANIELSDATTER (EILERDATTER) AMUNDENSON .

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James Jens JOHANNESSEN (JOHNSON) married

Carrie Bolete NELSON (NIELSEN)
Marriage date: abt. 1889
Marriage place: Shiocton, Wisconsin, USA
Carrie Bolete NELSON (NIELSEN) was the child of Ole NELSON EID and Berthe Katrine DANIELSDATTER (EILERDATTER) AMUNDENSON

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Children of James Jens JOHANNESSEN (JOHNSON) and Carrie Bolete NELSON (NIELSEN)

Orvel (Orville) James JOHNSON

Born: 9 June 1890, Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 29 October 1945, Shiocton, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Aramella "Mel" "Mella" Anna JACOBS 24 November 1913

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Birth — 1859
20 June 1859
Rakkestad, Østfold, Norway

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)

1890 Birth of Child
Orvel (Orville) James JOHNSON was born 9 June 1890, Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA

James Jens was 30 years old.

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)