Dora PETERSON

(b. February 1863 , Schesnig, Hollstin, Germany d. April 1937 , Chicago, Illinois, USA )

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Dora PETERSON was born February 1863 in Schesnig, Hollstin, Germany

Dora PETERSON was the child of ? and ?

Dora was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1872.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Dora married Henry C WESTPFAHL 20 October 1884 in Chicago, Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Henry C WESTPFAHL was born February 1859 in Illinois, USA. Henry C died 4 December 1935 in Illinois, USA.

Dora PETERSON died April 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Dora PETERSON married

Henry C WESTPFAHL-- Date: 20 October 1884 Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Name: Henry C. Westpfahl
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1859
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 20 Oct 1884
Marriage Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse Name: Dora Peterson
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Birth Place: Bloom, Cook, Illinois
FHL Film Number: 1030142

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Children of Henry C WESTPFAHL and Dora PETERSON:

Henry A. WESTPFAHL (b.3 November 1888, Chicago, Illinois, USA d. 6 January 1913, Phoenix, Arizona, USA)

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1863 Birth
February 1863
Schesnig, Hollstin, Germany

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)

1884 Marriage / Partner
Dora PETERSON and Henry C WESTPFAHL 20 October 1884, Chicago, Illinois, USA

She was 21 years old.

1888 Birth of Child
Henry A. WESTPFAHL was born 3 November 1888, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Dora was 25 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)