Dora PETERSON

Born

February 1863 , Schesnig, Hollstin, Germany

Died

April 1937 , Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

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

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Dora PETERSON

Dora PETERSON married

Henry C WESTPFAHL
Marriage date: 20 October 1884
Marriage place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Source: ancestry.com

Marriage notes:

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

Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920

Children of Henry C WESTPFAHL and Dora PETERSON

Henry A. WESTPFAHL

Born: 3 November 1888, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 6 January 1913, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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Birth — 1863
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 Marriage / Partner
Dora PETERSON and Henry C WESTPFAHL 20 October 1884, Chicago, Illinois, USA

She was 21 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

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)