Elizabeth MIKESCH

Born

4 November 1842 , Czechoslovakia

Died

14 May 1934 , Waterloo, Grant, Wisconsin, USA

Elizabeth married Michael DEGENHARDT 16 September 1862 in Tennyson, Grant. Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michael DEGENHARDT was born 28 January 1835 in Kullstedt, Eichsfeld, Thuringen, Prussia. Michael died 21 February 1923 in Mount Hope, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth MIKESCH

Elizabeth MIKESCH married

Michael DEGENHARDT
Marriage date: 16 September 1862
Marriage place: Tennyson, Grant. Wisconsin, USA

Children of Michael DEGENHARDT and Elizabeth MIKESCH

Charles C "Charley" DEGENHARDT

Born: 24 October 1878, Potosi, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 27 June 1961, Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Mary Agnes "Mamie" ELLIOTT 23 November 1909

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Birth — 1842
4 November 1842
Czechoslovakia

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1862 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth MIKESCH and Michael DEGENHARDT 16 September 1862, Tennyson, Grant. Wisconsin, USA

She was 19 years old.

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.

1878 Birth of Child
Charles C "Charley" DEGENHARDT was born 24 October 1878, Potosi, Wisconsin, USA

Elizabeth was 35 years old.

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)

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)