Auguste Caroline MERGENTHALER

Born

30 April 1853 , Hochdorf, Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Died

31 August 1937 , Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Auguste Caroline married Oliver Hazard FISHER 4 August 1871 in Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Oliver Hazard FISHER was born 27 August 1853 in Three Rivers, St Joseph, Michigan, USA. Oliver Hazard died 19 October 1917 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Auguste Caroline MERGENTHALER

Auguste Caroline MERGENTHALER married

Oliver Hazard FISHER
Marriage date: 4 August 1871
Marriage place: Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA

Children of Oliver Hazard FISHER and Auguste Caroline MERGENTHALER

Carolyn M FISHER

Born: 25 May 1880, Hartford, Michigan, USA
Died: 15 October 1954, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1853
30 April 1853
Hochdorf, Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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

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.

1871 Marriage / Partner
Auguste Caroline MERGENTHALER and Oliver Hazard FISHER 4 August 1871, Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA

She was 18 years old.

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)

1880 Birth of Child
Carolyn M FISHER was born 25 May 1880, Hartford, Michigan, USA

Auguste Caroline was 27 years old.

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)