Elizabeth Margaret JANSSEN

(b. 28 December 1848 , Kronkrinzinkog, Holstein, Germany d. 7 December 1920 , Davenport, Iowa, USA )

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Elizabeth Margaret JANSSEN was born 28 December 1848 in Kronkrinzinkog, Holstein, Germany

Elizabeth Margaret JANSSEN was the child of ? and ?

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Elizabeth Margaret married Claus ROHWEDDER 13 October 1869 in Davenport, Iowa, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claus ROHWEDDER was born 17 March 1845 in Kreis Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Claus died 27 December 1922 in Davenport, Iowa, USA.

Elizabeth Margaret JANSSEN died 7 December 1920 in Davenport, Iowa, USA.
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Elizabeth Margaret JANSSEN married

Claus ROHWEDDER-- Date: 13 October 1869 Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA

Children of Claus ROHWEDDER and Elizabeth Margaret JANSSEN:

Otto Frederick ROHWEDDER (b.7 July 1880, Davenport, Iowa, USA d. 8 November 1960, Concord, Michigan, USA)

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1848 Birth
28 December 1848
Kronkrinzinkog, Holstein, Germany

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

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.

1869 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth Margaret JANSSEN and Claus ROHWEDDER 13 October 1869, Davenport, Iowa, USA

She was 20 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
Otto Frederick ROHWEDDER was born 7 July 1880, Davenport, Iowa, USA

Elizabeth Margaret was 31 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)