August Friedrich BEHNKE

Born

29 March 1841 , Stramehl, Regenwalde, Pomerania, Prussia

Died

22 July 1925 , Petawawa, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

August Friedrich married Wilhimine PORATH abt. 1862 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Wilhimine PORATH was born 3 April 1845 in Boizenburg, Germany. Wilhimine died abt. 1884 in Wilberforce and Algona North Nord, Renfrew North Nord, Ontario, Canada.

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August Friedrich BEHNKE married

Wilhimine PORATH
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Children of August Friedrich BEHNKE and Wilhimine PORATH

Charles BEHNKE

Born: July 1872, Wilberforce Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Died: 27 June 1940, Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada

Married: Sarah Anne CANNON 15 October 1908

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Birth — 1841
29 March 1841
Stramehl, Regenwalde, Pomerania, Prussia

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

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.

1872 Birth of Child
Charles BEHNKE was born July 1872, Wilberforce Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

August Friedrich was 31 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)

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)