George Ludwig BROEFFLE

Born

8 January 1812 , Williamsburgh, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Upper Canada

Died

2 March 1885 , Parishville, St. Lawrence, New York, USA

George Ludwig married Maria MERKLEY 19 February 1832 in Williamsburgh, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Maria MERKLEY was born 10 January 1812 in Williamsburgh, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Upper Canada. Maria died 13 April 1898 in Parishville, St. Lawrence, New York, USA. Maria was the child of Jacob MERKLEY and Elizabeth Brokaw STATA .

Parents & Family of George Ludwig BROEFFLE

Parents of George Ludwig BROEFFLE

Father

Johan Diederich BROEFFLE

Mother

Catherine OSTERHOUT

Grandparents of George Ludwig BROEFFLE

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of George Ludwig BROEFFLE

George Ludwig BROEFFLE married

Maria MERKLEY
Marriage date: 19 February 1832
Marriage place: Williamsburgh, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
Maria MERKLEY was the child of Jacob MERKLEY and Elizabeth Brokaw STATA

Children of George Ludwig BROEFFLE and Maria MERKLEY

Paul BROEFFLE

Born: 29 June 1853, Dundas, Mountain, Canada West
Died: 5 October 1920, Canton, St Lawrence, New York, USA

Married: Melissa O'HARA 1874

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Birth — 1812
8 January 1812
Williamsburgh, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Upper Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1832 Marriage / Partner
George Ludwig BROEFFLE and Maria MERKLEY 19 February 1832, Williamsburgh, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1853 Birth of Child
Paul BROEFFLE was born 29 June 1853, Dundas, Mountain, Ontario, Canada

George Ludwig was 41 years old.

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.

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)