Jacob GRILL

(b. 15 April 1851 , Germany d. 30 September 1927 , Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA )

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Jacob GRILL was born 15 April 1851 in Germany

Jacob GRILL was the child of ? and ?

Jacob was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1882.

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Jacob married Theresa HANNERSDORFER abt. 1875 in Germany . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theresa HANNERSDORFER was born 20 April 1849 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). Theresa died 1 August 1917 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Jacob GRILL died 30 September 1927 in Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA.
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Jacob GRILL married

Theresa HANNERSDORFER-- Date: abt. 1875 Place: , Germany

Children of Jacob GRILL and Theresa HANNERSDORFER:

Mary GRILL (b.September 1883, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA d. , )
m. Charles Adam GREEN

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1851 Birth
15 April 1851
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.

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)

1883 Birth of Child
Mary GRILL was born September 1883, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA

Jacob was 32 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)