Margaretha MEYER

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13 April 1827 , Prussia

Died

6 December 1907 , Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Born: 13 April 1827 in Prussia

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Margaretha was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1851.

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Margaretha married Joseph STARK . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph STARK was born 1 May 1822 in Prussia (Germany). Joseph died 24 February 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Margaretha MEYER died 6 December 1907 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Margaretha MEYER married

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Children of Joseph STARK and Margaretha MEYER

Elisabeth STARK

Born: 16 June 1858, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 11 November 1920, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Married: Joseph ZIEGLER

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Birth — 1827
13 April 1827
Prussia

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

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)

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

1858 Birth of Child
Elisabeth STARK was born 16 June 1858, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Margaretha was 31 years old.

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)

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

1895 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph STARK died 24 February 1895, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Obituary
Margaret Stark, nee Meyer, beloved wife of the late Joseph Stark and fond mother of Officer Henry G. Stark, Mrs. Catherine Mauer, Mrs. Elizabeth Ziegler, and the late Martin Stark, at her residence, 332 E. 24th-st. Funeral Monday, Dec. 9, at 9:30 a. m., to St. Anthony's church, 24th-pl. and South Canal, where high mass will be celebrated, thence by carriages to St. Boniface cemetery.

Chicago Tribune (IL)
Date: December 08, 1907