Johann Gottfried BRAUN

Born

25 December 1772 , Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Died

29 October 1849 , Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Cause of Death: Altersschwäche

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Born: 25 December 1772 in Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

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Mother: Unknown

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Johann Gottfried married Dorothee Elisabeth PIETSCH . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Dorothee Elisabeth PIETSCH was born 14 January 1784 in Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Lubań, Schlesien, Preußen). Dorothee Elisabeth died 19 February 1850 in Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Lubań, Schlesien, Preußen).

Johann Gottfried BRAUN died 29 October 1849 in Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany .
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Dorothee Elisabeth PIETSCH
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Children of Johann Gottfried BRAUN and Dorothee Elisabeth PIETSCH

Heinrich Gustav Gottfried BRAUN

Born: abt. 1810, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Died: 22 December 1874, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Married: Johanne Christiane MEUSEL 1852 Place: , Prussia (Germany)

Karl August BRAUN

Born: 24 June 1811, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Died: 21 June 1867, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Wilhelm Julius BRAUN

Born: abt. 1812, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Died: ,

Moritz Heinrich BRAUN

Born: abt. 1814, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Died: abt. 1861, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Married: Amalie Auguste SCHNABEL 13 August 1830 Place: Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Lubań, Schlesien, Preußen)

Ferdinand BRAUN

Born: abt. 1820, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Died: ,

Wilhelm Gustav BRAUN

Born: 13 July 1822, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Died: 14 February 1887, Gorlitz, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Married: Amalie Maria Wilhelmine ZUCHERT 23 April 1855 Place: Gorlitz, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Görlitz, Schlesien, Preußen)

Adolph Theodor BRAUN

Born: 12 October 1824, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Died: ,

Henriette Emilie BRAUN

Born: abt. 1825, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany
Died: ,

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Birth — 1772
25 December 1772
Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1811 Birth of Child
Karl August BRAUN was born 24 June 1811, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Lubań, Schlesien, Preußen)

Johann Gottfried was 38 years old.

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

1822 Birth of Child
Wilhelm Gustav BRAUN was born 13 July 1822, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Lubań, Schlesien, Preußen)

Johann Gottfried was 49 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Adolph Theodor BRAUN was born 12 October 1824, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Lubań, Schlesien, Preußen)

Johann Gottfried was 51 years old.

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)

1830 Marriage of Child
Moritz Heinrich BRAUN married 13 August 1830, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Lubań, Schlesien, Preußen) to Amalie Auguste SCHNABEL

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)