John Albert KIRCHNER

(b. 4 May 1842 , Germany d. 26 September 1907 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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John Albert KIRCHNER was born 4 May 1842 in Germany

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John Albert was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1865.

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John Albert KIRCHNER died 26 September 1907 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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John Albert KIRCHNER was a tailor.

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1842 Birth
4 May 1842
Germany

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)

1865 Is this him?
name: Kirchner
age: 29 years
estimated birth year: 1836
gender: Male
race:
birthplace: Germany
marital status: Single
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
family number: 271
line number: 5
film number: 0953967
digital folder number: 4286754
image number: 00514
Household Gender Age
William Reinhart M 29y
Pauline Reinhart F 29y
Pauline Reinhart F 6y
Emma Reinhart F 3y
Robert Reinhart M 1y
Kirchner M 29y
Auguste Kimmeretz M 29y
James Obrien M 35y
Amele Ende M 24y
Marie Nicolay F 19y

1865 Massachusetts Census
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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

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 Death
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
name: John Albert Kirchner
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 26 Sep 1907
event place: Pittsfield,,Massachusetts
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gender: Male
age: 65
marital status: Single
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birth date: 1842
birthplace: Germany
estimated birth year: 1842
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volume/ page/ certificate number: 425
film number: 2217349
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digital folder number: 4282855
image number: 01988
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