Louisa BETHKE

(b. 24 November 1857 , Germany d. 22 February 1922 , Alpena, Michigan, USA )

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Louisa BETHKE was born 24 November 1857 in Germany

Louisa BETHKE was the child of ? and ?

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Louisa married Daniel Friedrich Wilhelm WEINKAUFF 1 September 1880 in Alpena, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Daniel Friedrich Wilhelm WEINKAUFF was born 31 December 1844 in Posen, Germany. Daniel Friedrich Wilhelm died 26 November 1931 in Alpena, Michigan, USA.

Louisa BETHKE died 22 February 1922 in Alpena, Michigan, USA.
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Louisa BETHKE married

Daniel Friedrich Wilhelm WEINKAUFF-- Date: 1 September 1880 Place: Alpena, Michigan, USA

Children of Daniel Friedrich Wilhelm WEINKAUFF and Louisa BETHKE:

Sarah Jane WEINKAUFF (b.16 January 1894, Posen, Presque Isle, Michigan, USA d. 30 April 1967, Fresno, California, USA)
m. Alvin Fred NEUMANN 2 April 1913

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1857 Birth
24 November 1857
Germany

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)

1880 Marriage / Partner
Louisa BETHKE and Daniel Friedrich Wilhelm WEINKAUFF 1 September 1880, Alpena, Michigan, USA

She was 22 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

1894 Birth of Child
Sarah Jane WEINKAUFF was born 16 January 1894, Posen, Presque Isle, Michigan, USA

Louisa was 36 years old.

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)