Jacob EIDT

(b. 12 October 1827 , Germany d. 7 April 1913 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA )

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Jacob EIDT was born 12 October 1827 in Germany

Jacob EIDT was the child of ? and ?

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Jacob married Walburgis HOEFERT . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Walburgis HOEFERT was born 18 January 1839 in Kuelsheim, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Walburgis died 12 April 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Jacob EIDT died 7 April 1913 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Children of Jacob EIDT and Walburgis HOEFERT:

Elisabeth R EIDT (b.13 May 1853, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 June 1914, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Richard BIEBERBACH

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1827 Birth
12 October 1827
Germany

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)

1853 Birth of Child
Elisabeth R EIDT was born 13 May 1853, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Jacob was 25 years old.

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)

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)

1889 Death of Spouse/Partner
Walburgis HOEFERT died 12 April 1889, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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)