Peter S Fisher Sr.
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Parents
Paul Fisher
Paul Fisher
1773 - 1823
Maria Schmitt
Maria Schmitt
1793 - 1855
Spouse
Katherine Wiesen
Katherine Wiesen
1831 - 1923
Elizabeth Pool
Elizabeth Pool
1832 - 1862
Children

1856


May 3
Age: 38y

1859


Age: 41y
1859 • The army of the Kingdom of Sardinia mobilizes against Austria, beginning the crisis which will lead to the Austro-Sardinian War.

1860


Age: 42y

residence


Sharon, Portage, Wisconsin, USA ⇓
Peter Fisher bought land from the U.S. Government in 1860. This 40 acre purchase was in Section #31 of the Sharon Township (top of map, 2nd from right side).
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1860 Giuseppe Garibaldi and his troops depart from Quarto on the Expedition of the Thousand.

1862


Aug 25
Age: 44y
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1863


Age: 45y
1863 Jules Verne's first novel, Five Weeks in a Balloon, is published.

1864


Age: 46y
1864 • The United States Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 which mandates that the inscription "In God We Trust" be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.

1867


May
Age: 49y

1868


Feb 3
Age: 50y
1868 • The Roman Catholic See of Tucson is established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Arizona in 1868, taking its territory from the former Diocese of Santa Fe. The Diocese of Tucson is canonically erected on May 8, 1897.

1870


Jun 15
Age: 52y
1870 • The British government admits the former Hudson's Bay Company territory of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory to the Dominion of Canada.

1874


Mar
Age: 56y
1874 • The flag of Estonia is adopted as the flag of the Estonian Students Society in Otepää.

1876


Age: 58y

1879


Oct 22
Age: 61y
1879 Fulham F.C. is founded in London as a church soccer team.

1894


Nov 8
Age: 76y
1894 Dreyfus Affair: French Army officer Alfred Dreyfus is convicted of treason.

1894


Nov
1894 • The May Day Riots (against unemployment) break out in Cleveland, Ohio.

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