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

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 • China agrees in an unequal treaty imposed on it to allow missionaries to proselytize throughout the country.

1862


Aug 25
Age: 44y
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1863


Age: 45y
1863 • Abraham Lincoln signs the National Banking Act into law.

1864


Age: 46y
1864 American Civil WarSecond Battle of Franklin: The Army of Tennessee led by General Hood mounts a dramatically unsuccessful frontal assault on Union positions around Franklin, Tennessee (Hood loses 6 generals and almost a third of his troops).

1867


May
Age: 49y
1867 Benito Juárez becomes Mexican president again.

1868


Feb 3
Age: 50y

1870


Age: 52y
1870 • In the United States, the newly created Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast: "High winds at Chicago and Milwaukee... and along the Lakes".

1870


Jun 15
Age: 52y
1870 • The Red River Rebellion ends with the arrival of the Wolseley Expedition and the fleeing of Louis Riel.

1874


Mar
Age: 56y
1874 Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time.

1876


Age: 58y
1876 Samurai are banned from carrying swords in Japan and their stipends are replaced by one-time grants of income-bearing bonds.

1879


Oct 22
Age: 61y
1879 • A fire in The Octagon, Dunedin claims 12 victims in New Zealand.

1894


Nov 8
Age: 76y
1894 Dreyfus affair: French Army officer Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for spying.

1894


Nov

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