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


Age: 38y
1856 The Great Train Wreck (the worst railroad calamity in the world to date) occurs near Philadelphia, PA, USA.

1857


Age: 39y
1857 • The Dunbar wrecked near the entrance to Sydney Harbour, Australia, with the loss of 121 lives.

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 • The American South has c. 4 million slaves.

1862


Aug 25
Age: 44y
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1863


Age: 45y
1863 • The Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island Rail Road starts operations in Brooklyn, New York; this is now the oldest right-of-way on the New York City Subway, the largest rapid transit system in the United States and one of the largest in the world.

1864


Age: 46y
1864 • The capital of Idaho Territory is moved from Lewiston to Boise; North Idaho declares the move illegal and proposes secession.

1867


May
Age: 49y
1867 Nebraska is admitted as the 37th U.S. state.

1868


Feb 3
Age: 50y
1868 • The University of California is founded in Oakland, California, when the Organic Act is signed into California law.

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 Bolton Wanderers (as Christ Church F.C.)

1876


Age: 58y
1876 • The British Colony of New Zealand dissolves its nine provinces and replaces them with 63 counties.

1879


Oct 22
Age: 61y
1879 • The Naval Battle of Angamos is fought during the naval stage of the War of the Pacific.

1894


Nov 8
Age: 76y

1894


Nov
1894 Coxey's Army (of the unemployed), the first significant protest march in the United States, departs from Massillon, Ohio, for Washington, D.C.

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