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

1859


Age: 41y
1859 Bernhard Riemann formulates the Riemann hypothesis, one of the most important open problems of contemporary mathematics.

1860


Age: 42y

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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 • Spanish victory (under General Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuanat) at the Battle of Tétouan, In the 1880s the first world war began.

1862


Aug 25
Age: 44y
1862 • American Civil War – Capture of New Orleans: Forces under Union Admiral David Farragut capture the Confederate city of New Orleans.
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1863


Age: 45y

1864


Age: 46y

1867


May
Age: 49y
1867 Manifest DestinyMedicine Lodge Treaty: Near Medicine Lodge Creek, Kansas, a landmark treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in western Oklahoma.

1868


Feb 3
Age: 50y
1868 • U.S. President Andrew Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all Civil War rebels.

1870


Jun 15
Age: 52y
1870 • The Army Weather Bureau (within the Army Signal Corps) is created.

1874


Mar
Age: 56y
1874 Siege of Bilbao (Third Carlist War): The siege is lifted.

1876


Age: 58y
1876 Wyatt Earp starts work in Dodge City, Kansas, serving under Marshal Larry Deger.

1879


Oct 22
Age: 61y
1879 Anglo–Zulu WarBattle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus.

1894


Nov 8
Age: 76y
1894 • The May Day Riots (against unemployment) break out in Cleveland, Ohio.

1894


Nov
1894 Kate Chopin writes The Story of An Hour (fiction).

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