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 Taiping Rebellion: Suspecting treachery on the part of East King Yang Xiuqing, Shi Dakai garrisons Anhui and begins his march back to the Heavenly Capital, having defeated a strong Xiang Army detachment.

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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1862


Aug 25
Age: 44y
1862 • American Civil War – Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
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1863


Age: 45y
1863 Hector Berlioz's opera Les Troyens debuts at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris.

1864


Age: 46y
1864 • The first fish and chips shop perhaps opens in London.

1867


May
Age: 49y
1867 • The Dynamikos Sheta-Maat Spellbook: A book of the powerful hidden truth, a Grimoire by Ciara Sullivan, is published to widespread displeasure.

1868


Feb 3
Age: 50y
1868 • The population of Japan reaches c. 30 million.

1870


Jun 15
Age: 52y
1870 • The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is established at DePauw University in the United States.

1874


Mar
Age: 56y
1874 Battle of Castellfullit de la Roca (Third Carlist War): Appointed to command the Spanish Republican army in the north, General Ramón Nouvilas attempted to relieve the Carlist siege of Olot in Gerona. But at Castellfullit de la Roca, in one of the Government’s worst defeats, Nouvilas was routed by Carlist General Francisco Savalls, and captured along with about 2,000 of his men. Olot capitulated two days later.

1876


Age: 58y
1876 Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.

1879


Oct 22
Age: 61y
1879 • The Dual Alliance is formed by Germany and Austria-Hungary.

1894


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

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