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

1817


Nov 16
1817 • King Ferdinand VII of Spain, by royal decree, makes the production and sale of tobacco a legal endeavor in Cuba, thus sparking the birth of the Cuban cigar industry.

1859


Age: 41y
1859 • Border Treaty between Brazil and Venezuela: The two countries agree their borders should be traced at the water divide between the Amazon and the Orinoco basins.http://html.rincondelvago.com/venezuela_4.html Problemas Limítrofes de Venezuela (In Spanish)

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 First Taranaki War begins at Waitara, New Zealand, when Māori refuse to sell land to British settlers.

1862


Aug 25
Age: 44y
1862 • American Civil War – Battle of Cross Keys: Confederate troops under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a U.S. Army attack on the James Peninsula that was led by General George McClellan.
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1863


Age: 45y
1863 American Civil WarBattle of Jackson, Mississippi: Union General Ulysses S. Grant defeats Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston, opening the way for the Siege of Vicksburg.

1864


Age: 46y
1864 • The Elgin Watch Company is founded in Elgin, Illinois.

1867


May
Age: 49y
1867 • The Strait Settlement of Singapore, formerly ruled from Calcutta, becomes a Crown Colony under the jurisdiction of the Colonial Office in London.

1868


Feb 3
Age: 50y
1868 Battle of Ueno: Imperial Japanese troops defeat the Shōgitai (forces remaining loyal to the Shogun).

1870


Age: 52y
1870 • A plebiscite held in Rome supports, by 133,681 votes to 1,507, the annexation of the city by Italy.

1870


Jun 15
Age: 52y
1870 • In New York City, the first pneumatic subway is opened.

1874


Mar
Age: 56y
1874 Battle of Oteiza (Third Carlist War): Two months after Government forces were repulsed from Carlist-held Estella, in Navarre, Republican General Domingo Moriones made a fresh diversionary attack a few miles to the southeast at Oteiza. In heavy fighting Moriones secured a costly tactical victory over Carlist General Torcuato Mendíri, but the war continued another 18 months before Estella finally fell.

1876


Age: 58y
1876 • The Bulgarian April uprising occurs.

1879


Oct 22
Age: 61y
1879 • German company Linde is founded by Carl von Linde.

1894


Nov 8
Age: 76y

1894


Nov

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