Historical Timeline
Listed below are events that happened during our ancestor’s life time.
1722 – 1795
Events During
Johann Phillip Fishburn’s III Life
1722 – Fire extinguisher patented.
1752 – Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a storm.
1795 – Kentucky becomes first state to appropriate money for roads.
1756 – 1846
Events During
Johan Ludwig Fishburn’s Life
1756 – St.Patrick’s day first celebrated in NYC
1789 – George Washington inaugurated First President of the United States.
1846 – Mexican-American War, Donner Party.
1803 – 1889
Events During
Samuel F Fishburn’s Life
1803 – Ohio becomes the 17th state.
1824 – Freed American Slaves establish Liberia.
1860-65 – American Civil War.
1889 – Eiffel Tower official opens in Paris.
1832 – 1907
Events During
Daniel Fishburn’s Life
1832 – Charles Darwin lands in Porto Prayo aboard HNS Beagle.
1856 – Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio.
1860-1865 – American Civil War
1907 – Japan seizes Korea