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Elise Hensler

La Chaux-de-Fonds, 22 May 1836 – Lisbon, 21 May 1929

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Facts and their sources

  • Born22 May 1836, La Chaux-de-Fondsnot verified1 source
  • MarriedFerdinand II of Portugalnot verified1 source
  • Died21 May 1929, Lisbonnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 22 May 1836

    Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds

  2. 21 May 1929

    Dies in Lisbon, aged 92

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around La Chaux-de-Fonds.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1830s · Elise is born in La Chaux-de-Fonds

Who governed

What people wore

Trouser design without buttons or suspenders

Men wore knee-length breeches without buttons or suspenders, holding them up with ribbons or cords instead.

Getting around

Faster travel over the Gotthard Pass

Following the 1830 opening of the Gotthard road to horse-drawn carriages, the famous mail coach cut the difficult journey across the pass to three and a half days. Previously, travel via mule track had taken at least six days.

At the table

Beverage habits of ordinary workers

Liquor consumption was common among the working population to quench thirst and hunger, though milk was also a standard part of the daily diet.

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.Around the world · 1839

Photography is born. The daguerreotype was presented in Paris: for the first time a face or a street could be kept exactly as it looked.

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In the news1832

Uster factory fire in 1832

In 1832, home workers burned down the new Corrodi & Pfister factory in Uster to protest the introduction of mechanical looms.

Music

Emergence of national singing festivals

The Swiss Federal Singers' Association was founded in 1842, following the first major singing festival in 1825 which helped transition singing from a local community activity to a national movement.

Daily life

Water from communal wells

Before central water supplies began to emerge in the late 19th century, most people relied on communal wells to collect water for drinking, washing, and cooking. Household connections for water were almost non-existent during this period.