|
Date |
Event |
Source |
| June 13, 1879 |
Elmer Allah Burlingame born. Green Lake,
Wisconsin. Son of Freeborn Wanton Burlingame and Isabelle Ann
Larkin. |
Genealogy, prepared by Russell Clark Burlingame, circa
1947. |
| 1899 |
Employed by LaPorte Telephone company as "trouble
man". Eventually promoted to wire chief. During this time
he "denied himself every entertainment and luxury that he might have
money for the necessary electrical supplies for conducting his
investigation". (I told you that it was putrid
stuff........) |
The Burlingame Bulletin. |
| January 1, 1904 |
Married Bess May McCall in Peru, Indiana. |
R.C. Burlingame genealogy. |
| 1905 |
Constructed first crude working model of the Burlingame
Telegraphing Typewriter. (BTT) |
The Burlingame Bulletin. |
| 1909 |
BTT incorporated in Washington state. |
BTT stock escrow. |
| c. 1909 |
Factory established at 169 Oliver Street in Boston. |
The Burlingame Bulletin. |
| March 3, 1939 |
Elmer Burlingame died in San Pedro, California. Buried
at Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach, Ca. |
R.C. Burlingame genealogy. |