Frederick Edward Weyerhaeuser is born on Nov. 21, in Nieder-Saulheim, Germany.
The Weyerhaeuser family emigrates to the United States, settling in Rock Island, Illinois.
Frederick marries Sarah Elizabeth Bloedel, a German American woman also born in Nieder-Saulheim; the couple moves to Coal Valley, Illinois. They have seven children.
Weyerhaeuser partners with his brother-in-law to purchase the Mead, Smith and Marsh sawmill in Illinois; they found the Weyerhaeuser-Denkmann Lumber Company.
Weyerhaeuser pays for the right to harvest timber in Wisconsin forests.
Frederick and Sarah move back to Rock Island, Illinois.
Weyerhaeuser founds the Mississippi River Logging Company, which elects him as its president.
The Weyerhaeuser family moves into a home on St. Paul’s Summit Avenue, close to James J. Hill’s house. Weyerhaeuser’s business office also moves to St. Paul.
After negotiating Hill’s Great Northern Railroad timberland purchase, Weyerhaeuser founds the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company.
The U.S. Congress calls for an investigation of lumber industry leaders, including Weyerhaeuser, after reviewing allegations of anti-trust violations.
Weyerhaeuser testifies before Congress, defending his business practices.
Frederick dies on April 4 in Pasadena, California; he is buried in the Weyerhaeuser family mausoleum in Rock Island’s Chippiannock Cemetery.
Weyerhaeuser is inducted into the U.S. Business Hall of Fame for his contributions to the lumber industry.
