Augusta Amalie Theunert
(4 Nov 1823 - 27 May 1900)

Augusta Amalie Theunert  (4 Nov 1823,  Lauban, Silesia (Schlesien), Prussia (Preußen), Germany  - 27 May 1900,  Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA )   -- Age: 76   --Cause of Death: Pulmonary Aproplexia (hemorrhage)
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Augusta Amalie  was the child of Johann Karl Gottlieb Theunert and Johanna Rosalie Mennig (Männig)

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***marriage to Wilhelm Friedrich Feige abt 1843-1845, Marklissa?***

Augusta Amalie Theunert was born 4 Nov 1823 in Lauban, Silesia, Prussia. She was baptized 9 Nov 1823 in Lauban. Augusta was the daughter of Johann Karl Gottlieb Theunert and Johanna Rosalie Mennig. Sometime around 1830 or so, Augusta's family moved from Lauban to Marklissa (a few miles South). We suspect that Augusta married Wilhelm Friedrich Feige in Marklissa. Wilhelm Friedrich Feige was the son of Friedrich Wilhelm Feige. His mother is not known. We have been unable to locate the baptism and marriage records from Marklissa, so far. We know they exist, but copies seem to be unavailable in the U.S. We are trying to come up with a plan to get them from either the Polish Archives or directly from the church (assuming it still exists) or town.

Records from Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pittsfield indicate that Augusta married Wilhelm Friedrich Feige in Prussia in 1845 however, records also show that their first-born child, Augusta Amalie Feige, was born in Marklissa in April of 1844. We are thinking the marriage was probably in Marklissa. The date would be sometime around 1844/45.

Wilhelm and Augusta arrived in New York on December 10, 1853. They traveled on the ship Donau, embarking from Hamburg. Wilhelm was 29 years old. Augusta was 30. They traveled with their 10-year-old daughter, Amalie; 6-year-old twins, Alwine and Louise; and a 4-year-old son, Carl. Augusta’s sister, Maria (age 24), and her husband Augustus Froehlich were also aboard Donau, along with Augusta’s unmarried sisters Henrietta (age 19) and Rosalie (age 27). It appears that the family initially went to Mechanicville, NY in late 1853-1854, although this is not completely proven. By 1855, they were all in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Wilhelm worked in a factory in 1855. In 1860, he is listed as a loom fixer. In 1869, he is a grocer, and by 1880, a farmer, owning property on Churchill Street in the North Woods section of Pittsfield. In 1891, he appears to be working for his son-in-law, at Gimlich & White. He died in Pittsfield on June 9, 1892 at the age of 68. Sometime after Wilhelm’s death, Augusta moved to Auburn, NY to live with her son George and his wife, Charlotte. She returned to Pittsfield before her death on May 27, 1900. She was 76 years old. According to her obituary, Augusta was an active member of Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pittsfield for many years.


NEED: Marriage in Marklissa? Checked Lauban, not there. Is there a PHOTO of her anywhere out there?

Are these people related? person=6946 - William Feige and wife, Anna Theinert

Ancestor's Life Events

Lauban Thanks to Gunter Braun and Curtis Croulet via ancestry.com  Christened 09 Nov 1823 in Lauban. Parents: Johann Carl Gottlieb Theunert and Johanne Rosalie Mennig

Germans to America 1850-1874   According to “Germans to America 1850-1874”, they traveled on a ship called “Donau”. The ship was also known as “Bark Donau”. The Donau was described as a bark in 1853. Later, it was described as a ship. It was built in 1853 in Altona, a port in the kingdom of Hannover (now part of Hamburg, Germany). The ship was built by Ernst Dreyer for Hamburg-Amerikanische Paketfahrt-Aktiengesellschaft (Hamburg American Line). The certificate of registry was dated June 22, 1853. The ship weighed 533 tons. It measured 139.6 x 31 x 19.6 (length x width x depth of hold) Hamburg feet (1 Hamburg foot = .28657 meters). She sailed almost exclusively on the Hamburg-New York route, although she also sailed to Charleston, SC, in 1858/59 and 1859/60, to London in 1861, to Hull in 1861 and 1862, and to Philadelphia in 1865. In 1866, she was sold, after having been damaged at sea, to Hall, of Boston, and sailed to Port Louis, Mauritius, as the DRESDEN. Masters: 1853-1854 - F. A. Heydtmann 1854-1857 - H. H. D. N. I. Trautmann 1857-1863 - J. Meyer 1863-1864 - C. Hebich 1864-1866 - J. Meyer The port of embarkation was Hamburg. They traveled in steerage for the purpose of “staying in the USA”. The captain of the ship was Heydtmann. They departed from Hamburg November 2, 1853 and they arrived in New York on December 10, 1853 (34 days). Feige, F. W. Age: 29 Gender: Male Occupation: Weaver Country: Germany Final Destination: United States Manifest ID Number: 00007653 Ship's Name: Donau Date of Arrival: Dec 10, 1853 Captain's Name: Heyerlmann Purpose for Travel: Staying in the USA Mode of Travel: Steerage Feige, Auguste Age: 30 Gender: Female Occupation: Wife Country: Germany Feige, Amalie Age: 10 Gender: Female Occupation: Daughter Country: Germany Feige, Alwine Age: 6 Gender: Female Occupation: Child Country: Germany Feige, Louise Age: 6 Gender: Female Occupation: Child Country: Germany Feige, Carl Age: 4 Gender: Male Occupation: Child Country: Germany William is listed as F. W. Feige. He is 29 years old. He is a weaver. William traveled with his wife, Auguste. She is 30 years old. A daughter, Amalie, age 10, traveled with them. 6-year-old twin girls, Alwine and Louise also made the journey along with their 4-year-old brother, Carl.

Passenger List Ship: Donau Origin: Germany Arrival: New York Arrival Date: 10 Dec 1853 Castle Garden  Origin: Germany Port: Hamburg Destination: United States Alwine Feige Child, Youngster 6 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau Amalie Feige Daughter 10 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau Auguste Feige Wife 30 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau Louise Feige Child, Youngster 6 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau Carl Feige Child, Youngster 4 M 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau F.W. Feige Weaver 29 M 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau Gustav Froehlich Weaver 24 M 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau Maria Froehlich Wife 24 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau Henriette Theunas Spinster 19 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau Rosalie Theunas Spinster 27 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau A. W. Thomas, 26, male, weaver Louise Thomas, 26, female, his wife Emilda Thomas, 3, female Carl Thomas, 2, male, died on the voyage Pauline Theunert, 7 months, female, baby Rosine Schmidt, 57?, female, woman Elisabeth Vogel, 58, female, woman

1855 Massachusetts Census - Pittsfield 1855 Massachusetts Census Page 35 of 82 Wm Feigau, 31, factory operative, b. Germany Augusta Feigau, 32, b. Germany Augusta M. Feigau, 12, b. Germany Alverna L. Feigau, 7, b. Germany Louisa L. Feigau, 7, b. Germany Wm C. Feigau, 6, b. Germany

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - Parish Registers  Alwine Ida, child of Carl Weiss and Auguste Ende, b. 14 Sept 1859, baptised 16 Oct 1859, witnesses: Joh. Christine Vogel, Auguste Feige, Ferdinand Langenwald

1860 U.S. Census  Pittsfield, MA shows William Feige, 36, occupation Loom Fixer, born in Prussia. He lives with his wife, Augusta Feige, 36, born in Prussia. Their children are: Augusta Feige, 16, weaver, Prussia; Ellen Feige, 12, Prussia; Louisa Feige, 12, Prussia; Charles Feige, 11, Prussia; Henry Feige, 1 month, Massachusetts.

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts 1865 Massachusetts Census Page 122 of 132 William Feige, 41, b. Germany, fact. op. Augusta Feige, 41, b. Germany Augusta Bachmann, 21, b. Germany, fact. op. Augustus Bachmann, 26, b. Germany, fact. op. Louisa Feige, 17, b. Germany, fact. op. Ellen Feige, 17, b. Germany, fact. op. Charles Feige, 16, b. Germany, fact. op. Henry Feige, 5, b. MA Charles Aulick, 24, b. Germany, weaver

1870 U.S. Census  Taken July 30th, 1870, Pittsfield, MA shows William Feige Age 45, looks like Grocer? Ret? Prussia living with Augusta Feige, Age 46, keeping house, Prussia. Their children are: Charles Feige, Age 23, Grocer? Clerk, Prussia; Henry Feige, Age 9, at school, Massachusetts; George Feige, Age 3, at home, Massachusetts Charles Squires, 63, Machinist, Massachusetts.

1870 Baptism ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923  Theunert, Minna Ernestine Berkshire Genealogist, Volume 16, Number 4, Fall 1995 30 Jan 1870 - baptism Witnesses: Frederick Blessing Johanna Vogel Augusta Feige

1870 Witness to Baptism   Baptism ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923 Theunert, Hermann August Berkshire Genealogist, Volume 16, Number 4, Fall 1995 30 Jan 1870 - baptism Witnesses: Frederick Blessing Johanna Vogel Augusta Feige

1870 Witness to Baptism   Baptism ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923 Theunert, Auguste Johanne Berkshire Genealogist, Volume 16, Number 4, Fall 1995 Baptised 30 Jan 1870 Witnesses: Frederick Blessing Johanna Vogel Augusta Feige

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - Parish Registers  Baptism - 22 May 1874, Charles Paul Georg, b. 20 Feb 1874, parents Walther Scheitz from Spremberg Lauritz, Amalie Auguste Hear geb. Neuber... Witnesses: P. J.? Wohter, C. Neuber, A. Feige, Theresa Krause No idea who this person is. Need more research. This is possibly his birth record - Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910 Vol: 259 ; Page: 69 Indicates parents as Mather or Walther Scheitz and Margaret from Germany

1876 Pittsfield, Massachusetts   Location of Feige house in 1876 Source: http:/www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=4141

1880 U.S. Census  Pittsfield, Massachusetts shows William Feige, age 58, Prussia, Farmer living with Agusta Feige, 50, keeping house, Prussia. Their children are: Henry Feige, 20, born in Massachusetts, works on farm and George Feige, 10 (should be 13), born in Massachusetts, at school.

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts - 1892   Pittsfield Directory 1892 - Ancestry.com - Page 80 Feige Augusta, widow William, bds 80 Onata Feige Henry, emp Gimlich & White, h 80 Onata

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1893 ancestry.com  Name: Augusta Feige Gender: F (Female) Residence Year: 1893 Street Address: 363 Columbus - V Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts Spouse: William Feige Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1893

Auburn, New York, City Directory, 1897 ancestry.com  Name: Augusta Feige Gender: F (Female) Residence Year: 1897 Street Address: 112 Owasco Residence Place: Auburn, New York Spouse: William Feige Publication Title: Auburn, New York, City Directory, 1897

Auburn, NY 1897-98 City Directory  Some time after William's death in 1892, Augusta moved to Auburn, NY. She is found living there with her son, George and family in 1897-98. She returned to live in Pittsfield before her death in 1900. George is living at 9 Catlin with his mother, Augusta. Augusta is a widow. http:/distantcousin.com/directories/ny/auburn/1897_98/

Auburn, Cayuga New York - 1899   The Auburn City Directory 1899 - Ancestry.com - Page 174 Feige, Augusta, widow William, res 26 Foote Feige, George W., shoemaker, h 26 Foote

Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910 Vol: 504 ; Page: 126 May 27, 1900 - Death of Augusta Amelia Feige, wife of Frederic William Feige, age 76 years, 6 mos, 23 days, cause of death - pulmonary apoplexia, residence - 363 Columbus Avenue, Pittsfield, place of death - Pittsfield, place of burial - Pittsfield, place of birth - Germany

ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASS. DEATHS, 1860-1923  Feige, Amalie Auguste, d. 27 May 1900, age 76, reference B-350

1900 Death familysearch.org  name: Augusta Amelia Feige titles & terms: event: Death event date: 27 May 1900 event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts residence: Pittsfield, MA street address: gender: Female age: 76 marital status: Widowed occupation: birth date: birthplace: Germany estimated birth year: 1824 burial date: burial place: Pittsfield, MA cemetery: Pittsfield father: father's titles & terms: father's birthplace: mother: mother's titles & terms: mother's birthplace: additional relatives: spouse: Frederic William Feige volume/page/certificate number: v 504 p 126 film number: 1843726 frame number: digital folder number: 4289811 image number: 150 Collection: Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915

Monday, May 28, 1900 The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts  Death of Mrs. Augustus Fiege "Mrs. Augustus Fiege, 76, died Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Gimlich on Columbus avenue. She had been in feeble health for some time, but the illness which caused her death was of only a week's duration. The deceased had been a resident of this city for a great many years and while her health permitted it, she was an active worker in the Lutheran church. Two daughters, Mrs. Jacob Gimlich of this city and Mrs. Frank Shorey of Auburn, N.Y., and two sons, George of Webster, and Henry of this city survive. The funeral will be held from the home of Mrs. Gimlich Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Genzmer of the Lutheran church will officiate."

May 29, 1900 Springfield Republican, Springfield, Massachusetts  Mrs. William Feige, 76, died late Sunday night at the home of her daughter Mrs. Jacob Gimlich of Columbus avenue of old age. She had lived in Pittsfield for about 50 years, her husband having been a farmer in the Churchill district owning what is now a portion of the late Wirt D. Walker farm. She was one of the oldest members of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran church for many years was helpful promoter of its work. She leaves five children, Mrs. Jacob Gimlich and Henry Feige of Pittsfield, Mrs. Frank Shory of Auburn, N. Y., Mrs. William Zimmerman of Pawtucket, R. I., and George Feige of Webster. The funeral will occur tomorrow afternoon at two at Mr. Gimlich's residence, Rev. W. L. Genzmer officiating, and burial will be in the family lot in the Pittsfield cemetery.

May 31, 1900 Springfield Republican, Springfield, Massachusetts  The funeral of Mrs. William Feige was largely attended yesterday at the residence of her son-in-law, Jacob Gimlich of Columbus avenue. A quartet from Zion's church sang, and Rev. W. L. Genzmer, who officiated, spoke fittingly of the deceased of her long and useful life, which was full of helpfulness to her family and friends, and of her devotion to the church, and of her consistent Christian work. There were a number of handsome floral tributes, and the burial was in the family lot in the Pittsfield cemetery.

Ancestor's Marriage(s) and Child(ren)

married Friedrich Wilhelm ("William") Feige -- Date: 1845 Place:  Prussia Source: ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - Parish Registers

Family Group Record for Augusta Amalie Theunert and Friedrich Wilhelm ("William") Feige

Children: Augusta Amalie Feige (Apr 1844, Marklissa, Silesia (Schlesien), Prussia (Preußen), Germany - 12 Mar 1908, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA) Alwine "Ellen" L Feige (17 Dec 1847, Marklissa, Silesia (Schlesien), Prussia (Preußen), Germany - 5 Jun 1900, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA) Louisa Ellen Feige (17 Dec 1847, Marklissa, Silesia (Schlesien), Prussia (Preußen), Germany - 19 Dec 1921, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA) Carl "Charles" Feige (22 Mar 1849, Marklissa, Silesia (Schlesien), Prussia (Preußen), Germany - 12 Jan 1888, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA) (male) Feige (12 Mar 1855, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA - 30 Aug 1855, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA) Henry (Carl Wilhelm Heinrich) Feige (24 May 1860, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA - 6 Apr 1917, Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA) George Wilhelm Feige (27 Jan 1867, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA - 28 Aug 1930, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Ancestor's Death-related Information

Buried at:

Pittsfield Cemetery
203 Wahconah St

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
(413) 447-7953



The cemetery has no record of burial. Buried in Linden Slope.


"Blessed are they which die in the Lord"


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