Henry KAISER

(b. 16 August 1857 , Florida, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 February 1943 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA )

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Henry KAISER was born 16 August 1857 in Florida, Massachusetts, USA

Henry KAISER was the child of Henry KAISER and Rosa SCHMIDT (SMITH)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Henry married Mary Jane MILLER 20 June 1878 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mary Jane MILLER was born May 1859 in Savoy, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Jane died 21 July 1938 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Jane was the child of Calvin Grand MILLER and Samantha Aurelia LEONARD.

Henry KAISER died 13 February 1943 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA.

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Henry KAISER married

Mary Jane MILLER-- Date: 20 June 1878 Place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Jane MILLER was the child of Calvin Grand MILLER and Samantha Aurelia LEONARD

Henry Keyser, Jr., living in Adams, age 20, Mill Operative, b. Florida, Mass, son of Henry and Rosa

Mary Jane Miler, living in Savoy, age 19, b. Savoy, daughter of Calvin G. and Semantha

First marriage for both

Married by L. V. Price, Pastor Cong. Church

Children of Henry KAISER and Mary Jane MILLER:

Robert Calvin KAISER (b.29 November 1882, Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 May 1954, Detroit, Michigan, USA)
m. Edith MILLSON 17 September 1913 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
m. Alice Elizabeth HALLADAY 14 February 1921 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Sadie Miller KAISER (b.16 June 1885, Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. March 1956, Adams, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Walter Thomas HORN 7 September 1902 in Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

Howard Clinton KAISER (b.16 July 1888, Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 June 1952, Adams, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Leona Mae HILTON 1918 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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1857 Birth
16 August 1857
Florida, Massachusetts, USA

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Census Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name Henry Kyser
Residence , Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ward Savoy
Age 34 years
Estimated Birth Year 1826
Birthplace Germany
Gender Male
Page 38
Family Number 319
Film Number 803487
DGS Number 4231347
Image Number 00217
NARA Number M653

Name Roxana Kyser
Residence , Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ward Savoy
Age 33 years
Estimated Birth Year 1827
Birthplace Germany
Gender Female
Page 38
Family Number 319
Film Number 803487
DGS Number 4231347
Image Number 00217
NARA Number M653

Name Henry Kyser
Residence , Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ward Savoy
Age 3 years
Estimated Birth Year 1857
Birthplace Mass
Gender Male
Page 38
Family Number 319
Film Number 803487
DGS Number 4231347
Image Number 00217
NARA Number M653

Name John Kyser
Residence , Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ward Savoy
Age 1 year
Estimated Birth Year 1859
Birthplace Mass
Gender Male
Page 38
Family Number 319
Film Number 803487
DGS Number 4231347
Image Number 00217
NARA Number M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Henry Keiser, 40, M, b. Germany, Farmer
Rosannah Keiser, 41, F, b. Germany
Henry Keiser Jr., 8, b. MA
John Keiser, 6, b. MA
Francis Keiser, 4, b. MA
Fred Keiser, 4 mos, b. MA
1865 Massachusetts Census
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April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Kiser, Henry, 47, farmer, b. Prussia, parents of foreign birth, cannot write
Kiser, Rosa, 46?, keeping house, b. Prussia, parents of foreign birth
Kiser, Henry, 12, at school, b. MA, parents of foreign birth
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Marriage / Partner
Henry KAISER and Mary Jane MILLER 20 June 1878, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

He was 20 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Henry Keyser
Residence: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Birthdate: 1857
Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Mary Keyser
Spouse's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 23 years
Occupation: Works Saw Mill
NARA Film Number: T9-0521
Page: 113
Page Character: D
Entry Number: 4451
Film number: 1254521
Collection: United States Census, 1880

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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

Henry KAISER - Name: Henry Kaiser Birth Date: 16 Aug 1857 Birth Place: Adams Death Date: 13 Feb 1943 Last Residence Place: Adams Lodge: Berkshire Occupation: M

Name: Henry Kaiser
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1857
Birth Place: Adams
Death Date: 13 Feb 1943
Last Residence Place: Adams
Lodge: Berkshire
Occupation: Mill Oper

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Massachusetts Grand Lodge of Masons Membership Cards 1733–1990. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts

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1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1882 Birth of Child
Robert Calvin KAISER was born 29 November 1882, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 25 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1885 Birth of Child
Sadie Miller KAISER was born 16 June 1885, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 27 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Birth of Child
Howard Clinton KAISER was born 16 July 1888, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 30 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name Henry Kaiser
Titles
Residence Adams town, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Birth Date Aug 1857
Birthplace Massachusetts
Relationship to Head-of-Household Self
Spouse Name Mary Kaiser
Spouse Titles
Spouse Birth Place Massachusetts
Father Name
Father Titles
Father Birthplace Germany
Mother Name
Mother Titles
Mother Birthplace Germany
Race or Color (expanded) White
Head-of-household Name
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Years Married 22
Estimated Marriage Year 1878
Mother How Many Children
Number Living Children
Immigration Year
Enumeration District 0023
Sheet Number and Letter 8B
Household ID 138
Reference Number 79
GSU Film Number 1240631
Image Number 00000741
Household Gender Age
Henry Kaiser M
Spouse Mary Kaiser F
Child Robert Kaiser M
Child Sadie Kaiser F
Child Howard Kaiser M
Calvin Miller M (father-in-law)
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1902 Marriage of Child
Sadie Miller KAISER married 7 September 1902, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center) to Walter Thomas HORN

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name Henry Kaiser
Birthplace Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household Self
Residence Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Marital Status Married
Race White
Gender Male
Immigration Year
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Family Number 336
Page Number 20
Household Gender Age
Henry Kaiser M 52y
Spouse Mary J Kaiser F 50y
Child Howard C Kaiser M 21y
Calvin G Miller M 84y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 Marriage of Child
Robert Calvin KAISER married 17 September 1913, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Edith MILLSON

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name Henry Kaiser
Residence Town Of Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Estimated Birth Year 1858
Age 62
Birthplace Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household Self
Gender Male
Race White
Marital Status Married
Father's Birthplace
Mother's Birthplace
Film Number 1820679
Digital Folder Number 4301045
Image Number 00737
Sheet Number 22
Household Gender Age
Henry Kaiser M 62y
Spouse Mary Kaiser F 60y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 Marriage of Child
Robert Calvin KAISER married 14 February 1921, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Alice Elizabeth HALLADAY

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

The Springfield Daily Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
Wednesday, June 20, 1928

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Adams, Berkshire, MA
Henry Kaiser, 72, b. MA, parents b. Germany, works in cotton mill
Mary M Kaiser, 70, b. MA, parents b. MA
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - Smith St Couple Married 57 Years
Mr and Mrs Henry Kaiser Honored
On Anniversary
Family Party is Planned This Evening - Congratulated by Friends During Day

Mr and Mrs Henry Kaiser of Smith street are today observing the 57th anniversary of their marriage. Mr and Mrs Kaiser were married June 20, 1878 at the Congregational parsonage in this town. Both have been Adams residents all of their lives.

Mr Kaiser was employed for a number of years as overseer at the Arnold Lumber company after which he became an engineer in the jacquard mill of the former Refrew Manufacturing company. he later assumed the same position in Berkshire mill No. 3 where he worked for 30 years, until his retirement two years ago. Following his retirement from the Berkshire mill Mr Kaiser was employed in the capacity of supervising engineer in the Adams Brothers' mill until forced to leave last year on account of illness.

Mr Kaiser is a member of the Masons and Mrs Kaiser belongs to the Order of the Eastern Star.

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1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

Henry KAISER - COUPLE MARRIED FIFTY-NINE YEARS

COUPLE MARRIED FIFTY-NINE YEARS

North Adams Transcript, North Adams, Massachusetts, June 22, 1937

about 1937

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1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Jane MILLER died 21 July 1938, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1943 Death
Death record at Adams, MA Town Hall indicates that Henry Kaiser, Jr. died in Adams on 13 Feb 1943. His mother is listed as Rose Smith.

Obituary
HENRY KAISER DIES IN ADAMS
Was One of First Licensed Stationary Engineers - Had Been Active Fraternally - Funeral Tuesday

'Adams, Feb. 13 - Henry Kaiser, 85, a pioneer among licensed stationary engineers in Massachusetts and member of a well-known North Berkshire family, died at 5:40 this afternoon at his home, 6 Smith street. He had been in failing health for several months, but had been confined to bed for only a few days. Death followed complications incident to old age.'

'Mr Kaiser was born in the town of Florida on August 16, 1857, a son of the late Henry and Rose (Smith) Kaiser. Coming to Adams as a young man, he was first employed as a foreman at the Arnold Lumber company, where he remained until he obtained his first-class engineers license about 50 years ago. Mr Kaiser, one of seven from this area to take the examination in a room of the old Greylock hotel here, was the fourth man in Massachusetts to obtain such a rating and the first in this part of the state to so...Read MORE...

Henry KAISER - Grave of Henry Kaiser, Jr. and his wife, Mary Miller Bellevue Cemetery, Adams, Massachusetts Section C

Grave of Henry Kaiser, Jr. and his wife, Mary Miller
Bellevue Cemetery, Adams, Massachusetts

Section C

Bellevue Cemetery
Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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Henry is buried at: Bellevue Cemetery
149 Bellevue Ave

Adams, Massachusetts, USA
(413) 743-8380

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