Augustus HOFFMAN

(b. 27 August 1822 , Germany d. 19 January 1881 , New York Mills, Oneida, New York, USA )

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Augustus HOFFMAN was born 27 August 1822 in Germany

Augustus HOFFMAN was the child of Georg David? HOFFMAN and Christina Alberrtine? STEINBRENNER?

Augustus was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1852.

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Augustus married Wilhelmina "Minnie" KAISER . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Wilhelmina "Minnie" KAISER was born 18 January 1831 in Baden on the Rhine, Germany. Wilhelmina "Minnie" died 2 May 1875 in New York, USA.

Augustus HOFFMAN died 19 January 1881 in New York Mills, Oneida, New York, USA.

Born in Nassau, Germany
Brother of William Hoffman
Both arrived in New York on January 31, 1852

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Family and Children of Augustus HOFFMAN

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Augustus HOFFMAN married

Wilhelmina "Minnie" KAISER-- Place:

Children of Augustus HOFFMAN and Wilhelmina "Minnie" KAISER:

Louisa Elilza "Lizzie" HOFFMAN (b.abt. 1851, , Germany d. , )

Kossuth "John" HOFFMAN (b.15 June 1855, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Elvira "Elizabeth" HOFFMAN (b.19 January 1858, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Julie Marie "Mary" HOFFMAN (b.6 November 1860, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Augustus HOFFMAN (b.15 October 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 August 1923, Yorkville, Oneida County, New York, USA)
m. Mary B STRAUSS 1888

John August HOFFMAN (b.15 September 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) HOFFMAN (b.16 April 1866, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 May 1929, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Julia MOODY 20 December 1888 in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Wilhelmina "Minnie" HOFFMAN (b.22 April 1869, New York Mills, Oneida, New York, USA d. 27 November 1956, Whitestown, New York, USA )

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1822 Birth
27 August 1822
Germany

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1855 Birth of Child
Kossuth "John" HOFFMAN was born 15 June 1855, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 32 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 Birth of Child
Elvira "Elizabeth" HOFFMAN was born 19 January 1858, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 35 years old.

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

1860 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Augustus Hoffman
residence: , Berkshire, Massachusetts
ward: Pittzfield
age: 37 years
estimated birth year: 1823
birthplace: Nassau
gender: Male
page: 236
family number: 1848
film number: 803488
dgs number: 4231348
image number: 00241
nara number: M653
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1860 Birth of Child
Julie Marie "Mary" HOFFMAN was born 6 November 1860, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 38 years old.

1861 Naturalization
New England, Petitions fo...Naturalization, 1787-1931
Massachusetts Berkshire County, Superior Court
Copies of petitions and n...4 vol 1861-1864 p 1-104 A
February 4, 1861
Page 13 of 208
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1863 - U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Name: Augustus Hoffman
Residence: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Congressional District: 10th
Age on 1 July 1863: 42
Race: White
Profession, Occupation or Trade: Laborer
Place of Birth: Germany
Remarks:

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); ARC Identifier: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 3 of 4.
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1863 Birth of Child
Augustus HOFFMAN was born 15 October 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 41 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
John August HOFFMAN was born 15 September 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 42 years old.

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Christopher Hoffman, 43, m, b. Germany, laborer
Minnie Hoffman, 32, f, b. Germany
Rosetta Hoffman, 14, f, b. Germany
John Hoffman, 9, m, b. MA
Elizabeth Hoffman, 7, f, b. MA
Mary Hoffman, 4, f, b. MA
Augustus Hoffman, 1, m, b. MA
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1866 Birth of Child
William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) HOFFMAN was born 16 April 1866, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 43 years old.

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

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

1869 Birth of Child
Wilhelmina "Minnie" HOFFMAN was born 22 April 1869, New York Mills, Oneida, New York, USA

Augustus was 46 years old.

1870 Is this them?
Berkshire County, MA
Augustus Hoffman, b. 1823
Maria, b. 1831
Eliza, b. 1851
John, b. 1856
Elisabeth, b. 1858
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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