Minnie OERTELL

(b. June 1827 , Prussia d. 8 January 1915 , Dalton, Massachusetts, USA )

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Minnie OERTELL was born June 1827 in Prussia

Minnie OERTELL was the child of ? and ?

Minnie was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1845.

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Minnie married Erdman LEIDHOLD 2 October 1863 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Erdman LEIDHOLD was born 20 December 1825 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). Erdman died 13 August 1913 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

Minnie OERTELL died 8 January 1915 in Dalton, Massachusetts, USA.
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Minnie OERTELL married

Erdman LEIDHOLD-- Date: 2 October 1863 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915
name: Erdman Leidhold
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 02 Oct 1863
event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 37
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estimated birth year: 1826
father: Erdman
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mother: Caroline
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spouse: Minna Eddel
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spouse's marital status:
spouse's father: Henry
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Louise
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record number: 9
film number: 1433020
digital folder number: 4279236
image number: 00638
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1827 Birth
June 1827
Prussia

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)

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

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

1863 Marriage / Partner
Minnie OERTELL and Erdman LEIDHOLD 2 October 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 36 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Mina Leidhold
age: 36 years
estimated birth year: 1829
gender: Female
race:
birthplace: Germany
marital status: Married
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
family number: 17
line number: 2
film number: 0953967
digital folder number: 4286754
image number: 00496
Household Gender Age
Edmann Leidhold M 46y
Mina Leidhold F 36y

1865 Massachusetts Census
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Witness to Baptism - ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Georg Wilhelm Feige b. 27 Jan 1867, Taconic St., Pittsfield, MA - baptised 21 Apr 1867. Parents Wilhelm Feige and Augusta Teunert. Witnesses are difficult to read. Looks like they might be: Wm? Hoffmann?, Wm. Reinhardt?, Mrs. Min... Leidhold, Carrol? or Carl? Neubert

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

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

1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Minia Leidhold
estimated birth year: 1831
gender: Female
age in 1870: 39y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Prussia
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
Ertman Leidhold M 46y
Minia Leidhold F 39y

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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

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

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Minnie Leidhold
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1831
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Ertmon Leidhold
spouse's birthplace: Germany
father's name:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 49 years
occupation: Keeping House
nara film number: T9-0521
page: 386
page character: A
entry number: 2844
film number: 1254521
Household Gender Age
spouse Ertmon Leidhold M 55
Minnie Leidhold F 49

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

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

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

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

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

1900 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Minnie Leidhold
titles:
residence: Pittsfield city, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birth date: Jun 1827
birthplace: Prussia Germany
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: Erdman Leidhold
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Germany
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Prussia Germany
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Prussia Germany
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Erdman Leidhold
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 37
estimated marriage year: 1863
mother how many children: 4
number living children: 3
immigration year: 1845
enumeration district: 0074
sheet number and letter: 2A
household id: 25
reference number: 43
gsu film number: 1240633
image number: 00000263
Household Gender Age
spouse Erdman Leidhold M
Minnie Leidhold F
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)

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

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

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)

1910 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Minnie Liedhold
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Pittsfield Ward 3, Berkshire, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year: 1860
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
family number: 227
page number: 12
Household Gender Age
spouse Etman Liedhold M 85y
Minnie Liedhold F 82y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - Gas Nearly Causes Death
Aged Couple Found on Bedroom Floor - Mrs and Mrs Erdman Leidhold Have Narrow Escape.

Mr and Mrs Erdman Leidhold, and aged couple living at 610 North street, were found in an unconscious condition in a bedroom of their home yesterday morning, as a result of inhaling gas that escaped from the stove in the room. Harry Andler, an employee of Bigley's bakery, accustomed to call at the home each morning, received no response to his knock yesterday, and looking through the window he saw the couple lying on the floor in their night clothes, and making attempts to get to their feet. Mr. Andler telephoned the police, and officers were sent to the house in the patrol. It was necessary to break in the front door, and the officers made the old folks as comfortable as possible while awaiting Drs Roberts and Sullivan, who had been summoned. The stove door in the room where the couple were found was open about an inch, and all drafts were closed. Mr. Leidhold was found lying close to the bed with...Read MORE...

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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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Erdman LEIDHOLD died 13 August 1913, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Obituary
Pittsfield Woman Dead

Mrs Minnie Leidhold, 87, widow of Erdman Leidhold, died at 3.15 o'clock yesterday morning at the Wachconah home in Dalton, where she had been since August, 1913. She had been a resident of Pittsfield for years. Born in Germany, February 14, 1828, she came to America in 1860. Her marriage to Mr Leidhold took place in Pittsfield. Mrs Leidhold leaves two sons, Herman and Louis C., both of Pittsfield.

Date: January 09, 1915
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican