Nicholous SCHNEIDER (SNYDER)

(b. 7 May 1837 , Gevaria, Germany d. 21 July 1908 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Nicholous SCHNEIDER (SNYDER) was born 7 May 1837 in Gevaria, Germany

Nicholous SCHNEIDER (SNYDER) was the child of ? and ?

Nicholous was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1867.

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Nicholous married Kümgunda BERGMAN 9 May 1870 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Kümgunda BERGMAN was born abt. 1835 in Germany (German States) (German Empire).

Nicholous SCHNEIDER (SNYDER) died 21 July 1908 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Nicholous SCHNEIDER (SNYDER) married

Kümgunda BERGMAN-- Date: 9 May 1870 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Kümgunda Bergman
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birth Place: Germany
Marriage Date: 9 May 1870
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father:
Adam Bergman
Mother:
Auralia Bergman
Spouse:
Nicholas Schneider

Name: Nicholas Schneider
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birth Place: Germany
Marriage Date: 9 May 1870
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father:
Balthasar Schneider
Mother:
Barbara Schneider
Spouse:
Kümgunda Bergman

Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915

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1837 Birth
7 May 1837
Gevaria, Germany

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1870 Marriage / Partner
Nicholous SCHNEIDER (SNYDER) and Kümgunda BERGMAN 9 May 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 33 years old.

Petition for Naturalization - 1871
Name: Nicholas Schneider
Petition Age: 36
Record Type: Petition
Birth Date: 7 May 1837
Birth Place: Gevaria, Germany
Arrival Date: 17 May 1867
Arrival Place: New York
Petition Date: Oct 1871
Petition Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Petition Number: 40

Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950
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?Witness to Baptism - ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASS.
1873 Baptism ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923
August Nicholous Theunert
b. 11 Mar 1873
baptised 14 Mar 1873
parents: Carl August Theunert and Johanna Ernestine Walter
witnesses: Nicholous Schnieder and Aug. Schraf
NOTE: Carl August is from Marklissa, Johanna is from Schwerta ? Lausity, Prussia

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: Niklous Snider
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1839
birthplace:
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Koange Snider
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: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 41 years
occupation: Works In Woolen Mill
nara film number: T9-0522
page: 448
page character: B
entry number: 254
film number: 1254522
Household Gender Age
Niklous Snider M 41
spouse Koange Snider F 41
child Michal Snider M 27

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)

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)

Death
Name: Nicholas Snyder
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 71
Birth Date: abt 1837
Birth Place: Germany
Death Date: 21 Jul 1908
Death Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father:
Belcher Snyder
Mother:
Barbara Grouse

Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915
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