Frederick RANSEHOUSEN

(b. 7 October 1876 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1923 , Lowell, Massachusetts, USA )

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Frederick RANSEHOUSEN was born 7 October 1876 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Frederick RANSEHOUSEN was the child of Frederick RANSEHOUSEN and Winnifred WATERS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Wilhelm A RENZIENAUSEN and Louisa BOHLMANN

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Frederick married Otelia Agnes "Tilly" DITTMAN 27 June 1906 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Otelia Agnes "Tilly" DITTMAN was born 3 July 1880 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Otelia Agnes "Tilly" died 21 June 1960 in North Andover, Massachusetts, USA. Otelia Agnes "Tilly" was the child of Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN and Emma KOEPKE.

Frederick RANSEHOUSEN died abt. 1923 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.
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Frederick RANSEHOUSEN married

Otelia Agnes "Tilly" DITTMAN-- Date: 27 June 1906 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Otelia Agnes "Tilly" DITTMAN was the child of Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN and Emma KOEPKE

Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915
name: Frederick Rausehousen
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 27 Jun 1906
event place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 29
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race:
birth date: 1877
birthplace: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts
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marriage registration place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1877
father: Frederick Rausehousen
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mother: Winifred Waters
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spouse: Otelia Agnes Dittman
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's race:
spouse's marital status:
spouse's father: Henry Dittman
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spouse's mother: Emma Koepke
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record number: 1273
film number: 2315297
digital folder number: 4329355
image number: 00108
number of images: 1

Children of Frederick RANSEHOUSEN and Otelia Agnes "Tilly" DITTMAN:

Allan Edgar RANSEHOUSEN (b.7 November 1909, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 March 1981, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Doris Augusta MCCLARTY 15 March 1947 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

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1876 Birth
Fred Ransehousen
son of Fred and Minnie Walters
Fred is a loom fixer, born in Germany
Minnie was born in Ireland

'Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Towns Records, 1627-2001,' images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.3.1/ TH-1971-31536-6605-69?cc=2061550&wc=M947-HQR:n967569728 : accessed 22 Oct 2013), Berkshire > Pittsfield > Births 1871-1888 vol 3 > image 55 of 178.
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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.

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

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

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.

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

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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.

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)

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

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

1906 Marriage / Partner
Frederick RANSEHOUSEN and Otelia Agnes "Tilly" DITTMAN 27 June 1906, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 29 years old.

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

1909 Birth of Child
Allan Edgar RANSEHOUSEN was born 7 November 1909, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Frederick was 33 years old.

1910 North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Ransehausen, Frederick, head, age 33, married 3 years, b. MA, father b. Germany, mother b. Ireland, works in woolen mill
Ransehausen, Tilly A., wife, age 29, married 3 years, mother of 1 child, 1 child living, b. MA, parents b. Germany
Ransehausen, Allan E., son, age 5 mos., b. MA
Feige, Christine E., cousin, age 16, b. MA, parents b. Germany, works in woolen mill
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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 - 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 North Andover City Directory
Page 285
Ransehousen Frederick (Otelia) overseer Sutton Mills h 32 Belmont

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 North Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
name: Frederick Ransehousen
residence: North Andover Township, Essex, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1877
age: 43
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820696
digital folder number: 4301093
image number: 00090
sheet number: 16
Household Gender Age
Frederick Ransehousen M 43y
spouse Ottilie Ransehousen F 39y
child Allan Ransehousen M 10y
Henry Dittmann M 43y
Emma Dittmann F 69y
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 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

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

Death
Name: Frederick Ransehousen
Death Date: 1923
Death Place: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 41
Page Number: 152
Index Volume Number: 79
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.79

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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Added: 10/14/2011 8:55:24 PM - Updated: 10/7/2020 11:10:50 AM