Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN

(b. 4 October 1846 , Germany d. 22 September 1897 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN was born 4 October 1846 in Germany

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN was the child of ? and ?

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1853.

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

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) married Emma KOEPKE 03 January 1871 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Emma KOEPKE was born August 1850 in Prussia (Germany). Emma died abt. 1935 Emma was the child of Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE and Cristeina (Christiane) STUPKE (JANKE).

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN died 22 September 1897 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Son of Wilhelm Dittman and Elizabeth Schmidt
Born in Nassau, Germany

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Occupation

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN was a carpenter.

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Family and Children of Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN

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Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN married

Emma KOEPKE-- Date: 03 January 1871 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Emma KOEPKE was the child of Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE and Cristeina (Christiane) STUPKE (JANKE)

Name: William H. Dittman
Birth Date: 1847
Birthplace:
Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Emma Koepke
Spouse's Birth Date: 1852
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age: 19
Event Date: 03 Jan 1871
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Spouse's Father's Name: Otto
Spouse's Mother's Name: Annie
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Marital Status:
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Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01261-8
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1902438
Reference ID: 4

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 25 Jul 2013), William H. Dittman and Emma Koepke, 03 Jan 1871.

Children of Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN and Emma KOEPKE:

Emma Louisa DITTMAN (b.10 November 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 April 1877, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Henry August DITTMAN (b.19 December 1873, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Charles DITTMAN (b.3 January 1876, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 April 1877, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Walter Edward DITTMAN (b.8 April 1878, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 September 1878, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Otelia Agnes "Tilly" DITTMAN (b.3 July 1880, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 June 1960, North Andover, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Frederick RANSEHOUSEN 27 June 1906 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Arthur Bernard DITTMAN (b.13 November 1883, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 April 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA)
m. Amelia I NEESLEY 6 November 1910 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Edward Paul DITTMAN (b.17 July 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 July 1926, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Olive Greenleaf BENNETT 7 September 1915 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Herman Norman DITTMAN (b.16 February 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 August 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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1846 Birth
4 October 1846
Germany

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

1860 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Henry Ditman
residence: , Berkshire, Massachusetts
ward: Pittsfield
age: 14 years
estimated birth year: 1846
birthplace: Nassau G
gender: Male
page: 91
family number: 733
film number: 803488
dgs number: 4231348
image number: 00096
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Henry Ditman
age: 18 years
estimated birth year: 1847
gender: Male
race:
birthplace: Germany
marital status: Single
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
family number: 1044
line number: 22
film number: 0953967
digital folder number: 4286754
image number: 00561
Household Gender Age
William Ditman M 43y
Elizabeth Ditman F 43y
Henry Ditman M 18y
William Ditman M 15y
Ferdinand Ditman M 13y
Albert C Ditman M 6y

1865 Massachusetts Census
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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: Henry Ditman
estimated birth year: 1847
gender: Male
age in 1870: 23y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Nassau Germany
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
William Ditman M 48y
Elizabeth Ditman F 48y
Henry Ditman M 23y
William Ditman M 20y
Ferdinand Ditman M 18y
Albert C Ditman M 11y
Edward Fish M 11y

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1871 Marriage / Partner
Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN and Emma KOEPKE 03 January 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 24 years old.

1871 Birth of Child
Emma Louisa DITTMAN was born 10 November 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 25 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Henry August DITTMAN was born 19 December 1873, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 27 years old.

1874 Naturalization
Name: Henry Dittman
Event Type: Naturalization
Event Date: Oct 27, 1874
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age:
Birth Year: Oct 4, 1846
Birthplace: Germany
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906
Affiliate Publication Number: M1299
Affiliate Film Number: 63
GS Film number: 1429733
Digital Folder Number: 4639179
Image Number: 00313

'United States, New England Naturalization Index, 1791-1906,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VXR3-GZR : accessed 25 Jul 2013), Henry Dittman, 1874.
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1874 Naturalization
New England, Petitions fo...Naturalization, 1787-1931
Massachusetts Berkshire County, Superior Court
Copies of petitions and n...4 vol 1873-1874 p 2-151 A

October 4, 1874
Page 155 of 296

Henry Dittman was born in Nassau, Germany October 4, 1846
He arrived in New York June 10, 1853

Witnesses: William Dittman and Christian Bohlman
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1876 Birth of Child
Charles DITTMAN was born 3 January 1876, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 29 years old.

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

1877 Death of Child
Emma Louisa DITTMAN died 15 April 1877, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 30 years old.

1877 Death of Child
Charles DITTMAN died 21 April 1877, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 30 years old.

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

1878 Birth of Child
Walter Edward DITTMAN was born 8 April 1878, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 31 years old.

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

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Henry Dittman
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1847
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Emma A. Dittman
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): 33 years
occupation: Carpenter
nara film number: T9-0521
page: 332
page character: D
entry number: 3287
film number: 1254521
Household Gender Age
Henry Dittman M 33
spouse Emma A. Dittman F 28
child Henry Dittman M 6

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Birth of Child
Otelia Agnes "Tilly" DITTMAN was born 3 July 1880, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 33 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
Arthur Bernard DITTMAN was born 13 November 1883, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 37 years old.

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

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

1887 Birth of Child
Edward Paul DITTMAN was born 17 July 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 40 years old.

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

1890 Birth of Child
Herman Norman DITTMAN was born 16 February 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 43 years old.

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 Death
Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915
name: Henry W. Dittman
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 22 Sep 1897
event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
residence: Pittsfield, MA
street address:
gender: Male
age: 50
marital status: Married
occupation: Carpenter
birth date:
birthplace: Germany
estimated birth year: 1847
burial date:
burial place: Pittsfield, MA
cemetery:
father: Wm. Dittman
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother: Elizabeth Schmidt
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Germany
additional relatives:
spouse:
volume/ page/ certificate number: v 472 p 114
film number: 961521
frame number:
digital folder number: 4225016
image number: 101
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