William Ernest FEIGE

(b. 27 June 1874 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 December 1940 , Milford, Massachusetts, USA )

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William Ernest FEIGE was born 27 June 1874 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

William Ernest FEIGE was the child of Carl "Charles" FEIGE and Grace Frances BAGARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Friedrich Wilhelm ("William") FEIGE and Augusta Amalie THEUNERT (maternal) Felix BAGARD and Margaret DAVIS

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

William Ernest married Margaret E KELLY 14 July 1896 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Margaret E KELLY was born February 1876 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Margaret E died 30 June 1965 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. Margaret E was the child of John KELLY and Margaret DILLON.

William Ernest FEIGE died 18 December 1940 in Milford, Massachusetts, USA.
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William Ernest FEIGE married

Margaret E KELLY-- Date: 14 July 1896 Place: North Adams, Massachusetts, USA
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Margaret E KELLY was the child of John KELLY and Margaret DILLON

Miss Margaret Kelly and William Feige both of who are well known in this city, were married Wednesday morning at St. Francis church in North Adams.

The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
July 16, 1896

Groom's Name: William E. Feige
Groom's Birth Date: 1874
Groom's Birthplace: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass.
Groom's Age: 22
Bride's Name: Margaret E. Kelly
Bride's Birth Date: 1876
Bride's Birthplace: North Adams, Berkshire, Mass.
Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 14 Jul 1896
Marriage Place: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Charles Feige
Groom's Mother's Name: Grace Bayard
Bride's Father's Name: John Kelly
Bride's Mother's Name: Margaret Dillon
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02732-1
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1843695
Reference Number: 83
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
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Children of William Ernest FEIGE and Margaret E KELLY:

Grace Marion FEIGE (b.3 July 1897, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 August 1897, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA)

Margaret Elizabeth FEIGE (b.12 April 1906, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. 31 October 1995, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA)
m. William Vincent MCDONOUGH 20 February 1939 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Doris Mary FEIGE (b.6 February 1913, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 July 1913, Milford, Massachusetts, USA)

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1874 Baptism
Feige, William Ernst
8 Aug 1874

Son of Charles Feige and Grace Bagard

Witnesses:
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1874 Birth
Pittsfield Birth Records 1844-1938 found at the Berkshire Anthenaeum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Feige, William 27 June 1874 M
s/ o Charles soda water maker
b. Germany
Grace Bregard
b. Pittsfield
V 3 P 31

William Feige, b. June 27, 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
father - Charles, soda water maker, b. Germany
mother - Grace Bregard, b. Pittsfield

Massachusetts, Town Clerk... Towns Records, 1579-2001BerkshirePittsfieldBirths 1871-1888 vol 3
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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)

1880 West St., Pittsfield, MA
Charles Feige, 31, bottles soda and lager, b. Germany
Grace, 27, keeping house, b. MA
William E., son, 6, at school, b. MA
Jessie M., daughter, 3, b. MA
Lilian, daughter, 2, b. MA
William H. Johnson, boarder, 50, bottler of soda, b. NY
David Johnson, boarder, 18, work in soda water shop, b. MA
John Barnes, boarder, 19, work in soda water shop, b. NY
Ida Thomas, servant, 18, ast. house keeper, b. NY
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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 North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
William Feige, shoemaker, 28 E. Brooklyn, Year: 1893
Adams and North Adams, Massachusetts Directories, 1887, 1889-90, 1890-93

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1896 Marriage / Partner
William Ernest FEIGE and Margaret E KELLY 14 July 1896, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

1896 - A small reception was given Mr. and Mrs. William Feige last evening at their home on East Brooklyn street. The evening was passed with various amusements and refreshments were served, making the occasion a pleasant one.

The North Adams Daily Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts
Wednesday, July 22, 1896

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Grace Marion FEIGE was born 3 July 1897, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

William Ernest was 23 years old.

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.

1900 Central Avenue, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Feige, William, head, b. June 1874, age 25, married 4 years, b. Massachusetts, father b. Germany, mother b. Massachusetts, occupation: shoe cutter

Feige, Margaret, wife, b. Feb 1876, age 24, married 4 years, mother of 1 child, 0 living, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Ireland
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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)

1901
Feige, William E.

JURY LIST, CITY OF NORTH ADAMS - 1901 - Berkshire Genealogist, Volume 28, Number 4 - Fall 2007

North Adams Transcript, North Adams, Massachusetts
Jun 3, 1901

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
Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986
Berkshire Deed index (grantee) 1761-1985
Es-Fleming, R
Page 1297 of 2913

January 6, 1902
Grantee: Feige William E
Grantor: David J Gimlich
Location: East Brooklyn St, No Adams
Deed
Book: 261 Page: 497

Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986
Berkshire
Deed index (grantor) 1761-1985 Fasce, A-Foti, N
Page 188 of 2951

Grantor: Feige William E
Grantee: Jacob Gimlich et al
Location: East Brooklyn St., No Adams, lot 35
mortgage
Book: 252 Page: 448

Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986
Berkshire Deed index (grantee) 1761-1985
Es-Fleming, R
Page 1297 of 2913

May 22, 1902
Grantee: Feige William E
Grantor: Conrad Mausert
Location: East Brooklyn? St, No Adams
Right of Way
Book: 259 Page: 297
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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)

1903
Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986
Berkshire
Deed index (grantor) 1761-1985 Fasce, A-Foti, N
Page 188 of 2951

November 24, 1903
Grantor: Feige William E
Grantee: William A Formhals
Location: East Brooklyn St., No Adams, Lot 35
Deed
Book: 268 Page: 219
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1903
William E. Feige has sold his property on East Booklyn street to William A. Formhals for a consideration of about $4300.

The North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts
November 25, 1903

1904
Feige, Edgar, wks Webers, bds 11 Brooklyn
Feige, George C., wks Webers, bds 11 Brooklyn
Feige, William, wks Millards, h 55 Franklin
North Adams, Massachusetts City Directory, 1904
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1904 - Mr. and Mrs. William Feige have returned to their home in this city after spending the winter in Los Angeles, Cal.

The North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts
Sat., April 9, 1904

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

1905
Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986
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July 24, 1905
Grantee: Feige William E
Grantor: William Burton
Location: Main St Ashland St No. Adams
Deed
Book: 273 Page: 43

Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986
Berkshire
Deed index (grantor) 1761-1985 Fasce, A-Foti, N
Page 188 of 2951

July 31, 1905
Grantor: Feige William E
Grantee: Thomas H Sullivan
Location: Main and Ashland St Ext. No. Adams
Deed
Book: 273 Page: 51

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North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts
August 31, 1905

1905 - Feige Could Build on Main St. Sidewalk - Owns 11 Feet Beyond Lind - Adams Estate Also Lays Claim to Sidewalk. Might Build New Front On Block.
The recent sale of a small lot at the corner of Main and Ashland streets by William Burton to William Feige, as reported in this paper, brings to attention an important fact, which is that the lot projects into the street for 11 feet or more.

When Ashland street was extended last year from Summer street to Main street a large part of Mr. Burton's lot was taken by the city, but the little piece which has has now sold to Mr. Feige was left. When the city took the lot there was a brick block on it, in which Bateman's market was located, and this was torn down. It will be remembered that this block projected into the street some distance beyond all other buildings. When it was torn down many supposed the city had acquired the front of the lot and that there could be no more building out into the street, but this was not the case, and Mr. Feige's purchase gives him title to the land as far out as the block projected. It is therefore probable that when he develops the property he will...Read MORE...

The North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts
July 27, 1905

Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, August 1, 1905

1906 Birth of Child
Margaret Elizabeth FEIGE was born 12 April 1906, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

William Ernest was 31 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

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 Birth of Child
Doris Mary FEIGE was born 6 February 1913, North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

William Ernest was 38 years old.

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

William Ernest FEIGE - William Feige and daughter, Margaret

William Feige and daughter, Margaret

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1917 World War I Draft Registration
Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, living with wife, Mrs. Margaret Feige. He has brown eyes and gray hair. He is tall with a slender build.
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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 - 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 Purchase Street, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts
Feige, William E., head, rents home, age 45, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Massachusetts, foreman in shoe factory

Feige, Margaret E., wife, age 43, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Ireland

Feige, Margaret E., daughter, 13, b. Massachusetts
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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 Who's Who in the Invention World?
Patents Issued January 4, 1921
Leather - Finishing Machine. William E. Feige, Milford, Mass.

Title American Review of Shoes and Leather, Volumes 35-38
Published 1920
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Apr 28, 2011
Page 17

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Brothers Will Start Factory
Former Local Young Men Getting Ready
IN MILFORD
William Feige Will Be Head of New Enterprise.

William Feige and his brother, George and Milton of Milford, former well known residents of this city, are preparing to start a shoe factory of their own in Milford and operations will be under way in the near future. While this will be their first venture into the manufacturing of shoes, all three have had much experience in the making of shoes, having learned practically all branches of the business during many years of employment in various capacities in shoe shops in this city, Milford and elsewhere and are admirably equipped for conducting a factory of their own.

The North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts
Thurs., June 16, 1921

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

William Ernest FEIGE - Patent US 1365389 A Publication number US1365389 A Publication type Grant Publication date Jan 11, 1921 Filing date Feb 26, 1920 Priority date F

Patent
US 1365389 A
Publication number US1365389 A
Publication type Grant
Publication date Jan 11, 1921
Filing date Feb 26, 1920
Priority date Feb 26, 1920
Inventors Feige William E.
Original Assignee Feige William E

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1922 North Adams
W. E. FEIGE AND Co. - Fine custom made shoes for crippled or normal feet, to your order and measurements. Drop postal and I will call with samples. C. Johnson, 406 Houghton street.

North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts
Tues., October 24, 1922

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts
Feige, William E., head, rents home, $40/ month, age 55, age at first marriage: 22, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Massachusetts, machinist in shoe factory

Feige, Margaret E., wife, age 53, age at first marriage: 20, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Irish Free State

Feige, Margaret E., daughter, 24, single, b. Massachusetts, teacher at public school
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

Milford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1931
Name: William E Feige
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1931
Street Address: 54 Bancroft av
Residence Place: Milford, Massachusetts
Occupation: Shoe Wkr
Spouse:
Margaret E Feige
Publication Title: Milford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1931
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1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

Milford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1934
Name: William E Feige
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1934
Street Address: 54 Bancroft av
Residence Place: Milford, Massachusetts
Occupation: Shoe Wkr
Spouse:
Margaret E Feige
Publication Title: Milford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1934
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1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

Milford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1936
Name: William E Feige
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1936
Street Address: 54 Bancroft av
Residence Place: Milford; Hopedale, Massachusetts
Occupation: Shoe Wkr
Spouse:
Margaret E Feige
Publication Title: Milford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1936
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1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

Milford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939
Name: William E Feige
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1939
Street Address: 54 Bancroft av
Residence Place: Milford; Hopedale; Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Occupation: Shoe Wkr
Spouse:
Margaret E Feige
Publication Title: Milford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939

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1939 Marriage of Child
Margaret Elizabeth FEIGE married 20 February 1939, Newton, Massachusetts, USA to William Vincent MCDONOUGH

1940 Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: William E Feige
Age: 65
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street: Bancroft Avenue
House Number: 54
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 62A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 155
Household Members:
Name Age
William E Feige 65
Margaret E Feige 64
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Death
Name: William Ernest Feige
Death Date: 1940
Death Place: Milford, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 62
Page Number: 91
Index Volume Number: 95

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Funeral
William E. Feige
MILFORD, Dec. 19. - Funeral servies for William E. Feige, 66, of 55 Bancroft avenue, will be tomorrow at 10 in Trinity Episcopal Church. Rev. John P. Moulton will officiate. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in North Adams.

Mr. Feige was born in Pittsfield and had been a resident here more than 30 years. He was employed as a shoeworker in Worcester. Surviving ar his wife, Mrs. Margaret E. Feige; a daughter, Mrs. Maragaret McDonough of West Medford; two brothers, George of Millis and Edward of Shelburne Falls, and two sister, Mrs. Charles Slade of Samford, Vt. and Mrs. Albert Gutterson of New York.

Funeral Director C. Marshall Heroux is in charge.

The Evening Gazette The Evening Post
Worcester, Massachusetts
December 19, 1940

Obituary
Shelburne Falls News

William Feige Succumbs in Milford Hospital
Word has been received of the death of William Feige, brother of Edward C. Feige of Clement street, in the Milford hospital. Mr. Feige had been a frequent visitor at the home of his brother and sister-in-law in Shelburne Falls. Committal services will be held in North Adams on Friday.

North Adams Transcript
North Adams, Massachusetts
December 19, 1940

Social Security Death Claim
Name: William E Feige
SSN: 018051061
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1874
Birth Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Death Date: 17 Dec 1940
Claim Date: 31 Dec 1940
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 19 Mar 1976: Name listed as WILLIAM E FEIGE
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