Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH

(b. 6 March 1878 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 July 1945 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
Cause of Death: heart problems

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Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH was born 6 March 1878 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH was the child of Jacob C GIMLICH and Louisa Ellen FEIGE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Georg Jacob GIMLICH (GEMLICH) and Mary (Anna Maria) LANGE GREIBER (LEDIG) (maternal) Friedrich Wilhelm ("William") FEIGE and Augusta Amalie THEUNERT

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

Mary (Marie Emilie) married George Ernest HUMPHREY 19 October 1904 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George Ernest HUMPHREY was born 16 August 1878 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). George Ernest died 15 October 1907 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). George Ernest was the child of George HUMPHREY and Ella L BENEDICT.

Mary (Marie Emilie) married (2) Frederick Coffin PEACH 15 June 1921 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Frederick Coffin PEACH was born 17 October 1880 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. Frederick Coffin died 22 January 1964 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Frederick Coffin was the child of Benjamin Franklin PEACH and Adelaide L COFFIN.

Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH died 9 July 1945 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH married

George Ernest HUMPHREY-- Date: 19 October 1904 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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George Ernest HUMPHREY was the child of George HUMPHREY and Ella L BENEDICT

Groom's Name: George Ernest Humphrey
Groom's Birth Date: 1878
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 26
Bride's Name: Marie Gimlich
Bride's Birth Date: 1878
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Bride's Age: 26
Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1904
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: George Humphrey
Groom's Mother's Name: Ella L. Benedict
Bride's Father's Name: Jacob
Bride's Mother's Name: Louisa Feige
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09662-1
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 234553
Reference Number: p 107
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
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Children of George Ernest HUMPHREY and Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH:

Ernestine Louise HUMPHREY (b.19 December 1907, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 August 1993, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA)
m. Matthew John BACHULUS 11 June 1932 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH married

Frederick Coffin PEACH-- Date: 15 June 1921 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Frederick Coffin PEACH was the child of Benjamin Franklin PEACH and Adelaide L COFFIN

Name: Mary Humprey
Marriage Year: 1921
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 46
Page Number: 318
Index Volume Number: 90
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.90

Name: Frederick Coffin Peach
Marriage Year: 1921
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 46
Page Number: 318
Index Volume Number: 93
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.93

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [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 Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts

Children of Frederick Coffin PEACH and Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH:

Frederick Benjamin PEACH (b.1 July 1923, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 April 2012, Eastham, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Nancy Lillian TAYLOR 26 December 1952 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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1878 Baptism
Gimlich, Marie Emilie
b. 6 Mar 1878
baptised 12 May 1878

witness: Marie Haiger
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1878 Birth

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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.

Agawam, Massachusetts
Date: July 08, 1899
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

'Miss Marie Gimlich of Pittsfield is the guest of her cousin, Miss Anna Crouss.'

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH and George Ernest HUMPHREY 19 October 1904, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 26 years old.

Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Berkshire County
Date: October 05, 1904
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

'Invitations have been issued for the wedding of E. Ernest Humphrey and Miss Marie Gimlich. The ceremony is to take place Wednesday evening, the 19th, at the German Lutheran Church.'

Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH - Springfield Daily Republican, October 20, 1904

Springfield Daily Republican, October 20, 1904

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

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)

1907 Death of Spouse/Partner
George Ernest HUMPHREY died 15 October 1907, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1907 Birth of Child
Ernestine Louise HUMPHREY was born 19 December 1907, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary (Marie Emilie) was 29 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1908
Name: Marie S Humphrey
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1908
Street Address: 363 Columbus av
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Ernest Humphrey
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1908
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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Columbus Ave., Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Jacob Gimlich, age 64, brewer
Louisa E. Gimlich, age 62, mother of 9 children (6 living)
Marie S. Humphrey, daughter, age 32, widowed
Caroline E. Gimlich, daughter, age 29
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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

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1918
Name: Marie S Humphrey
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1918
Street Address: 363 Columbus av
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Ernest Humphrey
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1918
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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 Columbus Ave., Pittsfield, MA
Louise Gimlich, age 72, widowed
Carolin Gimlich, daughter, age 38
Marie Humphrey, daughter, age 41, widowed
Ernestine Humphrey, granddaughter, age 12
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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 Marriage / Partner
Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH and Frederick Coffin PEACH 15 June 1921, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 43 years old.

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

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

1922
Peach, Frederick C., (Mary H.), banker, correspondent, Kidder, Peabody & Co., of Boston and New York. Agri. Bank Bldg., 100 North, h 223 High
Pittsfield Directory, 1922. Pittsfield, Mass.: Eagle Printing and Binding Co., 1922.
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1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 Birth of Child
Frederick Benjamin PEACH was born 1 July 1923, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Mary (Marie Emilie) was 45 years old.

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1925
Peach, Frederick C., (Mary H.), banker, correspondent, Kidder, Peabody & Co., of Boston and New York. Agri. Bank Bldg., 100 North, h 226 High
Pittsfield Directory, 1925-26. Pittsfield, Mass.: Eagle Printing and Binding Co., 1925.
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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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Marie Peack
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 49
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1881
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
enumeration district number: 60
family number: 91
sheet number and letter: 5A
line number: 47
nara publication: T626, roll 885
film number: 2340620
digital folder number: 4606982
image number: 00785
Household Gender Age
spouse Norman Hull M 49
Katherine E B Hull F 28
Sallie Licety F 60
Fredrick C Peack M 49
Marie Peack F 49
child Sally Peack F 18
child Louise Peack F 16
child Fredrick Peack M 6
Ernestine Humphrey F 22
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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)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1932
Name: Frederick C Mary Peach
Residence Year: 1932
Street Address: 229 Hig
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Rf Mgr
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1932
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1932 Marriage of Child
Ernestine Louise HUMPHREY married 11 June 1932, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Matthew John BACHULUS

1933
Peach, Frederick C. (Mary H.), mgr G. M. - P. Murphy & Co., Bankers and Brokers, Berkshire County Savings Bank Bldg., (202) 28 North, h 229 High
Pittsfield Massachusetts City Directory 1933
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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)

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

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.

1939 Pittsfield
Living in Pittsfield in 1939, according to her sister's obituary

1940 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Mary Peach
Respondent: Yes
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: High Street
House Number: 229
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 1A
Household Members:
Name Age
Frederich Peach 60
Mary Peach 60
Sally Peach 28
Frederick Peach 16
Mary Condon 40
William Campbell 69
Anna Campbell 68
Sarah Campbell 37
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940
Name: Frederick C Mary H Peach
Residence Year: 1940
Street Address: Berk Co Sav Bark Bldg 508-509-510 28 Nort
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Mgr
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

Mary Peach Will Names 2 Children
Husband to Benefit if Estate Exceeds $40,000

'Pittsfield - July 16 - The will of Mary H. Peach, Pittsfield, was filed today in probate court. She named as beneficiaries her daughter, Ernestine Humphrey Bachulus of Longmeadow, and her son, Frederick B. Peach. If her estate exceeds $40,000 the amount in excess up to $60,000 goes to her husband, Frederick C. Peach. If the estate is over $60,000, two-thirds goes to her son and daughters and one-third to her husband. The will was drawn December 15.'

Date: July 17, 1945
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican
Article type: News Article

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Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH - 10 July 1945 Obituary.

10 July 1945 Obituary.

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Mary (Marie Emilie) GIMLICH - Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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1945 Death
9 July 1945
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

She died at the age of 67.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1946
Name: Mary H Peach
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1946
Street Address: 229 High
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Frederick C Peach
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1946
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Mary is buried at: Pittsfield Cemetery
203 Wahconah St

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
(413) 447-7953

Added: - Updated: 3/5/2025 11:44:04 AM