Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH

(b. 12 June 1879 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 January 1936 , Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA )

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Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH was born 12 June 1879 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Mildred Pauline Amelia 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

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Mildred Pauline Amelia married Asa Lloyd BRIGGS 18 September 1909 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Asa Lloyd BRIGGS was born 9 December 1882 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley). Asa Lloyd died 25 January 1962 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley). Asa Lloyd was the child of Leverett Asa BRIGGS and Ruth Ada WHITE.

Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH died 30 January 1936 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA .
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Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH married

Asa Lloyd BRIGGS-- Date: 18 September 1909 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Asa Lloyd BRIGGS was the child of Leverett Asa BRIGGS and Ruth Ada WHITE

Groom's name: Asa Lloyd Briggs
Groom's age: 26 years
Groom's estimated birth year: 1883
Groom's birthplace: Ashaway, , Rhode Island
Bride's name: Mildred Pauline Gimlick
Bride's age: 30 years
Bride's estimated birth year: 1879
Bride's birthplace: Pittsfield, ,
Marriage date (original): 18 Sep 1909
Marriage date: 18 Sep 1909
Marriage place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts
Groom's father's name: Leverett A Briggs
Groom's mother's name: Ruth A White
Father of bride's name: Jacob Gimlick
Mother of bride's name: Louise Feige
Film number: 2315509
Digital GS number: 4329361
Image number: 504
Number of images: 1
Reference number: p 111 no 219
Marriage registration place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts
Marriage registration year: 1909
Collection: Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1842-1915

Article on marriage
Date: September 20, 1909
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

married 18 Sept 1909, Asa Lloyd Briggs in Pittsfield, MA, (Massachusetts Vital Records Vol: 586 ; Page: 111). She is 30. This is her first marriage. She is living at 363 Columbus Avenue in Pittsfield.

Children of Asa Lloyd BRIGGS and Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH:

Lloyd Gimlich BRIGGS (b.7 November 1910, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA d. 21 January 1992, Pensacola, Florida, USA)
m. Virginia Macrae BRIGGS 1940 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro)

Barbara Louise BRIGGS (b.18 May 1913, , Rhode Island, USA d. January 1977, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA )

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1879 Baptism
Emilie Pauline Gemlich, daughter of Jacob and Luise Feige
born 12 June 1879
baptised 3 Aug 1879

Witnesses: Herman Hausler and frau Emilie Feige

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1879 Birth

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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 - 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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH and Asa Lloyd BRIGGS 18 September 1909, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 30 years old.

Article on marriage
Date: September 20, 1909
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Palmer St., Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island
Briggs, A Lloyd, head, age 27, b. RI, parents b. RI, bass? weaver in woolen mill

Briggs, Mildred G., wife, age 26, b. MA, parents b. Germany
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1910 Birth of Child
Lloyd Gimlich BRIGGS was born 7 November 1910, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley)

Mildred Pauline Amelia was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Barbara Louise BRIGGS was born 18 May 1913, , Rhode Island, USA

Mildred Pauline Amelia was 33 years old.

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 Rhode Island State Census
Name: Mildred P Briggs
Residence: Hopkinton, E.D. 430, Washington, Rhode Island
Age in years: 32
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: U S
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Father's birthplace: U S
Mother's birthplace: U S
Page letter: H
Line number: 36
Film number: 1769152
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1915

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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 - 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 South Broad St.,Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island
Briggs, Loyd, head, age 37, b. RI, parents b. RI, superintendent of woolen mill

Briggs, Mildred P., wife, age 36, b. MA, parents b. Germany

Briggs, Loyd, son, age 9, b. RI

Briggs, Barra S., daughter, age 6, b. RI
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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.

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

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

27 Jun 1925, Pittsfield Wedding of Mary Louise Bennett and Charles Benjamin Aycrigg
Living in Ashaway, R. I. in 1925
Listed as guest of the wedding in the wedding article (see Mary Louise Bennett's page)
'Mr and Mrs A. Lloyd Briggs and Miss Maud Briggs of Ashaway, R. I.'

Note: Maud Briggs is the sister of Asa Lloyd Briggs

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 Washington County, Rhode Island
name: Mildred P Briggs
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: , Washington, Rhode Island
gender: Female
age: 48
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1882
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
enumeration district number:
family number: 26
sheet number and letter: 1B
line number: 85
nara publication:
film number: 2341916
digital folder number: 4547311
image number: 00030
Household Gender Age
spouse A Lloyd Briggs M 47
Mildred P Briggs F 48
child Lloyd G Briggs M 19
child Barbara L Briggs F 16

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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.

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 Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island
name: Mildred P Briggs
event: Census
event date: 1935
event place: Washington, Rhode Island, United States
residence: Broad, Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island
street address: Broad
gender: Female
marital status: Married
race: White
head of household - number in family:
birth date: 12 Jun 1879
birthplace: Massachusetts
film number: 1753715
1935 Rhode Island State Census
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1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1936 Death
Name: Mildred Pauline Briggs
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 30 Jan 1936
Death Place: Hopkinton, Rhode Island
Age: 55
Birth Date: 1881
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Asa Lloyd Briggs
Father's Name: Jacob Gimlich
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Louise Feige
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03146-6
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1954325
Reference Number: 8
Collection: Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950

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Obituary
Mrs. Mildred Gimlich Briggs.

Mrs. Mildred Gimlich Briggs, wife of A. Lloyd Briggs, a native and former resident of this city, died suddenly yesterday morning at her home in Ashaway, R. I. Mrs. Briggs was born in Pittsfield, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gimlich. The survivors are her husband, one son, Lloyd of New York, one daughter, Miss Barbara Briggs of Ashaway and four sisters, Mrs. Frederick C. Peach, Mrs. George XL Bennett ot this city, and Miss Caroline Gimlich, and Mrs. Carl O. Cyrus, both of Bridgeport, Conn, - Funeral services will be held at the home in Ashaway tomorrow afternoon at 2. Relatives and friends are invited to attend, Burial will be in the Oak Cemetery, Ashaway.

The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Friday, January 31, 1936

Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH - Grave - Oak Grove Cemetery Cemetery Lane Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Grave - Oak Grove Cemetery
Cemetery Lane
Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Oak Grove Cemetery
Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley)

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1959 - Looking Back - 50 Years Ago
In the parlor of the palatial home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gimlich on Columbus Avenue, the Rev. W. L. Genzmer united in marriage Miss Mildred Pauline Gimlich and Asa Lloyd Briggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leverett Briggs of Ashaway, R. I.

The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Friday, September 18, 1959

Mildred is buried at: Oak Grove Cemetery
Cemetery Lane

Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley)

Added: - Updated: 7/23/2025 2:09:10 PM