Christina WEIDMAN

(b. 16 September 1847 , Wisconsin Territory d. 20 November 1913 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Christina WEIDMAN was born 16 September 1847 in Wisconsin Territory

Christina WEIDMAN was the child of ? and ?

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Christina married Carl John August GOERLACH . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Carl John August GOERLACH was born 23 September 1847 in Prussia (Germany). Carl John August died 18 May 1913 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Carl John August was the child of Johann Gottfried GOERLACH and Johanna Henrietta VOGEL.

Christina WEIDMAN died 20 November 1913 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Christina WEIDMAN married

Carl John August GOERLACH-- Place:
Carl John August GOERLACH was the child of Johann Gottfried GOERLACH and Johanna Henrietta VOGEL

Children of Carl John August GOERLACH and Christina WEIDMAN:

Charles H GOERLACH (b.May 1869, , New York, USA d. abt. 1923, )
m. Mary BOULE 22 May 1895 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Katie Louisa GOERLACH (b.abt. 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 November 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

John Augustus GOERLACH (b.22 December 1873, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1960, )

Christina Louisa GOERLACH (b.2 April 1876, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 January 1891, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

William Frederick GOERLACH (b.22 July 1880, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Anna C GOERLACH (b.8 January 1883, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Harry P GOERLACH (b.May 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Albert GOERLACH (b.April 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

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1847 Birth
16 September 1847
Wisconsin Territory

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1868 Birth of Child
Charles H GOERLACH was born May 1869, , New York, USA

Christina was 21 years old.

1870 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Gaylerd, John, 56, works in cotton mill, b. Prussia
Henrietta, 53, keeping house, b. Prussia
Alfred A, ?, at school, b. MA
John, 22, works in cotton mill, b. Prussia
Christina, 22, keeping house, b. Wisconsin
Charles H, 1, at home, b. NY
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1873 Birth of Child
John Augustus GOERLACH was born 22 December 1873, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Christina was 26 years old.

1874 Death of Child
Katie Louisa GOERLACH died 9 November 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Christina was 27 years old.

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

1876 Birth of Child
Christina Louisa GOERLACH was born 2 April 1876, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Christina was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
William Frederick GOERLACH was born 22 July 1880, , Massachusetts, USA

Christina was 32 years old.

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.

1883 Birth of Child
Anna C GOERLACH was born 8 January 1883, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Christina was 35 years old.

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

1885 Birth of Child
Harry P GOERLACH was born May 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Christina was 37 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Albert GOERLACH was born April 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Christina was 39 years old.

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

1891 Death of Child
Christina Louisa GOERLACH died 10 January 1891, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Christina was 43 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Marriage of Child
Charles H GOERLACH married 22 May 1895, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Mary BOULE

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.

1900 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Christine Goerluch
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Pittsfield city Ward 1, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 64
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children: 7
Years Married: 32
Birth Date: Sep 1847
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1868
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Mother of how many children: 9
Sheet Number and Letter: 7B
Household ID: 143
Line Number: 94
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240632
Digital Folder Number: 004113817
Image Number: 01005

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Christine Goerluch Head F 53 Wisconsin
William F Goerluch Son M 20 Massachusetts
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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Christina Goerlach
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Pittsfield Ward 1, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 68
Gender: Female
Age: 62
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Household ID: 206
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film number: 1374586
Digital Folder Number: 004330042
Image Number: 00100

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Christina Goerlach Head F 62 Wisconsin
William Goerlach Son M 29 Massachusetts
Albert Goerlach Son M 22 Massachusetts
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

Death
Name: Christina Goerlach
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 20 Nov 1913
Event Place: Pittsfield,,Massachusetts
Residence Place:
Address:
Gender: Female
Age: 66
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation:
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1847
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Birth Year (Estimated):
Burial Date:
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Father's Name: Peter Weidman
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Mother's Name:
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Additional Relatives:
Spouse's Name: John Goerlach
Reference ID: 445
GS Film number: 2401908
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4284178
Image Number: 00469

'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' Database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:N44B-5L5 : accessed 15 June 2015), Christina Goerlach, 20 Nov 1913; citing Pittsfield,,Massachusetts, 445, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,401,908.

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Pittsfield Cemetery
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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Christina is buried at: Pittsfield Cemetery
203 Wahconah St

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

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According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin means 'river running through a red place' (the red place referring to the red sandstone bluffs of the Wisconsin Dells); they also say the name 'is the English spelling of a French version of a Miami Indian name' for the Wisconsin river (which runs 430 miles through the center of Wisconsin). (statesymbolsusa.org)

May 29, 1848 - Wisconsin becomes 25th U.S. state. The state is smaller than the territory and the leftover area continued to be called the Territory of Wisconsin until March 3, 1849. (www.50states.com)