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  (b. March 1867 Austria   d. abt. 1945 Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA )  

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Wilhelmina PALME was born March 1867 in Austria

Wilhelmina PALME was the child of Franz PALME   and   Johanna FINK

Wilhelmina was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1883.

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Wilhelmina  married  Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT 26 January 1889 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT  was born 29 October 1859 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).  Wilhelm August Erdman died 8 September 1930 in Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville).  Wilhelm August Erdman was the child of August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) and Johanna Ernestine WALTHER.

Wilhelmina PALME died abt. 1945 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA.





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Born at Steinschonau, Bohemia, part of Austrian monarchy until 1918. Now part of the Czech Republic.
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Wilhelmina PALME married Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!flag photo of Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT  Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT-- Date: 26 January 1889 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
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Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT was the child of August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) and Johanna Ernestine WALTHER


He is from Providence. She is from New Bedford. He is 29. She is 23. He is a weaver, born in Pittsfield. She was born in Germany. His parents were August and Johanna. Her parents were Franz and Johanna. It is his second marriage and her first.

NOTE: They got divorced in Tolland, Connecticut.
According to divorce documents, they were married January 18, 1889 and on July 20, 1889, he deserted her.

Groom's Name: Erdman W. Theinert
Groom's Birth Date: 1860
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 29
Bride's Name: Wilhelmine Palme
Bride's Birth Date: 1866
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 23
Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1889
Marriage Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: August
Groom's Mother's Name: Johanna
Bride's Father's Name: Franz
Bride's Mother's Name: Johanna
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01259-1
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1994133
Reference Number: it 5 p 33
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
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birth1867 Birth
March 1867
Austria
1883 Immigration
Name: Wilhelmine Palme
Arrival Date: 11 Aug 1883
Birth Date: abt 1866
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Bohemian
Place of Origin: Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany and Southampton, England
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Oder

Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
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Wilhelmina PALME - Name:	Wilhelmine Palme Arrival Date:	11 Aug 1883 Birth Date:	abt 1866 Age:	17 Gender:	Female Ethnicity/ Nationality:	Bohemian Place of Origin:	B
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Name: Wilhelmine Palme
Arrival Date: 11 Aug 1883
Birth Date: abt 1866
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Bohemian
Place of Origin: Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany and Southampton, England
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Oder

Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.


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marriage1889 Marriage / Partner
Wilhelmina PALME and Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT 26 January 1889, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

She was 21 years old.
Wilhelmina PALME - 1889 marriage
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1889 marriage

Fall River Daily News, Fall River, Massachusetts, January 28, 1889
1890 Birth of Child
Emma Wilhelmine THEINERT was born 28 February 1890, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Wilhelmina was 23 years old.
Massachusetts City Directories > New Bedford > 1893 - Ancestry.com
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Theinert Wilhelmina Mrs. h 34 Washburn
1894
Name: Mrs Wilhelmina Theinert
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1894
Street address: 34 Washburn
Residence Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1894

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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1896
Name: Mrs Wilhelmina Theinert
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1896
Street address: 34 Washburn
Residence Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1896

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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Massachusetts City Directories > New Bedford > 1898 - Ancestry.com
Page 613
Theinert Wilhelmina Mrs. h 34 Washburn
1900 Washburn Street, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Palma, Johanna, head, b. Jan 1833, age 67, widowed, mother of 5 children, 5 children living, b. Germany, year of immiagration 1883
William, son, b. Oct 1856, age 43, b. Germany, year of immigration 1883, weaver in cotton mill
John, son, b. Nov 1862, age 37, b. Germany, year of immigration 1883, weaver in cotton mill
Wilhelmina, daughter, b. Mar 1867, age 33, divorced, b. Germany, year of immigration 1883, weaver in cotton mill
Dinert, Emma, granddaughter, b. Feb 1890, age 10, b. MA, at school
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Invention 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.
Massachusetts City Directories > New Bedford > 1907
Page 397
Theinert Wilhelmina Mrs bds 156 Davis
1910 Coffin? Avenue, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Rigby, Richard, head, 35, married 11 years, b. England, parents b. England, year of immigration 1887, spinner in cotton mill
Mary, wife, age 32, married 11 years, mother of 2 children, 2 children living, b. Austria Bohemia, year of immigration 1883
Louise, daughter, age 10, b. MA
Fred, son, age 8, b. MA
Palme (Palene), William, father-in-law, age 54, b. Austria, widowed, year of immigration 1883, weaver in cotton mill
Theinert, Wilhelmina, aunt, age 44, b. Austria, divorced, year of immigration 1883, specialist in electric needle
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 New Bedford
Name: Mrs Wilhelmina Theinert
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1912
Street address: 199 Dean
Residence Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1912

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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1914 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
1914 New Bedford Directory
Theinert Emma clerk bds 199 Dean
'' Wilhelmina Mrs h 199 Dean

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1915 Ship Passenger Record
First Name: Wilhemina
Last Name: Theinert
Ethnicity: US Citizen
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: Apr 23, 1915
Age at Arrival: 47y 2m Gender: F Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Mexico
Port of Departure: Nipe Bay, Cuba
Manifest Line Number: 0001

First Name: Arthur
Last Name: Wolschendorf
Ethnicity: US Citizen
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: Apr 23, 1915
Age at Arrival: 25y 1m Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Mexico
Port of Departure: Nipe Bay, Cuba
Manifest Line Number: 0002

First Name: Emma
Last Name: Wolschendorf
Ethnicity: US Citizen
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: Apr 23, 1915
Age at Arrival: 25y 4m Gender: F Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Mexico
Port of Departure: Nipe Bay, Cuba
Manifest Line Number: 0003
Ellis Island Records
American Passage: The History of Ellis Island
Wilhelmina PALME - Passenger List for S.S. Mexico sailing from Nipe, April 18?, 1915 and arriving in New York, April 23, 1915. Wilhemina, Emma, and Emmas husband, Arthu
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Passenger List for S.S. Mexico sailing from Nipe, April 18?, 1915 and arriving in New York, April 23, 1915. Wilhemina, Emma, and Emma's husband, Arthur, are passengers.

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.
Castle Garden and Battery Park
American Passage: The History of Ellis Island
1920 Reed Street, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Theinart, Wilhelmina, head, age 53, widowed, year of immigration 1884, naturalized in 1890, born Bohemia, weaver in cotton mill
Wolschendorf, Emma, daughter, age 29, b. MA, married
Wolschendorf, Fern, grandchild, age 4 3/ 12, b. MA
Wolschendorf, Gloria, grandchild, age 2 11/ 12, b. MA
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
1921 New Bedford City Directory
Kane Edward J
Theinart Wilhelmina dom h 317 Reed
Wolschendorf Emma
Massachusetts City Directories > Fairhaven > 1924 - Ancestry.com
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Theinert Wilhelmina Mrs elect needle wkr h 16 Oak av
1926
Name: Mrs Wilhelmina Theinert
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1926
Street address: 16 Oak av
Residence Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1926

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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1927
Name: Mrs Wilhelmina Theinert
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1927
Street address: 16 Oak av
Residence Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1927

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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1930 Oak Ave, Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts
Wolschendorf, Emma, head, age 40, widowed, b. MA, clerical work in gas office
Fern, daughter, age 14, b. MA
Gloria, daughter, age 13, b. MA
Theinert, Wilhelmina, mother, age 64, b. Austria, year of immigration 1883
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1930
Name: Wilhelmina Theinert
Residence Year: 1930
Street Address: 16 Oak av CU 2468-3
Residence Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1930
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1930 Death of Spouse/Partner
Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT died 8 September 1930, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn) (Lonsdale) (Saylesville)
New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1931
Theinert Wilhelmina wid Edward h 16 Oak av Clt 2468-3
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Massachusetts City Directories > Fairhaven > 1932 - Ancestry.com
Page 1009
Theinert Wilhelmina (wid Edw) electric needle specialist 16 Oak av Cli 2468-3 h do
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1934
Theinert Wilhelmina (wid Edw) electric needle specialist 16 Oak av 2468-3 h do
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New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1936
Name: Wilhelmina Theinert
Residence Year: 1936
Residence Place: New Bedford; Greenough; Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1936

Theinert Wilhelmina wid Edw h 16 Oak
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Massachusetts City Directories > Fairhaven > 1937 - Ancestry.com
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Theinert Wilhelmina wid Edw h56 Oak
New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939
Name: Wilhelmina Theinert
Residence Year: 1939
Street Address: 55 Oak
Residence Place: New Bedford; Greenough; Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Publication Title: New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1939

Theinert Wilhelmina wid Edw h 56 Oak
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1940 Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts
Name: Wilemina Thrinert
Age: 74
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Bohemia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Home in 1940: Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts
Street: Cedar Street
House Number: 72
Inferred Residence in 1935: Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Alien
Sheet Number: 8A
Household Members:
Name Age
Emma Wolschendorf 50
Wilemina Thrinert 74
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940
Name: Wilhelmina Theinert
Residence Year: 1940
Street Address: 56 Oak
Residence Place: New Bedford; Greenough; Fairhaven, Massachusetts
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Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
New Bedford, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1941
Name: Wilhelmina Theinert
Residence Year: 1941
Street Address: 56 Oak
Residence Place: New Bedford; Fairhaven, Massachusetts
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Death
Name: Wilhelrnine Theinert
Death Date: 1945
Death Place: Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 39
Page Number: 517
Index Volume Number: 121
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.121

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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Massachusetts City Directories > Fairhaven > 1945 - Ancestry.com
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Theinert Wilhelmina wid Edward r 71 Centre

Wilhelmina is buried at: New Bedford Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Added: 6/12/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 2/14/2026 12:41:02 PM

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