Selma REINHARDT

(b. 22 February 1839 , Germany d. 1 July 1910 , Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA )

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Selma REINHARDT was born 22 February 1839 in Germany

Selma REINHARDT was the child of William REINHARDT and Elenore REICHMANN

Selma was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1852.

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Selma married Julius AMBACH 21 October 1828 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Julius AMBACH was born abt. 1832 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). Julius died abt. 1899

Selma REINHARDT died 1 July 1910 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA .

According to 1900 U.S. Census, year of immigration was 1852

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Selma REINHARDT married

Julius AMBACH-- Date: 21 October 1828 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
groom's name: Julius Ambach
groom's birth date: 1832
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 26
bride's name: Selma Reinhardt
bride's birth date: 1838
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 20
marriage date: 21 Oct 1858
marriage place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
groom's father's name: Frank
groom's mother's name: Ambach
bride's father's name: William
bride's mother's name: Reinhardt
groom's race:
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race:
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indexing project (batch) number: I09661-4
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 234553
reference number: p 76

married 21 Oct 1858 in Pittsfield, MA to Julius Ambach. He was 26. She was 20. Both were born in Germany. His father was Frank Ambach. Her father was William Reinhardt. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 117 ; Page: 53

Children of Julius AMBACH and Selma REINHARDT:

Henry W AMBACH (b.abt. 1860, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 May 1861, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Julius E AMBACH (b.abt. 1861, , Massachusetts, USA d. 17 February 1880, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA )

Robert AMBACH (b.13 July 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

William Frank AMBACH (b.1 October 1865, Enfield, Massachusetts, USA* d. 6 February 1946, )

Edward Herman AMBACH (b.6 March 1868, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 December 1956, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA)

Clara Selma AMBACH (b.abt. 1873, , Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1944, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

George Adolph AMBACH (b.12 September 1874, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Albert A AMBACH (b.5 January 1878, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 August 1899, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA )

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1828 Marriage / Partner
Selma REINHARDT and Julius AMBACH 21 October 1828, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was -11 years old.

1839 Birth
22 February 1839
Germany

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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

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

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

1861 Death of Child
Henry W AMBACH died 15 May 1861, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Selma was 22 years old.

1863 Birth of Child
Robert AMBACH was born 13 July 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Selma was 24 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Enfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Selma Amback
age: 27 years
estimated birth year: 1838
gender: Female
race:
birthplace: Germany
marital status: Married
residence: Enfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
family number: 44
line number: 10
film number: 0954566
digital folder number: 4286774
image number: 00166
Household Gender Age
Julius Amback M 32y
Selma Amback F 27y
Julius A Amback M 4y
Robert Amback M 2y

1865 Massachusetts Census
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1865 Birth of Child
William Frank AMBACH was born 1 October 1865, Enfield, Massachusetts, USA*

Selma was 26 years old.

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

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

1868 Birth of Child
Edward Herman AMBACH was born 6 March 1868, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Selma was 29 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
George Adolph AMBACH was born 12 September 1874, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA (Housatonic)

Selma was 35 years old.

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

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Albert A AMBACH was born 5 January 1878, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA (Housatonic)

Selma was 38 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Selma Ambach
residence: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1839
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Julius Ambach
spouse's birthplace: Germany
father's name:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 41 years
occupation: Keeps House
nara film number: T9-0521
page: 142
page character: D
entry number: 87
film number: 1254521
Household Gender Age
spouse Julius Ambach M 49
Selma Ambach F 41
child Robert Ambach M 16
child William Ambach M 15
child Edward Ambach M 13
child Clara Ambach F 7
child George Ambach M 5
child Albert Ambach M 2

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Death of Child
Julius E AMBACH died 17 February 1880, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA (Housatonic)

Selma was 41 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

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

1899 Death of Child
Albert A AMBACH died 29 August 1899, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA (Housatonic)

Selma was 60 years old.

1900 Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Selma Ambach
titles:
residence: Great Barrington village, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birth date: Feb 1839
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Germany
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children: 8
number living children: 5
immigration year: 1852
enumeration district: 0033
sheet number and letter: 10A
household id: 230
reference number: 1
gsu film number: 1240632
image number: 00000085
Household Gender Age
Selma Ambach F
child George A Ambach M

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)

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)

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)

1910 Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Selma Ambach
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head of household: Mother
residence: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts
marital status: Widowed
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year: 1852
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
family number: 288
page number: 14
Household Gender Age
child Robert Ambach M 46y
Anna Ambach F 44y
Raymond Ambach M 15y
Hilda Ambach F 13y
Harry Ambach M 11y
Albert Ambach M 9y
Flossie Ambach F 8y
Selma Ambach F 71y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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