Johann Georg "George John"  KRAUSCH "CROUSS"

1834 Birth
10 January 1834
Hildburghausen, Germany

1855 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: George Krouse
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833
Gender: Male
Race:
Birthplace: Germany
Family Number: 49
Line Number:
GS Film number: 000953974
Digital Folder Number: 004279388
Image Number: 00439
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Valentine Smith M 48 Germany
Christina Smith F 48 Germany
George Krouse M 22 Germany

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1856 Marriage / Partner
Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" and Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL 07 November 1856, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 22 years old.

1858 Birth of Child
George Henry CROUSS was born 8 May 1858, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johann Georg "George John" was 24 years old.

1860 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Crouse, George, 27, b. abt 1833, Saxony
Crouse, Augusta, 20, b. abt 1840, Prussia
Crouse, Henry, 2, b. abt 1858, CT
Crouse, John G., 2/ 12, b. abt 1860, CT
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1860 Birth of Child
George Bernhard CROUSS was born 28 April 1860, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Johann Georg "George John" was 26 years old.

1863 Birth of Child
Herman August CROUSS was born 16 March 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johann Georg "George John" was 29 years old.

1864 Birth of Child
Alvina Martha CROUSS was born 26 September 1864, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Johann Georg "George John" was 30 years old.

1864 Death of Child
George Bernhard CROUSS died 12 December 1864, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Johann Georg "George John" was 30 years old.

1867 Birth of Child
Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS was born 8 August 1867, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johann Georg "George John" was 33 years old.

1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Crouss, George, 36, wood dealer, b. Saxony
Crouss, Augusta, 29, b. Prussia
Crouss, Henry, 12, b. MA, at school
Crouss, Herman, 7, b. MA, at school
Crouss, Alwine, 5, b. NY, at home
Crouss, Charles, 3, b. MA, at home
Crouss, Ophelia, 6/ 12, b. MA, at home
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1870 Birth of Child
Ophelia Louisa CROUSS was born 7 January 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johann Georg "George John" was 36 years old.

1871 Birth of Child
Willard Conrad CROUSS was born 28 October 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johann Georg "George John" was 37 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Anna Amelia CROUSS was born 12 January 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johann Georg "George John" was 40 years old.

1878 Birth of Child
Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS was born 22 January 1878, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Johann Georg "George John" was 44 years old.

1880 Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts
George CROUSS, age 46, b. Germany, Milk Peddler
Augusta CROUSS, wife, age 39, b. Germany, Keeps House
Herman CROUSS, son, age 17, b. MA, Works on Farm
Alvina CROUSS, daughter, age 15, b. NY, At Home
Charles CROUSS, son, age 12, b. MA, At School
Ophelia CROUSS, daughter, age 10, b. MA, At School
Willard CROUSS, son, age 8, b. MA, At School
Anna CROUSS, daughter, age 6, b. MA
Edith CROUSS, daughter, age 2, b. MA
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1891 Marriage of Child
Herman August CROUSS married 26 November 1891, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA to Caroline "Carrie" Louise SCOTT

1894 Marriage of Child
Ophelia Louisa CROUSS married 4 April 1894, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to George Nicholas AHL

1894 Marriage of Child
Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS married 25 April 1894, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to Fanny A KATHAN

1895 Marriage of Child
Alvina Martha CROUSS married 18 April 1895, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to Ward Lyman THOMPSON

1896 Death of Child
Herman August CROUSS died 29 October 1896, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Johann Georg "George John" was 62 years old.

1898 Marriage of Child
Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS married 25 June 1898, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA to Leroy Percy FLETCHER

newspaper article
Agawam
Date: May 23, 1899
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Mrs. George N. Ahl and daughter of East Hartford is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Crouss.

1899 Marriage of Child
Willard Conrad CROUSS married 31 January 1899, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) to Edith Hannah BLAISDELL

1900 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Crouss, George, head, b. Jan 1834, Germany, age 66, year of immigration 1851, naturalized, farmer
Crouss, Augusta, wife, b. Jan 1841, Germany, age 59, married 44 years, mother of 9 children, 7 living, year of immigration 1851
Crouss, Raymond, grand-son, b. Feb 1893, Massachusetts, age 7, father b. MA, mother b. CT, at school
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1900 Marriage of Child
Anna Amelia CROUSS married 19 April 1900, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to George Washington EDWARDS

newspaper article
Agawam
Date: November 05, 1902
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Mr. and Mrs. George Ahl and family from East Hartford are at the home of Mrs. Ahl's father, George Crouss.

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Agawam
'Raymond Crouss of New Haven is spending some time at the home of his grandfather, George Crouss, who is also entertaining his daughter, Mrs. George Edwards of Pittsfield.'


Date: 1902-08-29
Paper: Springfield Republican


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1906 Death
Death source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 1 Page: 390
Born in Hildburg hausen, Germany
Son of unknown and Marie Schmidt
Informant: Mrs. J. G. Crouss, Agawam, MA

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Death
Name: John George Crouss
Death date: 19 Oct 1906
Death place: Agawam,,Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Race or color (expanded): White
Age in years: 72
Estimated birth year: 1834
Birthdate: 1834
Birthplace: Hildburghausen, Germany
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name:
Father's name:
Mother's name: Marie Schmidt
Film number: 2224966
Digital GS number: 4282904
Image number: 00398
Reference number: 390
Collection: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841 - 1915
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newspaper article
Date: September 27, 1906
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

'Mrs. Annie C. Edwards of Pittsfield is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Crouss...'


Date: October 10, 1906
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

'George Crouss, who has been in poor health for some time, is now confined to his bed. His daughter, Mrs George Ahl of East Hartford, is at home with her children.'

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Obituary
DEATH OF AGAWAM MAN
'The death of George Crouss took place yesterday afternoon at his home on the corner of Suffield and Silver streets in Agawam. Mr Crouss was a strong, robust man, and had enjoyed excellent health all his life until a few months ago, when he was stricken with paralysis. For the last few weeks he had been failing, and a second stroke ended his life. He was born in Hildburgausen, Ger., January 10, 1834. He came to New York in 1851, and afterward to Pittsfield, where he was united in marriage to Miss Augusta A. Vogel in 1856. The farm which he occupied was purchased 26 years ago, and Mr and Mrs Crouss had since been valued residents of Agawam. Mr Crouss was of a genial disposition, cordial in his friendships and upright and honorable in his business relations. He leaves, besides his widow, seven children - George Henry and Mrs Percy Fletcher of Springfield, Mrs George Ahl of East Hartford, Ct., Mrs George Edwards of Pittsfield, Willard C., Charles P. and Mrs Ward...Read MORE...