George Henry CROUSS

(b. 8 May 1858 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 January 1908 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 49
Cause of Death: pneumonia

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George Henry CROUSS was born 8 May 1858 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

George Henry CROUSS was the child of Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" and Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL and the grandchild of: (maternal) Henry VOGEL and Johanna Christine THEUNERT

George Henry CROUSS died 11 January 1908 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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1858 Birth
8 May 1858
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

1858 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
8 May 1858
George H. Krausch, parents George and Augusta Krausch from Germany
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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

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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

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)

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

1896 Springfield, MA Directory
Crouss George H. & Co. (Geo. H. and Willard C. Crouss), mfrs and dealers tobacco and cigars and billiard and pool room 214 Main

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.

George Henry CROUSS - Geo. H. Crouss, Cigar Manufacturer

Geo. H. Crouss, Cigar Manufacturer

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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)

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1903
Name: George H Crouss
Residence Year: 1903
Street Address: 33 1/ 2 Bridge
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Cigar Mfr
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1903
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1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

Article mentioning him
Date: November 17, 1906
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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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)

newspaper article
Date: December 12, 1907
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Alderman Crouss Very Ill
Alderman George H. Crouss, the well-known cigar manufacturer, is critically ill with pneumonia in the Springfield hospital...

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1907
Name: George H Crouss
Residence Year: 1907
Street Address: 63 Vernon
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Cigar Mfr
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1907
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1908 Death
George H Crouss
January 11, 1908
Springfield, Massachusetts
single
age 49 years, 10 months, 3 days
cause of death - pneumonia, cardiac
residence - 63 Vernon street, Springfield
place of death - Springfield Hospital
place of burial - Agawam
occupation - cigar manufacturer
place of birth - Pittsfield
parents - John George Crouss and Augusta Vogel, both born in Germany

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Death
Residence at time of death: 63 Vernon Street, Springfield, MA
Single
Born in Pittsfield, MA
Son of John George Crouss and Augusta Vogel, both from Germany
Occupation: Cigar Manufacturer
Informant: Mrs. Augusta Crouss, Springfield, MA, 67 Avon? Pl
Place of Burial: Agawam, MA

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newspaper article about funeral
Date: January 16, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

newspaper article
Alderman Crouss Dying. Unconscious and Rapidly Sinking Early This Morning
Date: January 03, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

The condition of Alderman George H. Crouss, who is ill with pleuro-pneumonia at the Springfield hospital, has taken an alarming turn for the worse and it was...

newspaper article
Claims Partner's Interest. Nellie T. Sullivan Brings Bill in Equity an to Cigar Business of the Late Alderman George H. Crouss
Date: January 24, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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Crouss Estate Hearing. Evidence to Show That the Late Alderman Was Engaged to Marry Miss Nellie Sullivan Of
Date: February 07, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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newspaper article
Finding in Crouss Estate Case. Special Master Reports That Partnership Existed
Date: April 19, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Obituary
Date: January 12, 1908
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Death of Alderman Crouss
Representative from Ward 3 Dies of Pneumonia
George H. Crouss, alderman for ward 3 and a well-known cigar manufacturer, died at the Springfield hospital about 4 o’clock yesterday morning where he had been ill since December 10 with pleuro-pneumonia. It was feared from the first that he might not recover, but he seemed to hold his own through the various stages of the disease and was making slight progress toward recovery, when an alarming turn for the worse came a week ago Wednesday morning, and it was felt that the end was only a question of hours. Mrs. Crouss was fully conscious up to the time the turn came and was able to realized and appreciate the gift of a bunch of violets sent to him by the members of both boards of the city council on the occasion of their annual banquet. Mr. Crouss attended the meeting of the city council the Monday night before he was taken ill,...Read MORE...

1908 Death
Name: George H Crouss
Death Date: 11 Jan 1908
Death Place: Springfield,,Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: 1859
Birth Date: 1859
Birthplace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Spouse:
Father: John George Crouss
Mother: Augusta Vogel
Film Number: 2257412
Digital Folder Number: 4282953
Image Number: 01692
Reference Number: 500
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915