Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE

(b. 19 May 1812 , Prussia d. 5 December 1897 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE was born 19 May 1812 in Prussia

Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE was the child of ? and ?

Friedrich Adolph was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1866.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Friedrich Adolph married Cristeina (Christiane) STUPKE (JANKE) abt. 1848 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Cristeina (Christiane) STUPKE (JANKE) was born 7 August 1821 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). Cristeina (Christiane) died 1 May 1905 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE died 5 December 1897 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Family and Children of Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE

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Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE married

Cristeina (Christiane) STUPKE (JANKE)-- Date: abt. 1848 Place:

Children of Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE and Cristeina (Christiane) STUPKE (JANKE):

Charles KOEPKE (b.abt. 1848, , Prussia d. , )

Emma KOEPKE (b.August 1850, , Prussia d. abt. 1935, )
m. Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN 03 January 1871 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Herman J KOEPKE (b.12 October 1855, , Prussia d. 30 November 1935, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Babette Trautzer PFADENHAUER 20 April 1887 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Paul KOEPKE (b.18 November 1857, , Prussia d. 31 January 1942, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Elizabeth "Libbie" WHITE 10 April 1885 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Agnes Christine KOEPKE (b.abt. 1862, , Prussia d. 3 December 1904, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Carl Wilhelm Heinrich "Henry" FEIGE 7 October 1890 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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1812 Birth
19 May 1812
Prussia

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1850 Birth of Child
Emma KOEPKE was born August 1850, , Prussia (Germany)

Friedrich Adolph was 38 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Herman J KOEPKE was born 12 October 1855, , Prussia (Germany)

Friedrich Adolph was 43 years old.

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

1857 Birth of Child
Paul KOEPKE was born 18 November 1857, , Prussia (Germany)

Friedrich Adolph was 45 years old.

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Adolph Keopka
estimated birth year: 1805
gender: Male
age in 1870: 65y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Prussia
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
Adolph Keopka M 65y
Christiana Keopka F 54y
Charles Keopka M 22y
Herman Keopka M 15y
Paul Keopka M 13y
Agnes Keopka F 8y
Emma Keopka F 19y

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1871 Marriage of Child
Emma KOEPKE married 03 January 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Henry William (Wilhelm Heinrich) DITTMAN

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 Naturalization
Name: Adolph Koepke
Event Type: Naturalization
Event Date: Oct 29, 1878
Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence: Enfield
Age:
Birth Year: May 19, 1812
Birthplace: Germany
Affiliate Publication Title: Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906
Affiliate Publication Number: M1299
Affiliate Film Number: 80
GS Film number: 1429750
Digital Folder Number: 4639090
Image Number: 01180

'United States, New England Naturalization Index, 1791-1906,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VXRM-GV5 : accessed 25 Jul 2013), Adolph Koepke, 1878.
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1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Adolph KOEPKA, Self, M, Male, W, 76, PRUSSIA, Works Woolen Mill
Cristeina KOEPKA, Wife, M, Female, W, 65, PRUSSIA, Keeping House
Harmen KOEPKA, Son, S, Male, W, 23, PRUSSIA, Bar Keeper
Paul KOEPKA, Son, S, Male, W, 22, PRUSSIA, Works Woolen Mill
Agnes KOEPKA, Dau, S, Female, W, 17, PRUSSIA, Works Woolen Mill
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

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

1885 Marriage of Child
Paul KOEPKE married 10 April 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Elizabeth "Libbie" WHITE

1887 Marriage of Child
Herman J KOEPKE married 20 April 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Babette Trautzer PFADENHAUER

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

1890 Marriage of Child
Agnes Christine KOEPKE married 7 October 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Carl Wilhelm Heinrich "Henry" FEIGE

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

Death
Name: Karl F.A. Koepke
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 05 Dec 1897
Event Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Pittsfield, MA
Address:
Gender: Male
Age: 85
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Retired
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Germany
Birth Year (Estimated): 1812
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Burial Place: Pittsfield, MA
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Reference ID: v 472 p 119
GS Film number: 961521
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Digital Folder Number: 4225016
Image Number: 106

'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ NW72-LMG : accessed 25 Jul 2013), Karl F.A. Koepke, 1897.