Friederike Bertha VOGEL

(b. 14 April 1843 , Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany d. 4 February 1910 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Friederike Bertha VOGEL was born 14 April 1843 in Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Friederike Bertha VOGEL was the child of Carl (Charles) August VOGEL and Johanne Caroline Friederike FRIEDRICH

Friederike Bertha was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1854.

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

Friederike Bertha married Henry GRAWE 2 July 1864 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Henry GRAWE was born 30 May 1836 in Greefswald, Prussia. Henry died 1 March 1907 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

Friederike Bertha VOGEL died 4 February 1910 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Friederike Bertha VOGEL married

Henry GRAWE-- Date: 2 July 1864 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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July 2, 1864
Pittsfield, MA
Henry Graver?, 28, shoemaker, b. Germany, son of Jacob and Mary
Bertie Vogel, 21, b. Germany, daughter of Charles

Children of Henry GRAWE and Friederike Bertha VOGEL:

Anna Christine Minne GRAWE (b.8 August 1865, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 February 1948, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. John Frederick KAHL 4 October 1886 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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1843 Birth
14 April 1843
Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

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

1860 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Chas Vogal, 54, b. abt 1806
Caroline Vogal, 50, b. abt 1810
Loisa Vogal, 18, b. abt 1842
Braither Vogal, 17, b. abt 1843
Anna Vogal, 10, b.abt 1850
Minne Traska, 20, b. abt 1840
Wm Traska, 30, b. abt 1830
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Marriage / Partner
Friederike Bertha VOGEL and Henry GRAWE 2 July 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 21 years old.

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Charles Vogel, 58, b. Prussia, tailor
Frederika Vogel, 55, b. Prussia
Louis Vogel, 24, b. Prussia
Bertha Grawe, 22, married, b. Prussia
Henry Grawe, 29, married, b. Prussia, shoemaker
Anna Vogel, 15, b. Prussia
Charles Wosenhouse, 47, b. Prussia, weaver
Tracot Watch, 45, b. Saxony, weaver
William Routwalt, 27, b. Saxony, weaver

1865 Massachusetts Census
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1865 Birth of Child
Anna Christine Minne GRAWE was born 8 August 1865, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Friederike Bertha was 22 years old.

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

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

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.

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

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
United States Census, 1880 for Bertha Grawe

name: Bertha Grawe
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1843
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Henery Grawe
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): 37 years
occupation: At Home
nara film number: T9-0521
page: 380
page character: A
entry number: 2245
film number: 1254521
Household Gender Age
spouse Henery Grawe M 45
Bertha Grawe F 37
child Hannah Grawe F 14
Louis Vogel M 39

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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)

1886 Marriage of Child
Anna Christine Minne GRAWE married 4 October 1886, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to John Frederick KAHL

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)

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)

1907 Death of Spouse/Partner
Henry GRAWE died 1 March 1907, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

Death
Name: Bertha Grawe
[Bertha Vogel]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1844
Birth Place: Lauban, Germany
Death Date: 4 Feb 1910
Death Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Death: 66
Father: Carl Vogel
Mother: Fredericka Fredericks

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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