Dorothea DIEGEL

(b. 12 December 1849 , Hessen, Germany d. 3 February 1929 , Detroit, Michigan, USA )

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Dorothea DIEGEL was born 12 December 1849 in Hessen, Germany

Dorothea DIEGEL was the child of ? and ?

Dorothea was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1875.

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Dorothea married George John HOFSOMMER 12 December 1871 in Detroit, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
George John HOFSOMMER was born 29 June 1847 in Hessen, Germany. George John died 13 March 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Dorothea DIEGEL died 3 February 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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Dorothea DIEGEL married

George John HOFSOMMER-- Date: 12 December 1871 Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Name: Johann G. Hofsommer
Birth Date: 1847
Birthplace: Germany
Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Dorothea Diegel
Spouse's Birth Date: 1849
Spouse's Birthplace: Germany
Spouse's Age: 22
Event Date: 12 Dec 1871
Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Race: White
Spouse's Race: White

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01133-8
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1377622
Reference ID: p304ln4316

"Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch.org : 10 February 2018), Johann G. Hofsommer and Dorothea Diegel, 12 Dec 1871; citing reference p304ln4316; FHL microfilm 1,377,622.

Children of George John HOFSOMMER and Dorothea DIEGEL:

Lizzie HOFSOMMER (b.abt. 1873, , Michigan, USA d. , )

Helena HOFSOMMER (b.30 January 1875, Detroit, Michigan, USA d. 21 June 1956, Detroit, Michigan, USA)
m. Alexander TARTE 19 February 1892 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
m. Cecil Gwynne COLLACOTT 22 September 1924 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
m. George Edward MCCOMBE 9 November 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Mary HOFSOMMER (b.abt. 1877, , Michigan, USA d. , )

George HOFSOMMER (b.27 August 1881, Detroit, Michigan, USA d. , )

Clara HOFSOMMER (b.abt. 1890, , Michigan, USA d. , )

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1849 Birth
12 December 1849
Hessen, Germany

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

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.

1871 Marriage / Partner
Dorothea DIEGEL and George John HOFSOMMER 12 December 1871, Detroit, Michigan, USA

She was 22 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Helena HOFSOMMER was born 30 January 1875, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Dorothea was 25 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.

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

1880 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
name: Thorothea Hofsommer
residence: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
birthdate: 1850
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: George Hofsommer
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): 30 years
occupation: Keeping House
nara film number: T9-0613
page: 410
page character: D
entry number: 594
film number: 1254613
Household Gender Age
spouse George Hofsommer M 32
Thorothea Hofsommer F 30
child Lizzi Hofsommer F 7
child Lena Hofsommer F 6
child Mary Hofsommer F 3

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 Birth of Child
George HOFSOMMER was born 27 August 1881, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Dorothea was 31 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

1892 Marriage of Child
Helena HOFSOMMER married 19 February 1892, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Alexander TARTE

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)

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

1910 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan
name: Dora Hofsommer
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year: 1870
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
family number: 120
page number: 6
Household Gender Age
spouse George J Hofsommer M 62y
Dora Hofsommer F 60y
child Clara Hofsommer F 20y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 Wayne County, Michigan
name: Dora Hofsommer
residence: , Wayne, Michigan
estimated birth year: 1850
age: 70
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820819
digital folder number: 4311657
image number: 00937
sheet number: 5
Household Gender Age
spouse George Hofsommer M 72y
Dora Hofsommer F 70y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1924 Marriage of Child
Helena HOFSOMMER married 22 September 1924, Detroit, Michigan, USA to Cecil Gwynne COLLACOTT

1925 Marriage of Child
Helena HOFSOMMER married 9 November 1925, Detroit, Michigan, USA to George Edward MCCOMBE

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

Death
Name: Dora Hofsommer
[Dora Diegel]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Death Age: 79
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1849
Birth Place: Germany
Death Date: 2 Feb 1929
Death Place: Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Father: George Diegel
File Number: 000526

Ancestry.com. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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