Frederick Wilhelm BLESSING

Born

10 October 1877 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

21 April 1899 , Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Parents of Frederick Wilhelm BLESSING

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Frederick August "Gus" BLESSING

Mother

Amelia S "Mame" PAHL (POHL)

Grandparents of Frederick Wilhelm BLESSING

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Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING) Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT

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Recorded occupation: clerk

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1877 Baptism

Blessing, Friedrich Wilhelm, son of Friedrich Wilhelm Blessing and Emilie Henriette Pahl

b. 10 Oct 1877
baptised 10 Dec 1877

witnesses: Heinrich Blessing, Victoria Rudof, Anna Frey

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ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923

1877 Birth

Fred Blessing, b. 10 Oct 1877, Pittsfield, MA
Father: Fred, weaver, b. Pittsfield
Mother: Emily, b. Germany

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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors

1877 Birth

Name: Fred Blessing
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 10 Oct 1877
BirthPlace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Fred Blessing
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Mother's Name: Emily
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05399-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1428169
Reference Number: item 2 p 60
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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

1880 Passaic, Passaic, New Jersey

Name Fred Blessing
Residence Passaic, Passaic, New Jersey
Birthdate 1878
Birthplace Massachusetts, United States
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Spouse's Birthplace
Father's Name Fred Blessing
Father's Birthplace Massachusetts, United States
Mother's Name Amelia Blessing
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Race or Color (Expanded) White
Ethnicity (Standardized) American
Gender Male
Martial Status Single
Age (Expanded) 2 years
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NARA Film Number T9-0794
Page 296
Page Character C
Entry Number 4484
Film number 1254794
Household Gender Age
Parent Fred Blessing M 24
Parent Amelia Blessing F 23
Fred Blessing M 2
Charles Blessing M 1M

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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.

Death

Surname Given Name Age Month Day Year Certificate
Number County Born FHL roll number
Blessing Frederick W 21 y Apr 21 1899 6785 (1899) Kings 1877 - 1878 1324015

Name: Frederick W Blessing
Birth Year: abt 1878
Age: 21
Death Date: 21 Apr 1899
Death Place: Kings, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 6785

Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Index to New York City Deaths 1862-1948. Indices prepared by the Italian Genealogical Group and the German Genealogy Group, and used with permission of the New York City Department of Records/ Municipal Archives.

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Grave

The Evergreens Cemetery
Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

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Death

Name: Frederick W. Blessing
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 21 Apr 1899
Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Address: 70 Park Ave.
Residence Place: New York City, New York, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Occupation: clerk
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
BirthPlace: U.S.
Burial Date: 23 Apr 1899
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Cemetery: Evergreen
Father's Name: Frederick A. Blessing
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Father's BirthPlace: U.S.
Mother's Name: Amelia Blessing
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Reference ID: cn 6785
GS Film Number: 1324015
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Obituary

DEATHS REPORTED APRIL 23
BROOKLYN
BLESSING F.W., 70 Park Av., age 21, date of death April 21, 1899

The New York Times
New York, New York
April 24, 1899

FINAL RESTING PLACE