Augustus HOFFMAN

Born

27 August 1822 , Germany

Died

19 January 1881 , New York Mills, Oneida, New York, USA

Augustus married Wilhelmina "Minnie" KAISER . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Wilhelmina "Minnie" KAISER was born 18 January 1831 in Baden on the Rhine, Germany. Wilhelmina "Minnie" died 2 May 1875 in New York, USA.

Parents & Family of Augustus HOFFMAN

Parents of Augustus HOFFMAN

Father

Georg David? HOFFMAN

Mother

Christina Alberrtine? STEINBRENNER?

Grandparents of Augustus HOFFMAN

Paternal grandparents

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Maternal grandparents

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Augustus was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1852.

Immigration to the United States: A Genealogist’s Perspective

Born in Nassau, Germany
Brother of William Hoffman
Both arrived in New York on January 31, 1852

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Augustus HOFFMAN

Augustus HOFFMAN married

Wilhelmina "Minnie" KAISER
Marriage place:

Children of Augustus HOFFMAN and Wilhelmina "Minnie" KAISER

Louisa Elilza "Lizzie" HOFFMAN

Born: abt. 1851, , Germany
Died: ,

Kossuth "John" HOFFMAN

Born: 15 June 1855, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Elvira "Elizabeth" HOFFMAN

Born: 19 January 1858, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Julie Marie "Mary" HOFFMAN

Born: 6 November 1860, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Augustus HOFFMAN

Born: 15 October 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 August 1923, Yorkville, Oneida County, New York, USA

Married: Mary B STRAUSS 1888

John August HOFFMAN

Born: 15 September 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) HOFFMAN

Born: 16 April 1866, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 May 1929, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Julia MOODY 20 December 1888 Place: South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Wilhelmina "Minnie" HOFFMAN

Born: 22 April 1869, New York Mills, Oneida, New York, USA
Died: 27 November 1956, Whitestown, New York, USA

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Birth — 1822
27 August 1822
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)

1855 Birth of Child
Kossuth "John" HOFFMAN was born 15 June 1855, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 32 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Elvira "Elizabeth" HOFFMAN was born 19 January 1858, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 35 years old.

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

1860 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Augustus Hoffman
Residence: , Berkshire, Massachusetts
ward: Pittzfield
Age: 37 years
estimated Birth Year: 1823
birthPlace: Nassau
Gender: Male
pAge: 236
family number: 1848
Film Number: 803488
dgs number: 4231348
Image Number: 00241
nara number: M653

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1860 Birth of Child
Julie Marie "Mary" HOFFMAN was born 6 November 1860, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 38 years old.

1861 Naturalization

New England, Petitions fo...Naturalization, 1787-1931
Massachusetts Berkshire County, Superior Court
Copies of petitions and n...4 vol 1861-1864 p 1-104 A
February 4, 1861
Page 13 of 208

Source / record details
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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1863 - U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

Name: Augustus Hoffman
Residence: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Congressional District: 10th
Age on 1 July 1863: 42
Race: White
Profession, Occupation or Trade: Laborer
Place of Birth: Germany
Remarks:

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); ARC Identifier: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 3 of 4.

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1863 Birth of Child
Augustus HOFFMAN was born 15 October 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 41 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
John August HOFFMAN was born 15 September 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 42 years old.

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

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Christopher Hoffman, 43, m, b. Germany, laborer
Minnie Hoffman, 32, f, b. Germany
Rosetta Hoffman, 14, f, b. Germany
John Hoffman, 9, m, b. MA
Elizabeth Hoffman, 7, f, b. MA
Mary Hoffman, 4, f, b. MA
Augustus Hoffman, 1, m, b. MA

Source / record details
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1866 Birth of Child
William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) HOFFMAN was born 16 April 1866, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Augustus was 43 years old.

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

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

1869 Birth of Child
Wilhelmina "Minnie" HOFFMAN was born 22 April 1869, New York Mills, Oneida, New York, USA

Augustus was 46 years old.

1870 Is this them?

Berkshire County, MA
Augustus Hoffman, b. 1823
Maria, b. 1831
Eliza, b. 1851
John, b. 1856
Elisabeth, b. 1858

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data