William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) HOFFMAN

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16 April 1866 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

2 May 1929 , Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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Augustus HOFFMAN Wilhelmina "Minnie" KAISER

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Born: 16 April 1866 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Augustus HOFFMAN

Mother: Wilhelmina "Minnie" KAISER

Paternal grandparents: Georg David? HOFFMAN , Christina Alberrtine? STEINBRENNER?

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William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) married Julia MOODY 20 December 1888 in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Julia MOODY was born abt. 1865 in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA. Julia died abt. 1925

William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) HOFFMAN died 2 May 1929 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.
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William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) HOFFMAN married

Julia MOODY
Marriage date: 20 December 1888
Marriage place: South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Children of William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) HOFFMAN and Julia MOODY

Nellie May HOFFMAN

Born: July 1889, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1966,

Emma I HOFFMAN

Born: September 1890, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1976,

Henry Augustus HOFFMAN

Born: April 1892, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Louise HOFFMAN

Born: 13 June 1895, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1966,

Julia Ann HOFFMAN

Born: abt. 1897, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1961, Port Henry, Essex, New York, USA

William HOFFMAN

Born: May 1899, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Minnie HOFFMAN

Born: abt. 1904, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Esther Ella HOFFMAN

Born: 26 August 1907, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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1866 Birth

Name: William Hoffman
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 16 Apr 1866
BirthPlace: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Auguste Hoffman
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Mother's Name: Meni Keyser
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I10075-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1428037
Reference Number: v 186 p 61
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

1867 Baptism

Wilhelm Heinrich Hoffmann, son of August Hoffmann and Wilhelmine Kayser
Witnesses: Mrs Dittman, Mrs Vaunter, can't read the rest

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

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

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

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

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

1888 Marriage / Partner
William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) HOFFMAN and Julia MOODY 20 December 1888, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Birth of Child
Nellie May HOFFMAN was born July 1889, , Massachusetts, USA

William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 23 years old.

1890 Birth of Child
Emma I HOFFMAN was born September 1890, , Massachusetts, USA

William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Henry Augustus HOFFMAN was born April 1892, , Massachusetts, USA

William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 25 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Birth of Child
Louise HOFFMAN was born 13 June 1895, , Massachusetts, USA

William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 29 years old.

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.

1899 Birth of Child
William HOFFMAN was born May 1899, , Massachusetts, USA

William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 33 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

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)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

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 Birth of Child
Esther Ella HOFFMAN was born 26 August 1907, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

William Henry (Wilhelm Heinrich) was 41 years old.

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time