Carl Wilhelm Heinrich "Henry"  FEIGE

1860 Baptism
Carl Heinrich Feige, b. 24 May 1860, Pontoosuc Ave., Pittsfield, MA - baptised 1 July 1860. Parents are Wilhelm Feige and Auguste Teunert. Witnesses: Carl Traushke, Minna Traushke, Carl Vogel


The German Evangelical Lutheran church - In 1859, when the Protestant German population of Pittsfield was about 400, arrangements were made by a portion of them for devine service in their own language. These services were first held in private houses, and with occasional visits by clergymen from New York. But in April, 1859, Rev. Augustus Grotrain, a learned and able minister of Albany, accepted a call, and organized the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pittsfield. The town subsequently granted a pleasant site in the corner of First street burial-ground, where the church was erected, at a cost of $2,274.00 and which was dedicated September 14, 1865. There present pastor is Rev. John D. Hagar.

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1860 Birth
Henry Feidge, born May 24, 1860 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
father - Wm Feidge, factory hand, b. Germany
mother - Augusta Tenant, b. Germany

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1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
William Feige, 41, b. Germany, fact. op.
Augusta Feige, 41, b. Germany
Augusta Bachmann, 21, b. Germany, fact. op.
Augustus Bachmann, 26, b. Germany, fact. op.
Louisa Feige, 17, b. Germany, fact. op.
Ellen Feige, 17, b. Germany, fact. op.
Charles Feige, 16, b. Germany, fact. op.
Henry Feige, 5, b. MA
Chalres Aulick, 24, b. Germany, weaver
1865 Massachusetts Census
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30-May-1875 - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1882
Name: Henry Feige
Residence Year: 1882
Street Address: Onota
Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Occupation: Laborer
Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1882
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1887
Name: Henry Feige

City: North Adams

State: MA

Occupation: bottler

Year: 1887

Location 2: 28 East Brooklyn

Adams and North Adams, Massachusetts Directories, 1887, 1889-90, 1890-93
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North Adams, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1887
Name: Henry Feige
Residence Year: 1887
Street Address: 28 East Brooklyn
Residence Place: North Adams, Massachusetts
Occupation: Bottler
Publication Title: North Adams, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1887
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1890 Marriage / Partner
Carl Wilhelm Heinrich "Henry" FEIGE and Agnes Christine KOEPKE 7 October 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 30 years old.

1890
Feige, Henry
REGISTER OF VOTERS OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - 1890 WARD 6 REGISTER - Berkshire Genealogist, Volume 10, Number 1 - Winter 1989

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts - 1890
Pittsfield Directory 1890 - Ancestry.com - Page 64

Feige George, rem to Auburn, N. Y.
Feige Henry, emp Gimlich & White, bds 25 Onata
Feige William, emp Gimlich & White, h 25 Onata

1890 - Foot Race
Peter Teirney and Henry Feige, two heavyweights ran a foot race on Onota street Saturday for a purse of $5. The distance was 100 yards, and Tierney won by less that a foot in 10 3/ 4 seconds. Each man weighs about 200 pounds, and the time is doubted.

The Berkshire County Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Thurs., November 27, 1890

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts - 1891
Pittsfield Directory 1891 - Ancestry.com - Page 76

Feige Henry, emp Gimlich & White, h 35 John
Feige William, emp Gimlich & White, h 25 Onota

1891 Birth of Child
Unknown FEIGE was born 15 August 1891, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Carl Wilhelm Heinrich "Henry" was 31 years old.

June 16, 1892
Living in Pittsfield, Massachusetts at the time of his father's death, according to his estate records.

New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971
Cayuga Estate papers 1799-1905 box 390
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Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts - 1892
Pittsfield Directory 1892 - Ancestry.com - Page 80

Feige Augusta, widow William, bds 80 Onata
Feige Henry, emp Gimlich & White, h 80 Onata

1893 Birth of Child
Christine Emma FEIGE was born 21 May 1893, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Carl Wilhelm Heinrich "Henry" was 33 years old.

1896
Feige Henry, watchman Gimlich & White, h 223 Linden
1896 Pittsfield Directory (MA)
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1896 - Careless Shooting
A fire arm in the hands of somebody came very near causing trouble on River street Tuesday evening. The family of Henry Feige were in their house when suddenly a report was heard and a shot came tearing through the window and became imbedded in the wall. It is understood the person who did the firing was very indignant when asked to pay for the windows he brook. A complaint which would land him before the court was what is needed.

The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
July 2, 1896

1897
Henry Feige is attending the funeral of a relative at Auburn.

The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
August 16, 1897

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts - 1898
Pittsfield Directory 1898 - Ancestry.com - Page 84

Feige Henry, watchman Gimlich & White, h 10 John

1899 - Two Men Now Held Under Suspicion - They Tell Contradictory Stories
Henry Feige, watchman for Gimlich & white at their brewer on the corner of Columbus avenue and John street, was assaulted about 2:25 o'clock this morning by six men. An entrance was gained to the office, the object undoubtedly being to blow open the large safe. Feige's outcries were heard by the neighbors and the burglars fearing detection fled before securing any booty. Feige was of the opinion that six men were implicated in the assault, although not certain this number of men were there.

This morning the police made five arrests on suspicion, but only two, John Feeley of this city and Lyman Johnson of Lakeville, Conn., were held. These men were unable to give a good account of their travels during the night and will be kept at the station house for further examination. Feeley and Johnson were about the city during the evening spending some time at the St. Josephs band fair. Later in the evening they were seen on Wahconah street. They claim to have spent some time in the new...Read MORE...



The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
October 10, 1899

1900
Henry is age 39 (born May 1861 in MA), living in Pittsfield, MA. Living with him is his wife, Agnes, age 39 (b. Feb 1861 in Germany); daughter Christina, age 7 (b. May 1893 in MA); Christina Koepke, mother-in-law, age 76 (b. Aug 1823 in Germany). Henry is a night watchman.
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1902
Feige Henry, watchman Gimlich & White, h 102 Dewey av
1902 Pittsfield Directory
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1903
Feige Henry, watchman Gimlich & White, h 102 Dewey av
1903 Pittsfield Directory
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1903 - Fire In Brewery Barn
Stubborn Blaze Keeps Firemen Busy for Hours
Loss Will Be Fully $3000 - Great Crowd Out.

From Tuesday's Eagle.
By far the most serious conflagration with which the fire department has been forced to battle in several months, broke out last night shortly after 11 o'clock, in the large barn owned by the Berkshire Brewing association and located in the rear or the company's works on Columbus avenue.

For two hours the firemen valiantly fought the flames, but the large quantity of hay stored in the building had occasioned such a fierce blaze that before the department arrived, a goodly portion of the structure was consumed.

While the extent of the damage cannot be estimated at the present time, it is believed that the loss to the building will be about $2000 and the loss to the contents nearly $1000. The loss is fully covered by insurance through the J. M. Stevenson, F. F. Read and F. A. Cooley agencies.

The origin of the fire is a mystery, and while it is believed that the...Read MORE...


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The Berkshire County Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Wed., August 5, 1903

1904 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agnes Christine KOEPKE died 3 December 1904, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1905
Feige Henry, watchman Gimlich & White, h 102 Dewey av
1905 Pittsfield Directory
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1906
Henry Feige, night watchman at the brewery resumed his duties Wednesday evening after a week's illness.

The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
January 19, 1906

1910 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Henry is living as a hired farm hand at the age of 50 at the Willard Crouss home on Mill Street in Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts. Henry is widowed.
Crouss, Willard C., head, age 38, b. MA, parents b. Germany, dairy farmer
Crouss, Edith H, wife, age 35, b. MA, parents b. VT
Crouss, Anna B., daughter, age 9, b. MA
Crouss, Lucile S., daughter, age 1 5/ 12, b. MA

NOTE: A Willard C. Crouss is found in the 1896 Springfield, MA Directory: Crouss George H. & Co. (Geo. H. and Willard C. Crouss), mfrs and dealers tobacco and cigars and billiard and pool room 214 Main

NOTE: Willard C. Crouss was born in Pittsfield according to the death record of his son, Willard C. Crouss in Agawam in 1906. Willard's wife, Edith Blaisdell, was born in Agawam. According to Pittsfield birth records, Willard's parents were George Crousse and Augusta Vogel from Germany. Augusta Vogel was the daughter of Augusta Theinert Feige's sister, Johanna Theinert and her husband, Henry Vogel.
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1915
Feige, George W. electrician 110 Main, h 59 1/ 2 School (Webster, MA)

Feige Helen L, bookkeeper 110 Main bds 59 1/ 2 School

Feige Henry emp Joslin House Garage h do

Feige Willard, electrician 110 Main h Thompson Conn

The Webster, Dudley and Oxford Directory 1915
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1917 - Will
Page 274
Henry Feige, Webster, will, 1917, case 63203

Index to Worcester County, Massachusetts Probate Records

1917 Death
Source: Agawam Town Hall -- thanks Gail!

Henry Feige died April 6, 1917
Informant: W. C. Crouss

My note:
Henry Feige is found in Agawam in 1910 working as a farm hand for Willard C. Crouss, son of his cousin Augusta Vogel (Johanna's daughter). Henry was widowed at the time. Henry was 50 and Willard was 38. By 1915, Henry had gone to live in Webster, where his brother George was working as an electrician for one of his nephews. Henry's obit stated that when he died in Agawam, he was the guest of relatives. Sounds like he had returned to visit/ or stay with Willard C. Crouss and family.

1917
Death: Henry, April 6, 1916, died elsewhere, buried here (Transit Permit #217-1/ 2-1917)
PITTSFIELD DEATHS 1886 - 1941

Death
Feige, Henry, d. 06 Apr 1917, age 58, reference B-399
Mentions that he leaves a daughter, Christine, a sister, Mrs. Jacob Gimlich of Pittsfield, and a brother, George Feige of Webster.
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Death
Name: Henry Feige
Death Date: 1917
Death Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 1
Page Number: 380
Index Volume Number: 68

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Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Obituary
The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Saturday, April 7, 1917

HENRY FEIGE
Henry Feige, aged 58 years, of Agawam, a former resident of this city, died yesterday afternoon at the home of W. C. Cross in that town, after a short illness. Mr. Feige visited in this city one week a go. He was for a time employed as a watchman at the Berkshire Brewery on Columbus avenue. He is survived by a daughter, Christine, a brother, George Feige of Webster and one sister, Mrs. Jacob Gimlick of this city. the body was brought to this city this afternoon.

The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Clapp Mortuary chapel. Rev. W. L. Genzmer will officiate. Burial will be in the Pittsfield cemetery.


The Webster Times, Webster, Massachusetts
Thursday, April 12, 1917

'Henry Fiege, for a number of years employed at the Joslin House garage, died in Agawam, Friday as the result of shock, age 56 years. Mr. Fiege was the guest of relatives when stricken. He leaves a...Read MORE...