Emil Julius Moritz WEGE

Born

28 January 1801 , Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Died

3 July 1870 , Augusta, St Charles, Missouri, USA

Emil Julius Moritz married Meta GEFKEN abt. 1843 in Missouri, USA .
Meta GEFKEN was born 9 July 1824 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany . Meta died 23 December 1903 in Missouri, USA.

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Emil Julius Moritz was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1843.

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: First pastor of pioneer Holy Cross Lutheran Church northeast of Cole Camp, Missouri

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Emil Julius Moritz WEGE

Emil Julius Moritz WEGE married

Meta GEFKEN
Marriage date: abt. 1843
Marriage place: , Missouri, USA

Marriage notes:

Lake Creek, Benton, MO

Children:

Anna Amelia Wege (21 Jun 1844 - 26 Mar 1919)

Mary Wege (abt 1846 - )

Henry Wege (abt 1849 - )

Minnie Johanna Wege (23 Jan 1853 - 24 Jan 1915)

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Birth — 1801
28 January 1801
Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, 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)

1850 Williams, Benton, Missouri

Name: Moritz Wege
event: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Williams, Benton, Missouri, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
race (standardized):
birthPlace: Germany
estimated Birth Year: 1800
dwelling house number: 450
family number: 450
Line Number: 10
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 392
Film Number: 14872
Digital Folder Number: 004195942
Image Number: 00155
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Moritz Wege M 50 Germany
Meta Wege F 29 Germany
Emily Wege F 6 Missouri
Mary Wege F 4 Missouri
Henry Wege M 1 Missouri

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.