Frances Ida KOEPKE

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4 March 1893 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

7 July 1949 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 4 March 1893 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Paul KOEPKE

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Elizabeth "Libbie" WHITE

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Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE Cristeina (Christiane) STUPKE (JANKE)

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Conrad WHITE Annie Elizabeth LANG

Frances Ida KOEPKE died 7 July 1949 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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1893

Name: Frances Ida Koepka
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
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Birth Date: 04 Mar 1893
BirthPlace: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Death Date:
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Race:
Father's Name: Paul
Father's BirthPlace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth White
Mother's BirthPlace:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02006-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
GS Film Number: 1902437
Reference ID:

'Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FCXD-37S : accessed 25 Jul 2013), Frances Ida Koepka, 04 Mar 1893.

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Birth — 1893
4 March 1893
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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.

1900 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Francis I Koepke
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 67 Pittsfield city Ward 2, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Birth Date: Mar 1893
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
PAge: 8
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 160
Reference ID: 4
GS Film Number: 1240633
Digital Folder Number: 004113818
Image Number: 00057
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Paul Koepke M 43 Germany
Wife Elizabeth Koepke F 39 Germany
Son Frederick A Koepke M 14 Massachusetts
Daughter Francis I Koepke F 7 Massachusetts
Son John H A Koepke M 5 Massachusetts

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Frances I Koepke
Event Place: Pittsfield Ward 2, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Immigration Year:
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Household ID: 15
PAge: 1
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Paul Koepke M 52y Germany
WIFE Elizabeth Koepke F 49y Germany
DAU Frances I Koepke F 17y Massachusetts
DAU Dorothy E Koepke F 7y Massachusetts

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: F Ida Koepke
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Pittsfield Ward 2, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 55
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1895
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Sheet Number and Letter: 1A
Household ID: 11
Line Number: 46
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film Number: 1820680
Digital Folder Number: 004301046
Image Number: 00466
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Paul Koepke M 62 Germany
Wife Elizabeth Koepke F 58 Germany
Daughter F Ida Koepke F 25 Massachusetts
Daughter Dorothy E Koepke F 17

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Frances I Koepke
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 0063
Gender: Female
Age: 37
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Household ID: 29
Line Number: 94
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 885
GS Film Number: 2340620
Digital Folder Number: 004606982
Image Number: 00200
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Paul Koepke M 72 Germany
Wife Elizabeth W Koepke F 69 Germany
Daughter Frances I Koepke F 37 Massachusetts
Daughter Dorothy E Koepke F 27 Massachusetts

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Frances Koepka
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 5, Pittsfield, Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Marital Status: Single
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 2-108
Family Number: 15
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 52
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1570
Digital Folder Number: 005460842
Image Number: 00005
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Paul Koepka M 82 Germany
Wife Elizabeth Koepka F 79 Germany
Daughter Frances Koepka F 46 Massachusetts
Daughter Dorothy Koepka F 36 Massachusetts

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

Death

Name: Frances Ida Koepke
Death Date: 1949
Death Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 77
Page Number: 197
Index Volume Number: 109
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.109

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
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.

Obituary

Pittsfield Berkshire Evening Eagle / Friday, July 08, 1949 / Page-7

Miss Frances I. Koepke

Miss Frances Ida Koepke, 56 of 39 Allendale Road, died last night at her home after a long illness.

A native and life-long resident of Pittsfield, Miss Koepke was born March 4, 1893, daughter of Paul Koepke and Elizabeth White Koepke. For many years she was employed as a secretary by the Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Company and because of ill health retired March 5, 1947. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church.

A sister, Miss Dorothy E. Koepke, is the only survivor.

A prayer service will be conducted at the home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 followed at 3 with services at Zion Lutheran Church. Rev. Henry B. Dickert D. D., pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Pittsfield Cemetery.

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