Agnes Caroline KOEPKE

(b. 5 April 1888 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 August 1947 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Agnes Caroline KOEPKE was born 5 April 1888 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Agnes Caroline KOEPKE was the child of Herman J KOEPKE and Babette Trautzer PFADENHAUER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Friedrich Adolph KOEPKE and Cristeina (Christiane) STUPKE (JANKE)

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Agnes Caroline married Martin David MARCH 20 May 1912 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Martin David MARCH was born 14 December 1882 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Martin David was the child of William H MARCH and Ellen CLAUSON.

Agnes Caroline KOEPKE died 14 August 1947 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Agnes Caroline KOEPKE married

Martin David MARCH-- Date: 20 May 1912 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Martin David MARCH was the child of William H MARCH and Ellen CLAUSON

Name: Martin David March
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 May 1912
Event Place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 29
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Birth Date: 1883
Birthplace: Pittsfield, ,
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Registration Place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Father's Name: William March
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Mother's Name: Helen Clossen
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Spouse's Name: Agnes Caroline Koepke
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Spouse's Father's Name: Herman Koepke
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Spouse's Mother's Name: Babetta Pfadenhauer
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Certificate Number: 15585
GS Film number: 2409942
Digital Folder Number: 4329367
Image Number: 00842
Number of Images: 1

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 25 Jul 2013), Martin David March and Agnes Caroline Koepke, 1912.

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1888 Birth
5 April 1888
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

1888
Name: Agnes Caroline Koepke
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 05 Apr 1888
Birthplace: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Herman J.
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Babetta Pfadenhauer
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00451-8
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
GS Film number: 234543
Reference ID:

'Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FZPY-NFJ : accessed 25 Jul 2013), Agnes Caroline Koepke, 05 Apr 1888.
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1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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, Massachusetts
Name: Agnes C Koepper
Age: 12
Birth Date: Apr 1888
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Pittsfield Ward 2, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ward of City: 2 Part Of
Street: Lincoln Street
House Number: 147
Sheet Number: 18
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 309
Family Number: 349
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Herman J Koepper
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's name: Babette Koepper
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: At School
Attended School: 9
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Herman J Koepper 44
Babette Koepper 33
Agnes C Koepper 12
Bertha L Koepper 1

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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: Agnes Koepke
Event Place: Pittsfield Ward 6, 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: 295
Page: 15
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF Herman J Koepke M 55y Germany
WIFE Barvette Koepke F 42y Germany
DAU Agnes Koepke F 22y Massachusetts
DAU Perda Koepke F 11y Massachusetts
Caroline Fatenhauer F 66y Germany
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 Marriage / Partner
Agnes Caroline KOEPKE and Martin David MARCH 20 May 1912, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 24 years old.

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: Agnes March
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Pittsfield Ward 5, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: 68
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Household ID: 153
Line Number: 25
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: 00900
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Martin March M 37 Massachusetts
Wife Agnes March F 31 Massachusetts
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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: Agness March
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 6, Pittsfield, Pittsfield City, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 51
Marital Status: Widowed
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 2-119
Family Number: 118
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Line Number: 30
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 1570
Digital Folder Number: 005460842
Image Number: 00310
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Babetta Koehke F 73 Germany
Daughter Agness March F 51 Massachusetts
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

Obituary
Mrs Agnes C March, 59, widow of Martin D March, of 32 Holmes Road, died early this morning at the House of Mercy, where she had been a patient since June 20.

A native and life-long resident of Pittsfield, Mrs March was born April 5, 1888, daughter of Babetta Pfadenhauer Koepke and the late Herman J Koepke. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and belonged to the Ladies' Aid Society. For many years Mrs March had been employed as a sewer by the Wayandotte Worsted Company.

Survivors are her mother; one sister, Mrs Ronald C Allen and a nephew, Ronald C Allen, Jr. all of Pittsfield.

The body rests at the Wellington Funeral Home, where members of the family will meet friends tonight and tomorrow evening from 7 to 9 and tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 4.

The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
August 14, 1947