Rosa SCHMIDT (SMITH)

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abt. 1824 , Germany

Died

20 May 1890 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1824 in Germany

Father: Unknown

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Rosa married Henry KAISER 6 October 1855 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Henry KAISER was born abt. 1825 in Prussia (Germany).

Rosa SCHMIDT (SMITH) died 20 May 1890 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
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Rosa SCHMIDT (SMITH) married

Henry KAISER
Marriage date: 6 October 1855
Marriage place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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MASSACHUSETTS VITAL RECORDS, 1841-1910

SCHMIDT ROSA ADAMS 1855 VOL 87 PAGE 24 MARRIAGE

OCT 6, 1855 MARRIAGE IN ADAMS, BERKSHIRE, MA

HENRY KEYSER, AGE 30, LABORER, B. GERMANY, HIS FATHER NAMED JOHN

ROSA SCHMIDT AGE 31, B. GERMANY, PARENTS UNLISTED

MARRIED BY J. JAY DANA, CLERGYMAN, SO. ADAMS

FIRST MARRIAGE FOR BOTH

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Groom's Name Henry Keyser

Groom's Birth Date 1825

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Groom's Age 30

Bride's Name Rosa Schmidt

Bride's Birth Date 1824

Bride's Birthplace

Bride's Age 31

Marriage Date 06 Oct 1855

Marriage Place Adams, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name John Keyser

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number M01421-5

System Origin Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number 1433013

Reference Number 24

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First Congregational Church

42 Park Street, Adams, MA

(413) 743-1677

The Congregational Church at South Adams was organized January 1, 1840... Rev. Stillman Pratt... was dismissed June 14, 1848. On the 15h of the same month, Rev. J. Jay Dana was installed as pastor and still holds that relation. The number of memmber, January 1, 1854, was 40.

The First Congregational Church of South Adams was organized by Rev. Stillman Pratt, with two members, January 1, 1840, Mr. Pratt being also the first settled minister, installed in 1845. In 1843, the society erected a house of worship which did service until 1868, when the present handsome wood structure was erected, which will comfortably seat 600 persons, and is valued, including grounds, at $30,000.00, its original cost being $25,000.00. The society has about 300 members with Rev. Edward Hungerford, pastor. We quote from a copy of the New York Observer, of 1883, the following paragraph relative to this church, from the pen of S. E. Bridgeman...

First Congregational Church: This is the only wooden church in Adams still in use. Built in 1868, just after the Civil War, it holds a prominent spot on Park Street. The parish house and parsonage to the south of the church were built in 1895. Notice the brick and shingle construction. The Plunkett family was very active in this church and generously supported it for many decades.

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Children of Henry KAISER and Rosa SCHMIDT (SMITH)

Henry KAISER

Born: 16 August 1857, Florida, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 February 1943, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Jane MILLER 20 June 1878 Place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA

John KAISER

Born: 5 December 1858, Florida, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 January 1866, Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

Francis KAISER

Born: 10 August 1860, Savoy, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 January 1866, Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

Fred KAISER

Born: 6 December 1864, Savoy, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 January 1866, Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

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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)

1855 Marriage / Partner
Rosa SCHMIDT (SMITH) and Henry KAISER 6 October 1855, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
Henry KAISER was born 16 August 1857, Florida, Massachusetts, USA

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Birth of Child
John KAISER was born 5 December 1858, Florida, Massachusetts, USA

1860 - Savoy, Massachusetts
Name Henry Kyser
Residence , Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ward Savoy
Age 34 years
Estimated Birth Year 1826
Birthplace Germany
Gender Male
Page 38
Family Number 319
Film Number 803487
DGS Number 4231347
Image Number 00217
NARA Number M653

Name Roxana Kyser
Residence , Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ward Savoy
Age 33 years
Estimated Birth Year 1827
Birthplace Germany
Gender Female
Page 38
Family Number 319
Film Number 803487
DGS Number 4231347
Image Number 00217
NARA Number M653

Name Henry Kyser
Residence , Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ward Savoy
Age 3 years
Estimated Birth Year 1857
Birthplace Mass
Gender Male
Page 38
Family Number 319
Film Number 803487
DGS Number 4231347
Image Number 00217
NARA Number M653

Name John Kyser
Residence , Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ward Savoy
Age 1 year
Estimated Birth Year 1859
Birthplace Mass
Gender Male
Page 38
Family Number 319
Film Number 803487
DGS Number 4231347
Image Number 00217
NARA Number M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1860 Birth of Child
Francis KAISER was born 10 August 1860, Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Fred KAISER was born 6 December 1864, Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

1865 - Savoy, Massachusetts
Henry Keiser, 40, M, b. Germany, Farmer
Rosannah Keiser, 41, F, b. Germany
Henry Keiser Jr., 8, b. MA
John Keiser, 6, b. MA
Francis Keiser, 4, b. MA
Fred Keiser, 4 mos, b. MA
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1866 Death of Child
Fred KAISER died 6 January 1866, Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

1866 Death of Child
Francis KAISER died 11 January 1866, Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

1866 Death of Child
John KAISER died 12 January 1866, Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

1870 - Savoy, Massachusetts
Kiser, Henry, 47, farmer, b. Prussia, parents of foreign birth, cannot write
Kiser, Rosa, 46?, keeping house, b. Prussia, parents of foreign birth
Kiser, Henry, 12, at school, b. MA, parents of foreign birth
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Marriage of Child
Henry KAISER married 20 June 1878, Adams, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Jane MILLER

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Adams, Massachusetts
Name: Rosanna Keyser
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 57
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Servant
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Other
Birthplace: Germany
Birth Date: 1823
Spouse's Name:
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Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Switzerland
Page: 111
Page Letter: D
Entry Number: 4290
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0521
GS Film number: 1254521
Digital Folder Number: 004241687
Image Number: 00227
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Byron R. Myers M 26 Massachusetts, United States
Wife Almeda D. Myers F 26 New York, United States
Daughter Jennie R. Myers F 5 Massachusetts, United States
Son Ellsworth Myers M 4 Massachusetts, United States
Daughter Fannie B. Myers F 2 Massachusetts, United States
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

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

Death
Name: Rose Smith Kaiser
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 20 May 1890
Death Place: Adams, Massachusetts
Age: 74
Birth Date: 1816
Birthplace: Germany
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Birthplace: Germany
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Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06815-5
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 960243
Reference Number: p 28
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910

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ROSE SMITH KAISER D. MAY 20, 1890 IN ADAMS, MA. SHE WAS 74 YEARS, 2 MOS OLD. SHE DIED OF BRIGHT'S DISEASE. SHE WAS B. IN GERMANY. HER PARENTS ARE NOT LISTED.

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NOTE: Death record at Adams, MA town hall indicates all of the above. In addition, her parents are listed as 'Smith' born in Germany (no first names).
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