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August
BERGMANN
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abt. 1838
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Germany
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Born: abt. 1838 in Germany
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August was an immigrant, arriving by 1850.
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August married Augusta Amalie FEIGE 8 November 1863 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Augusta Amalie FEIGE was born April 1844 in Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany . Augusta Amalie died 12 March 1908 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Augusta Amalie was the child of Friedrich Wilhelm ("William") FEIGE and Augusta Amalie THEUNERT.
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Son of Charles Bergmann and Caroline ?
NOTE: It is possible that he died in MA or CT somewhere after 1871 and before 1879
Not found in Pittsfield Death Records from 1870-1879
Is he the guy in the May 19, 1899 suicide article? It doesn't seem likely.
Son of Charles Bergmann and Caroline ?
NOTE: It is possible that he died in MA or CT somewhere after 1871 and before 1879
Not found in Pittsfield Death Records from 1870-1879
Is he the guy in the May 19, 1899 suicide article? It doesn't seem likely.
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August BERGMANN married 
Augusta Amalie FEIGE
Marriage date: 8 November 1863
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Augusta Amalie FEIGE was the child of Friedrich Wilhelm ("William") FEIGE and Augusta Amalie THEUNERT
Augusta Amalie FEIGEMarriage date: 8 November 1863
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Augusta Amalie FEIGE was the child of Friedrich Wilhelm ("William") FEIGE and Augusta Amalie THEUNERT
Marriage notes:
Pittsfield Marriage Records 1761-1939 found at the Berkshire Anthenaeum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Feige, Augusta 19 yrs 1st M
Pittsfield b. Germany
daughter of William + Auguste
Nov 8, 1863 by A Grotrian, G Pittsfield
Beegamann, August
Pittsfield
V2 P106 DB 5-15-82
Groom's Name: August Bergmann
Groom's Birth Date: 1838
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Groom's Age: 25
Bride's Name: Auguste Feige
Bride's Birth Date: 1844
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Bride's Age: 19
Marriage Date: 08 Nov 1863
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Charles
Groom's Mother's Name: Caroline
Bride's Father's Name: William
Bride's Mother's Name: Auguste
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01464-4
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1433020
Reference Number: 56
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Source: familysearch.org
Children of August BERGMANN and Augusta Amalie FEIGE
Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN
Born: 2 July 1866, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 December 1953, Needham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 December 1953, Needham, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Bertha May PERRY 10 October 1892 Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Marion Pamelia SPRAGUE 1939 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Ella "Ellen" Ernestine BERGMANN
Married: Edward Joseph WALSH 10 November 1890 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Caroline "Carrie" Johanne BERGMANN
Born: 20 April 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 October 1938, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 October 1938, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Walter COOK 13 February 1895 Place: Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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1863 Marriage / PartnerAugust BERGMANN and Augusta Amalie FEIGE 8 November 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
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
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
1866 Birth of ChildCarl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN was born 2 July 1866, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
1868 Birth of ChildElla "Ellen" Ernestine BERGMANN was born 6 September 1868, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Augustus Bergman, 31, cigar maker, b. Saxony, cannot read, cannot write, cannot vote
NOTE: In the 1870 U.S. Census, the last column (Column 20) was used to record whether a male citizen aged 21 or older had their right to vote denied or abridged on grounds other than participation in rebellion or crime. This column was designed to fulfill a requirement of the 14th Amendment.
Augusta F. Bergman, 26, keeping house, b. Prussia
Charles Bergman, 4, b. MA
Ellen Bergman, 1, b. MA
Caroline Bergman, 2/ 12, b. MA
NOTE: In the 1870 U.S. Census, the last column (Column 20) was used to record whether a male citizen aged 21 or older had their right to vote denied or abridged on grounds other than participation in rebellion or crime. This column was designed to fulfill a requirement of the 14th Amendment.
Augusta F. Bergman, 26, keeping house, b. Prussia
Charles Bergman, 4, b. MA
Ellen Bergman, 1, b. MA
Caroline Bergman, 2/ 12, b. MA
1870 Birth of ChildCaroline "Carrie" Johanne BERGMANN was born 20 April 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)
1871 Witness to Baptism
1871 - Baptism ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923
Wilhelm Albert Theunert
b. 15 Aug 1870
baptised 28 May 1871
parents: Carl August Theunert from Marklissa
Johnanne Ernest Walter
witnesses:
August Bergmann
Charles Feige
Lissie Freschi
Wilhelm Albert Theunert
b. 15 Aug 1870
baptised 28 May 1871
parents: Carl August Theunert from Marklissa
Johnanne Ernest Walter
witnesses:
August Bergmann
Charles Feige
Lissie Freschi
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Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934
Name: August J. Bergman
Gender: Unknown
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burial Place: Norwich
Death Date: 1875
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indexing project (batch) number: B03216-5
system origin: Connecticut-EASy
source Film Number: 3089
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Name: August J. Bergman
Gender: Unknown
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burial Place: Norwich
Death Date: 1875
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indexing project (batch) number: B03216-5
system origin: Connecticut-EASy
source Film Number: 3089
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1880 What are the odds?
19th Ward, New York, New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York
August BERGMANN Self M Male W 42 SAX Cigar Packer SAX SAX
Caroline GERGMANN Wife M Female W 32 BAD Keeping House BAD BAD
August BERGMANN Self M Male W 42 SAX Cigar Packer SAX SAX
Caroline GERGMANN Wife M Female W 32 BAD Keeping House BAD BAD
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Business Directory of Berkshire County, Massachusetts 1884-85 by Hamilton Child
Adams
Bergmann, August, weaver, emp. of B. F. Phillips & Son, h Maple Grove
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Bergmann, August, weaver, emp. of B. F. Phillips & Son, h Maple Grove
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Date: May 19, 1899
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Boston Journal
'Adams, Mass - May 12 - August Bergmann, a well-known German resident of this town, shot and killed himself about noon today. Mr. Bergmann had been despondent for some time because of inability to find work and for several days had been acting strangely. He was absent from dinner this noon and his family became alarmed. his son went looking for him on a hillside toward which the man was seen going earlier in the day, and found his father's body with a bullet hole in his head. Bergman leaves a widow and four children, who reside on Willow Street.'
Adams
August Bergman Commits Suicide
'August Bergman, 55, committed suicide yesterday by shooting himself through the head. The cause was despondency. Mr Bergman left his home on Willow street before noon, and when he failed to appear at dinner time, his son went to look for him and found him dead by the side of a log at the quarry in the rear of Adams Bros' mill,
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Boston Journal
'Adams, Mass - May 12 - August Bergmann, a well-known German resident of this town, shot and killed himself about noon today. Mr. Bergmann had been despondent for some time because of inability to find work and for several days had been acting strangely. He was absent from dinner this noon and his family became alarmed. his son went looking for him on a hillside toward which the man was seen going earlier in the day, and found his father's body with a bullet hole in his head. Bergman leaves a widow and four children, who reside on Willow Street.'
Adams
August Bergman Commits Suicide
'August Bergman, 55, committed suicide yesterday by shooting himself through the head. The cause was despondency. Mr Bergman left his home on Willow street before noon, and when he failed to appear at dinner time, his son went to look for him and found him dead by the side of a log at the quarry in the rear of Adams Bros' mill,
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