Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN

Born

2 July 1866 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

11 December 1953 , Needham, Massachusetts, USA

Carl "Charles" Wilhelm married Bertha May PERRY 10 October 1892 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bertha May PERRY was born 23 February 1867 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Bertha May died 15 April 1936 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Bertha May was the child of Elisha Fairbanks PERRY and Mary Jane RANDALL .

Carl "Charles" Wilhelm married Marion Pamelia SPRAGUE abt. 1939 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA .
Marion Pamelia SPRAGUE was born 6 February 1884 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA . Marion Pamelia died January 1963 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA . Marion Pamelia was the child of Charles Joseph SPRAGUE and Marion Frances TUCKER .

Parents & Family of Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN

Parents of Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN

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August BERGMANN

Mother

Augusta Amalie FEIGE

Grandparents of Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN

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Friedrich Wilhelm ("William") FEIGE Augusta Amalie THEUNERT

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN

Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN married

Bertha May PERRY
Marriage date: 10 October 1892
Marriage place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Bertha May PERRY was the child of Elisha Fairbanks PERRY and Mary Jane RANDALL

Marriage notes:

He was 26, living in Webster, MA. She was 25, living in Worcester, MA. He was a jeweler, b. Pittsfield, MA; son of Augustus and Augusta. She was b. Worcester, MA; daughter of Elisha and Mary.

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Charles W. Bergmann

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bride's name: Bertha M. Perry

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marriage date: 10 Oct 1892

marriage place: Webster, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: Augustus

groom's mother's name: Augusta

bride's father's name: Elisha

bride's mother's name: Mary

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indexing project (batch) number: M01640-0

system origin: Massachusetts-ODM

source film number: 1651235

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Children of Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN and Bertha May PERRY

Olive M BERGMANN

Born: 31 May 1896, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 August 1901, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN married

Marion Pamelia SPRAGUE
Marriage date: abt. 1939
Marriage place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
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Marion Pamelia SPRAGUE was the child of Charles Joseph SPRAGUE and Marion Frances TUCKER

Marriage notes:

Bergmann, Charles W., Webster, 1939, Volume 93, Page 442

Baker, Marion Sprague, 1939, Volume 93, Page 442

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [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 Marriages [1916–1970]. Volumes 76–166, 192– 207. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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1866 Baptism

Bergmann, Carl Wilhelm

b. 2 Jun 1866
baptised 11 Nov 1866

Witnesses: Wm Feige, Emila Feige, Jacob Gimlich

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ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923

1866 Birth

Name Charles Bergmann
Gender Male
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Birth Date 02 Jul 1866
Birthplace Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Father's Name Auguste
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Mother's Name Augusta Feige
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number I10077-5
System Origin Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number 1428037
Reference Number 64
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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

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

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Augustus Bergman, 31, cigar maker, b. Saxony
Augusta F. Bergman, 26, keeping house, b. Prussia
Charles Bergman, 4, b. MA
Ellen Bergman, 1, b. MA
Caroline Bergman, 2/ 12, b. MA

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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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

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

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

John Timmerman, 30, works in woolen mill, b. Saxon, parents b. Saxon
Augusta, 36, wife, keeping house, b. Prussia, parents b. Prussia
Charles, 14, son, works in woolen mill, b. CT
Elen, 12, daughter, at school, b. CT
Carrie, 10, daughter, at school, b. CT
Anne, daughter, 2
Henry, 4/ 12 (b. Feb), b. CT

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN - September 17, 1890

September 17, 1890

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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

1892 Marriage / Partner
Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN and Bertha May PERRY 10 October 1892, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

He was 26 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1896 Birth of Child
Olive M BERGMANN was born 31 May 1896, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Carl "Charles" Wilhelm was 29 years old.

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.

Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1899

Name: Charles W Bergmann
Residence Year: 1899
Street Address: 80 1/ 2 Main
Residence Place: Webster, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1899
bicycles and electrical supplies

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1900 High St., Webster, MA

Charles W. Bergmann, b. July 1866, MA, age 33, bicycle dealer
Bertha M. Bergmann, wife, b. Feb 1867, MA, age 33
Olive M. Bergmann, daughter, b. May 1896, MA, age 4
Augusta Timmerman, mother, b. Apr 1844, Germany, age 56, mother of 8 children (6 still living), year of immigration 1852, can read, write and speak English

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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 Death of Child
Olive M BERGMANN died 25 August 1901, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Carl "Charles" Wilhelm was 35 years old.

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

Electrical Supplies - Bergmann, Charles W., 110 Main
Bergmann, Charles W., hardware bicycles and electrical supplies 110 Main, h 79 High

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1907-1908 Webster, Dudley and Oxford, Massachusetts City Directory

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 High Street, Webster, Massachusetts

Bergmann, Charles, head, age 43, married 16 years, b. NY, parents b. England, electrical contractor

Bergmann, Jane, wife, married 16 years,mother of 2 children, 0 living, b. England, parents b. England, year of immigration 1881

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1912

Bergmann, Charles W. hardware bicycles and electrical contracting and supplies 108-110 Main and Prop Webster Garage River Court h 95 School

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The Webster, Dudley and Oxford Directory 1912

Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN - 1912 Ad.

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The Webster, Dudley and Oxford Directory 1912

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

Electrical Contractor - Bergmann, Charles W. 108-110 Main
Bergmann, Charles W., hardware bicycles and electrical contracting and supplies 108-110 Main, h 95 School

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The Webster, Dudley and Oxford Directory 1915

Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN - 1915 Ad.

1915 Ad.

The Webster, Dudley and Oxford Directory 1915

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

Laws Relating to Licensing of Electricians and List of Electricians Registered by the Massachusetts State Examiners of Electricians as of Record (1918)

'Bergmann, Chas. W. 218 Main St., Webster, License No. 344'

Title Laws relating to licensing of electricians and list of electricians registered by the Massachusetts State Examiners of Electricians as of record ...
Author Massachusetts. State Examiners of Electricians
Publisher State Examiners of Electricians, 1918
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Apr 18, 2006
Page 16

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 School St., Webster, Massachusetts

Bergmann, Charles, head, age 53, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Germany, electrical contractor

Bergmann, Bertha, wife, age 52, b. Massachusetts, father b. Connecticut, mother b. Massachusetts

Perry, Mary J., mother-in-law, age 79, widowed, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Rhode Island

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Laws Relating to Licensing and List of Electricians Registered by the Massachusetts State Examiner of Electricians as of Record October 1, 1920 - published Jan 1921

List of Masters
Bergmann, Charles W. 218-222 Main Street, Webster, License #344

List of Journeymen
Feige, George W. 285 School Street, Webster, License # B1837
Feige, Willard S. 108 1/ 2 Lake Street, Webster, License # E7101

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.

Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1922

Name: Charles W Bergmann
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1922
Street Address: 495 School
Residence Place: Webster; Dudley, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Bertha M Bergmann
Publication Title: Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1922

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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

Bergmann, Charles W. (Bertha), electrical supplies 536 School, h 495 do

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The Webster and Oxford Directory 1928

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

Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1929

Name: Charles W Bergmann
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1929
Street Address: 495 School
Residence Place: Webster, Massachusetts
Occupation: Electrical Supplies, 536 School
Spouse:
Bertha Bergmann
Publication Title: Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1929

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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 285 School St., Webster, Massachusetts

Bergmann, Charles W., head, owns house, value $10,000, age 63, married 25 years, able to read and write, b. MA, parents b. Germany, proprietor, electric store

Bergmann, Bertha M., wife, age 63, married 25 years, able to read and write, b. MA, father b. CT, mother b. MA

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

Bergmann, Charles W. (Bertha M.), electrical supplies 536 School, h 495 do

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Webster MA 1935 Directory

Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1935

Name: Charles W Bergmann
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1935
Street Address: 495 School
Residence Place: Webster;Dudley;Oxford, Massachusetts
Occupation: Electrical Supplies
Spouse:
Bertha M Bergmann
Publication Title: Webster, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1935

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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

1936 Death of Spouse/Partner
Bertha May PERRY died 15 April 1936, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts

495 School Street
Bergmann Charles W, head, 73, b. MA
Bergmann, Marion S, wife, 56, b. MA, living in Plymouth, MA in 1935

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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.

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

1950 - Marshfield, Massachusetts

Name: Charles H Bergmann
Age: 83
Birth Date: abt 1867
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 393
Household Members Age Relationship
Charles H Bergmann 83 Head
Marion S Bergmann
66 Wife

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1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.