David John  GIMLICH

Biography
GIMLICH, David J.,

Manufacturer. Financier.

David J. Gimlich, vice-president of the Gimlich and White Brewery, of Pittsfield, one of the leading industries of that thriving city, is a representative of a family of German extraction, from which country has been derived so many of our public-spirited and energetic citizens, men who have been loyal and faithful in their allegiance to their adopted country, striving ever to better the communities in which they locate.

The pioneer ancestor of the family was Jacob Gimlich, grandfather of David J. Gimlich, who was a native of Weisenheim, Bavaria, Germany, where he was the possessor of an excellent fruit farm, being one of the prosperous fruit growers and wine manufacturers of that section.
His republican sentiments caused him to join the movement which unsuccessfully sought to establish a change of government in 1848, and as a result he was forced to flee from his native land. Emigrating to the United States the same year,...Read MORE...

1869 Baptism
Gimlich, David John Adolph
b. 1 Mar 1869
baptised 6 Jun 1869

Witnesses: Adolph Huss, John White, Christina Gemlich
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1869 Birth
David Gimlich, born March 1, 1869 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
father - Jacob, brewer, b. Germany
mother - Louisa Feige, b. Germany


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Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Date: September 06, 1889
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

'David Gimlich, son of Jacob Gimlich, returned to Muhlenburg college.'

1890
Gimlich, David J.
REGISTER OF VOTERS OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - 1890 WARD 6 REGISTER - Berkshire Genealogist, Volume 10, Number 1 - Winter 1989

1892
Gimlich, David J.
PITTSFIELD SCHOOL DEPARTMENT - DECEMBER, 1892 - Berkshire Genealogist, Volume 24, Number 1 - Winter 2003

1895 Marriage / Partner
David John GIMLICH and Mary Barker WILCOX 18 September 1895, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 26 years old.

1900 Onota Street, Pittsfield Ward 6, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Gimlich, David J., head, age 31, b. March 1869 in MA, parents b. Germany, occupation: brewer
Gimlich, Mary, wife, age 27, b. Oct 1872 in MA, parents b. MA
Sullivan, Margaret, servant, age 20, b. Oct 1879 in NY, father b. Ireland, mother b. England
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Birth of Child
Doris Elizabeth GIMLICH was born 14 November 1900, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David John was 31 years old.

1902 Birth of Child
Donald Wilcox GIMLICH was born 3 December 1902, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David John was 33 years old.

1908 Birth of Child
Marjorie Louise GIMLICH was born 28 August 1908, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David John was 39 years old.

1910 Onota Street, Pittsfield Ward 6, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Gimlich, David J., head, age 40, married 14 years, b. MA, parents b. Germany, shipping clerk in brewery
Gimlich, Mary B., wife, age 37, married 14 years, mother of 3 children, 3 children living, b. MA, parents b. MA
Gimlich, Doris E., daughter, age 9, b. MA
Gimlich, Donald W., son, age 7, b. MA
Gimlich, Marjorie L., daughter, age 1 8/ 12, b. MA
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1911 Birth of Child
Marion Rose GIMLICH was born 29 January 1911, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

David John was 41 years old.

1918
25 Years Ago

Announcement made by Gimlich & White, proprietors of the Berkshire Brewing Association, that the firm would stop brewing Dec. 1 in accordance with the new order from the National Food Administration. The company employed 150 hands.

The Berkshire County Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
September 9, 1943

1918 Marriage of Child
Doris Elizabeth GIMLICH married 11 March 1918, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to John NICHOLSON

1920 Kenilworth Ave., Pittsfield Ward 4, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Gimlich, David J., head, age 50, president of brewing company
Gimlich, Mary, wife, age 47
Gimlich, Donald, son, age 17
Gimlich, Margery, daughter, age 11
Gimlich, Marion, daughter, age 8
Nicholson, John, son-in-law, age 19, b. MA
Nicholson, Doris, daughter, age 19
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1928 Death
21 November 1928
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 59.