Minerva "Minnie" Katheryne GIMLICH

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2 September 1875 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

11 June 1950 , Winter Park, Florida, USA

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Jacob C GIMLICH Louisa Ellen FEIGE

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Born: 2 September 1875 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jacob C GIMLICH

Mother: Louisa Ellen FEIGE

Paternal grandparents: Georg Jacob GIMLICH (GEMLICH) , Mary (Anna Maria) LANGE GREIBER (LEDIG)

Maternal grandparents: Friedrich Wilhelm ("William") FEIGE , Augusta Amalie THEUNERT

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Minerva "Minnie" Katheryne married George Hoxsie BENNETT 27 April 1899 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George Hoxsie BENNETT was born 12 April 1876 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. George Hoxsie died 7 January 1915 in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut). George Hoxsie was the child of Caleb Henry BENNETT and Mary Lee HOXSIE.

Minerva "Minnie" Katheryne GIMLICH died 11 June 1950 in Winter Park, Florida, USA.
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Minerva "Minnie" Katheryne GIMLICH married

George Hoxsie BENNETT
Marriage date: 27 April 1899
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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George Hoxsie BENNETT was the child of Caleb Henry BENNETT and Mary Lee HOXSIE

Marriage notes:

Groom's Name: George H. Bennett

Groom's Birth Date: 1876

Groom's Birthplace: Bridgeport, Ct.

Groom's Age: 23

Bride's Name: Minerva Katheryn Gimlich

Bride's Birth Date: 1876

Bride's Birthplace: Pittsfield

Bride's Age: 23

Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1899

Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: Caleb H.

Groom's Mother's Name: Mary L. Hoxie

Bride's Father's Name: Jacob

Bride's Mother's Name: Louisa Feige

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02748-6

Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 1843714

Reference Number: p 93 cn 40

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Married 27 Apr 1899, George H. Bennett of Bridgeport, CT in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (Massachusetts Vital Records Vol: 488 ; Page: 93). She is 23. This is her first marriage. She is living at 363 Columbus Avenue in Pittsfield.

Bennett -- Gimlich.

New York Times - Apr 28, 1899

Dr. Harry Bennett of Bridgeport was best mail, Iiss ,%arle Glrnllch maid of honor, and the Aiisses Biildrtd and Carolyn Gimlich bridesmaids. ...

Children of George Hoxsie BENNETT and Minerva "Minnie" Katheryne GIMLICH

Mary Louise BENNETT

Born: February 1900, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 7 January 1950, Winter Park, Florida, USA

Married: Charles Benjamin AYCRIGG 27 June 1925 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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1875 Baptism
Gimlich, Minna
b. 2 Sept 1875
baptised 10 Oct 1875

Witnesses: Regina White and Cath Andler
ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923

1875 Birth
Minnie Gimlich, b. Sept 2, 1875, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
father - Jacob, brewer, b. Germany
mother - Louisa Fiegee, b. Germany

Massachusetts, Town Clerk... Towns Records, 1579-2001BerkshirePittsfieldBirths 1871-1888 vol 3
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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)

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

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.

1899 Marriage / Partner
Minerva "Minnie" Katheryne GIMLICH and George Hoxsie BENNETT 27 April 1899, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 23 years old.

1899
Gimlich, Minerva
ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - MARRIAGES, 1860-1924

New York Times
New York, New York
April 28, 1899

1900 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
name: Menella Bennet
titles:
residence: Bridgeport city, Fairfield, Connecticut
birth date: Sep 1876
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: George H Bennet
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Connecticut
father name:
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father birthplace: Germany
mother name:
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mother birthplace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: George H Bennet
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 1
estimated marriage year: 1899
mother how many children: 1
number living children: 1
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0024
sheet number and letter: 11B
household id: 239
reference number: 62
gsu film number: 1240131
image number: 00659
Household Gender Age
spouse George H Bennet M
Menella Bennet F
child Mary L Bennet F
Bertha Reichert F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1900 Birth of Child
Mary Louise BENNETT was born February 1900, , Connecticut, USA

Minerva "Minnie" Katheryne was 24 years old.

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

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
George Hoxsie BENNETT died 7 January 1915, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)

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 Beach Road, Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island
Bennett, Minnie K., head, age 42, widowed, b. MA, parents b. Germany, occupation: hotel prop.
Bennett, Mary, daughter, age 20, b. CT,
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

1925
Bennett, Minnie K., widow George H., bds 363 Columbus av
Pittsfield Directory, 1925-26. Pittsfield, Mass.: Eagle Printing and Binding Co., 1925.
The History of Pittsfield

1925 Marriage of Child
Mary Louise BENNETT married 27 June 1925, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Charles Benjamin AYCRIGG

1926
Bennett, Minnie K., widow George H., bds 19 Brunswick
Pittsfield Directory 1926-27 Eagle Publishing Co., comp. Pittsfield Directory 1926-27. Pittsfield MA: Eagle Publishing Co.
The History of Pittsfield

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 Article
'Mrs George H Bennett of Pittsfield and her daughter Mrs Charles B. Aycrigg, also of Pittsfield, who are summering at Mrs Bennett's new summer cottage 'The Ledge,' Quonochontaug, spent part of last week at Waumpesset Point at By-the-Sea, as the guests of Mrs William A. Pike of Pittsfield.'

Date: August 05, 1928
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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1928 Article
'Pittsfield, Oct 18... Mr and Mrs Charles B. Aycrigg and Mrs George Hoxie Bennett have returned to their home at 19 Brunswick street after and extended stay at Quonochontaug hights, Quonochontaug beach, R. I.'

Date: October 19, 1928
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

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1928
Bennett, Minnie K., bds 19 Brunswick
Pittsfield Directory, 1928-29. Pittsfield, Mass.: Eagle Printing and Binding Co., 1928.
The History of Pittsfield

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)

1930 Brunswick Street, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Aycrigg, Charles B., head, age 40, age at first marriage 35, b. NJ, father b. NJ, mother b. MA, veteran of WWI
Aycrigg, Mary B., wife, age 30, age at first marriage 25, b. CT, parents b. MA
Aycrigg, Benjamin, son, age 3, b. MA
Aycrigg, Mary Lee, daughter, age 1, b. MA
Bennett, Minnie K., mother-in-law, age 54, widowed, b. MA, parents b. Germany
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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
Bennett, Minnie K. Mrs., emp 19 Brunswick, bds do
Pittsfield Massachusetts City Directory 1933
The History of Pittsfield

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

1936
Bennett, Minnie K. Mrs., bds 19 Brunswick
Pittsfield Directory, 1936. Pittsfield, Mass.: Eagle Printing and Binding Co., 1936.
The History of Pittsfield
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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.

1939 Pittsfield
Living in Pittsfield in 1939, according to her sister's obituary

1939
Bennett, Minnie K. Mrs., bds 19 Brunswick
Pittsfield Massachusetts City Directory 1939
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1940 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Minnie Bennet
Age: 64
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Home in 1940: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Brunswick
House Number: 19
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 8B
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Aycrigg 50
Mary Aycrigg 40
Ben Aycrigg 14
Mary Aycrigg 10
Gerard Aycrigg 8
Minnie Bennet 64
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)

Winter Park, Topics, Winter Park, Florida, Friday, January 8, 1943
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Aycrigg, with their children, Ben, Mary Lee
and Gerry, spent New Year's Day With the former's brother in Winter Haven. Newcomers here last season, the Ayerigg family have recently moved from Sylvan Boulevard to 178 Brewer Avenue, and have with them Mrs. George H. Bennett, of Pittsfield, Mass., mother of Mrs. Aycrigg.

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Winter Park, Topics, Winter Park, Florida, Friday, March 12, 1943
Mrs. George H. Bennett and her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aycrigg, 178 Brewer Avenue, have recently entertained friends from the north, Mr, and Mrs. William Foss of Pittsfleld, Mass., who were at the Jefferson Court in Orlando, and Mr. and Mrs. Dow Drukker of Passaic, N. J., who came over from Daytona where they have a winter home.

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 Florida Census - Winter Park, Florida

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Minerva "Minnie" Katheryne GIMLICH - 1945 Census Winter Park, Florida

1945 Census Winter Park, Florida

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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)

Winter Park, Topics, Winter Park, Florida, Friday, April 15, 1949
Miss Carolyn E. Gimlich, who has been visiting the past two months with her sister, Mrs. George H. Binnett, of 178 Brewer Avenue, is returning next week to her home in Pittsfield, Mass.

1950 - Winter Park, Florida
Name: Minna K Bennett
Age: 74
Birth Date: abt 1876
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Winter Park, Orange, Florida, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Charles B Ayarig
60 Head
Benjamin Ayarig
23 Son
Mary Lee Ayonigs
20 Daughter
Gerard Ayonigs
17 Son
Minna K Bennett 74 Mother-in-law
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950 Death
name: Minnie K. Bennett
prefix:
suffix:
event: Death
event date: 1950
event place: Orange, Florida, United States
gender: Female
age:
race: White
estimated birth year:
source file: FDI03-1950.txt
source file line number: 1820
source cd number: FDI03
certificate number: 13620
volume number: 1416
notes:
other death info:
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14 Jun 1950 Obituary.
The Berkshire Evening Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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1950 - Week's Deaths in Pittsfield (from Tuesday's Eagle)
Mrs. George H. Bennett
Mrs. George H. Bennett, 75, a native of Pittsfield, died Sunday morning at Winter Park, Fla., where she had lived several years.

Mrs. Bennett was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gimlich. She made her home in recent years with her daughter, the late Mrs. Charles B. Aycrigg on Brunswick Street. Mrs. Aycrigg died in January.

Survivors are her son-in-law, Mr. Aycrigg, with whom she resided in Winter Park, three grandchildren, Benjamin, Gerard, and Miss Mary Lee Aycrigg, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held this morning at Winter Park, with burial Friday morning in Bridgeport, Conn.

The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Wednesday, June 14, 1950

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