William H ENSMINGER

Born

January 1846 , Albany, New York, USA

Died

abt. 1929 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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John ENSMINGER Christina Magdelena SCHOENEBERGER

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Born: January 1846 in Albany, New York, USA

Father: John ENSMINGER

Mother: Christina Magdelena SCHOENEBERGER

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William H married Mary KRAUSE 21 November 1872 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mary KRAUSE was born October 1850 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA. Mary died 29 May 1907 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Mary was the child of Daniel KRAUSE and Teresa HEISS.

William H ENSMINGER died abt. 1929 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

son of John and Christina

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William H ENSMINGER married

Mary KRAUSE
Marriage date: 21 November 1872
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary KRAUSE was the child of Daniel KRAUSE and Teresa HEISS

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915

name: Wm. Ensminger

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event: Marriage

event date: 21 Nov 1872

event place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

gender: Male

age: 28

marital status: Single

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birthplace: Albany, N. Y.

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estimated birth year: 1844

father: John

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mother: Christina

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spouse: Mary Krouse

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spouse's marital status: Single

spouse's father: Daniel

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spouse's mother: Terrace

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record number: 263

film number: 1433030

digital folder number: 4332359

image number: 00451

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Children of William H ENSMINGER and Mary KRAUSE

Albert ENSMINGER

Born: 12 September 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Henrietta ENSMINGER

Born: 2 July 1876, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Edna ENSMINGER

Born: June 1882, , Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 1846
January 1846
Albany, New York, USA

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

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

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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

1872 Marriage / Partner
William H ENSMINGER and Mary KRAUSE 21 November 1872, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 26 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Albert ENSMINGER was born 12 September 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

William H was 28 years old.

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

1876 Birth of Child
Henrietta ENSMINGER was born 2 July 1876, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

William H was 30 years old.

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.

1882 Birth of Child
Edna ENSMINGER was born June 1882, , Massachusetts, USA

William H was 36 years old.

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.

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)