Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH

Born

9 September 1829 , Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Died

10 September 1904 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 74
Cause of Death: chronic bronchitis

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Born: 9 September 1829 in Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Father: Johann Gottfried FRÖHLICH

Mother: Unknown

Friedrich August "Augustus" was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1853.

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Friedrich August "Augustus" married Marie Caroline THEUNERT abt. 1852 in Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Caroline THEUNERT was born 20 October 1829 in Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Lubań, Schlesien, Preußen). Marie Caroline died 28 April 1888 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Marie Caroline was the child of Johann Karl Gottlieb THEUNERT and Johanna Rosalie MÄNNIG (MENNIG).

Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH died 10 September 1904 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH married

Marie Caroline THEUNERT
Marriage date: abt. 1852
Marriage place: Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

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Marie Caroline THEUNERT was the child of Johann Karl Gottlieb THEUNERT and Johanna Rosalie MÄNNIG (MENNIG)

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Marriage record found at Poland, Evangelical Church Books, 1700-2005 Evangelical Wrocław Leśna (Lubań) Marriages (Akta małżeństw) 1846-1894, page 48 on familysearch.org

Children of Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH and Marie Caroline THEUNERT

Mary "Marie" Katherine FROEHLICH

Born: 9 January 1854, Mechanicville, New York, USA
Died: 5 May 1899, Oneonta, New York, USA

Married: François Joseph BOURGARDÉ 23 September 1870 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

John Charles FRALEY

Born: 23 October 1856, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 January 1940, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Amanda FAIRFIELD 13 November 1879 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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Birth — 1829
9 September 1829
Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

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

Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH - 1852 marriage AI translation: Fröhlich Friedrich August, factory worker in Marklissa (a place name), of Johann Gottfried [?] Fröhlich, who legit

1852 marriage

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Fröhlich Friedrich August, factory worker in Marklissa (a place name), of Johann Gottfried [?] Fröhlich, who legitimately lives here. Born the 9th of September 1829.

Theunert Marie Karoline, of the deceased (late) Johann Karl Gottlieb Theunert, citizen and house owner here, surviving legitimate [?] daughter. Born the 20th of October 1829.

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Passenger List Ship: DonauOrigin: GermanyArrival: New YorkArrival Date: 10 Dec 1853
Alwine Feige Child, Youngster 6 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau
Amalie Feige Daughter 10 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau
Auguste Feige Wife 30 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau
Louise Feige Child, Youngster 6 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau
Carl Feige Child, Youngster 4 M 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau
F.w. Feige Weaver 29 M 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau
Gustav Froehlich Weaver 24 M 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau
Maria Froehlich Wife 24 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau
Henriette Theunas Spinster 19 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau
Rosalie Theunas Spinster 27 F 10 Dec 1853 Germany Donau
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Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH - Donau, 1853. Source: http://www.geocities.com/mppraetorius/com-do.htm

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Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH - 1853 Donau Passenger List LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX ARRIVAL DATE PLACE OF LAST RESIDENCE FEIGE ALWINE 6 F 10 Dec 1853 U FEIGE AMALIE 10 F 10 D

1853 Donau Passenger List

LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX ARRIVAL DATE PLACE OF LAST RESIDENCE
FEIGE ALWINE 6 F 10 Dec 1853 U
FEIGE AMALIE 10 F 10 Dec 1853 U
FEIGE AUGUSTE 30 M 10 Dec 1853 U
FEIGE CARL 4 M 10 Dec 1853 U
FEIGE F.W. 29 M 10 Dec 1853 U
FEIGE LOUISE 6 M 10 Dec 1853 U
FROEHLICH GUSTAV 24 M 10 Dec 1853 U
FROEHLICH MARIA 24 F 10 Dec 1853 U
SCHMIDT ROSINE 37 F 10 Dec 1853 U
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THEUNAS ROSALIE 27 F 10 Dec 1853 U
THEUNAS HENRIETTE 19 F 10 Dec 1853 U
THOMAS CARL 2 M 10 Dec 1853 U
THOMAS EMILIE 3 M 10 Dec 1853 U
THOMAS LOUISE 26 M 10 Dec 1853 U
THOMAS PAULINE 7 m F 10 Dec 1853 U
THOMAS A.W. 26 M 10 Dec 1853 U
VOGEL ELISABETH 58 F 10 Dec 1853 U

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Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH - Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 Direkt Band 005 (15 Jul 1853 - 13 Apr 1854) Name, Place of Birth, Name of Ship, Where to? Date of Departure

Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934
Direkt Band 005 (15 Jul 1853 - 13 Apr 1854)

Name, Place of Birth, Name of Ship, Where to? Date of Departure

Name: Gustav Fröhlich
Occupation: Weber
Birth Place: Marklissa, Preußen (Germany)
Departure Date: 2 Nov 1853
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Destination: New York (New York City (All Boroughs))
Port of Arrival: New York (New York City (All Boroughs))
Ship Name: Donau
Captain: Heydtmann, F. A.
Shipping Clerk: Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
Shipping Line: Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
Ship Type: Segelschiff
Ship Flag: Deutschland
Accommodation: ohne Angabe
Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 005
Household Members:
Name Age
Gustav Fröhlich
Maria Fröhlich

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1854 Birth of Child
Mary "Marie" Katherine FROEHLICH was born 9 January 1854, Mechanicville, New York, USA (Mechanicsville)

Friedrich August "Augustus" was 24 years old.

1855 Massachusetts Census - Pittsfield
Augustus Fraliu, 37, b. Germany
Mary Fraliu, 31, b. Germany
Mary Fraliu, 1, b. Germany
1855 Massachusetts Census
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1856 Birth of Child
John Charles FRALEY was born 23 October 1856, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Friedrich August "Augustus" was 27 years old.

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

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

1860 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Augustus Frolick, 31, weaver, b. Prussia
Mary, 30, b. Prussia
Mary, 6, b. New York
Charles, 3, b. Massachusetts
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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Augustus Frolec, 35, b. Germany, weaver
Mary Frolec, 35, b. Germany
Mary Frolec, 11, b. NY
John Frolec, 8, b. MA
1865 Massachusetts Census
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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.

1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Freligh, Augustus, 41, woolen operative, b. Prussia
Mary, 41, keeping house, b. Prussia
Mary, 16, woolen operative, b. New York
John, 14, woolen operative, b. Massachusetts
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 Marriage of Child
Mary "Marie" Katherine FROEHLICH married 23 September 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to François Joseph BOURGARDÉ

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

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)

1879 Petition for naturalization - Thanks to Robin Croughwell

1879 Marriage of Child
John Charles FRALEY married 13 November 1879, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Amanda FAIRFIELD

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Fraley, August, 51, works in woolen mill, b. Prussia
Mary, 51, keeping house, b. Prussia
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Naturalization - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Augustus Frolich
Date of Naturalization: 2 Nov 1882 - Pittsfield Mass. Superior Court Berkshire County - 41 Vol 1881-1883
Country of Birth: Germany
Date of Birth: Oct 10, 1829

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Friedrich August "Augustus" FRÖHLICH - Naturalization record

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1882 Naturalization oath - Thanks to Robin Croughwell

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

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

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Fraley, August (Pontoosuc) off r 6, operative in Pontoosuc Mill
Fraley, John (Pontoosuc) off r 6, loom fixer, Pontoosuc Mill

1888 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Caroline THEUNERT died 28 April 1888, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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

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

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1899 Death of Child
Mary "Marie" Katherine FROEHLICH died 5 May 1899, Oneonta, New York, USA

Friedrich August "Augustus" was 69 years old.

1900 North St, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Fraley, John, head, b. Oct 1856, age 43, married 20 years, b. MA, parents b. Germany, loom fixer
Amanda, wife, b. Dec 1855, age 44, married 20 years, mother of 5 children, 5 children living, b. Canada, year of immigration 1860, parents b. Canada
Ada, daughter, b. July 1880, age 19, b. MA, woolen weaver
Everett, son, b. Mar 1882, age 18, b. MA, woolen weaver
Meaud B., daughter, b. Jan 1885, age 15, b. MA, at school
Clifford H., son, b. Aug 1888, age 11, b. MA, at school
Cora E., daughter, b. Dec 1890, age 9
Gustave, father, b. Oct 1829, age 70, widowed, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, year of immigration 1853, 47 years in the U.S., naturalized citizen
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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)

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 Death
name: Augustus Frolich
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 10 Sep 1904
event place: Pontoosuc, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
residence: Pittsfield
street address: 1311 North St.
gender: Male
age: 74
marital status: Widowed
occupation: Retired
birth date:
birthplace: Prussia, Gallets, Germany
estimated birth year: 1830
burial date: 12 Sep 1904
burial place: Pittsfield
cemetery: Pittsfield Cemetery
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father's birthplace: Germany
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volume/ page/ certificate number: v 78 cn 168
film number: 2069837
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digital folder number: 4292335
image number: 1796
Collection: Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915
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Death: Berkshire Genealogist, Volume 17, Number 3 - Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pittsfield, Mass. Deaths, 1860-1923 -- Froehlich, August

Death
Froehlich, August, 10 Sept 1904, age 74
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FROLICH, Augustus, Sept. 10, 1904, age 74 yrs. 11 mos. (1311 North)
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