George Phillip RHEEL

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5 April 1854 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

22 October 1921 , Newton, Massachusetts, USA

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George RHEEL Mary Eve BOSE (BOOS)

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Born: 5 April 1854 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: George RHEEL

Mother: Mary Eve BOSE (BOOS)

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George Phillip married Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT 12 November 1879 in Enfield, Massachusetts, USA* . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT was born 6 October 1861 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" died 28 March 1903 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" was the child of August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) and Johanna Ernestine WALTHER.

George Phillip married (2) Ellen Elizabeth HOGARTH 17 September 1907 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA . Ellen Elizabeth HOGARTH was born 15 October 1867 in Bradford, Yorkshire, Ripleyville, England. Ellen Elizabeth died 31 May 1949 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.

George Phillip RHEEL died 22 October 1921 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA.

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Recorded occupation: carder

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George Phillip RHEEL married

Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT
Marriage date: 12 November 1879
Marriage place: Enfield, Massachusetts, USA*
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT was the child of August Karl THEUNERT (THEINERT) and Johanna Ernestine WALTHER

Marriage notes:

Groom's Name: George P. Rheel

Groom's Birth Date: 1855

Groom's Birthplace: Pittsfield

Groom's Age: 24

Bride's Name: Minnie Thinest

Bride's Birth Date: 1861

Bride's Birthplace: No. Adams

Bride's Age: 18

Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1879

Marriage Place: Enfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: George Rheel

Groom's Mother's Name: Mary

Bride's Father's Name: August Thinest

Bride's Mother's Name:

Groom's Race:

Groom's Marital Status: Single

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Bride's Race:

Bride's Marital Status: Single

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M58432-1

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 186150

Reference Number: vol 3 p 26 cn13

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Children of George Phillip RHEEL and Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT

George Henry RHEEL

Born: 21 June 1880, Rockville, Connecticut, USA
Died: 7 July 1955, Broward, Florida, USA

Married: Etta Irene SMITH 25 July 1904 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Minnie Alice RHEEL

Born: May 1882, Putnam, Connecticut, USA
Died: 7 April 1953, Medford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: James Alexander KERENS 21 January 1903 Place: Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Annie Louise RHEEL

Born: February 1884, Putnam, Connecticut, USA
Died: 26 March 1948, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING" 13 July 1903 Place: Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Charlotte "Lottie" May RHEEL

Born: 22 September 1886, Stow, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 April 1946, Rochester, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Harvard Greeley ROBINSON 3 September 1907 Place: Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

Mabel E RHEEL

Born: 20 September 1889, Saugus, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 September 1945, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Harry Edward BEAN 7 May 1910 Place: Revere, Massachusetts, USA (Revere Beach)

Harriet Viola RHEEL

Born: 1 January 1891, Saugus, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 May 1897, Hudson, Massachusetts, USA

George Phillip RHEEL married

Ellen Elizabeth HOGARTH
Marriage date: 17 September 1907
Marriage place: Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Marriage notes:

Name: George Philip Rheel

Age: 52

Birth Year: abt 1855

Birth Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1907

Marriage Place: Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

Father: George Rheel

Mother: Mary Bose

Spouse: Ellen Elizabeth Hogarth Kybert

Name: Ellen Elizabeth Hogarth Kybert

Age: 39

Birth Year: abt 1868

Birth Place: Yorkshire Co, England

Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1907

Marriage Place: Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Hogarth

Mother: Sarah Crabtree

Spouse: George Philip Rheel

Children of George Phillip RHEEL and Ellen Elizabeth HOGARTH

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Birth — 1854
5 April 1854
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

1855 Massachusetts Census - Pittsfield
George Riell, 50, laborer, b. Germany
Eva Riell, 44, b. Germany
John Riell, 18, laborer, b. Germany
Henry Riell, 14, b. Germany
Charlotte Riell, 16, b. Germany
Mary Riell, 5, b. Germany
George Riell, 5 mos, b. Germany
1855 Massachusetts Census
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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.

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)

1879 Marriage / Partner
George Phillip RHEEL and Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT 12 November 1879, Enfield, Massachusetts, USA*

He was 25 years old.

1880 Birth of Child
George Henry RHEEL was born 21 June 1880, Rockville, Connecticut, USA

George Phillip was 26 years old.

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
Minnie Alice RHEEL was born May 1882, Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock)

George Phillip was 28 years old.

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

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

1884 Birth of Child
Annie Louise RHEEL was born February 1884, Putnam, Connecticut, USA (Aspinock)

George Phillip was 29 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 Birth of Child
Charlotte "Lottie" May RHEEL was born 22 September 1886, Stow, Massachusetts, USA

George Phillip was 32 years old.

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

1889 Birth of Child
Mabel E RHEEL was born 20 September 1889, Saugus, Massachusetts, USA

George Phillip was 35 years old.

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

1891 Birth of Child
Harriet Viola RHEEL was born 1 January 1891, Saugus, Massachusetts, USA

George Phillip was 36 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

Waltham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1895
Name: George P Rheel, moved to Maynard
Residence Year: 1895
Residence Place: Waltham, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Waltham, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1895
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1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Death of Child
Harriet Viola RHEEL died 25 May 1897, Hudson, Massachusetts, USA (Feltonville)

George Phillip was 43 years old.

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.

Newton, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1899
Name: George P Rheel
Residence Year: 1899
Street Address: 76 Chapel N
Residence Place: Newton, Massachusetts
Occupation: Carder
Publication Title: Newton, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1899
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1900 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
name: George Rheel
titles:
residence: Newton city, Middlesex, Massachusetts
birth date: Apr 1855
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse name: Minnie Rheel
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Massachusetts
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: New York
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: New York
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 21
estimated marriage year: 1879
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0890
sheet number and letter: 14B
household id: 262
reference number: 94
gsu film number: 1240664
image number: 00000064
Household Gender Age
George Rheel M
spouse Minnie Rheel F
child George Rheel M
child Minnie Rheel F
child Annie Rheel F
child Lottie Rheel F
child Mabel Rheel F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

Massachusetts City Directories > Newton > 1901 - Ancestry.com
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Rheel, George P, carder, house 76 Chapel

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 - Title Fibre & fabric: a record of American textile industries in the cotton and woolen trade, Volume 35
...George Rheel, of newton, has taken a place in the cardroom as grinder.

Page 281
Title Fibre & fabric: a record of American textile industries in the cotton and woolen trade, Volume 35
Published 1902
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Jun 6, 2006

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)

Massachusetts City Directories > Newton > 1903 - Ancestry.com
Page 545
Rheel, George H., tinsmith, bds 20 Crescent
Rheel, George P., carder, h 20 Crescent

1903 Marriage of Child
Minnie Alice RHEEL married 21 January 1903, Newton, Massachusetts, USA to James Alexander KERENS

1903 Death of Spouse/Partner
Minna Ernestine "Minnie Alice" THEINERT died 28 March 1903, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

1903 Marriage of Child
Annie Louise RHEEL married 13 July 1903, Newton, Massachusetts, USA to Frank Louis "Jay Carling" BAKER "KING"

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1904 Marriage of Child
George Henry RHEEL married 25 July 1904, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Etta Irene SMITH

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)

1907 Marriage / Partner
George Phillip RHEEL and Ellen Elizabeth HOGARTH 17 September 1907, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

He was 53 years old.

1907 Marriage of Child
Charlotte "Lottie" May RHEEL married 3 September 1907, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA to Harvard Greeley ROBINSON

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

Newton, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1909
Name: George P Rheel
Residence Year: 1909
Street Address: 318 California N
Residence Place: Newton, Massachusetts
Occupation: Carder At Bemis
Publication Title: Newton, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1909
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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Marriage of Child
Mabel E RHEEL married 7 May 1910, Revere, Massachusetts, USA (Revere Beach) to Harry Edward BEAN

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)

Massachusetts City Directories > Newton > 1913 - Ancestry.com
Page 566
Rheel, George P., carder (at Bemis) h 318 California

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 - 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

CITY OF NEWTON MASSACHUSETTS List of Assessed Polls AS OF April 1st, 1919
WARD 1— PRECINCT 1

CALIFORNIA STREET— Concluded

No. Name, Age, Occupation, Residence, 1918

218 Rheel, George P., 64, carder

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 Newton, Massachusetts
George P Rheel, b. abt 1856, MA, age 64
Helen E Rheel, b abt 1867 in England, age 53
Arthur Kybert, son (Ellen's son from previous marriage), b. abt 1901 in MA, age 19
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

Massachusetts City Directories > Newton > 1921 - Ancestry.com
Page 555
Rheel, George P (Ellen) carder (Bemis) h 318 California

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Death
RHEEL - In Newton. Oct. 22. George P. Rheel, aged 67 years. Funeral services private.

The Boston Globe
Boston, Massachusetts
October 24, 1921

Massachusetts City Directories > Newton > 1923 - Ancestry.com
Page 588
Rheel, Ellen, widow George P., h 318 California
Rheel, George P. (Ellen), died Oct 22, 1921

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