Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT

Born

15 June 1834 , Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Died

18 June 1903 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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Johann Karl Gottlieb THEUNERT Johanna Rosalie MÄNNIG (MENNIG)

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Born: 15 June 1834 in Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Father: Johann Karl Gottlieb THEUNERT

Mother: Johanna Rosalie MÄNNIG (MENNIG)

Caroline Henrietta was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1853.

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Caroline Henrietta married Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING) 20 July 1855 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING) was born 15 April 1824 in Württemberg, Germany (Wurttemberg). Friedrich Christoph died abt. 1890 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT died 18 June 1903 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.

***baptism? Marklissa 15 June 1834***

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Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT married

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Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING)
Marriage date: 20 July 1855
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Marriage notes:

Frederick Plasing and Henrietta Smith

He is 31. She is 21. Both are from Pittsfield. He is a factory operative. Both were born in Germany. His father is Frederic Plessing. Her father is Charles Smith. It is the first marriage for both. NOTE: Her last name is listed as Smith. Married by Lemuel Porter, Pastor of Baptist Church.

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groom's name: Frederic Plasing

groom's birth date: 1824

groom's birthplace:

groom's age: 31

bride's name: Henrietta Smith

bride's birth date: 1834

bride's birthplace:

bride's age: 21

marriage date: 20 Jul 1855

marriage place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: Frederic Plasing

groom's mother's name:

bride's father's name: Charles Smith

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indexing project (batch) number: I09661-4

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 234553

reference number: p 48

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Children of Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING) and Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT

Frederick August "Gus" BLESSING

Born: 8 March 1857, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 May 1930, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Married: Amelia S "Mame" PAHL (POHL) 1877

Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING

Born: 20 September 1859, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 June 1933, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Married: Sarah LAAGER 5 October 1882 Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING

Born: 9 November 1861, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 March 1927, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK 23 July 1880 Place: Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Friederika BLESSING

Born: 11 April 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 April 1913, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Married: James Adam MONAHAN 1885

Franz "Frank" Erdmann BLESSING

Born: 20 December 1866, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 April 1884, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

George Friedrich BLESSING

Born: 12 June 1869, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 January 1938, Colesville, New York, USA

Marie Wilhelmina BLESSING

Born: 25 August 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 February 1940, Binghamton, New York, USA

Married: Francis Joseph BOURGARDE 3 September 1896 Place: Oneonta, New York, USA

Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING

Born: 21 February 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 December 1946, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Married: Charles Albert JASSE May 1894 Place: Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Herman Carl Heinrich BLESSING

Born: 12 June 1877, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 May 1878, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Unknown BLESSING

Born: 6 February 1880, Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Died: 7 February 1880, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1834
15 June 1834
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)

Passenger List Ship: Donau Origin: Germany Arrival: New York Arrival 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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Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT - 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
NOTE: Is 37 an error?
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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Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT - 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: Henriette Theundt
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
Rosalie Theundt
Henriette Theundt

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1855 Marriage / Partner
Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT and Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING) 20 July 1855, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 21 years old.

1855 Massachusetts Census - Pittsfield
Taken September 1855

Chas. Smith, 55, factory operative, b. Germany
Rhoda Smith, 60, b. Germany
Frederick Plucing, 31, factory operative, b. Germany
Henrietta Plucing, 21, b. Germany
1855 Massachusetts Census
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Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT - 1855 Census Pittsfield, Massachusetts

1855 Census Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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Date: October 04, 1855
Location: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Paper: Sun

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

1857 Birth of Child
Frederick August "Gus" BLESSING was born 8 March 1857, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Caroline Henrietta was 22 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING was born 20 September 1859, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Caroline Henrietta was 25 years old.

1860 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Frederick Blessing, age 36, weaver, b. abt 1824, Württemberg
Henriette Blessing, age 26, b. Prussia
Frederick Blessing, age 3, b. MA
Henry Blessing, age 4/ 12, b. MA
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1861 Birth of Child
Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING was born 9 November 1861, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Caroline Henrietta was 27 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Henrietta Friederika BLESSING was born 11 April 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Caroline Henrietta was 29 years old.

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Frederic Blessing, 41, b. Germany, Weaver
Henrietta Blessing, 31, b. Germany
Frederic Blessing Jr., 8, b. MA
Henry Blessing, 5, b. MA
Charles Blessing, 3, b. MA
Henrietta Blessing, 1, b. MA
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1866 Birth of Child
Franz "Frank" Erdmann BLESSING was born 20 December 1866, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Caroline Henrietta was 32 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Birth of Child
George Friedrich BLESSING was born 12 June 1869, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Caroline Henrietta was 35 years old.

1870 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Blessing, Frederick, 46, woolen operative, b. Wurtemburg

Henrietta, 36, b. Prussia

Frederick Jr., 13, woolen operative, b. MA

Henry, 10, at school, b. MA

Charles, 8, at school, b. MA

Henrietta, 6, at school, b. MA

Frank, 3, at home, b. MA

George, 1, at home, b. MA

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Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT - Henrietta Blessing

Henrietta Blessing

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1871 Birth of Child
Marie Wilhelmina BLESSING was born 25 August 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Caroline Henrietta was 37 years old.

1873 Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Blessing, Frederick, operative Pontoosuc h do
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1874 Birth of Child
Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING was born 21 February 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Caroline Henrietta was 39 years old.

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

1877 Birth of Child
Herman Carl Heinrich BLESSING was born 12 June 1877, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Caroline Henrietta was 43 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Death of Child
Herman Carl Heinrich BLESSING died 9 May 1878, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Caroline Henrietta was 43 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Springdale Ave. Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Blannig, Fred, 56, laboring, b. Germany

Henrietta, 46, wife, b. Germany

Henry, 21, son, weaver, b. MA

Charles, 18, son, weaver, b. MA

Henrietta, 16, daughter, weaver, b. MA

Frank, 13, son, works in woolen mill, b. MA

George, 11, son, at school, b. MA

Mary, 8, daughter, at school, b. MA

Annie, 6, daughter, at school, b. MA

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Birth of Child
Unknown BLESSING was born 6 February 1880, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Caroline Henrietta was 45 years old.

1880 Marriage of Child
Carl "Charles" Theodore BLESSING married 23 July 1880, Meriden, Connecticut, USA to Frances Mary "Fannie" MESICK

1882 Marriage of Child
Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING married 5 October 1882, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA to Sarah LAAGER

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

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

1884 Death of Child
Franz "Frank" Erdmann BLESSING died 1 April 1884, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Caroline Henrietta was 49 years old.

Directories & Member Lists > Connecticut City Directories > Meriden > 1886
Blessing, Charles T., painter, h 205 Hobart
Blessing, Frederick A., emp Miller Bros, h off Middletown road n city line
Blessing, Harriet, widow, Frederick C., h 226 Hobart

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

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1892
Name: Frederick C Blessing
Gender: M (Male)
Spouse:
Harriet Blessing, widow Frederick C
h North Colony Road
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1892
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Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1894
Name: Henrietta Blessing, widow Frederick C
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1894
Street Address: h Locust
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1894
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1894 Marriage of Child
Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING married May 1894, Meriden, Connecticut, USA to Charles Albert JASSE

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1895
Name: Henrietta Blessing
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1895
Street Address: 0 Artisan
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Spouse:
Frederick C Blessing
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1895
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1896 Marriage of Child
Marie Wilhelmina BLESSING married 3 September 1896, Oneonta, New York, USA to Francis Joseph BOURGARDE

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

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1897
Name: Henrietta Blessing
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1897
Street Address: 05 Twins
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1897
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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)

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1901
Name: Mrs Henrietta Blessing
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1901
Street Address: X Broad
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1901
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Blessing, Henrietta, Mrs., bds N Broad
Blessing, Henry W., emp W. & W. Co., h Amity

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 Death
Henrietta Blessing, widow of C. F. Blessing
Residence: No. Broad Rd., Meriden
Date of Birth: June 15, 1834
Date of Death: June 18, 1903
Age 69 years, 0 months, 3 days
Birthplace: Germany
Female
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Name of Father: ___ Theinert
Name of Mother:
Birthplace of Father: Germany
Birthplace of Mother: Germany
Cause of Death: Typhoid Malarial Fever (duration of disease - 10 days)
Neurosthema (duration of disease - 5 days)
Physician: C. E. Hewitt, M.D.
Place of Burial: West

Source: Deaths 1900-1908 Town of Meriden, Volume 16, Page 95
Book located at Meriden City Hall

Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT - Death Certificate Meriden City Hall, Meriden, CT

Death Certificate
Meriden City Hall, Meriden, CT

Official Death Certificate

Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT - Plot map showing location of grave West Cemetery in Meriden, CT

Plot map showing location of grave
West Cemetery in Meriden, CT

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Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT - photo showing approximate location of grave - there is no stone West Cemetery in Meriden, CT

photo showing approximate location of grave - there is no stone
West Cemetery in Meriden, CT

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Obituary
Daily Journal, Meriden, Conn., Thursday, June 18, 1903

'Henrietta Blessing, aged sixty-nine, who lived with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Jasse, on North Broad street, died this morning at 4:15 of a complication of diseases brought on by old age. She was born in Germany.'

'The funeral will be held Saturday at 1:45 from the house and will be private. Rev. Samuel F. Glaser will officiate at the services at St. John's Lutheran church at 2:30 o'clock, where the remains may be viewed. Interment will be in the West Cemetery.'