Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING

(b. 20 September 1859 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 June 1933 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA )
Age: 73
Cause of Death: fell off roof

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Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING was born 20 September 1859 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING was the child of Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING) and Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT and the grandchild of: (maternal) Johann Karl Gottlieb THEUNERT and Johanna Rosalie MÄNNIG (MENNIG)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" married Sarah LAAGER 5 October 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Sarah LAAGER was born 6 January 1859 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Sarah died 21 March 1951 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. Sarah was the child of Balthaser (Baltzer) LAAGER and Catherine UNKNOWN.

Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING died 15 June 1933 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.

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Occupation

Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING was a International Silver, Meriden, CT.

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Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING married

Sarah LAAGER-- Date: 5 October 1882 Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah LAAGER was the child of Balthaser (Baltzer) LAAGER and Catherine UNKNOWN

Children of Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING and Sarah LAAGER:

William Henry BLESSING (b.13 October 1883, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 November 1976, Meriden, Connecticut, USA)
m. Agnes J SCHROEDER 31 March 1906 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Frank E BLESSING (b.4 September 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 June 1904, Meriden, Connecticut, USA)

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1859 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

Name Henry Blessing
Gender Male
Baptism/ Christening Date
Baptism/ Christening Place
Birth Date 20 Sep 1859
Birthplace Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass
Death Date
Name Note
Race
Father's Name Frederic
Father's Birthplace
Father's Age
Mother's Name Henrietta Blessing
Mother's Birthplace
Mother's Age
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C51044-5
System Origin Massachusetts-ODM
Source Film Number 234543
Reference Number

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Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING - Birth and Baptism from Family Bible

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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
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Baptism
Heinrich Wilhelm Blessing, b. 20 Sept 1859, Pontoosuc Ave., Pittsfield, MA - baptised 29 July 1860. Parents Friedrich Blessing and Henriette Teunert. Witnesses: Gottlob Schmidt, Johanne Vogel

The German Evangelical Lutheran church - In 1859, when the Protestant German population of Pittsfield was about 400, arrangements were made by a portion of them for devine service in their own language. These services were first held in private houses, and with occasional visits by clergymen from New York. But in April, 1859, Rev. Augustus Grotrain, a learned and able minister of Albany, accepted a call, and organized the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pittsfield. The town subsequently granted a pleasant site in the corner of First street burial-ground, where the church was erected, at a cost of $2,274.00 and which was dedicated September 14, 1865. There present pastor is Rev. John D. Hagar.

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ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923

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)

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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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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, 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

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

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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Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1880
Name: Henry Blessing
Residence Year: 1880
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Mason
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1880 (Price, Lee and Co)
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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 Marriage / Partner
Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING and Sarah LAAGER 5 October 1882, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

He was 23 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
William Henry BLESSING was born 13 October 1883, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" was 24 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

1891 Birth of Child
Frank E BLESSING was born 4 September 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" was 31 years old.

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1893
Name: Henry Blessing
Residence Year: 1893
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Emp E Miller & Co, bds Locust
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1893
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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.

1900 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Henry W. Blessing, age 40
Sarah Blessing, wife, 41

William H Blessing, son, 16

Frank E Blessing, son, 8

Charles Blankenberg, border, 48
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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)

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.

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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 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 Death of Child
Frank E BLESSING died 7 June 1904, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" was 44 years old.

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

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1905
Name: Henry W Blessing
Residence Year: 1905
Street Address: Amity
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Emp W & W Co
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1905
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1906 Marriage of Child
William Henry BLESSING married 31 March 1906, Meriden, Connecticut, USA to Agnes J SCHROEDER

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

1910 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Henry Blessing 51, married 27 years, laborer in organ shop
Sarah Blessing 51, married 27 years, mother of 2 children, 1 living,
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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

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1914
Name: Henry W Blessing
Residence Year: 1914
Street Address: 41 Antonio av
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Emp W & W Co.
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1914
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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 Antonio Ave., Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Henry Blessing
Sarah Blessing
(no other information given)
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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

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 Meriden, CT
Living in Meriden, CT in 1927 at the time of his brother, Charles' death.

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 - 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 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Sarah Blessing 71, head, b. Pennsylvania, married 23 years
Henry Blessing 71, husband, b. Massachusetts, parents b. Germany, married 23, unable to read occupation

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 Death
15 June 1933
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

He died at the age of 73.

1933 Death
Blessing Henry W died June 15 1933 age 73

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1934

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The Meriden Daily Journal
Meriden, Connecticut
Thursday, June 15, 1933

Funeral
Henry W. Blessing

The funeral of Henry W. Blessing of 45 Graveline avenue was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Flatow home. Rev. Emaneul W. Hammer, pastor of the Immanuel Lutheran church, officiated and burial was in West cemetery. The pall bearers were Charles Jasse, William Wachtelhausen, Otto Wagner, Otto Kirschmann, Fred Storm and Louis Kearsh.

The Meriden Daily Journal
Meriden, Connecticut
July 17, 1933