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Henrietta Friederika BLESSING

(b. 11 April 1864 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 April 1913 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA )

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Henrietta Friederika BLESSING was born 11 April 1864 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Henrietta Friederika 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

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

Henrietta Friederika married James Adam MONAHAN abt. 1885 . The couple had (at least) 8 children. James Adam MONAHAN was born March 1861 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville). James Adam died abt. 1945 James Adam was the child of Adam Patrick MONAHAN and Mary CONWAY.

Henrietta Friederika BLESSING died 15 April 1913 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.

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Henrietta Friederika BLESSING married

James Adam MONAHAN-- Date: abt. 1885 Place:
James Adam MONAHAN was the child of Adam Patrick MONAHAN and Mary CONWAY

Children of James Adam MONAHAN and Henrietta Friederika BLESSING:

James F MONAHAN (b.13 February 1886, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 17 March 1910, Meriden, Connecticut, USA)

Eva S MONAHAN (b.July 1887, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 24 July 1952, Meriden, Connecticut, USA)
m. Martin Andrew EGAN 25 October 1911 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA

William Frederick MONAHAN (b.18 November 1889, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 25 January 1956, Meriden, Connecticut, USA)

Anna M MONAHAN (b.21 January 1891, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 20 October 1966, Meriden, Connecticut, USA)
m. Robert Max GREINER 18 October 1916 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Ralph Adam MONAHAN (b.3 April 1894, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 22 October 1928, Bainbridge, New York, USA )
m. Grace Irene LORD 25 July 1921

Clyde J Ernest MONAHAN (b.16 March 1897, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. , )

Alice Ella MONAHAN (b.15 November 1899, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 8 February 1988, Meriden, Connecticut, USA)
m. Walter J HABERSHON 4 April 1931 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Henrietta MONAHAN (b.30 August 1902, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 5 October 1918, Meriden, Connecticut, USA)

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1864 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

Name Henrietta Blessing
Gender Female
Baptism/ Christening Date
Baptism/ Christening Place Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Birth Date 11 Apr 1864
Birthplace Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass.
Death Date
Name Note
Race White
Father's Name Fred H.
Father's Birthplace
Father's Age
Mother's Name
Mother's Birthplace
Mother's Age
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C51044-6
System Origin Massachusetts-VR
Source Film Number 234543
Reference Number p 120, cn 67
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Henrietta Friederika BLESSING - Birth and Baptism from Family Bible

Birth and Baptism from Family Bible
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1865 Baptism
b. 11 Apr 1864
baptised 16 Apr 1865
Henrietta Friederika Blessing
witnesses: William Feige
Ellen Feige
Marie Frohlich

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.

Title Gazetteer of Berkshire County, Mass., 1725-1885
Compiled by Hamilton Child
Publisher Printed at the Journal Office, 1885
Page 322
ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923

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 - 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)

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.

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 Birth of Child
James F MONAHAN was born 13 February 1886, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Friederika was 21 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Eva S MONAHAN was born July 1887, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Friederika was 23 years old.

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Birth of Child
William Frederick MONAHAN was born 18 November 1889, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Friederika was 25 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
Anna M MONAHAN was born 21 January 1891, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Friederika was 26 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Ralph Adam MONAHAN was born 3 April 1894, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Friederika was 29 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Clyde J Ernest MONAHAN was born 16 March 1897, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Friederika was 32 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.

1899 Birth of Child
Alice Ella MONAHAN was born 15 November 1899, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Friederika was 35 years old.

1900 Artizan Street, Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
James A Monahan 39, b. 1861, CT. parents b. Ireland, married 15 years, painter
Henrietta F Monahan 36, b. Apr 1864 in MA, parents b. Germany, married 15 years, mother of 7 children, 7 children living
James F Monahan 14, b. Feb. 1886 in CT
Eva S Monahan 12, b. July 1887 in CT
William F Monahan 10, b. Nov 1889 in CT
Annie M Monahan 9, b. Jan 1891 in CT
Ralph A Monahan 6, b. Apr 1894 in CT
Clyde E Monahan 3, b. March 1897 in CT
Alice A Monahan 7/ 12, b. Nov 1899 in CT
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)

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)

1902 Birth of Child
Henrietta MONAHAN was born 30 August 1902, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Friederika was 38 years old.

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)

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
Name Henrietta Monahan
Birthplace Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Residence Meriden Ward 5, New Haven, Connecticut
Marital Status Married
Race White
Gender Female
Immigration Year
Father's Birthplace Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace Massachusetts
Family Number 15
Page Number 1
Household Gender Age
Spouse James Monahan M 49y
Henrietta Monahan F 46y
Child Eva Monahan F 22y
Child William Monahan M 20y
Child Anna Monahan F 19y
Child Ralph Monahan M 16y
Child Clyde Monahan M 13y
Child Alice Monahan F 10y
Child Henrietta Monahan F 7y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1910 Death of Child
James F MONAHAN died 17 March 1910, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta Friederika was 45 years old.

1911 Marriage of Child
Eva S MONAHAN married 25 October 1911, Meriden, Connecticut, USA to Martin Andrew EGAN

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

Henrietta Friederika BLESSING - Obituary

Obituary
The Journal, Meriden, Connecticut, Wednesday, April 16, 1913

1913 Death
15 April 1913
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

She died at the age of 49.

Postcards and Memories of Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Henrietta is buried at: Sacred Heart Cemetery
250 Gypsy Lane

Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Added: 6/5/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 2/18/2021 9:18:04 AM

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