George Friedrich BLESSING

(b. 12 June 1869 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 January 1938 , Colesville, New York, USA )

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George Friedrich BLESSING was born 12 June 1869 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

George Friedrich 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)

George Friedrich BLESSING died 25 January 1938 in Colesville, New York, USA .

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1869 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

Name George Blessing
Gender Male
Baptism/ Christening Date
Baptism/ Christening Place
Birth Date 12 Jun 1869
Birthplace Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Death Date
Name Note
Race
Father's Name Fredrick
Father's Birthplace
Father's Age
Mother's Name Henrietta Dinehardt
Mother's Birthplace
Mother's Age
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C51044-8
System Origin Massachusetts-ODM
Source Film Number 234543
Reference Number

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1870 Baptism
30 Jan 1870 - baptism
Georg Friedrich Blessing
Witnesses: Friedrich Walz
Maria Sauer or Lauer

Birth: MA Vital Records Vol: 214 Page: 57

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

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 - 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

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1892
Name: George F Blessing
Residence Year: 1892
Street Address: U North Colony road
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Emp M. M. I. Co
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1892
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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1897
Name: George F Blessing
Residence Year: 1897
Street Address: N Colony road
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Emp C Mfg. Co
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1897
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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.

Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1899
Name: George F Blessing
Residence Year: 1899
Street Address: N Colony road
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Occupation: Emp M. M. I. Co
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1899
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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)

Connecticut, City Directory, 1901
Name: George F Blessing, rem to New York State
Residence Year: 1901
Residence Place: Meriden, Connecticut
Publication Title: Meriden, Connecticut, City Directory, 1901
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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)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

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

1905 Afton, Chenango, New York
name: George Blessing
residence: Afton, Chenango, New York
age: 37
estimated birth year: 1868
birthplace: United States
relationship to head of household: Boarder
race: W
gender:
family number:
page number:
line number: 46
film number: 819853
digital folder number: 4296250
image number: 00459
Boarder with Wilcox family
occupation: Brakeman

'New York, State Census, 1905,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ MV1D-X1N : accessed 10 Dec 2012), George Blessing, Afton, E.D. 01, Chenango, New York.
1905 New York State Census
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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 Is this him?
name: George Blessing
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household:
residence: Colesville, Broome, New York
marital status: Widowed
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Connecticut
family number: 141
page number: 5
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self H J Davis M 47y New York
wife Ella Davis F 44y New York
son Charles Davis M 21y New York
dau Leona Davis F 18y New York
dau Giva Davis F 13y New York
dau Bessie Davis F 11y New York
son Harold Davis M 7y New York
boarder George Blessing M 44y Connecticut, yard master - railroad yard
boarder Patrick Hannen M 23y Ireland
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1915 Is this him?
name: George Blessing
event: Census
event year: 1915
event place: Colesville, A.D. 01, E.D. 01, Broome, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 48
relationship to head of household: Boarder
estimated birth year: 1867
years in the u.s.:
family number: NY
page: 12
line number: 43

'New York, State Census, 1915,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K9FJ-FHD : accessed 10 Dec 2012), George Blessing, 1915.
1915 New York State Census
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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

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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

1925 Colesville, Broome, New York
name: George F Blessing
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1925
event place: Colesville, A.D. 01, E.D. 01, Broome, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 55
nationality: United States
race: White
relationship to head of household: Head
estimated birth year: 1870
years in the u.s.:
family number:
page: 17
line number: 23

'New York, State Census, 1925,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KS9F-GGD : accessed 10 Dec 2012), George F Blessing, 1925.
1925 New York State Census
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1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 Ninevah, NY
Living in Ninevah, NY 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 Colesville, Broome, New York
George F Blessing, head, 60, widowed, b. MA, parents b. Germany, brakeman at a steam railroad
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 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

Death information
Died in the Nineveh Junction section of Colesville.

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People mentioned in will for George F. Blessing dated March 17, 1938

Marie Bourgarde Binghamton, NY
Annie Jasse Middletown, CT
Charles T. Blessing - dec'd from MA & CT
Charles H. Blessing Glastonbury, CT
Burton Judd Blessing Wethersfield, CT
Albert Blessing, Shelton, CT
Theodore R. Blessing, Bristol, CT
Mrs. Mary Hansen, Hartford, CT
Joseph Blessing, Hartford, CT
George Blessing Hartford, CT
Frank Blessing East Hartford, CT
Henry Blessing dec'd
William H. Blessing, Meriden, CT
Fred Blessing - dec'd (1930)
Amie Fleming Brooklyn, NY
Adelia West Valley Stream, Long Island
Herbert F. Blessing Rosedale, Long Island
Mrs. H. Monahan, dec'd
Mrs. Eva Egan, Meriden, CT
William Monahan, Meriden, CT
Mrs. Anne Greiner, Meriden, CT
Mrs. Alice Habershon, Meriden, CT
Clyde Monahan, Meriden, CT
Ralph Monahan, dec'd
James Monahan, age 15, Bainbridge, NY
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The Binghamton Press, Thursday Evening, May 12, 1938
George F. Blessing of Ninevah, who died Jan. 25, left stocks to a grandnephew, Frederick George Blessing of Rosedale; insurance to a sister-in-law, Margaret Meeker of Meriden, Conn.; additional stocks and clothing and furniture to Mary E. Fisher of Nineveh and $500 to a sister, Mrs. F. J. Bourgarde of Binghamton.

Three nieces and a nephew, Mrs. Annie Fleming of Brooklyn, Mrs Ada West of Valley Stream, Mrs. Grace Monahan of Bainbridge and Herbert F. Blessing of Rosedale, receive $200 each and will share the residuary estate with Mrs. Fisher.