Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING

(b. 21 February 1874 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 December 1946 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA )
Age: 72
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemmorhage

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Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING was born 21 February 1874 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Anna Caroline Margaret 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):

Anna Caroline Margaret married Charles Albert JASSE May 1894 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Charles Albert JASSE was born 18 December 1873 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). Charles Albert died 6 May 1945 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.

Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING died 27 December 1946 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.

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Family and Children of Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING

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Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING married

Charles Albert JASSE-- Date: May 1894 Place: Meriden, Connecticut, USA
The Morning Record, Meriden, Connecticut, Nov 8, 1894

Children of Charles Albert JASSE and Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING:

Charlotte Caroline JASSE (b.abt. 1906, , Connecticut, USA d. 7 April 1912, Meriden, Connecticut, USA)

Frederick William JASSE (b.6 October 1907, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 26 October 2000, Middletown, Connecticut, USA)

Arline Grace JASSE (b.30 October 1917, Meriden, Connecticut, USA d. 16 June 2009, New Britain, Connecticut, USA)
m. Michael RIZZA 24 March 1936

Raymond Leroy JASSE (b.29 February 1932, New Britain, Connecticut, USA d. 15 August 2011, Middletown, Connecticut, USA)
m. Eleanor Doris MATHEWSON 15 September 1956 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA

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1874 Baptism
b. 22 Feb 1874
baptised 15 Nov 1874
Anna Caroline Margaretha Blessing
parents: Christoph Friedrich Blessing and Caroline Hentiette Theunert
witnesses: Chs. Reinhardt
Carl Schulz
Marg. Bohm

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

1874 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

Name Anna Margaret Blessing
Gender Female
Baptism/ Christening Date
Baptism/ Christening Place
Birth Date 21 Feb 1874
Birthplace Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Death Date
Name Note
Race
Father's Name
Father's Birthplace
Father's Age
Mother's Name
Mother's Birthplace
Mother's Age
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C05431-4
System Origin Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number 1428165
Reference Number 69
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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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Marriage / Partner
Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING and Charles Albert JASSE May 1894, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

She was 20 years old.

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
name: Anna C Jasse
titles:
residence: Meriden township (east side, excl. Meriden city), New Haven, Connecticut
birth date: Feb 1874
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Germany
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 6
estimated marriage year: 1894
mother how many children: 0
number living children: 0
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0315
sheet number and letter: 13A
household id: 249
reference number: 1
gsu film number: 1240143
image number: 00281
Household Gender Age
spouse Charles A Josse M
Anna C Jasse 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)

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.

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 Birth of Child
Frederick William JASSE was born 6 October 1907, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Anna Caroline Margaret was 33 years old.

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: Anna C Jasse
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
family number: 386
page number: 18
Household Gender Age
spouse Charles A Jasse M 36y
Anna C Jasse F 36y
child Charlotte E Jasse F 4y
child Frederick W Jasse M 2y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING - Annie Blessing Josse

Annie Blessing Josse

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1912 Death of Child
Charlotte Caroline JASSE died 7 April 1912, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Anna Caroline Margaret was 38 years old.

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 - 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

1917 Birth of Child
Arline Grace JASSE was born 30 October 1917, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Anna Caroline Margaret was 43 years old.

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 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Charles O Jasse 46, b. Germany, year of immigration 1880, naturalized 1891
Anna C Jasse 45, b. MA, parents b. Germany
Fred William Jasse 12, b. CT
Arline G Jasse 2 3/ 12, b. CT
Pauline Jesse 77, mother, b. Germany
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

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 her brother, Charles' death.

Mrs. Annie Jasse

Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1927
Name: Anna M Jasse
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1927
Street Address: Atkins
Residence Place: Middletown, Connecticut
Spouse:
Charles A Jasse
Publication Title: Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1927
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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 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
name: Anna C Jasse
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
gender: Female
age: 56
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1874
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
enumeration district number: 13
family number: 285
sheet number and letter: 13A
line number: 45
nara publication: T626, roll 271
film number: 2340006
digital folder number: 4531875
image number: 00590
Household Gender Age
spouse Charles A Jasse M 56
Anna C Jasse F 56
child Frederick W Jasse M 22
child Arline Jasse F 12
Pauline Jasse F 88

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.

1932 Birth of Child
Raymond Leroy JASSE was born 29 February 1932, New Britain, Connecticut, USA

Anna Caroline Margaret was 58 years old.

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)

Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1935
Name: Anna M Jasse
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1935
Street Address: Atkins c Miner
Residence Place: Middletown, Connecticut
Spouse:
Charles A Jasse
Publication Title: Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1935
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1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

Middletown, CT - 1938
Annie Jasse Middletown, CT in 1938 according to will of her brother, George F. Blessing

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1939
47th Wedding
'Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jasse, of Highland, will celebrate their forty-seventh wedding anniversary tomorrow. They have lived in Meriden ever since they have been married and have three children.

Mr. Jasse has been employed at the International Silver company for fifteen years.'

Meriden Record
Meriden, Connecticut
November 6, 1939

1940 Middletown, CT
Living in Middletown, CT in 1940 according to her sister's obituary (Mrs. Marie W. Bourgarde)

1940 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Name: Anna Jasse
Respondent: Yes
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Street: Atkins Street
Inferred Residence in 1935: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 12A
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Jasse 66
Anna Jasse 66
Frederick Jasse 32
Raymond Jasse 8
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1942
Name: Anna M Jasse
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1942
Street Address: Atkins c Miner
Residence Place: Middletown, Connecticut
Spouse:
Charles A Jasse
Publication Title: Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1942
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1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1945
Name: Anna M Jasse
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1945
Street Address: Atkins c Miner
Residence Place: Middletown, Connecticut
Spouse:
Charles A Jasse
Publication Title: Middletown, Connecticut, City Directory, 1945
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1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles Albert JASSE died 6 May 1945, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Anna Caroline Margaret BLESSING - Grave Thanks to Ray Sanford

Grave
Thanks to Ray Sanford

Walnut Grove Cemetery
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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Thanks to Ray Sanford

Meriden Record
Meriden, Connecticut
Saturday Morning, December 28, 1946

1946 Death
27 December 1946
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

She died at the age of 72.

Funeral
Mrs. Anna M. Jasse
The funeral of Mrs. Anna M. Jasse, of the Highland District, Westfield, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the chapel of W. Curtis Reynolds, 88 East Main Street, with the Rev. Emerson G. Hangen officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Grove.

Meriden Record
Meriden, Connecticut
Monday, Dec 30, 1946