Theresa Alice BISHOP

Born

15 November 1822 , Germany

Died

17 August 1885 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 62
Cause of Death: insanity, cholera morbus

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Born: 15 November 1822 in Germany

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Theresa Alice was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1853.

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Theresa Alice married Henry (Heinrich) TIMM 24 April 1853 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Henry (Heinrich) TIMM was born 30 March 1810 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany . Henry (Heinrich) died abt. 1884

Theresa Alice BISHOP died 17 August 1885 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Theresa Alice BISHOP married

Henry (Heinrich) TIMM
Marriage date: 24 April 1853
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Marriage notes:

Both are 31, from Germany. This is the first marriage for both. His father is listed as Henry. Her parents are not listed. NOTE: On the marriage record, she is listed as Theresa Smith. On the baptism information for her son, Aldolph Timm, she is listed as Therese Schmidt.

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Henry Timm

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bride's name: Theresa Smith

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marriage date: 24 Apr 1853

marriage place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

groom's father's name: Henry Timm

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indexing project (batch) number: I01079-7

system origin: Massachusetts-ODM

source film number: 1902438

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Children of Henry (Heinrich) TIMM and Theresa Alice BISHOP

Mary Alice TIMM

Born: January 1854, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 April 1921, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Edward SINCLAIR 14 February 1881 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Michael SIBLE 1891

Louisa TIMM

Born: abt. 1856, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 31 May 1860, Hancock, Massachusetts, USA

Arnold TIMM

Born: abt. 1858, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 March 1862, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Adolph (Arthur) TIMM

Born: 24 June 1860, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 August 1904, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Laura LISZMAN 1880

Henry TIMM

Born: 4 September 1862, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Died: August 1949,

Married: Bertha R. KING 5 March 1890 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Emma TIMM

Born: 27 September 1868, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Married: Alfred Louis WALTER 1889

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Birth — 1822
15 November 1822
Germany

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

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)

1853 Marriage / Partner
Theresa Alice BISHOP and Henry (Heinrich) TIMM 24 April 1853, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 30 years old.

1853 Marriage
The Pittsfield Sun
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

1854 Birth of Child
Mary Alice TIMM was born January 1854, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Theresa Alice was 31 years old.

1855 Massachusetts Census - Pittsfield

Henry Timm, 48, stone cutter, b. Germany
Teresa Timm, 30, b. Germany
Teresa Timm 2, b. MA

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1855 Massachusetts Census
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

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

1860 Lenox , Berkshire, Massachusetts

Henry Tim, age 50, b. abt 1810
Alice Tim, age 37, b. abt. 1823
Alice Tim, age 6, b. abt. 1854
Arnold Tim, age 2, b. abt. 1858

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1860 Death of Child
Louisa TIMM died 31 May 1860, Hancock, Massachusetts, USA

Theresa Alice was 37 years old.

1860 - Sad Accident

On Friday last, Mr. Henry Timm of Lenox, took Mr. C. C. P. Perry's horse and wagon to go to the burying ground, to make some arrangements for the burial of his child; two of his children, a little son and daughter, accompanied him, and on returning, when near the foot of the hill by the church, the horse became unmanageable and ran, overturning the wagon, and throwing the family out. Mr. Timm and the daughter were taken up senseless. Mr. Timm was seriously, and his daughter dangerously injured.

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The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
June 7, 1860

1860 Birth of Child
Adolph (Arthur) TIMM was born 24 June 1860, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Theresa Alice was 37 years old.

1862 Death of Child
Arnold TIMM died 24 March 1862, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Theresa Alice was 39 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Henry TIMM was born 4 September 1862, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Theresa Alice was 39 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Henry Tim, 65, b. Germany, stone mason
Alice Tim, 43, b. Germany
Alice Tim, 11, b. MA
Otto Tim, 5, b.MA
Henry Tim, 2, b. MA
John Tim, 1, b. MA

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1865 Massachusetts Census
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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

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

1868 Birth of Child
Emma TIMM was born 27 September 1868, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Theresa Alice was 45 years old.

1870 Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Timm, Henry, age 60, stone mason, born Holland
Theresa, age 45, keeping house, born Bavaria
Adolph, 10, at school, b. MA
Henry Jr., 8, at school, b. MA
Emma, 2, at home, b. MA

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Alice Tim
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 60
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Keeping House
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
BirthPlace: Germany
Birth Date: 1820
Spouse's Name: Henry Tim
Spouse's BirthPlace: Germany
Father's Name:
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
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Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
PAge: 459
Page Letter: C
Entry Number: 1311
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0522
GS Film Number: 1254522
Digital Folder Number: 004241688
Image Number: 00149
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Henry Tim M 70 Germany
Wife Alice Tim F 60 Germany
Son Arthur Tim M 19 Massachusetts, United States
Son Henry Tim M 18 Massachusetts, United States
Daughter Emma Tim F 12 Massachusetts, United States

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 Marriage of Child
Mary Alice TIMM married 14 February 1881, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA to Edward SINCLAIR

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

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

Death - Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

17 Aug 1885
Theresa Timm
age 62 years, 10 mos, 2 days
cause of death: insanity and ch. morbus
married
housewife residing in Pittsfield
b. Germany
parents unknown

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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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