Henry Emery KORCH

Born

2 April 1880 , Svinica, Košice, Slovakia

Died

26 March 1963 , Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 84

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Henry KORCH Elizabeth GRULKE (GUELKAO) (GRULKAO)

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Born: 2 April 1880 in Svinica, Košice, Slovakia

Father: Henry KORCH

Mother: Elizabeth GRULKE (GUELKAO) (GRULKAO)

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Henry Emery married Elizabeth (Erzsébet) KORCH (TOMKO) 16 May 1903 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Elizabeth (Erzsébet) KORCH (TOMKO) was born December 1884 in Vyšná Kamenica, Košice, Slovakia (Felso Kemencze, Abauj-Torna, Austria-Hungary) (Vysna Kamenica). Elizabeth (Erzsébet) died abt. 1967 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth (Erzsébet) was the child of Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO.

Henry Emery KORCH died 26 March 1963 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.
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Elizabeth (Erzsébet) KORCH (TOMKO)
Marriage date: 16 May 1903
Marriage place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Elizabeth (Erzsébet) KORCH (TOMKO) was the child of Andrew (András) KORCH (KOVALČÍK) (KOVELICH) and Elizabeth (Alzbeta) (Erzsébet) TOMKO

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Volume-Page: Vol: 538 ; Page: 425

A reception will be given to Mr. and MRs. Henry Korch in the Episcopal parish house, this Friday evening. The couple were married Saturday.

The Worcester Spy

Worcester, Massachusetts

May 22, 1903

probably related to each other -- Henry was 21. Elizabeth was 18. It was the first marriage for both. Both were mill operatives. Both were born in Austria. Henry's parents were Henry and Elizabeth Guelkao. Elizabeth's parents were Andrew and Elizabeth Touko. They were married by Marshall E. Mott, Clergyman.

Groom's Name: Henry Korch

Groom's Birth Date: 1882

Groom's Birthplace: Austria

Groom's Age: 21

Bride's Name: Elizabeth Korch

Bride's Birth Date: 1885

Bride's Birthplace: Austria

Bride's Age: 18

Marriage Date: 16 May 1903

Marriage Place: Webster, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: Henry Korch

Groom's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Guelkas

Bride's Father's Name: Andrew Korch

Bride's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Tonko

Groom's Race: White

Groom's Marital Status: Single

Groom's Previous Wife's Name:

Bride's Race: White

Bride's Marital Status: Single

Bride's Previous Husband's Name:

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02744-3

Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 2057588

Reference Number: Bk1903 P425 Cn51

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Children of Henry Emery KORCH and Elizabeth (Erzsébet) KORCH (TOMKO)

Margaret Ellen KORCH

Born: 12 May 1906, Thompson, Connecticut, USA
Died: 19 March 1972, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Arthur Monroe SNOW

Elizabeth E KORCH

Born: 12 October 1908, Thompson, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2 May 1978, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Emery Leon JEWELL 1936 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Henry E KORCH

Born: 5 May 1912, Thompson, Connecticut, USA
Died: 25 March 1985, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Esther KORCH

Born: 7 April 1914, Thompson, Connecticut, USA
Died: 22 December 1957, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alban PLASSE 1930

Married: Kenneth Hanson BUCK 1932 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Marion Barbara KORCH

Born: 7 March 1917, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: December 1985, Ithaca, New York, USA

Married: John Chester ELLERY 1938 Place: , Massachusetts, USA

Dorothy Alice KORCH

Born: 3 February 1919, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 February 2003, Deer Park, Harris, Texas, USA

Married: Kenneth Hanson BUCK 31 July 1941 Place: Rockingham, Vermont, USA (Bellows Falls) (Saxton's River) (Cambridgeport)

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Birth — 1880
2 April 1880
Svinica, Košice, Slovakia

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

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

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

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

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

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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)

1903 Marriage / Partner
Henry Emery KORCH and Elizabeth (Erzsébet) KORCH (TOMKO) 16 May 1903, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.

Henry Emery KORCH - Lizzie and Henry Korch

Lizzie and Henry Korch

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1903 - A reception will be given Mr. and Mrs. Henry Korch in the Episcopal parish house this Friday evening. The couple were married Saturday.

Worcester Daily Spy
Worcester, Massachusetts
May 22, 1903

1906 Birth of Child
Margaret Ellen KORCH was born 12 May 1906, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

Henry Emery was 26 years old.

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)

1908 Birth of Child
Elizabeth E KORCH was born 12 October 1908, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

Henry Emery was 28 years old.

1910 Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
name: Henry Korch
birthplace: Austria
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Austria
mother's birthplace: Austria
family number: 64
page number: 9
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Henry Korch M 28y Austria
wife Elizabeth Korch F 25y Austria
dau Margaret Korch F 4y Connecticut
dau Elizabeth Korch F 1y Connecticut
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Birth of Child
Henry E KORCH was born 5 May 1912, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

Henry Emery was 32 years old.

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1914 - Fire in Thompson
The home of Henry Korch near Wilsonville in the town of Thompson was destroyed by fire that broke out about 6 o'clock Sunday morning driving the family out into the cold. Korch has a wife and three children. Korch's home is situated in a farming community so there was not apparatus to fight the fire. The lost is said to be about $1,060.

Norwich Bulletin
Norwich, Connecticut
Mon., January 19, 1914

1914 Birth of Child
Esther KORCH was born 7 April 1914, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)

Henry Emery was 34 years old.

1917 Birth of Child
Marion Barbara KORCH was born 7 March 1917, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Emery was 36 years old.

1919 Birth of Child
Dorothy Alice KORCH was born 3 February 1919, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Emery was 38 years old.

1920 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Henry Kovak
[Henry Korak]
[Henry Kovah]
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1882
Birthplace: Austria
Home in 1920: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1898
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Kovak
Father's Birthplace: Austria
Mother's Birthplace: Austria
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Kovak 38
Elizabeth Kovak 35
Margaret Kovak 13
Elizabeth Kovak 11
Henry Kovak 7
Esther Kovak 6
Marion Kovak 2
[2 11/ 12]
Dorothy Kovak 1
[1 2/ 12]
John Techade 23
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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))

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

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
name: Henry Korch
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 49
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Czechoslovakia
estimated birth year: 1881
immigration year: 1898
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Czechoslovakia
mother's birthplace: Czechoslovakia
enumeration district number: 0293
family number: 750
sheet number and letter: 31B
line number: 85
nara publication: T626, roll 966
film number: 2340701
digital folder number: 4607702
image number: 00865
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Henry Korch M 49 Czechoslovakia
wife Elizabeth Korch F 45 Czechoslovakia
daughter Margaret Korch F 23 Connecticut
daughter Elizabeth Korch F 21 Connecticut
son Henry Korch M 17 Connecticut
daughter Esther Korch F 15 Connecticut
daughter Marion Korch F 13 Massachusetts
daughter Dorothy Korch F 11 Massachusetts
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)

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

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

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

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

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

1940 Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Ash Street
Korch Henry E, head, 59, b. Austria, weaver, woolen mill, $440
Korch Elizabeth, wife, 55, b. Austria, language spoken - Slavish, mother of 6 children
Korch Henry J, son, 27, b. MA, helper, farm

Korch Edward J, 43, b. MA, weaver, woolen mill, $331
Korch Mary, wife, 39, b. MA
Korch Edward Jr., son, 19, b. MA, shoemaker, $416
Korch Alan, son, 16, b. MA, shoemaker, $338
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 Marriage of Child
Dorothy Alice KORCH married 31 July 1941, Rockingham, Vermont, USA (Bellows Falls) (Saxton's River) (Cambridgeport) to Kenneth Hanson BUCK

1942
Henry's World War II Draft Registration Card (1942) shows Henry Emery Korch living at 85 Ash St. in Webster, MA at the age of 61. He was born 2 Apr 1880 in Svinca, Austria. He is living with his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Korch. Henry works for Carlton Woolen Company in Rochdale, MA. He is 5 ft 5 inches tall, weighs 175 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes and light brown complexion.
FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
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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.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1957 Death of Child
Esther KORCH died 22 December 1957, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Emery was 77 years old.

Death
Name: Henry E Korch
Death Date: 1963
Death Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 109
Page Number: 393
Index Volume Number: 130/ 131
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.130/ 131

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Henry Emery KORCH - Grave - Mt. Zion Cemetery, Webster, MA

Grave - Mt. Zion Cemetery, Webster, MA

Mount Zion Cemetery
Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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Obituary
The Webster Times, Webster, Massachusetts
Thursday, March 28, 1963

'Henry E. Korch, 84, of Ash Street died Tuesday at the Webster District Hospital after a long illness.

A resident of this town for 60 years, he was a retired shipper from American Optical Company of Southbridge and a member of the Church of the Reconciliation.

He leaves his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Korch, one son Henry Jr., both of Webster; four daughters Mrs. Margaret Snow of Charlton, Mrs. Elizabeth Jewell of Fayban, Conn., Mrs. Marian Ellery of Thompson, Conn., and Mrs. Dorothy Buck of Putney, Vt., 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 p.m. from the Pike and Luther Funeral Home followed by services in the Church of the Reconciliation, Rev. Robert Davis will officiate.

Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery.'