William HOFFMAN

(b. 17 June 1824 , Germany d. 11 January 1902 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 77
Cause of Death: cardiac astherina, exhaustion

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William HOFFMAN was born 17 June 1824 in Germany

William HOFFMAN was the child of Georg David? HOFFMAN and Christina Alberrtine? STEINBRENNER?

William was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1852.

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William married Julia KAISER . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Julia KAISER was born January 1824 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). Julia died 14 May 1906 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

William HOFFMAN died 11 January 1902 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Born in Nassau, Germany
Brother of Augustus Hoffman
Both arrived in New York on January 31, 1852

Possible witness at baptism of George Wilhelm Feige 21 Apr 1867 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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William HOFFMAN married

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Children of William HOFFMAN and Julia KAISER:

Minnie HOFFMAN (b.17 August 1849, , Germany d. 21 July 1920, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Maxmillian "Max" VOGEL 12 August 1891 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

William HOFFMAN (b.abt. 1850, , Germany d. , )

Henry HOFFMAN (b.October 1851, , Germany d. , , New York, USA)
m. Maryetta UNKNOWN 1874

Charles HOFFMAN (b.17 March 1855, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
m. Ella EVANS 1885

Amelia HOFFMAN (b.July 1856, , Massachusetts, USA d. 19 April 1922, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Charles H PRICE 20 October 1887 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Unknown HOFFMAN (b.15 May 1859, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 July 1859, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Albert HOFFMAN (b.2 November 1860, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Louis Friedrich HOFFMAN (b.16 April 1862, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 August 1862, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

George Henry HOFFMAN (b.20 July 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 August 1937, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Katie MALLANEY 23 October 1890 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Julia HOFFMAN (b.November 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 February 1865, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Emma HOFFMAN (b.abt. 1866, , New York, USA d. , )

Edward HOFFMAN (b.abt. 1867, York Mills, New York, USA d. abt. 1930, , New York, USA)
m. Mary A DUNN 25 November 1891 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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1824 Birth
17 June 1824
Germany

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)

1849 Birth of Child
Minnie HOFFMAN was born 17 August 1849, , Germany (German States) (German Empire)

William was 25 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Henry HOFFMAN was born October 1851, , Germany (German States) (German Empire)

William was 27 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Charles HOFFMAN was born 17 March 1855, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

William was 30 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Amelia HOFFMAN was born July 1856, , Massachusetts, USA

William was 32 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Unknown HOFFMAN was born 15 May 1859, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

William was 34 years old.

1860 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
William Hoffman, 36, b. abt 1824
Julia Hoffman, 35, b. abt 1825
Mine Hoffman, 12, b. abt 1848
William Hoffman, 10, b. abt 1850
Haney Hoffman, 8, b. abt 1852
Charles Hoffman, 6, b. abt 1854
Emile Hoffman, 4, b. abt 1856
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1860 Birth of Child
Albert HOFFMAN was born 2 November 1860, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

William was 36 years old.

1861 Naturalization
New England, Petitions fo...Naturalization, 1787-1931
Massachusetts Berkshire County, Superior Court
Copies of petitions and n...4 vol 1861-1864 p 1-104 A
February 4, 1861
Page 11 of 208
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1862 Birth of Child
Louis Friedrich HOFFMAN was born 16 April 1862, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

William was 37 years old.

1863 Birth of Child
George Henry HOFFMAN was born 20 July 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

William was 39 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Julia HOFFMAN was born November 1864, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

William was 40 years old.

1865 Death of Child
Julia HOFFMAN died 3 February 1865, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

William was 40 years old.

?Witness to Baptism - ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASS.
Georg Wilhelm Feige b. 27 Jan 1867, Taconic St., Pittsfield, MA - baptised 21 Apr 1867. Parents Wilhelm Feige and Augusta Teunert. Witnesses are difficult to read. Looks like they might be: Wm? Hoffmann?, Wm. Reinhardt?, Mrs. Min... Leidhold?, Carrol? or Carl? Neubert

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

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

1870 New Hartford, Oneida, New York
name: William Hoffman
estimated birth year: 1823
gender: Male
age in 1870: 47y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Baden
home in 1870: New York, United States
Household Gender Age
William Hoffman M 47y
Julia Hoffman F 44y
Minnie Hoffman F 21y
William Hoffman M 20y
Henry Hoffman M 19y
Charles Hoffman M 15y
Amelia Hoffman F 14y
Albert Hoffman M 9y
George Hoffman M 8y
Emma Hoffman F 5y
Etta Hoffman F 3y

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1875 - Cohoes, Albany, New York
Name: William Hoffman
Age: 52
Birth Year: abt 1823
Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875
Residence Place: Cohoes Ward 01, Albany, New York, USA
Election District: Ward 01
Household number: 238
Relation to Head: Head
Spouse's name: Julia Hoffman
Line Number: 1
Sheet Number: 34
Household Members:
Name Age
William Hoffman 52
Julia Hoffman 50
Minny Hoffman 24
Charles Hoffman 21
Emela Hoffman 19
Albert Hoffman 15
George Hoffman 13
Ema Hoffman 10
Edward Hoffman 8
1875 New York State Census
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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 Cohoes, Albany, New York
William HOFFMAN, M, Male, W, 58, PRUSSIA, Watchman
Julia HOFFMAN, Wife, M, Female, W, 56, PRUSSIA, Keeping House
Minnie HOFFMAN, Dau, S, Female, W, 30, PRUSSIA, Weaver In Cotton Mill
Amelia HOFFMAN, Dau, S, Female, W, 23, NY, Weaver In Cotton Mill
George HOFFMAN, Son, S, Male, W, 18, NY, Weaver In Cotton Mill
Emma HOFFMAN, Dau, S, Female, W, 14, NY, Weaver In Cotton Mill
Edward HOFFMAN, Son, S, Male, W, 13, NY, Weaver In Cotton Mill

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

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

1887 Marriage of Child
Amelia HOFFMAN married 20 October 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Charles H PRICE

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

1890 Marriage of Child
George Henry HOFFMAN married 23 October 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Katie MALLANEY

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 Marriage of Child
Minnie HOFFMAN married 12 August 1891, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Maxmillian "Max" VOGEL

1891 Marriage of Child
Edward HOFFMAN married 25 November 1891, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Mary A DUNN

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

1900 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
William Hofman, 77, b. Jun 1822, Germany, year of immigration 1848, married 52 years
Julia Hofman, 76, b. Jan 1824, Germany, year of immigration 1848, mother of 9 children, 8 living

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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)

1902 Death
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
name: William Hoffman
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 11 Jan 1902
event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
residence: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
street address:
gender: Male
age: 77
marital status: Married
occupation: Retired
birth date:
birthplace: Germany
estimated birth year: 1825
burial date:
burial place: Pittsfield
cemetery:
father: John Hoffman
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother: Margaret Fuch
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Germany
additional relatives:
spouse:
volume/ page/ certificate number: v 528 p 105
film number: 2057736
frame number:
digital folder number: 4289821
image number: 118
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Death
Death Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 528 ; Page: 105 -- retired, b. Germany, son of John Hoffman and Margaret Facle.

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
HOFFMAN William, Jan. 11, 1902, age 77
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