Teresa HEISS

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abt. 1819 , Germany

Died

29 September 1899 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 80
Cause of Death: senile marasmus

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Born: abt. 1819 in Germany

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Teresa was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1849.

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Teresa married Daniel KRAUSE 29 December 1849 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Daniel KRAUSE was born September 1823 in Württemberg, Germany (Wurttemberg). Daniel died 18 April 1901 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

Teresa HEISS died 29 September 1899 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Teresa HEISS married

Daniel KRAUSE
Marriage date: 29 December 1849
Marriage place: Lee, Massachusetts, USA
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Daniel is 21, currently living in Lee. He is a clothier, born in Germany. He is the son of Casper and Mary Ann Grouse. Teresa is 27, currently living in Lee. She was born in Germany. She is the daughter of William and Teresa Heiss. It is the first marriage for both.

Children of Daniel KRAUSE and Teresa HEISS

Mary KRAUSE

Born: October 1850, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 May 1907, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: William H ENSMINGER 21 November 1872 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Celia KRAUSE

Born: abt. 1853, , Connecticut, USA
Died: March 1880, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Caroline KRAUSE

Born: January 1854, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 4 May 1920, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: William ROBERTSON 1873

Ferdinand KRAUSE

Born: 5 December 1857, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1910,

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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)

1849 Marriage / Partner
Teresa HEISS and Daniel KRAUSE 29 December 1849, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

1850 Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Daniel Crouse, b. abt 1826, Germany
Theresa Crouse, b. abt 1822, Germany
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1850 Birth of Child
Mary KRAUSE was born October 1850, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

1854 Birth of Child
Caroline KRAUSE was born January 1854, , Connecticut, USA

1855 Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Theresa Crouse
age: 34
estimated birth year: 1821
gender: Female
race:
birthplace: Germany
residence: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
family number: 33
line number: 40
film number: 000953974
digital folder number: 004279388
image number: 00287
Household Gender Age
Nathaniel Crouse M 29
Theresa Crouse F 34
Mary Crouse F 5
Celia Crouse F 3
Caroline Crouse F 1

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

1857 Birth of Child
Ferdinand KRAUSE was born 5 December 1857, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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

1860 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Daniel Grouse 35, b. Wurttemberg
Theresa Grouse 40, b. Baden
Mary Grouse 9, b. MA
Celia Grouse 7, b. CT
Caroline Grouse 6, b. CT
Ferdinand Grouse 2, b. MA
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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Enfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: Therissa Kraus
age: 46 years
estimated birth year: 1819
gender: Female
race:
birthplace: Germany
marital status: Married
residence: Enfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
family number: 39
line number: 26
film number: 0954566
digital folder number: 4286774
image number: 00165
Household Gender Age
Daniel Kraus M 40y
Therissa Kraus F 46y
Mary Kraus F 15y
Celia Kraus F 13y
Caroline Kraus F 11y
Ferdinand Kraus M 7y

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.

1872 Marriage of Child
Mary KRAUSE married 21 November 1872, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to William H ENSMINGER

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
Daniel Krouse 54, b. Wurt B
Teresa Krouse 61, b. Baden
Ferdinand Krouse 21, b. MA
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1880 Death of Child
Celia KRAUSE died March 1880, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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)

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Theresa Kraus, wife of Daniel Kraus, age 80, d. Sept 29, 1899 in Pittsfield, age 80, cause of death - senile marasmus, b. Germany, parents unknown
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Death — 1899
29 September 1899
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA