Amelia HOFFMAN

Born

Died

19 April 1922 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Amelia married Charles H PRICE 20 October 1887 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles H PRICE was born abt. 1856

Parents & Family of Amelia HOFFMAN

Parents of Amelia HOFFMAN

Father

William HOFFMAN

Mother

Julia KAISER

Grandparents of Amelia HOFFMAN

Paternal grandparents

Georg David? HOFFMAN Christina Alberrtine? STEINBRENNER?

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Amelia HOFFMAN

Amelia HOFFMAN married

Charles H PRICE
Marriage date: 20 October 1887
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Marriage notes:

Groom's Name: Charles H. Price

Groom's Birth Date: 1856

Groom's Birthplace:

Groom's Age: 31

Bride's Name: Amelia Hoffman

Bride's Birth Date: 1856

Bride's Birthplace:

Bride's Age: 31

Marriage Date: 20 Oct 1887

Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: Charles Price

Groom's Mother's Name: Henrietta

Bride's Father's Name: William

Bride's Mother's Name: Julia

Groom's Race:

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09661-7

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 234553

Reference Number: p 112

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

Married Charles H. Price in Pittsfield, MA on Oct 20, 1887. Bride and groom are both 31, from Pittsfield. Groom's parent's - Charles and Henrietta; bride's parent's - William and Julia. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 379 ; Page: 73

Children of Charles H PRICE and Amelia HOFFMAN

Edward Charles PRICE

Born: 15 May 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 November 1959, El Paso, Texas, USA

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Birth — 1856
July 1856
Massachusetts, USA

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

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

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

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

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 New Hartford, Oneida, New York

Name: Amelia Hoffman
estimated Birth Year: 1856
Gender: Female
age in 1870: 14y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
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

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 - Cohoes, Albany, New York

Name: Emela Hoffman
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1856
Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875
Residence Place: Cohoes Ward 01, Albany, New York, USA
Election District: Ward 01
Household number: 238
Relation to Head: Daughter
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Julia Hoffman
Line Number: 5
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

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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 - 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)

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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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1887 Marriage / Partner
Amelia HOFFMAN and Charles H PRICE 20 October 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 31 years old.

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1890 Birth of Child
Edward Charles PRICE was born 15 May 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Amelia was 33 years old.

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

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 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Name: Amelia Price
titles & terms:
Residence: Springfield city, Hampden, Massachusetts
Birth Date: Jul 1856
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Spouse: Charles H Price
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthPlace: Massachusetts
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthPlace: Germany
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthPlace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Charles H Price
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 12
estimated marriage year: 1888
mother how many children: 2
number living children: 1
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0590
pAge: 2
sheet letter: A
family number: 29
reference number: 10
Film Number: 1240652
Image Number: 00000710
Household Gender Age
spouse Charles H Price M
Amelia Price F
child Edward C Price M

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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)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

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

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 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Name: Emelia Price
Age: 63
Birth Year: abt 1857
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Pittsfield Ward 2, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Street: Forest Place
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Sister
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's BirthPlace: Germany
Mother's BirthPlace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: None
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Minnie Vogel 70
Emelia Price 63
Edward C Price 29

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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.

Death

PRICE, Amelia, April 19, 1922, age 65 yrs. 9 mos. 15 dys. (21 Forrest Pl.)
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