Alfred Ernest TRAUSCHKE

Born

1 July 1868 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

11 January 1927 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 58

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Carl Charles TRAUSCHKE Minnie Augusta Friederike VOGEL

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Born: 1 July 1868 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Carl Charles TRAUSCHKE

Mother: Minnie Augusta Friederike VOGEL

Paternal grandparents: Johann Gottlob TRAUSCHKE , Johanna Christianna VOLCKELT

Maternal grandparents: Carl (Charles) August VOGEL , Johanne Caroline Friederike FRIEDRICH

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Alfred Ernest married Emma Marie TRAUSCHKE 24 May 1893 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emma Marie TRAUSCHKE was born 30 September 1869 in Kerzdorf, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Schlesien, Preußen). Emma Marie died 17 September 1939 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Emma Marie was the child of Karl August TRAUSCHKE and Emilie Pauline SCHWEDLER.

Alfred Ernest TRAUSCHKE died 11 January 1927 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Alfred Ernest TRAUSCHKE married

Emma Marie TRAUSCHKE
Marriage date: 24 May 1893
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Emma Marie TRAUSCHKE was the child of Karl August TRAUSCHKE and Emilie Pauline SCHWEDLER

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Name: Alfred Trauschke

Event Type: Marriage

Birth Date: abt 1869

Marriage Date: 24 May 1893

Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Marriage Age: 24

Father Name: Charles

Mother Name: Minna

Spouse Name: Emma M Trauschke

Spouse Marriage Age: 23

Spouse Father Name: August Trauschke

Spouse Mother Name: Emelie

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Children of Alfred Ernest TRAUSCHKE and Emma Marie TRAUSCHKE

Helen Bertha Ida TRAUSCHKE

Born: 6 June 1895, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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1868 Birth

Charles E. A. Trauski, born July 1, 1868 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
father - Charles, factory worker, b. Germany
mother - Minnie Vogel, b. Germany

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

1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Charles Traushke, b. abt 1822
Minnie Traushke, b. abt 1840
Hermann Traushke, b. abt 1863
Alfred Traushke, b. abt 1868

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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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)

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Charles Transchke, 60, b. abt 1820, Prussia, works in woolen mill
Minnie Transchke, 40, b. abt 1840, Prussia, keeping house
Herman Transchke, 17, b. abt 1863, MA, book keeper
Alfred Transchke, 11, b. abt 1869, MA, at school

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1880 U.S. Census

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

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

Groom's Name: Alfred Trauschke
Groom's Birth Date: 1869
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Groom's Age: 24
Bride's Name: Emma M. Trauschke
Bride's Birth Date: 1870
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Bride's Age: 23
Marriage Date: 24 May 1893
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Groom's Father's Name: Charles
Groom's Mother's Name: Minna
Bride's Father's Name: August
Bride's Mother's Name: Emelie
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09661-8
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 234553
Reference Number: p 163
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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1893 Marriage / Partner
Alfred Ernest TRAUSCHKE and Emma Marie TRAUSCHKE 24 May 1893, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 24 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Birth of Child
Helen Bertha Ida TRAUSCHKE was born 6 June 1895, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Alfred Ernest was 26 years old.

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 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Minnie Transchke,60, b. Sep 1839, Germany, widowed, mother of 2 children, 1 living, year of immigration 1854
Alfred Transchke,31, b. Jul 1868, MA, son of Minnie, husband of Emma M., year of marriage 1893
Emma M Transchke,30, b. Sep 1869, Germany, year of immigration 1888, mother of 1 child, 1 child living
Hellen B I Transchke,4, b. Jun 1895, MA, daughter of Alfred and Emma, granddaughter of Minnie

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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

Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Alfred E Trauselake, b. abt 1869
Emma Trauselake, b. abt 1870
Minnie Trauselake, b. abt 1840
Helen Trauselake, b. abt 1896

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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 Marriage of Daughter

Groom: Wilfred Ray Breck
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Groom's Age: 21 years
Groom's Estimated Birth Year: 1894
Groom's BirthPlace: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts
Bride: Helen Bertha Trausclike
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Bride's Age: 20 years
Bride's Estimated Birth Year: 1895
Bride's BirthPlace: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts
Marriage Date (Original): 18 Dec 1915
Marriage Date (Standardized): 18 Dec 1915
Marriage Place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts
Marriage Registration Place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts
Marriage Registration Year: 1915
Groom's Father: Edward Breck
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Groom's Mother: Alice Long
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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 - 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.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States