Mathias HECK

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15 November 1850 , Stafford, Connecticut, USA

Died

27 January 1924 , Union, Connecticut, USA

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Mathias HECK Mary ADAMS

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Born: 15 November 1850 in Stafford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Mathias HECK

Mother: Mary ADAMS

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Mathias married Sarah Elizabeth BAKER 9 March 1878 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Sarah Elizabeth BAKER was born 12 December 1859 in Burrillville, Rhode Island, USA (Harrisville) (Pascoag) (Mapleville) (Oakland). Sarah Elizabeth died 17 December 1923 in Union, Connecticut, USA. Sarah Elizabeth was the child of John Webster BAKER and Sarah Hannah WHITE.

Mathias HECK died 27 January 1924 in Union, Connecticut, USA.
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Sarah Elizabeth BAKER
Marriage date: 9 March 1878
Marriage place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Sarah Elizabeth BAKER was the child of John Webster BAKER and Sarah Hannah WHITE

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Both are living in Sutton. He is 27. She is 19. He is a farmer, born in Stafford, CT. She was born in Rhode Island. He is the son of Mathias Heck and Mary Adams. She is the daughter of John W. Baker and Hannah White.

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Matthias Jr. Heck

groom's birth date: 1851

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groom's age: 27

bride's name: Sarah Elizabeth Baker

bride's birth date: 1859

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bride's age: 19

marriage date: 09 Mar 1878

marriage place: Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: Matthias

groom's mother's name: May Adams

bride's father's name: John W.

bride's mother's name: Hannah White

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indexing project (batch) number: I01251-5

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 2109638

reference number: 33

source: familysearch.org

Children of Mathias HECK and Sarah Elizabeth BAKER

Samuel Lewis HECK

Born: 25 December 1878, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 March 1939, Stafford, Connecticut, USA

Herbert W HECK

Born: abt. 1880, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

George Edwin HECK

Born: 5 March 1883, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 November 1977, Stafford, Connecticut, USA

Waldo Mathias HECK

Born: June 1885, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Mary Jennie HECK

Born: 24 September 1887, Wales, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 October 1971, Stafford, Connecticut, USA

Delia M HECK

Born: 14 May 1892, Ashford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 27 April 1979, Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Ida Elizabeth HECK

Born: 24 October 1894, Ashford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 12 December 1972,

Ada HECK

Born: 25 October 1894, Ashford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 29 March 1933, Enfield, Connecticut, USA

Mable Emerline HECK

Born: 16 May 1897, Ashford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 28 July 1993,

Wayland HECK

Born: abt. 1903, , Connecticut, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1850
15 November 1850
Stafford, Connecticut, USA

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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

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 Is this him?

Name: Mathias Heck
estimated Birth Year: 1850
Gender: Male
age in 1870: 20y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: Connecticut
home in 1870: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
Parsons Allen M 68y
Lucy B Allen F 70y
Durghy G Allen M 37y
Josephine Allen F 36y
Waldo Allen M 4y
Mathias Heck M 20y
Herlon Allen M 14y

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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.

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.

1878 Marriage / Partner
Mathias HECK and Sarah Elizabeth BAKER 9 March 1878, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

He was 27 years old.

1878 Birth of Child
Samuel Lewis HECK was born 25 December 1878, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Mathias was 28 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts

Mathias HECK, Self, M, Male, W, 29, CT, Farmer, CT, CT
Sarah HECK, Wife, M, Female, W, 20, RI, Keeps House, CT, CT
Sam L. HECK, Son, S, Male, W, 2, MA, CT, CT

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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.

1883 Birth of Child
George Edwin HECK was born 5 March 1883, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Mathias was 32 years old.

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

1885 Birth of Child
Waldo Mathias HECK was born June 1885, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Mathias was 34 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Mary Jennie HECK was born 24 September 1887, Wales, Massachusetts, USA

Mathias was 36 years old.

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

1892 Birth of Child
Delia M HECK was born 14 May 1892, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Mathias was 41 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Ida Elizabeth HECK was born 24 October 1894, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Mathias was 43 years old.

1894 Birth of Child
Ada HECK was born 25 October 1894, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Mathias was 43 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Mable Emerline HECK was born 16 May 1897, Ashford, Connecticut, USA

Mathias was 46 years old.

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 Union, Tolland, Connecticut

Name: Matthias Heck
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Residence: Union township, Tolland, Connecticut
Birth Date: Nov 1850
birthPlace: Connecticut
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse Name: Sarah E Heck
spouse titles:
spouse birth Place: Rhode Island
father Name:
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father birthPlace: Germany
mother Name:
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mother birthPlace: Connecticut
race or color (expanded): White
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Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 22
estimated marriage year: 1878
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enumeration District: 0502
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Household ID: 76
reference number: 92
gsu Film Number: 1240151
Image Number: 00078
Household Gender Age
Matthias Heck M
spouse Sarah E Heck F
child Waldo M Heck M
child Mary I Heck F
child Delia M Heck F
child Idoi E Heck F
child Ada M Heck F
child Mabel M Heck F

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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

1910 Union, Tolland, Connecticut

Name: Matthias Heck
birthPlace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Union, Tolland, Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Germany
mother's birthPlace: Connecticut
family number: 76
page number: 3
Household Gender Age
Matthias Heck M 59y
spouse Sarah E Heck F 50y
child Samuel L Heck M 32y
child Delia Heck F 18y
child Ida Heck F 15y
child Ada Heck F 15y
child Mabel Heck F 12y
child Wayland Heck M 7y

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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 - 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 Tolland County, Connecticut

Name: Matthias Heck
Residence: , Tolland, Connecticut
estimated Birth Year: 1851
Age: 69
birthPlace: Connecticut
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
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mother's birthPlace:
Film Number: 1820198
Digital Folder Number: 4295766
Image Number: 00383
sheet number: 3
Household Gender Age
Matthias Heck M 69y
spouse Elizabeth Heck F 60y
child Samuel Heck M 41y
child Mabel Heck F 22y
Wayland Heck M 17y
Evangeline Heck F 4y8m

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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.

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

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1923 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah Elizabeth BAKER died 17 December 1923, Union, Connecticut, USA

1924 Death

Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934
Name: Mathias Heck
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Death Date: 1924
death Place: Union, Connecticut
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indexing project (batch) number: B03364-9
system origin: Connecticut-EASy
source Film Number: 3138
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