Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL

Born

1 January 1841 , Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Died

14 July 1922 , Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Henry VOGEL Johanna Christine THEUNERT

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Born: 1 January 1841 in Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Father: Henry VOGEL

Mother: Johanna Christine THEUNERT

Paternal grandparents: Elizabeth UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents: Johann Karl Gottlieb THEUNERT , Johanna Rosalie MÄNNIG (MENNIG)

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1850.

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Amalie Christiane "Augusta" married Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" 07 November 1856 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" was born 10 January 1834 in Hildburghausen, Germany. Johann Georg "George John" died 19 October 1906 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills).

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL died 14 July 1922 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL married

Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS"
Marriage date: 07 November 1856
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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ALTERNATE SPELLING: GEORGE KRAUSCH

GROOM'S NAME: GEORGE KRAUSCH

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BRIDE'S NAME: AUGUSTA VOGEL

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MARRIAGE DATE: 07 NOV 1856

MARRIAGE PLACE: PITTSFIELD, BERKSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES

GROOM'S FATHER'S NAME: HARRY KRANSCH

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BRIDE'S FATHER'S NAME: HARRY VOGEL

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INDEXING PROJECT (BATCH) NUMBER: I01079-7

SYST ORIGIN: MASSACHUSETTS-ODM

SOURCE FILM NUMBER: 1902438

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COLLECTION: MASSACHUSETTS MARRIAGES, 1695-1910

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Children of Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" and Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL

George Henry CROUSS

Born: 8 May 1858, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 January 1908, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

George Bernhard CROUSS

Born: 28 April 1860, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Died: 12 December 1864, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Herman August CROUSS

Born: 16 March 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 October 1896, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Caroline "Carrie" Louise SCOTT 26 November 1891 Place: West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Alvina Martha CROUSS

Born: 26 September 1864, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 14 April 1944, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Ward Lyman THOMPSON 18 April 1895 Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS

Born: 8 August 1867, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 November 1960, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Fanny A KATHAN 25 April 1894 Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Ophelia Louisa CROUSS

Born: 7 January 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 April 1916, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: George Nicholas AHL 4 April 1894 Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Willard Conrad CROUSS

Born: 28 October 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 June 1949, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Edith Hannah BLAISDELL 31 January 1899 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Anna Amelia CROUSS

Born: 12 January 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 July 1954, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: George Washington EDWARDS 19 April 1900 Place: Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS

Born: 22 January 1878, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 March 1941, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Leroy Percy FLETCHER 25 June 1898 Place: South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1841
1 January 1841
Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

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)

1856 Marriage / Partner
Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL and Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" 07 November 1856, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 15 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

1858 Birth of Child
George Henry CROUSS was born 8 May 1858, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 17 years old.

1860 Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Crouse, George, 27, b. abt 1833, Saxony
Crouse, Augusta, 20, b. abt 1840, Prussia
Crouse, Henry, 2, b. abt 1858, CT
Crouse, John G., 2/ 12, b. abt 1860, CT
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1860 Birth of Child
George Bernhard CROUSS was born 28 April 1860, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 19 years old.

1863 Birth of Child
Herman August CROUSS was born 16 March 1863, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 22 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Alvina Martha CROUSS was born 26 September 1864, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 23 years old.

1864 Death of Child
George Bernhard CROUSS died 12 December 1864, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 23 years old.

1867 Birth of Child
Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS was born 8 August 1867, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 26 years old.

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

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

1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Crouss, George, 36, wood dealer, b. Saxony
Crouss, Augusta, 29, b. Prussia
Crouss, Henry, 12, b. MA, at school
Crouss, Herman, 7, b. MA, at school
Crouss, Alwine, 5, b. NY, at home
Crouss, Charles, 3, b. MA, at home
Crouss, Ophelia, 6/ 12, b. MA, at home

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1870 Birth of Child
Ophelia Louisa CROUSS was born 7 January 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 29 years old.

1871 Birth of Child
Willard Conrad CROUSS was born 28 October 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 30 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Anna Amelia CROUSS was born 12 January 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 33 years old.

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.

1878 Birth of Child
Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS was born 22 January 1878, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 37 years old.

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

1880 Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts
George CROUSS, age 46, b. Germany, Milk Peddler
Augusta CROUSS, wife, age 39, b. Germany, Keeps House
Herman CROUSS, son, age 17, b. MA, Works on Farm
Alvina CROUSS, daughter, age 15, b. NY, At Home
Charles CROUSS, son, age 12, b. MA, At School
Ophelia CROUSS, daughter, age 10, b. MA, At School
Willard CROUSS, son, age 8, b. MA, At School
Anna CROUSS, daughter, age 6, b. MA
Edith CROUSS, daughter, age 2, b. MA
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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)

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

1891 Marriage of Child
Herman August CROUSS married 26 November 1891, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA to Caroline "Carrie" Louise SCOTT

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1894 Agawam, Massachusetts

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1894 Marriage of Child
Ophelia Louisa CROUSS married 4 April 1894, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to George Nicholas AHL

1894 Marriage of Child
Carl "Charles" Theodore CROUSS married 25 April 1894, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to Fanny A KATHAN

1895 Marriage of Child
Alvina Martha CROUSS married 18 April 1895, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to Ward Lyman THOMPSON

1896 Death of Child
Herman August CROUSS died 29 October 1896, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 55 years old.

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

1898 Marriage of Child
Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS married 25 June 1898, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA to Leroy Percy FLETCHER

Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts - 1899
Date: 1899-11-11
Paper: Springfield Republican

'Mrs. George Crouss has gone to Hartford to spend a shot time visiting her daughter, Mrs. George N. Ahl.'

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Agawam
Date: June 10, 1899
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Mrs. George Crouss has gone to Pittsfield to spend a few days visiting relatives.

1899 Marriage of Child
Willard Conrad CROUSS married 31 January 1899, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) to Edith Hannah BLAISDELL

1900 Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Crouss, George, head, b. Jan 1834, Germany, age 66, year of immigration 1851, naturalized, farmer
Crouss, Augusta, wife, b. Jan 1841, Germany, age 59, married 44 years, mother of 9 children, 7 living, year of immigration 1851
Crouss, Raymond, grand-son, b. Feb 1893, Massachusetts, age 7, father b. MA, mother b. CT, at school
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1900 Marriage of Child
Anna Amelia CROUSS married 19 April 1900, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills) to George Washington EDWARDS

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

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)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 Death of Spouse/Partner
Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS" died 19 October 1906, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

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)

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1908
Name: Mrs Augusta Crouss
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1908
Street Address: 67 Avon pi
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1908
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1908 Death of Child
George Henry CROUSS died 11 January 1908, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 67 years old.

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1909
Name: Mrs Augusta Crouss
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1909
Street Address: 67 Avon Pi
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1909
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1910 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

name: Augusta Crouss
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head of household:
residence: Springfield Ward 4, Hampden, Massachusetts
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year: 1872
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
family number: 37
page number: 2
Household Gender Age
Leroy P Fletcher M 32y
Edith B Fletcher F 32y
Leroy P Fletcher M 7y
Lucille P Fletcher F 7y
Augusta Crouss F 69y
Annie Mc Carthy F 32y

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Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1910
Name: Mrs Augusta Crouss
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1910
Street Address: 67 Avon
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1910
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Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1911
Name: Mrs Augusta Crouss
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1911
Street Address: 31 Leyfred ter
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1911
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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)

1916 Death of Child
Ophelia Louisa CROUSS died 8 April 1916, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Amalie Christiane "Augusta" was 75 years old.

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1919
Name: Augusta A Crouss
Residence Year: 1919
Street Address: 88 Commonwealth av
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1919
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1920 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Abbie M Fletcher 76, b. abt 1844, VT, parents b. VT, widow
Augusta Crouse 79, b. abt 1841, Germany, parents b. Germany, widow, year of immigration 1850, boarder
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Westfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1921
Name: Augusta Crouss
Residence Year: 1921
Street Address: Pochassic rd
Residence Place: Westfield, Massachusetts
Publication Title: Westfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1921
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1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.