Johann Georg "George John"  KRAUSCH "CROUSS"

1855 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: George Krouse
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 22
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833
Gender: Male
Race:
Birthplace: Germany
Family Number: 49
Line Number:
GS Film number: 000953974
Digital Folder Number: 004279388
Image Number: 00439
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Valentine Smith M 48 Germany
Christina Smith F 48 Germany
George Krouse M 22 Germany

'Massachusetts, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ MQ4K-P2K : accessed 14 Apr 2013), George Krouse in entry for Valentine Smith, 1855.
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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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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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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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newspaper article
Agawam
Date: May 23, 1899
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Mrs. George N. Ahl and daughter of East Hartford is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Crouss.

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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newspaper article
Agawam
Date: November 05, 1902
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

Mr. and Mrs. George Ahl and family from East Hartford are at the home of Mrs. Ahl's father, George Crouss.

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Agawam
'Raymond Crouss of New Haven is spending some time at the home of his grandfather, George Crouss, who is also entertaining his daughter, Mrs. George Edwards of Pittsfield.'


Date: 1902-08-29
Paper: Springfield Republican


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1906 Death
Death source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 1 Page: 390
Born in Hildburg hausen, Germany
Son of unknown and Marie Schmidt
Informant: Mrs. J. G. Crouss, Agawam, MA

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Death
Name: John George Crouss
Death date: 19 Oct 1906
Death place: Agawam,,Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Race or color (expanded): White
Age in years: 72
Estimated birth year: 1834
Birthdate: 1834
Birthplace: Hildburghausen, Germany
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name:
Father's name:
Mother's name: Marie Schmidt
Film number: 2224966
Digital GS number: 4282904
Image number: 00398
Reference number: 390
Collection: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841 - 1915
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newspaper article
Date: September 27, 1906
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

'Mrs. Annie C. Edwards of Pittsfield is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Crouss...'


Date: October 10, 1906
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

'George Crouss, who has been in poor health for some time, is now confined to his bed. His daughter, Mrs George Ahl of East Hartford, is at home with her children.'

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Obituary
DEATH OF AGAWAM MAN
'The death of George Crouss took place yesterday afternoon at his home on the corner of Suffield and Silver streets in Agawam. Mr Crouss was a strong, robust man, and had enjoyed excellent health all his life until a few months ago, when he was stricken with paralysis. For the last few weeks he had been failing, and a second stroke ended his life. He was born in Hildburgausen, Ger., January 10, 1834. He came to New York in 1851, and afterward to Pittsfield, where he was united in marriage to Miss Augusta A. Vogel in 1856. The farm which he occupied was purchased 26 years ago, and Mr and Mrs Crouss had since been valued residents of Agawam. Mr Crouss was of a genial disposition, cordial in his friendships and upright and honorable in his business relations. He leaves, besides his widow, seven children - George Henry and Mrs Percy Fletcher of Springfield, Mrs George Ahl of East Hartford, Ct., Mrs George Edwards of Pittsfield, Willard C., Charles P. and Mrs Ward...Read full story