Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS

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22 January 1878 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

1 March 1941 , Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS"Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL

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Born: 22 January 1878 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Johann Georg "George John" KRAUSCH "CROUSS"

Mother: Amalie Christiane "Augusta" VOGEL

Maternal grandparents: Henry VOGEL , Johanna Christine THEUNERT

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Edith Augusta Bertha married Leroy Percy FLETCHER 25 June 1898 in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Leroy Percy FLETCHER was born 1 June 1876 in Hyde Park, Vermont, USA (Hydepark). Leroy Percy died 17 February 1942 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). Leroy Percy was the child of William H FLETCHER and Abby (Abbie) GRISWOLD.

Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS died 1 March 1941 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS married

Leroy Percy FLETCHER
Marriage date: 25 June 1898
Marriage place: South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Leroy Percy FLETCHER was the child of William H FLETCHER and Abby (Abbie) GRISWOLD

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He is a book keeper, age 22. She is 20, born in Pittsfield. Both are living in Agawam.

Groom's Name: Leroy Percy Fletcher

Groom's Birth Date: 1876

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Groom's Age: 22

Bride's Name: Edith Bertha Crouss

Bride's Birth Date: 1878

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Bride's Age: 20

Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1898

Marriage Place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts

Groom's Father's Name: William H.

Groom's Mother's Name: Abbie M. Griswold

Bride's Father's Name: George

Bride's Mother's Name: Augusta Vogel

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02029-6

Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 2028187

Reference Number: item6 Vol2 p7 cn13

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Children of Leroy Percy FLETCHER and Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS

Leroy Percy FLETCHER

Born: 16 September 1902, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: January 1952, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Lucile Persis FLETCHER

Born: 16 September 1902, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 October 1978, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

Married: Wesley Blake FOSS 31 October 1925 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Married: Joseph Benedict GUINANE November 1967

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1878 Birth
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 295 Page: 51
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Baptism
Edith Bertha Krausch, daughter of George Krausch and Amalie Christiane Auguste Vogel
born 22 Jan 1878
baptised 1 June 1879

Witnesses: Heinrich Grawe and frau

The German Evangelical Lutheran church - In 1859, when the Protestant German population of Pittsfield was about 400, arrangements were made by a portion of them for devine service in their own language. These services were first held in private houses, and with occasional visits by clergymen from New York. But in April, 1859, Rev. Augustus Grotrain, a learned and able minister of Albany, accepted a call, and organized the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pittsfield. The town subsequently granted a pleasant site in the corner of First street burial-ground, where the church was erected, at a cost of $2,274.00 and which was dedicated September 14, 1865. There present pastor is Rev. John D. Hagar.

Title Gazetteer of Berkshire County, Mass., 1725-1885
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ZION'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS - BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS, 1860-1923

1880 Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Edith Crouss
residence: Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1878
birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name: George Crouss
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's name: Augusta Crouss
mother's birthplace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 2 years
occupation:
nara film number: T9-0535
page: 350
page character: C
entry number: 282
film number: 1254535
Household Gender Age
parent George Crouss M 46
parent Augusta Crouss F 39
Herman Crouss M 17
Alvina Crouss F 15
Charles Crouss M 12
Ophelia Crouss F 10
Willard Crouss M 8
Anna Crouss F 6
Edith Crouss F 2

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

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Edith Augusta Bertha CROUSS and Leroy Percy FLETCHER 25 June 1898, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 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 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Leroy P. Fletcher, head, b. Jun 1876, age 24, married 1 year, b. VT, bookkeeper
Edith B. Fletcher, wife, b. Jan 1878, age 22, married 1 year, no children, b. MA

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)

1902 Birth of Child
Leroy Percy FLETCHER was born 16 September 1902, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Edith Augusta Bertha was 24 years old.

1902 Birth of Child
Lucile Persis FLETCHER was born 16 September 1902, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Edith Augusta Bertha was 24 years old.

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

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Leroy P. Fletcher, 43, b. VT
Edith C. Fletcher, 41, b. MA
Leroy Fletcher, 17, b. MA
Lucille Fletcher, 17, b. MA
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

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1924
Name: Edith C Fletcher
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1924
Street Address: 30 Spruceland av
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Leroy P Fletcher
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1924
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1925 Marriage of Child
Lucile Persis FLETCHER married 31 October 1925, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard) to Wesley Blake FOSS

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Edith C Fletcher
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
gender: Female
age: 51
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1879
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
enumeration district number: 82
family number: 408
sheet number and letter: 17A
line number: 19
nara publication: T626, roll 911
film number: 2340646
digital folder number: 4607008
image number: 00184
Household Gender Age
spouse Leroy P Fletcher M 53
Edith C Fletcher F 51
child Leroy P Fletcher M 27

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1934
Name: Edith C Fletcher
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1934
Street Address: 30 Spruceland av
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Leroy P Fletcher
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1934
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1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Name: Edith C Fletcher
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Street: Sprice ??
House Number: 30
Inferred Residence in 1935: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 8B
Household Members:
Name Age
Leroy P Fletcher 64
Edith C Fletcher 62
Leroy P Fletcher 37
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940
Name: Edith C Fletcher
Gender: F (Female)
Residence Year: 1940
Street Address: 30 Spruceland av
Residence Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Spouse:
Leroy P Fletcher
Publication Title: Springfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1940
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Obituary
Date: March 02, 1941
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Republican

'Mrs. Leroy P. Fletcher
Mrs. Edith (Crouss) Fletcher, wife of Leroy P. Fletcher of Spruceland avenue, died yesterday following a long illness. She was born in Pittsfield January 22, 1878, daughter of George and Augusta (Bird) Crouss. Her parents moved to Agawam and she later attended the Connecticut Literary institute in Suffield, Ct. She was married in 1898 when she moved to Springfield, where she has resided ever since. Besides her husband, she leaves a daughter, Mrs Wesley Foss of Greenfield, and a son, Leroy P. Fletcher, Jr., at home; two sisters, Mrs George W. Edwards of Pittsfield and Mrs Ward Thompson of Agawam, and two brothers, Willard Crouss and Charles Crouss of Agawam. Mrs Fletcher attended Faith Congregational church. The funeral will be held at the parlors of the Dickinson-Streeter company tomorrow afternoon at 2, following an organ prelude at 1:30. Rev Dwight L. Cart will officiate and...Read full story