Rachel Friederika GIMLICH

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21 March 1847 , Germany

Died

1 December 1921 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Georg Jacob GIMLICH (GEMLICH)Mary (Anna Maria) LANGE GREIBER (LEDIG)

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Born: 21 March 1847 in Germany

Father: Georg Jacob GIMLICH (GEMLICH)

Mother: Mary (Anna Maria) LANGE GREIBER (LEDIG)

Maternal grandparents: Ludwig LANG , Unknown UNKNOWN

Rachel Friederika was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1849.

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Rachel Friederika married John WHITE 19 September 1867 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
John WHITE was born 27 December 1839 in Germany (German States) (German Empire). John died 17 December 1916 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). John was the child of Conrad WHITE and Annie Elizabeth LANG.

Rachel Friederika GIMLICH died 1 December 1921 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Born in Weisenheim (am Berg), Bayern, Germany

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Rachel Friederika GIMLICH married

John WHITE
Marriage date: 19 September 1867
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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John WHITE was the child of Conrad WHITE and Annie Elizabeth LANG

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groom's name: John Wight Weith

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bride's name: Frederika Rachel Gemle Gemlich

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marriage date: 19 Sep 1867

marriage place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

groom's father's name: Conright Wight Weith

groom's mother's name: Elizabeth

bride's father's name: Jacob

bride's mother's name: Mary

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indexing project (batch) number: I01079-7

system origin: Massachusetts-ODM

source film number: 1902438

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Children of John WHITE and Rachel Friederika GIMLICH

John Jacob WHITE

Born: 7 July 1868, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 July 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

George Henry WHITE

Born: 28 January 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 September 1935, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Josephine HODECKER 6 April 1899 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Frederick Charles WHITE

Born: 26 March 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 June 1945, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married: Elizabeth ENGLE? HODECKER? 1895

Mary Agnes WHITE

Born: 1 July 1872, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 October 1955, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Married: John Henry VOGEL 7 February 1895 Place: , Massachusetts, USA

Ella Elizabeth WHITE

Born: 8 October 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 January 1968, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Emma Martha WHITE

Born: 13 April 1876, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 March 1912, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Charles William GAMWELL 11 June 1903 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

John Andrew WHITE

Born: 15 February 1878, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 August 1925 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mabel Frances DURKEE 19 September 1904 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Dora Louisa Rachel (Theodora) WHITE

Born: 26 November 1879, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 February 1979, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA

Married: William Frederick HODECKER 14 October 1903 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Lillian Juliana Christine WHITE

Born: 5 December 1882, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 July 1963, Manhattan, New York, USA

David Louis Leonard WHITE

Born: 6 November 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 November 1958, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Lula Italia NEWTON March 28, 1911 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Married: Beulah N LAUNT 1925 Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Walter George WHITE

Born: 12 August 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 December 1977, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Mae LEONARD 7 July 1927 Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

William Walter Rockwell WHITE

Born: 26 May 1893, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 July 1987, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Margaret Elizabeth (Marguerite) HARRISON 1935 Place: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA (Housatonic)

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1847 Birth
Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
name: Friederika Gemlich
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 21 Mar 1847
baptism/ christening place: Weisenheim am Berg, Bayern, Germany
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father's name: Jakob Gemlich
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mother's name: Anna Maria Ledig
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indexing project (batch) number: C96589-1
system origin: Germany-ODM
source film number: 193222
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1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

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

1860 Guilderland, Albany, New York
Jacob Gmlich, 46, b. abt 1814, Germany
Mary L Gmlich, 44, b. abt 1816, Germany
David C Gmlich, 20, b. abt 1840, Germany
Catharine Gmlich, 17, b. abt 1843, Germany
Rachel Gmlich, 13, b. abt 1847, Germany
Jacob C Gmlich, 15, b. abt 1845, Germany
George Gmlich, 11, b. abt 1849
Christina Gmlich, 9, b. abt 1851
Julia Gmlich, 7, b. abt 1853
Mary Gmlich, 5, b. abt 1855
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Mary Gimlich, 50, b. Germany, widow
Jacob Gimlich, 20, b. Germany, fact. op.
Rachel Gimlich, 17, b. Germany, fact. op.
Christina Gimlich, 15, b. NY, fact. op.
George Gimlich, 16, b. Germany, fact. op.
Julia Gimilch, 12, b. NY, fact. op.
Mary Gimlich, 10, b. NY
Lottie Gimlich, 4, b. MA
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1867 Marriage / Partner
Rachel Friederika GIMLICH and John WHITE 19 September 1867, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

She was 20 years old.

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

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

1868 Birth of Child
John Jacob WHITE was born 7 July 1868, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 21 years old.

1870 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Rachael White
estimated birth year: 1847
gender: Female
age in 1870: 23y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Bavaria
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
John White M 30y
Rachael White F 23y
John J White M 2y
George White M 6m

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 Birth of Child
George Henry WHITE was born 28 January 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 22 years old.

1871 Birth of Child
Frederick Charles WHITE was born 26 March 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 24 years old.

1871 Death of Child
John Jacob WHITE died 10 July 1871, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 24 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Mary Agnes WHITE was born 1 July 1872, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 25 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Ella Elizabeth WHITE was born 8 October 1874, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 27 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Emma Martha WHITE was born 13 April 1876, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 29 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
John Andrew WHITE was born 15 February 1878, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 30 years old.

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

1879 Birth of Child
Dora Louisa Rachel (Theodora) WHITE was born 26 November 1879, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 32 years old.

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: John White
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate:
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Rachel White
spouse's birthplace: New York, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded):
occupation: Works In Brewery
nara film number: T9-0522
page: 455
page character: C
entry number: 924
film number: 1254522
Household Gender Age
John White M ¿
spouse Rachel White F 32
child George White M 16
child Fredrick White M 9
child Agnes White F 8
child Ella White F 6
child Emma White F 4
child John White M 2
child Theodore White M 6M

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1882 Birth of Child
Lillian Juliana Christine WHITE was born 5 December 1882, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 35 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Birth of Child
David Louis Leonard WHITE was born 6 November 1885, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 38 years old.

1887 Birth of Child
Walter George WHITE was born 12 August 1887, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 40 years old.

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

1893 Birth of Child
William Walter Rockwell WHITE was born 26 May 1893, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 46 years old.

1895 Marriage of Child
Mary Agnes WHITE married 7 February 1895, , Massachusetts, USA to John Henry VOGEL

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

1899 Marriage of Child
George Henry WHITE married 6 April 1899, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Mary Josephine HODECKER

1900 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Rachel White
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residence: Pittsfield city, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birth date: Mar 1847
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: John White
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spouse birth place: Germany
father name:
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father birthplace: Germany
mother name:
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mother birthplace: Germany
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: John White
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 30
estimated marriage year: 1870
mother how many children: 12
number living children: 11
immigration year: 1850
enumeration district: 0075
sheet number and letter: 10A
household id: 203
reference number: 7
gsu film number: 1240633
image number: 00000321
Household Gender Age
spouse John White M
Rachel White F
child Ella E White F
child Emma White F
child John A White M
child Dora White F
child Lillian White F
child David White M
child Walter White M
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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)

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)

1903 Marriage of Child
Emma Martha WHITE married 11 June 1903, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Charles William GAMWELL

1903 Marriage of Child
Dora Louisa Rachel (Theodora) WHITE married 14 October 1903, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to William Frederick HODECKER

1904 Marriage of Child
John Andrew WHITE married 19 September 1904, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Mabel Frances DURKEE

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)

1910 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Racheal White
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head of household: Wife
residence: Pittsfield Ward 6, Berkshire, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
immigration year: 1850
father's birthplace: Germany
mother's birthplace: Germany
family number: 129
page number: 6
Household Gender Age
spouse John White M 70y
Racheal White F 63y
child Ella E White F 35y
child Lillian J C White F 26y
child David L L White M 24y
child Walter G White M 22y
child William R W White M 16y
Elizabeth Munsinger F 19y

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1911 Marriage of Child
David Louis Leonard WHITE married March 28, 1911, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Lula Italia NEWTON

1912 Death of Child
Emma Martha WHITE died 12 March 1912, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Rachel Friederika was 65 years old.

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 Spouse/Partner
John WHITE died 17 December 1916 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

1920 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
name: Rachel White
residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1848
age: 72
birthplace: Germany
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Female
race: W
marital status: Widowed
father's birthplace:
mother's birthplace:
film number: 1820680
digital folder number: 4301046
image number: 01098
sheet number: 10
Household Gender Age
Rachel White F 72y
child Ella E White F 45y
child Lillian J C White F 35y
child Walter G White M 32y
child W W Rockwell White M 26y
Elizabeth Munsinger F 27y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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