Louisa TROSTMAN

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2 September 1825 , Germany

Died

3 July 1881 , Vernon, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 2 September 1825 in Germany

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Louisa was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1865.

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Louisa married Conrad REUDGEN . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Conrad REUDGEN was born 24 September 1836 in Gospenroda, Thüringen, Germany. Conrad died 18 October 1913 in Rockville, Connecticut, USA.

Louisa TROSTMAN died 3 July 1881 in Vernon, Connecticut, USA.

daughter of Valentin Trostman and Anna Maria Heuther

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Louisa REUDGEN

Born: 6 June 1864, Rany, Germany
Died: 6 March 1888, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Wilhelm August Erdman THEINERT 1883 Place: Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Magdalena REUDGEN

Born: 2 October 1866, , New York, USA
Died: 5 October 1870, Vernon, Connecticut, USA

John REUDGEN

Born: 27 January 1871, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 7 September 1884, Vernon, Connecticut, USA

Willie REUDGEN

Born: 9 November 1875, , New York, USA
Died: 23 May 1904, Vernon, Connecticut, USA

Gustav Christopher REUDGEN

Born: 8 July 1878, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: February 1967, Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Married: Edith K UNKNOWN 1915

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Birth — 1825
2 September 1825
Germany

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Birth of Child
Louisa REUDGEN was born 6 June 1864, Rany, Germany

Louisa was 38 years old.

1866 Birth of Child
Magdalena REUDGEN was born 2 October 1866, , New York, USA

Louisa was 41 years old.

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

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

1870 Death of Child
Magdalena REUDGEN died 5 October 1870, Vernon, Connecticut, USA

Louisa was 45 years old.

1871 Birth of Child
John REUDGEN was born 27 January 1871, , Connecticut, USA

Louisa was 45 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Willie REUDGEN was born 9 November 1875, , New York, USA

Louisa was 50 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
Gustav Christopher REUDGEN was born 8 July 1878, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Louisa was 52 years old.

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

1880 - Vernon, Connecticut
Name: Louisa Rewdcen
Age: 54
Birth Date: Abt 1826
Birthplace: Saxe Weimar
Home in 1880: Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Dwelling Number: 188
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Conrad Rewdcen
Father's Birthplace: Saxe Weimar
Mother's Birthplace: Saxe Weimar
Occupation: Keeping House
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Conrad Rewdcen 47
Louisa Rewdcen 54
Louisa Rewdcen 16
John Rewdcen 9
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1881 Death
Name: Louisa Rendgen
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 03 Jul 1881
Death Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03406-6
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
Source Film Number: 3190
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Collection: Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934

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