Johanna Henrietta VOGEL

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23 May 1817 , Schwerta OLausitz, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Died

18 January 1892 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Cause of Death: heart failure

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Born: 23 May 1817 in Schwerta OLausitz, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Johanna Henrietta was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1854.

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Johanna Henrietta married Johann Gottfried GOERLACH 8 May 1837 in Prussia . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Johann Gottfried GOERLACH was born 28 April 1814 in Marklissa, Silesia, Prussia, Germany (Marklissa, Schlesien, Preußen). Johann Gottfried died 11 January 1892 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville).

Johanna Henrietta VOGEL died 18 January 1892 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Johanna Henrietta VOGEL married

Johann Gottfried GOERLACH
Marriage date: 8 May 1837
Marriage place: , Prussia

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married Johann Gottfried Gerlach 8 May 1837. He was born on 28 Apr 1814 in Schwenberg, Deutschland. He died 11 Jan 1892 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Source: Death records of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church found in Pittsfield library.

Children of Johann Gottfried GOERLACH and Johanna Henrietta VOGEL

Augusta Alwine GOERLACH

Born: abt. 1842, , Prussia
Died: ,

Married: Henry A GLENSER 25 August 1860 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Married: Caspar HUEBER 29 May 1870 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Carl John August GOERLACH

Born: 23 September 1847, , Prussia
Died: 18 May 1913, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Christina WEIDMAN

Gustave (Gustaph) Alfred GOERLACH

Born: abt. 1858, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 January 1931, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Ellen SCHAFER 6 May 1890 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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Birth — 1817
23 May 1817
Schwerta OLausitz, Lauban, Silesia, Prussia, Germany

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

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)

1837 Marriage / Partner
Johanna Henrietta VOGEL and Johann Gottfried GOERLACH 8 May 1837, , Prussia (Germany)

She was 19 years old.

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)

1847 Birth of Child
Carl John August GOERLACH was born 23 September 1847, , Prussia (Germany)

Johanna Henrietta was 30 years old.

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 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: Henrietta Gorbach
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Race: White
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1817
Birthplace: Prussia
Page: 217
Household ID: 1678
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film Number: 803488
Digital Folder Number: 004231348
Image Number: 00222

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Gorbach M 47 Prussia
Henrietta Gorbach F 43 Prussia
Gustave A Gorbach M 18 Prussia
Callous Gorbach M 12 Mass.
Alvin A Gorbach M 2 Mass.
Kate Wise F 19 Prussia

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1860 Marriage of Child
Augusta Alwine GOERLACH married 25 August 1860, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Henry A GLENSER

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Henrietta Gaylor
Age (Expanded): 48 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1817
Gender: Female
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Birthplace: Germany
Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Family Number: 1617
Line Number: 17
GS Film number: 0953967
Digital Folder Number: 4286754
Image Number: 00606

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Gaylor M 51y Germany
Henrietta Gaylor F 48y Germany
John Gaylor Junior M 17y Germany
Alfred Gaylor M 6y Massachusetts
1865 Massachusetts Census
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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

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

1870 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Gaylerd, John, 56, works in cotton mill, b. Prussia
Henrietta, 53, keeping house, b. Prussia
Alfred A, ?, at school, b. MA
John, 22, works in cotton mill, b. Prussia
Christina, 22, keeping house, b. Wisconsin
Charles H, 1, at home, b. NY
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1870 Marriage of Child
Augusta Alwine GOERLACH married 29 May 1870, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Caspar HUEBER

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.

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

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)

1890 Marriage of Child
Gustave (Gustaph) Alfred GOERLACH married 6 May 1890, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville) to Mary Ellen SCHAFER

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

Death
Name: Johanah H. Goerlach
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 Jan 1892
Event Place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts, United States
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Gender: Female
Age: 74
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1818
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Reference ID: p 94
GS Film number: 961506
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Digital Folder Number: 4224898
Image Number: 87

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