Alexander TARTE

Born

24 August 1873 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died

2 June 1916 , Detroit, Michigan, USA

Age: 44

Alexander married Helena HOFSOMMER 19 February 1892 in Detroit, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Helena HOFSOMMER was born 30 January 1875 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Helena died 21 June 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Helena was the child of George John HOFSOMMER and Dorothea DIEGEL .

Parents & Family of Alexander TARTE

Parents of Alexander TARTE

Father

Charles TARTE

Mother

Matilda DUFAULT DELARUE

Grandparents of Alexander TARTE

Paternal grandparents

Charles-Joseph LETARTRE Marie-Angélique DELUBAC dite ST-JEAN

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexander TARTE

Alexander TARTE married

Helena HOFSOMMER
Marriage date: 19 February 1892
Marriage place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Helena HOFSOMMER was the child of George John HOFSOMMER and Dorothea DIEGEL

Marriage notes:

Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995

groom's name: Alexander Tarte

groom's birth date: 1873

groom's birthplace: Michigan

groom's age: 19

bride's name: Helena Hofsommer

bride's birth date: 1874

bride's birthplace: Michigan

bride's age: 18

marriage date: 19 Feb 1892

marriage place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

groom's father's name: Chas Tarte

groom's mother's name: Matilda Dufoch

bride's father's name: Geo Hofsommer

bride's mother's name: Dorathea Teigal

groom's race: White

groom's marital status:

groom's previous wife's name:

bride's race: White

bride's marital status:

bride's previous husband's name:

indexing project (batch) number: M00893-3

system origin: Michigan-EASy

source film number: 1377645

reference number: p9 ln10512

Children of Alexander TARTE and Helena HOFSOMMER

William Arthur TARTE

Born: 3 August 1892, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 14 October 1977, Sarasota, Florida, USA

Harold Frederick TARTE

Born: December 29, 1894, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: September 18, 1970, Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, USA

Married: Carrie CONLIN 29 November 1916

Dorothy Louise TARTE

Born: 22 April 1897, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 27 August 1979, La Habra, California, USA

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Birth — 1873
24 August 1873
Detroit, Michigan, USA

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

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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)

1880 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Alex Tart
Residence: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
birthdate: 1873
birthPlace: Michigan, United States
relationship to head: Son
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
father's Name: Charles Tart
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother's Name: Mathilda Tart
mother's birthPlace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 7 years
Occupation:
nara Film Number: T9-0611
pAge: 95
page character: C
entry number: 328
Film Number: 1254611
Household Gender Age
parent Charles Tart M 54
parent Mathilda Tart F 45
Louise Tart F 9
Alex Tart M 7
Rosa Tart F 5

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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

1892 Marriage / Partner
Alexander TARTE and Helena HOFSOMMER 19 February 1892, Detroit, Michigan, USA

He was 18 years old.

1892 Birth of Child
William Arthur TARTE was born 3 August 1892, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Alexander was 18 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Birth of Child
Harold Frederick TARTE was born December 29, 1894, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Alexander was 21 years old.

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Dorothy Louise TARTE was born 22 April 1897, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Alexander was 23 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 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Alex Tarte
titles:
Residence: Detroit city, Wayne, Michigan
Birth Date: Aug 1872
birthPlace: Michigan
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse Name: Lena Tarte
spouse titles:
spouse birth Place: Michigan
father Name: Charles Tarte
father titles:
father birthPlace: Vermont
mother Name: Mathilda Tarte
mother titles:
mother birthPlace: Canada Fr
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name:
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 8
estimated marriage year: 1892
mother how many children:
number living children:
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0175
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Household ID: 103
reference number: 76
gsu Film Number: 1240753
Image Number: 00746
Household Gender Age
Alex Tarte M
spouse Lena Tarte F
child Arthur Tarte M
child Harold Tarte M
child Dorathe Tarte F
parent Charles Tarte M
parent Mathilda Tarte F

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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)

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 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan

Name: Alexander D Tart
birthPlace: Michigan
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Vermont
mother's birthPlace: Canada
family number: 125
page number: 6
Household Gender Age
Alexander D Tart M 37y
spouse Lena Tart F 36y
child Arthur W Tart M 17y
child Herald Tart M 15y
child Dortha L Tart F 13y
parent Matdilda Tart F 75y

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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

Death

Name: Alexandrine Tart
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 02 Jun 1916
Death Place: St Clair Heights, Wayne, Michigan
Age: 42
Birth Date: 1874
BirthPlace: Michigan
Occupation: Printer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Chas. Tart
Father's BirthPlace: Vermont
Mother's Name: Mathilda Grefoe
Mother's BirthPlace: Canada
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B53294-8
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film Number: 1380393
Reference ID: yr 1916 p 283

'Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' index, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FH5F-CMZ : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Alexandrine Tart, 02 Jun 1916.

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