Sarah LAAGER

Born

6 January 1859 , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

21 March 1951 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Sarah married Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING 5 October 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING was born 20 September 1859 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" died 15 June 1933 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" was the child of Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING) and Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT .

Parents & Family of Sarah LAAGER

Parents of Sarah LAAGER

Father

Balthaser (Baltzer) LAAGER

Mother

Catherine UNKNOWN

Grandparents of Sarah LAAGER

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NOTE: The March 22, 1951 edition of the Meriden Record (Meriden, CT) lists the death of a Blessing; however, the quality of it online is unreadable. The March 23rd issue is not available online.

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Sarah LAAGER married

Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING
Marriage date: 5 October 1882
Marriage place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING was the child of Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING) and Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT

Children of Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING and Sarah LAAGER

William Henry BLESSING

Born: 13 October 1883, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 24 November 1976, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Married: Agnes J SCHROEDER 31 March 1906 Place: Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Frank E BLESSING

Born: 4 September 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 7 June 1904, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1859
6 January 1859
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1860 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Name: Sarah Laager
Residence: , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ward: 21st Ward
Age: 1 year
Estimated Birth Year: 1859
BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
PAge: 124
Family Number: 910
Film Number: 805172
DGS Number: 4293540
Image Number: 00304
NARA Number: M653
Collection: United States Census, 1860

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Name: Sarah Lager
Estimated Birth Year: 1858
Gender: Female
Age in 1870: 12y
Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White
BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Pennsylvania, United States
Collection: United States Census, 1870

Lager, Balser, 54, no occupation, b. Switzerland
Lager, Catherine, 54, keeps house, b. Switzerland
Lager, John, 17, Cigar Maker, b. PA
Lager, Sarah, 12, attends school, b. PA

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Name: Sarah Laager
Residence: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birthdate: 1859
BirthPlace: Pennsylvania, United States
Relationship to Head: Daughter
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's BirthPlace:
Father's Name: Baltzer Laager
Father's BirthPlace: Switzerland
Mother's Name: Catherine Laager
Mother's BirthPlace: Switzerland
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Female
Martial Status: Single
Age (Expanded): 21 years
Occupation: Work Wool Mill
NARA Film Number: T9-1180
PAge: 18
Page Character: C
Entry Number: 2888
Film Number: 1255180
Collection: United States Census, 1880

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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.

1882 Marriage / Partner
Sarah LAAGER and Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING 5 October 1882, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

She was 23 years old.

1883 Birth of Child
William Henry BLESSING was born 13 October 1883, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sarah was 24 years old.

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

1890/1904 Death of her parents

Laager, Baltzer 4/ 3/ 1904 86yrs ----------------
Laager, Catherine 9/ 25/ 1890 73yrs w/ o Baltzer Laager, son-in-law: Henry W. Blessing

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Leverington Cemetery
Roxborough
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania, USA

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

1891 Birth of Child
Frank E BLESSING was born 4 September 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sarah was 32 years old.

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 - 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 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: Sarah Blessing
Titles:
Residence: Meriden township (east side, excl. Meriden city), New Haven, Connecticut
Birth Date: Jan 1859
BirthPlace: Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head-of-Household: Wife
Spouse Name: Henry W Blessing
Spouse Titles:
Spouse Birth Place: Massachusetts
Father Name:
Father Titles:
Father BirthPlace: Switzerland
Mother Name:
Mother Titles:
Mother BirthPlace: Switzerland
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: Henry W Blessing
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 17
Estimated Marriage Year: 1883
Mother How Many Children: 2
Number Living Children: 2
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0315
Sheet Number and Letter: 9A
Household ID: 176
Reference Number: 45
GSU Film Number: 1240143
Image Number: 00273
Collection: United States Census, 1900

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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 Death of Child
Frank E BLESSING died 7 June 1904, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Sarah was 45 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 Marriage of Child
William Henry BLESSING married 31 March 1906, Meriden, Connecticut, USA to Agnes J SCHROEDER

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 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: Sarah Blessing
birthPlace: Pennsylvania
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Residence: Meriden Ward 2, New Haven, Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Germany
mother's birthPlace: Germany
family number: 165
page number: 8
Household Gender Age
spouse Henry Blessing M 51y
Sarah Blessing F 51y

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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

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 - 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

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 Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: Sarah Blessing
event: CENSUS
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Gender: Female
Age: 71
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Pennsylvania
estimated Birth Year: 1859
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Switzerland
mother's birthPlace: Switzerland
enumeration district number: 154
family number: 349
Sheet Number and Letter: 14A
Line Number: 39
nara publication: T626, roll 273
Film Number: 2340008
Digital Folder Number: 4531877
Image Number: 00815
Household Gender Age
Sarah Blessing F 71
Henry Blessing M 71

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" BLESSING died 15 June 1933, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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)

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 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Meriden, Connecticut

Name: Sarah Blessing
Age: 91
Birth Date: abt 1859
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Resident
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Dwelling Number: W44
Household Members Age Relationship
Joseph W Emmonn
74 Resident
Margaret J Ansell
75 Resident
Bertha H Bacon
82 Resident
Eva M Bailey
78 Resident
Sarah Blessing 91 Resident
Adalaide Bridgen
56 Resident
Bertha T Bradley
81 Resident
Lewis G Butler
73 Resident
Christine Carter
73 Resident
Mary J Chandler
93 Resident
Ida F Chapman
89
Lillie E Chapman
89 Resident
Nellie M Cooker
74 Resident
Clara M Cromwell
80 Resident
Jennie Crowell
82 Resident
Helen Dambrowski
79 Resident
Ada J Dambrowski
75 Resident
Anna C Duis
81 Resident
Arthur J Duis
81 Resident
Catherine Field
83 Resident
Dennis Field
82 Resident
Adelaide Fox
78 Resident
Edith Geaney
76 Resident
Anna Glasnapp
79 Resident
Catherine

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1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1951 Death

First Name: Sarah
Last Name: Blessing
Gender: Female
Death Date: Mar 21, 1951
Residence: Meriden, New Haven Connecticut
Death Location: Meriden, New Haven, CT
Record Type: Death Record
Bride's Marital Status: Widowed
Collection: Connecticut Death Records

Source Information
Source: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Years: 1949 to 2007
Description: This collection of Connecticut death records was provided by the Connecticut Department of Public Health. It contains data from 1949 to 2007.
Address: 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06134