Amelia Louise BLESSING

Born

January 1886 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Died

20 July 1954 , Penn Yan, New York, USA

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Frederick August "Gus" BLESSING Amelia S "Mame" PAHL (POHL)

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Born: January 1886 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Father: Frederick August "Gus" BLESSING

Mother: Amelia S "Mame" PAHL (POHL)

Paternal grandparents: Friedrich Christoph BLESSING (BLEßING) , Caroline Henrietta THEUNERT

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Amelia Louise married William Crawford FLEMING abt. 1910 in New Jersey, USA . William Crawford FLEMING was born 4 May 1883 in Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island). William Crawford died 8 February 1960 in Penn Yan, New York, USA (Bluff Point).

Amelia Louise BLESSING died 20 July 1954 in Penn Yan, New York, USA .
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Amelia Louise BLESSING married

William Crawford FLEMING
Marriage date: abt. 1910
Marriage place: , New Jersey, USA
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Name: William Fleming

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 1910

Marriage Place: New Jersey, USA

Spouse: Annie Blessing

New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016

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Birth — 1886
January 1886
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

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

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 New York City, Kings, New York
Name Emma E Blessing
Titles
Residence New York City, Kings, New York
Birth Date Jan 1886
Birthplace New York
Relationship to Head-of-Household Daughter
Spouse Name
Spouse Titles
Spouse Birth Place
Father Name Frederick A Blessing
Father Titles
Father Birthplace Massachusetts
Mother Name Amelia S Blessing
Mother Titles
Mother Birthplace Germany
Race or Color (expanded) White
Head-of-household Name Frederick A Blessing
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Years Married
Estimated Marriage Year
Mother How Many Children
Number Living Children
Immigration Year
Enumeration District 0159
Sheet Number and Letter 21B
Household ID 436
Reference Number 60
GSU Film Number 1241050
Image Number 00137
Household Gender Age
Parent Frederick A Blessing M
Parent Amelia S Blessing F
Ada H Blessing F
Emma E Blessing F
Herbert Blessing M
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.

1905 New York State Census
Name Amy Blessing
Residence Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Age 19
Estimated Birth Year 1886
Birthplace United States
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Race White
Gender Female
Family Number 89
Page Number
Line Number 6
Film Number 1930258
Digital Folder Number 004296320
Image Number 268
Household Gender Age
Parent George W Reed M 62y
Parent Emily C Reed F 49y
Ernest L Reed M 21y
Rush H Reed M 19y
Ada H Reed F 16y
George W Reed Junior M 15y
Andrew Reed M 14y
William T Reed M 11y
Andrew Reed M 52y
Clara M Maguire F 31y
Margaret Maguire F 24y
Gertrude T Maguire F 22y
Frederick A Blessing M 48y
Parent Amelia Blessing F 46y
Ada Blessing F 21y
Amy Blessing F 19y
Herbert Blessing M 15y

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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 Brooklyn Ward 30, Kings, New York
Frederick A Blessing 53

Amilie h Blessing 51

Herbert F Blessing 20

Annie L Flemming 24, daughter

William B Flemming 26, son-in-law

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 - Brooklyn, New York
name: Amelia L Fleming
residence: , Kings, New York
estimated birth year: 1887
age: 33
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Wife
gender: Female
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Prussia Germany
film number: 1821157
digital folder number: 4313505
image number: 00088
sheet number: 15
Household Gender Age
spouse William C Fleming M 36y
Amelia L Fleming F 33y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Brooklyn, Kings, New York
name: Amelia L Fleming
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Brooklyn (Districts 1001-1250), Kings, New York
gender: Female
age: 44
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1886
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Germany
enumeration district number: 1157
family number: 506
sheet number and letter: 20B
line number: 66
nara publication: T626, roll 1510
film number: 2341245
digital folder number: 4638800
image number: 00044
Household Gender Age
spouse William C Fleming M 46
Amelia L Fleming F 44

1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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
Amie Fleming Brooklyn, NY in 1938 according to will of her uncle, George F. Blessing

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Name: Amelia L Fleming
Respondent: Yes
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: New York, Kings, New York
Street: Bay Ridge Avenue
Inferred Residence in 1935: New York, Kings, New York
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 18A
Household Members:
Name Age
William C Fleming 56
Amelia L Fleming 54
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - New York, New York
Name: Amelia Fleming
Age: 64
Birth Date: abt 1886
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
William Fleming
67 Head
Amelia Fleming 64 Wife
1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.