Herbert Frank BLESSING

Born

22 May 1890 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Died

19 April 1957 , Sparta, New Jersey, USA

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

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Born: 22 May 1890 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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Herbert Frank married Sadie Caroline CARMEN 16 September 1916 in Queens, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Sadie Caroline CARMEN was born 12 March 1895 in New York, USA. Sadie Caroline died 29 December 1965 in New Milford, New Jersey, USA. Sadie Caroline was the child of Alonzo CARMEN and Sarah "Minnie" DIEDRICH.

Herbert Frank BLESSING died 19 April 1957 in Sparta, New Jersey, USA.

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Herbert Frank BLESSING married

Sadie Caroline CARMEN
Marriage date: 16 September 1916
Marriage place: Queens, New York, USA
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Sadie Caroline CARMEN was the child of Alonzo CARMEN and Sarah "Minnie" DIEDRICH

Marriage notes:

Name: Sadie C Carmen

Gender: Female

Marriage License Date: 11 Sep 1916

Marriage License Place: Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Spouse: Herbert F Blessing

License Number: 2261

Ancestry.com. New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.

Children of Herbert Frank BLESSING and Sadie Caroline CARMEN

Frederick George BLESSING

Born: 2 August 1917, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 1 July 2010 , Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Married: Mazie Sadie Jane MILLER 21 May 1942 Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Edith Edna BLESSING

Born: 8 December 1918, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 13 June 1992, New Milford, New Jersey, USA

Married: George WACKENHEIM 1 September 1940 Place: Queens, New York, USA

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Birth — 1890
22 May 1890
Meriden, Connecticut, 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

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 Herbert Blessing
Titles
Residence New York City, Kings, New York
Birth Date May 1890
Birthplace New York
Relationship to Head-of-Household Son
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 Male
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 61
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 Herbert Blessing
Residence Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Age 15
Estimated Birth Year 1890
Birthplace United States
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Race White
Gender Male
Family Number 89
Page Number
Line Number 7
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, Kings, New York
name: Herbert F Blessing
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Son
residence: Brooklyn Ward 30, Kings, New York
marital status: Single
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Germany
family number: 287
page number: 13
Household Gender Age
parent Frederick A Blessing M 53y
parent Amilie H Blessing F 51y
Herbert F Blessing M 20y
Annie L Flemming F 24y
William C Flemming M 26y

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 New York, Kings, New York
name: Fredrick Blessing
event: Census
event year: 1915
event place: New York, Kings, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 58
relationship to head of household: Head
estimated birth year: 1857
years in the u.s.:
family number: 537
page: 46
line number: 40

name: Amelia Blessing
event: Census
event year: 1915
event place: New York, Kings, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 56
relationship to head of household: Wife
estimated birth year: 1859
years in the u.s.: 45
family number: 537
page: 46
line number: 41

name: Charles Blessing
event: Census
event year: 1915
event place: New York, Kings, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 35
relationship to head of household: Son
estimated birth year: 1880
years in the u.s.:
family number: 537
page: 46
line number: 42

name: Herbert Blessing
event: Census
event year: 1915
event place: New York, Kings, New York, United States
gender: Male
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1915 New York State Census
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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Marriage / Partner
Herbert Frank BLESSING and Sadie Caroline CARMEN 16 September 1916, Queens, New York, USA

He was 26 years old.

World War I Draft Registration
Herbert F. Blessing
age 27
1452 56 Brooklyn, NY
b. May 22, 1890 in Meriden, Conn.
works for Fire Department in NYC
married
medium height, slender build, blue eyes, brown hair
June 5, 1917

Name: Herbert Frank Blessing
Event Type: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1917-1918
Event Place: New York City no 60, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 May 1890
Birthplace: Merridan, Connecticut, United States
Nationality: United States
Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Affiliate Publication Number: M1509
GS Film number: 001754499
Digital Folder Number: 005262906
Image Number: 01157
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

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

1917 Birth of Child
Frederick George BLESSING was born 2 August 1917, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Herbert Frank was 27 years old.

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1918 Birth of Child
Edith Edna BLESSING was born 8 December 1918, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Herbert Frank was 28 years old.

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 Kings County, New York
name: Hubert Blessing
residence: , Kings, New York
estimated birth year: 1891
age: 29
birthplace: Connecticut
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Germany
film number: 1821178
digital folder number: 4313901
image number: 00025
sheet number: 9
Household Gender Age
Hubert Blessing M 29y
spouse Sadie Blessing F 24y
child Frederick Blessing M 2y4m
child Edith Blessing F 1y1m

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

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York
Tuesday, September 29, 1925

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York
Wednesday, September 30, 1925

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 Queens, Queens, New York
name: Herbert Blessing
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Queens (Districts 1251-1500), Queens, New York
gender: Male
age: 39
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Connecticut
estimated birth year: 1891
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Connecticut
mother's birthplace: Germany
enumeration district number: 1340
family number: 3
sheet number and letter: 20A
line number: 7
nara publication: T626, roll 1603
film number: 2341337
digital folder number: 4639151
image number: 00634
Household Gender Age
Herbert Blessing M 39
spouse Sadie Blessing F 35
child Fred Blessing M 12
child Edith Blessing F 11

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.

1932
Was listed as an injured fireman in the Coney Island Fire of 1932.

'Herbert Blessing of 243-19 145th street Queens. Coney Island Hospital.'

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York
Thursday, July 14, 1932

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)

The Binghamton Press, Thursday Evening, May 12, 1938
George F. Blessing of Ninevah, who died Jan. 25, left stocks to a grandnephew, Frederick George Blessing of Rosedale; insurance to a sister-in-law, Margaret Meeker of Meriden, Conn.; additional stocks and clothing and furniture to Mary E. Fisher of Nineveh and $500 to a sister, Mrs. F. J. Bourgarde of Binghamton.

Three nieces and a nephew, Mrs. Annie Fleming of Brooklyn, Mrs Ada West of Valley Stream, Mrs. Grace Monahan of Bainbridge and Herbert F. Blessing of Rosedale, receive $200 each and will share the residuary estate with Mrs. Fisher.

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

1940 Queens, New York
Name: Herbert F Blessing
Respondent: Yes
Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: New York, Queens, New York
Street: 145 Avenue
House Number: 243-19
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: New York, Queens, New York
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 11A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 227
Household Members:
Name Age
Herbert F Blessing 49
Sadie C Blessing 44
Fredrick C Blessing 22
Edith Blessing 21
1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1940 Marriage of Child
Edith Edna BLESSING married 1 September 1940, Queens, New York, USA to George WACKENHEIM

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

World War II Draft Registration
Herbert F Blessing
243-19 145 Ave. Rosedale, Queens, New York
age 51
born May 20, 1890 in Meriden, Conn.
name and address of person who will always know your address - Sadie Blessing (same address as above)
employer - New York Fire Dept
145-50 Springfield Blvd, Springfield, Queens, NY
race - white
height - 5' 8'
weight - 175
eyes - blue
hair - gray
complexion - light
April 27, 1942

FamilySearch.org. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
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1942 Marriage of Child
Frederick George BLESSING married 21 May 1942, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island) to Mazie Sadie Jane MILLER

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 - Tusten, Sullivan, New York, USA
Name: Herbert F Blessing
Age: 59
Birth Date: abt 1891
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Tusten, Sullivan, New York, USA
Dwelling Number: 106
Household Members Age Relationship
Herbert F Blessing 59 Head
Sadie Blessing
55 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.

Death
Name: Herbert F Blessing
Death Date: Apr 1957
Death Place: Sparta Township, Sussex, New Jersey, USA

Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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