During the 1855 New York State Census, 1. William Bower (age 36), was living in Ward 18, Brooklyn City, Kings, New York, with his wife, 2. Anna Bower (age 34), and their children,
3. William Bower (Son, age 7)
4. Henry Bower (Son, age 5)
5. John Bower (Son, age 4)
6. Fredrick Bower (Daughter, age 2) (Frieda Bauer)
7. Benjimen Bower (Son, age 1)
8. Christian Simes (Boarder, Male, age 53)
9. Charles Kritzer (Boarder, Male, age 23)
William Sr's occupation is "Flutes". William Sr and Anna were born in Germany. William Jr, Henry and John were born in Co York (New York), Frieda, and Benjamin were born in Kings, New York. Christian Simes was born in Germany and his occupation is "Turner" (may be related to musical instrument manufacturing), and, Charles Kritzer was born in Germany, his occupation is "Flutes".
During the 1860 US Census, 1. William Bower (age 40), was living in the 1st District 18th Ward Brooklyn, Kings, New York, with his wife, 2. Anne Bower (age 36), and their children,
3. William Bower (Son, age 11)
4. Henry Bower (Son, age 10)
5. John Bower (Son, age 9)
6. Fredrick Bower (Son, age 7) (This is daughter, Frieda)
7. Benjamen Bower (Son, age 6)
8. Anne Bower (Daughter, age 4) (did this child die young?)
9. Emile Bower (Daughter, age 2) (This is son, Emil)
10. Albert Bower (Son, age 0)
William Sr and Anne Bower were born in Saxony Germany. Each of their children were born in New York. William Sr's occupation is "Musical Instrument Maker". William Sr's Value of Real Estate is $1,800. and, Value of his personal Estate is $400.
During the 1865 New York State Census, 1. William Bauer (age 44), is living in Ward 18, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, with his wife, 2. Anna Bauer (age 41), and their children,
3. William Bauer (Son, age 17)
4. Henry Bauer (Son, age 15)
5. John Bauer (Son, age 13)
6. Fredrika Bauer (Daughter, age 11)
7. Anna Bauer (Daughter, age 9)
8. Emma Bauer (Daughter, age 7)
9. Albert Bauer (Son, age 5)
And,
10. Rosa Halle (Servant, Female, age 18)
William Sr and Anna's home is "Frame Built" with an estimated value of $1,800. William Sr and Anna were born in Germany. William Jr and Henry were born in "New York". John, Frieda, (little) Anna, Emma and Albert were born in "Kings" (New York). Rosa was born in Germany. "Of how many children the parent", #7 is next to mother Anna's name, and none of them are reported "married". Rosa is single and noted as being "Alien". William Sr's occupation is "Musical Instruments". William Sr is marked "Nationalized" and being "owner of land".
During the 1870 US Census, 1. William Bauer (age 50), was living in New York, with his wife, 2. Anna Bauer (age 46), and their children,
3. William Bauer (Son, age 22)
4. Henry Bauer (Son, age 20)
5. John Bauer (Son, age 18)
6. Frieda Bauer (Daughter, age 16)
7. Emil Bauer (Son, age 12)
8. Albert Bauer (Son, age 10)
9. George Bauer (Son, age 4)
William Sr was born in Saxonia, Anna was born in Württemberg. Children were all born in New york. William Sr's occupation is "Manufacturer of Music Instruments", Anna is "House Keeping", William Jr's occupation is "Shipping Clerk". Henry's occupation is "Flute Maker". John's occupation is "Machinist". Frieda, Emil, Albert and George are "At Home". William Sr's Value of Real Estate is $3,000. and, Value of his personal Estate is $400. Emil and Albert attended school. No one is identified as "can read and write". William Sr and William Jr are marked "Male citizens of US of 21 years and upwards".
During the 1875 New York State Census, 1. Wm Bauer (age 56), was living in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, with his wife, 2. Anna Bauer (age 51), and their children,
3. Emil Bauer (Son, age 17)
4. Albert Bauer (Son, age 15)
5. Gg Bauer (Son, age 10)
William and Anna are "owner of land" and live in a "Framed" home with an estimated value of $2,500 located at 104 Lagrange Street, Brooklyn, NY. William and Emil's occupation is "Musician". Albert's occupation is "Corkspolker" (maybe 'Carpenter'?). William is a natualized US citizen, and can write in German.
(NOTE: Line 15 on this census page has a Marg (Margaret?) Steinman, that is age 14, and is Deaf and Dumb. Looks like a family of 5 or 7, all born in Germany).
During the 1880 US Census, 1. William Bauer (age 60), was living in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, with his wife, 2. Anna Bauer (age 56), and their children,
3. Frida Bauer (Daughter, age 27)
4. Emil Bauer (Son , age 22)
5. George Bauer (Son, age 14)
And,
6. John Martin (Other, age 25)
Frieda's occupation is "Dressmaker". William Sr and Anna were born in Germany. Their children, Frida, Emil and George were born in New York. John Martin was born in Portugal.
Massachusetts Death Record:
Name Anna K Bauer
Event Type Death
Event Date 07 Apr 1909
Event Place Boston, Massachusetts
Gender Female
Age 85
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 1824
Birthplace Germany
Birth Year (Estimated) 1824
Father's Name Rau
Spouse's Name William Bauer
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