Bertha Amalie LANGE, geb. ZIMMERMANN, war die jüngere Tochter des Dachdeckers August ZIMMERMANN und seiner Ehefrau Albertine Pauline ZIMMERMANN, geb. CAROW.
Laut Angabe in der Heiratsurkunde des Standesamts Exin, Kreis Schubin, Provinz Posen [heute Kcynia, Polen] wurde Bertha am 31. Januar 1852 in Antonina (Sophienhof) am Südrand des Netzebruchs geboren. Der Ort liegt nordöstlich von Samotschin [heute: Szamocin] im Kreis Chodziesen/Kolmar i.P. und gehört zur Kolonie Liepe [heute: Lipa]. Die Angabe "Exin, Kr. Schubin" im amerikanischen Passantrag ihres Ehemannes aus dem Jahre 1905 ist somit nachweislich falsch. Geburtsort ihrer älteren Schwester Auguste Mathilda (ZIMMERMANN) WITTKOWSKE war Gollancz/Gollantsch, Kreis Wongrowitz, Provinz Posen [heute: Gołańcz, powiat wągrowiecki, Polen].
Nach dem Tod des Vaters in Samotschin zieht Bertha mit der Mutter nach Exin, Kreis Schubin, Provinz Posen [heute Kcynia, Polen], wo bereits die Schwester mit ihrer Familie lebt. Dort heiratet sie am 14. August 1878 den Tischler Hermann Carl LANGE. Trauzeugen sind Hermanns Vater Ferdinand LANGE, ebenfalls Tischler, 71 Jahre und Berthas Schwager Rudolph/Rudolf WITTKOWSKE, Klempner, 34 Jahre - beide aus Exin.
Zusammen mit dem Ehemann und den drei Söhnen Theodor Ferdinand, Otto Carl und Bruno Paul wandert sie 1887 an Bord des Dampfschiffes "Ems" des "Norddeutschen Lloyd" (NDL) in die USA aus. Am 6. Mai 1887 gehen sie in New York von Bord und werden in "Castle Garden" registriert.
Die Familie wohnt anschließend in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Wie ihr Ehemann und andere in Springfield lebende Verwandte ist auch Bertha tief in der deutschen Gemeinde der Stadt verwurzelt. So wird sie zwischen 1891 und 1896 Sekretär der "D.O.H., Louise Frauen Lodge, No. 2, Hertha Grade" (Deutscher Orden der Harugari), der Frauenorganisation des Ordens.
Von 1901 bis zum Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges lebte sie in Westfield, Massachusetts, wo ihr Mann und ihr Sohn Otto zwischen 1901 und 1912 das "Park Square Hotel" führten.
Bertha stirbt am 2. September 1940 im Alter von 88 Jahren in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Bertha Amalie (ZIMMERMANN) LANGE was the younger daughter of August ZIMMERMANN, a roofer, and his wife Albertine Pauline (CAROW) ZIMMERMANN.
According to her marriage certificate from the civil registry office in Exin, Kreis Schubin, Province of Posen [today: Kcynia, Poland], Bertha was born in Antonina (Sophienhof) in the Netze valley a few miles south of the Netze/Noteć river. The "village" is located northeast of Samotschin [today: Szamocin] in Kreis Chodziesen/Kolmar i.P., Province of Posen [today: Chodzież, Poland] and is part of Liepe [today: Lipa]. Her husband's U.S. passport application from 1905 says that she was born in "Exin, Kreis Schubin", which is definitely wrong. Her older sister Auguste Mathilde (ZIMMERMANN) WITTKOWSKE had been born in Gollancz/Gollantsch, Kreis Wongrowitz, Province of Posen [heute: Gołańcz, powiat wągrowiecki, Poland].
After her father's death in Samotschin, Bertha moves to Exin, Kr. Schubin, Provinz Posen [today: Kcynia, Poland] together with her mother. Bertha's sister and her family had already been living there. And that's also where she married Hermann Carl LANGE, a cabinet maker, on August 14, 1878. The marriage was witnessed by Hermann's father Ferdinand LANGE, 71 years old and a cabinet maker, too, and by Bertha's 34-year-old brother-in-law Rudolph/Rudolf WITTKOWSKE, a plumber - both from Exin.
She emigrated to the USA in 1887 together with her husband Hermann and her three sons Theodor Ferdinand, Otto Carl and Bruno Paul LANGE. They arrived in New York (Castle Garden) on May 6, 1887 on board the "Norddeutsche Lloyd" (NDL) steamship "Ems" from Bremen.
They made their home in Springfield, MA.
Just like her husband and other relatives living in Springfield, Bertha was deeply rooted in that town's German community. Between 1891 and 1896, Bertha is the secretary of the "D.O.H., Louise Frauen Lodge, No. 2, Hertha Grade" (Deutscher Orden der Harugari / German Order of the Harugari), the order's woman branch.
Between 1901 and 1912, she had been living in Westfield, MA where her husband and her son Otto had been the proprietors of the "Park Square Hotel".
Aged 88, Bertha died in Springfield, MA, on September 2, 1940.
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MRS BERTHA A. LANGE DIES
She and Late Husband Once Oper-
ated Hotel at Westfield
Mrs Bertha A. Lange, 88, of 62 Massachusetts avenue, widow of Hermann C. Lange, died yesterday afternoon [Sep.2, 1940] at Wesson Memorial hospital [Springfield]. From 1903 until 1911 [sic], she and her husband operated Park Square hotel at Westfield. Since that time she had lived in this city.
Mrs Lange was born in Germany and came to this country in 1899 [sic; 1887]. She leaves two sons, Otto C., and Theodore F. Lange, both of this city. The funeral will be held at Byron's funeral home, Rev Dr John Homer Miller officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
"Springfield Republican" - Tuesday, Sep. 3, 1940, p. 4
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The funeral of Mrs Bertha A. Lange of 62 Massachusetts avenue was held at Byron's funeral home yesterday afternoon [Sep. 5, 1940], Rev Dr John Homer Miller officiating. Bearers were Robert Jahrling, Carl Hofman, Charles Dufresne, Harry Dickey, Henry Martens and Charles Heffner. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery.
"Springfield Republican" - Friday, Sep. 6, 1940, p. 4
Original obit and funeral notice courtesy of contributor Thomas Jordan (#47567769)
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Andere Quellen/Other Sources:
Exin [Kcynia], Marriage Register, #11/1878 (Poznan Project) /
Exin/Kcynia, Heiratsregister/Marriage Register, #11/1878 [Sign. 6/1702/0/3.2/2 (Scan 10)]
(www.genealogiawarchiwach.pl) /
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/200e/35-53.jpg (Verortung/Localization: Antonina, Kr. Chodziesen) /
Heimatkreisgemeinschaft Kolmar (Posen) (Hrsg.), Antlitz und Geschichte des Kreises Kolmar (Posen), Kiel 1970, S. 230 (37. Liepe/Antonina) /
Castle Garden (online database) /
Springfield & Westfield Directories, 1886-1940 /
US-Census, 1900-1940 (www.ancestry.com)
Laut Angabe in der Heiratsurkunde des Standesamts Exin, Kreis Schubin, Provinz Posen [heute Kcynia, Polen] wurde Bertha am 31. Januar 1852 in Antonina (Sophienhof) am Südrand des Netzebruchs geboren. Der Ort liegt nordöstlich von Samotschin [heute: Szamocin] im Kreis Chodziesen/Kolmar i.P. und gehört zur Kolonie Liepe [heute: Lipa]. Die Angabe "Exin, Kr. Schubin" im amerikanischen Passantrag ihres Ehemannes aus dem Jahre 1905 ist somit nachweislich falsch. Geburtsort ihrer älteren Schwester Auguste Mathilda (ZIMMERMANN) WITTKOWSKE war Gollancz/Gollantsch, Kreis Wongrowitz, Provinz Posen [heute: Gołańcz, powiat wągrowiecki, Polen].
Nach dem Tod des Vaters in Samotschin zieht Bertha mit der Mutter nach Exin, Kreis Schubin, Provinz Posen [heute Kcynia, Polen], wo bereits die Schwester mit ihrer Familie lebt. Dort heiratet sie am 14. August 1878 den Tischler Hermann Carl LANGE. Trauzeugen sind Hermanns Vater Ferdinand LANGE, ebenfalls Tischler, 71 Jahre und Berthas Schwager Rudolph/Rudolf WITTKOWSKE, Klempner, 34 Jahre - beide aus Exin.
Zusammen mit dem Ehemann und den drei Söhnen Theodor Ferdinand, Otto Carl und Bruno Paul wandert sie 1887 an Bord des Dampfschiffes "Ems" des "Norddeutschen Lloyd" (NDL) in die USA aus. Am 6. Mai 1887 gehen sie in New York von Bord und werden in "Castle Garden" registriert.
Die Familie wohnt anschließend in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Wie ihr Ehemann und andere in Springfield lebende Verwandte ist auch Bertha tief in der deutschen Gemeinde der Stadt verwurzelt. So wird sie zwischen 1891 und 1896 Sekretär der "D.O.H., Louise Frauen Lodge, No. 2, Hertha Grade" (Deutscher Orden der Harugari), der Frauenorganisation des Ordens.
Von 1901 bis zum Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges lebte sie in Westfield, Massachusetts, wo ihr Mann und ihr Sohn Otto zwischen 1901 und 1912 das "Park Square Hotel" führten.
Bertha stirbt am 2. September 1940 im Alter von 88 Jahren in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Bertha Amalie (ZIMMERMANN) LANGE was the younger daughter of August ZIMMERMANN, a roofer, and his wife Albertine Pauline (CAROW) ZIMMERMANN.
According to her marriage certificate from the civil registry office in Exin, Kreis Schubin, Province of Posen [today: Kcynia, Poland], Bertha was born in Antonina (Sophienhof) in the Netze valley a few miles south of the Netze/Noteć river. The "village" is located northeast of Samotschin [today: Szamocin] in Kreis Chodziesen/Kolmar i.P., Province of Posen [today: Chodzież, Poland] and is part of Liepe [today: Lipa]. Her husband's U.S. passport application from 1905 says that she was born in "Exin, Kreis Schubin", which is definitely wrong. Her older sister Auguste Mathilde (ZIMMERMANN) WITTKOWSKE had been born in Gollancz/Gollantsch, Kreis Wongrowitz, Province of Posen [heute: Gołańcz, powiat wągrowiecki, Poland].
After her father's death in Samotschin, Bertha moves to Exin, Kr. Schubin, Provinz Posen [today: Kcynia, Poland] together with her mother. Bertha's sister and her family had already been living there. And that's also where she married Hermann Carl LANGE, a cabinet maker, on August 14, 1878. The marriage was witnessed by Hermann's father Ferdinand LANGE, 71 years old and a cabinet maker, too, and by Bertha's 34-year-old brother-in-law Rudolph/Rudolf WITTKOWSKE, a plumber - both from Exin.
She emigrated to the USA in 1887 together with her husband Hermann and her three sons Theodor Ferdinand, Otto Carl and Bruno Paul LANGE. They arrived in New York (Castle Garden) on May 6, 1887 on board the "Norddeutsche Lloyd" (NDL) steamship "Ems" from Bremen.
They made their home in Springfield, MA.
Just like her husband and other relatives living in Springfield, Bertha was deeply rooted in that town's German community. Between 1891 and 1896, Bertha is the secretary of the "D.O.H., Louise Frauen Lodge, No. 2, Hertha Grade" (Deutscher Orden der Harugari / German Order of the Harugari), the order's woman branch.
Between 1901 and 1912, she had been living in Westfield, MA where her husband and her son Otto had been the proprietors of the "Park Square Hotel".
Aged 88, Bertha died in Springfield, MA, on September 2, 1940.
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MRS BERTHA A. LANGE DIES
She and Late Husband Once Oper-
ated Hotel at Westfield
Mrs Bertha A. Lange, 88, of 62 Massachusetts avenue, widow of Hermann C. Lange, died yesterday afternoon [Sep.2, 1940] at Wesson Memorial hospital [Springfield]. From 1903 until 1911 [sic], she and her husband operated Park Square hotel at Westfield. Since that time she had lived in this city.
Mrs Lange was born in Germany and came to this country in 1899 [sic; 1887]. She leaves two sons, Otto C., and Theodore F. Lange, both of this city. The funeral will be held at Byron's funeral home, Rev Dr John Homer Miller officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
"Springfield Republican" - Tuesday, Sep. 3, 1940, p. 4
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The funeral of Mrs Bertha A. Lange of 62 Massachusetts avenue was held at Byron's funeral home yesterday afternoon [Sep. 5, 1940], Rev Dr John Homer Miller officiating. Bearers were Robert Jahrling, Carl Hofman, Charles Dufresne, Harry Dickey, Henry Martens and Charles Heffner. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery.
"Springfield Republican" - Friday, Sep. 6, 1940, p. 4
Original obit and funeral notice courtesy of contributor Thomas Jordan (#47567769)
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Andere Quellen/Other Sources:
Exin [Kcynia], Marriage Register, #11/1878 (Poznan Project) /
Exin/Kcynia, Heiratsregister/Marriage Register, #11/1878 [Sign. 6/1702/0/3.2/2 (Scan 10)]
(www.genealogiawarchiwach.pl) /
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/200e/35-53.jpg (Verortung/Localization: Antonina, Kr. Chodziesen) /
Heimatkreisgemeinschaft Kolmar (Posen) (Hrsg.), Antlitz und Geschichte des Kreises Kolmar (Posen), Kiel 1970, S. 230 (37. Liepe/Antonina) /
Castle Garden (online database) /
Springfield & Westfield Directories, 1886-1940 /
US-Census, 1900-1940 (www.ancestry.com)
Bertha Amalie LANGE, geb. ZIMMERMANN, war die jüngere Tochter des Dachdeckers August ZIMMERMANN und seiner Ehefrau Albertine Pauline ZIMMERMANN, geb. CAROW.
Laut Angabe in der Heiratsurkunde des Standesamts Exin, Kreis Schubin, Provinz Posen [heute Kcynia, Polen] wurde Bertha am 31. Januar 1852 in Antonina (Sophienhof) am Südrand des Netzebruchs geboren. Der Ort liegt nordöstlich von Samotschin [heute: Szamocin] im Kreis Chodziesen/Kolmar i.P. und gehört zur Kolonie Liepe [heute: Lipa]. Die Angabe "Exin, Kr. Schubin" im amerikanischen Passantrag ihres Ehemannes aus dem Jahre 1905 ist somit nachweislich falsch. Geburtsort ihrer älteren Schwester Auguste Mathilda (ZIMMERMANN) WITTKOWSKE war Gollancz/Gollantsch, Kreis Wongrowitz, Provinz Posen [heute: Gołańcz, powiat wągrowiecki, Polen].
Nach dem Tod des Vaters in Samotschin zieht Bertha mit der Mutter nach Exin, Kreis Schubin, Provinz Posen [heute Kcynia, Polen], wo bereits die Schwester mit ihrer Familie lebt. Dort heiratet sie am 14. August 1878 den Tischler Hermann Carl LANGE. Trauzeugen sind Hermanns Vater Ferdinand LANGE, ebenfalls Tischler, 71 Jahre und Berthas Schwager Rudolph/Rudolf WITTKOWSKE, Klempner, 34 Jahre - beide aus Exin.
Zusammen mit dem Ehemann und den drei Söhnen Theodor Ferdinand, Otto Carl und Bruno Paul wandert sie 1887 an Bord des Dampfschiffes "Ems" des "Norddeutschen Lloyd" (NDL) in die USA aus. Am 6. Mai 1887 gehen sie in New York von Bord und werden in "Castle Garden" registriert.
Die Familie wohnt anschließend in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Wie ihr Ehemann und andere in Springfield lebende Verwandte ist auch Bertha tief in der deutschen Gemeinde der Stadt verwurzelt. So wird sie zwischen 1891 und 1896 Sekretär der "D.O.H., Louise Frauen Lodge, No. 2, Hertha Grade" (Deutscher Orden der Harugari), der Frauenorganisation des Ordens.
Von 1901 bis zum Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges lebte sie in Westfield, Massachusetts, wo ihr Mann und ihr Sohn Otto zwischen 1901 und 1912 das "Park Square Hotel" führten.
Bertha stirbt am 2. September 1940 im Alter von 88 Jahren in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Bertha Amalie (ZIMMERMANN) LANGE was the younger daughter of August ZIMMERMANN, a roofer, and his wife Albertine Pauline (CAROW) ZIMMERMANN.
According to her marriage certificate from the civil registry office in Exin, Kreis Schubin, Province of Posen [today: Kcynia, Poland], Bertha was born in Antonina (Sophienhof) in the Netze valley a few miles south of the Netze/Noteć river. The "village" is located northeast of Samotschin [today: Szamocin] in Kreis Chodziesen/Kolmar i.P., Province of Posen [today: Chodzież, Poland] and is part of Liepe [today: Lipa]. Her husband's U.S. passport application from 1905 says that she was born in "Exin, Kreis Schubin", which is definitely wrong. Her older sister Auguste Mathilde (ZIMMERMANN) WITTKOWSKE had been born in Gollancz/Gollantsch, Kreis Wongrowitz, Province of Posen [heute: Gołańcz, powiat wągrowiecki, Poland].
After her father's death in Samotschin, Bertha moves to Exin, Kr. Schubin, Provinz Posen [today: Kcynia, Poland] together with her mother. Bertha's sister and her family had already been living there. And that's also where she married Hermann Carl LANGE, a cabinet maker, on August 14, 1878. The marriage was witnessed by Hermann's father Ferdinand LANGE, 71 years old and a cabinet maker, too, and by Bertha's 34-year-old brother-in-law Rudolph/Rudolf WITTKOWSKE, a plumber - both from Exin.
She emigrated to the USA in 1887 together with her husband Hermann and her three sons Theodor Ferdinand, Otto Carl and Bruno Paul LANGE. They arrived in New York (Castle Garden) on May 6, 1887 on board the "Norddeutsche Lloyd" (NDL) steamship "Ems" from Bremen.
They made their home in Springfield, MA.
Just like her husband and other relatives living in Springfield, Bertha was deeply rooted in that town's German community. Between 1891 and 1896, Bertha is the secretary of the "D.O.H., Louise Frauen Lodge, No. 2, Hertha Grade" (Deutscher Orden der Harugari / German Order of the Harugari), the order's woman branch.
Between 1901 and 1912, she had been living in Westfield, MA where her husband and her son Otto had been the proprietors of the "Park Square Hotel".
Aged 88, Bertha died in Springfield, MA, on September 2, 1940.
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MRS BERTHA A. LANGE DIES
She and Late Husband Once Oper-
ated Hotel at Westfield
Mrs Bertha A. Lange, 88, of 62 Massachusetts avenue, widow of Hermann C. Lange, died yesterday afternoon [Sep.2, 1940] at Wesson Memorial hospital [Springfield]. From 1903 until 1911 [sic], she and her husband operated Park Square hotel at Westfield. Since that time she had lived in this city.
Mrs Lange was born in Germany and came to this country in 1899 [sic; 1887]. She leaves two sons, Otto C., and Theodore F. Lange, both of this city. The funeral will be held at Byron's funeral home, Rev Dr John Homer Miller officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
"Springfield Republican" - Tuesday, Sep. 3, 1940, p. 4
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The funeral of Mrs Bertha A. Lange of 62 Massachusetts avenue was held at Byron's funeral home yesterday afternoon [Sep. 5, 1940], Rev Dr John Homer Miller officiating. Bearers were Robert Jahrling, Carl Hofman, Charles Dufresne, Harry Dickey, Henry Martens and Charles Heffner. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery.
"Springfield Republican" - Friday, Sep. 6, 1940, p. 4
Original obit and funeral notice courtesy of contributor Thomas Jordan (#47567769)
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Andere Quellen/Other Sources:
Exin [Kcynia], Marriage Register, #11/1878 (Poznan Project) /
Exin/Kcynia, Heiratsregister/Marriage Register, #11/1878 [Sign. 6/1702/0/3.2/2 (Scan 10)]
(www.genealogiawarchiwach.pl) /
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/200e/35-53.jpg (Verortung/Localization: Antonina, Kr. Chodziesen) /
Heimatkreisgemeinschaft Kolmar (Posen) (Hrsg.), Antlitz und Geschichte des Kreises Kolmar (Posen), Kiel 1970, S. 230 (37. Liepe/Antonina) /
Castle Garden (online database) /
Springfield & Westfield Directories, 1886-1940 /
US-Census, 1900-1940 (www.ancestry.com)
Laut Angabe in der Heiratsurkunde des Standesamts Exin, Kreis Schubin, Provinz Posen [heute Kcynia, Polen] wurde Bertha am 31. Januar 1852 in Antonina (Sophienhof) am Südrand des Netzebruchs geboren. Der Ort liegt nordöstlich von Samotschin [heute: Szamocin] im Kreis Chodziesen/Kolmar i.P. und gehört zur Kolonie Liepe [heute: Lipa]. Die Angabe "Exin, Kr. Schubin" im amerikanischen Passantrag ihres Ehemannes aus dem Jahre 1905 ist somit nachweislich falsch. Geburtsort ihrer älteren Schwester Auguste Mathilda (ZIMMERMANN) WITTKOWSKE war Gollancz/Gollantsch, Kreis Wongrowitz, Provinz Posen [heute: Gołańcz, powiat wągrowiecki, Polen].
Nach dem Tod des Vaters in Samotschin zieht Bertha mit der Mutter nach Exin, Kreis Schubin, Provinz Posen [heute Kcynia, Polen], wo bereits die Schwester mit ihrer Familie lebt. Dort heiratet sie am 14. August 1878 den Tischler Hermann Carl LANGE. Trauzeugen sind Hermanns Vater Ferdinand LANGE, ebenfalls Tischler, 71 Jahre und Berthas Schwager Rudolph/Rudolf WITTKOWSKE, Klempner, 34 Jahre - beide aus Exin.
Zusammen mit dem Ehemann und den drei Söhnen Theodor Ferdinand, Otto Carl und Bruno Paul wandert sie 1887 an Bord des Dampfschiffes "Ems" des "Norddeutschen Lloyd" (NDL) in die USA aus. Am 6. Mai 1887 gehen sie in New York von Bord und werden in "Castle Garden" registriert.
Die Familie wohnt anschließend in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Wie ihr Ehemann und andere in Springfield lebende Verwandte ist auch Bertha tief in der deutschen Gemeinde der Stadt verwurzelt. So wird sie zwischen 1891 und 1896 Sekretär der "D.O.H., Louise Frauen Lodge, No. 2, Hertha Grade" (Deutscher Orden der Harugari), der Frauenorganisation des Ordens.
Von 1901 bis zum Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges lebte sie in Westfield, Massachusetts, wo ihr Mann und ihr Sohn Otto zwischen 1901 und 1912 das "Park Square Hotel" führten.
Bertha stirbt am 2. September 1940 im Alter von 88 Jahren in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Bertha Amalie (ZIMMERMANN) LANGE was the younger daughter of August ZIMMERMANN, a roofer, and his wife Albertine Pauline (CAROW) ZIMMERMANN.
According to her marriage certificate from the civil registry office in Exin, Kreis Schubin, Province of Posen [today: Kcynia, Poland], Bertha was born in Antonina (Sophienhof) in the Netze valley a few miles south of the Netze/Noteć river. The "village" is located northeast of Samotschin [today: Szamocin] in Kreis Chodziesen/Kolmar i.P., Province of Posen [today: Chodzież, Poland] and is part of Liepe [today: Lipa]. Her husband's U.S. passport application from 1905 says that she was born in "Exin, Kreis Schubin", which is definitely wrong. Her older sister Auguste Mathilde (ZIMMERMANN) WITTKOWSKE had been born in Gollancz/Gollantsch, Kreis Wongrowitz, Province of Posen [heute: Gołańcz, powiat wągrowiecki, Poland].
After her father's death in Samotschin, Bertha moves to Exin, Kr. Schubin, Provinz Posen [today: Kcynia, Poland] together with her mother. Bertha's sister and her family had already been living there. And that's also where she married Hermann Carl LANGE, a cabinet maker, on August 14, 1878. The marriage was witnessed by Hermann's father Ferdinand LANGE, 71 years old and a cabinet maker, too, and by Bertha's 34-year-old brother-in-law Rudolph/Rudolf WITTKOWSKE, a plumber - both from Exin.
She emigrated to the USA in 1887 together with her husband Hermann and her three sons Theodor Ferdinand, Otto Carl and Bruno Paul LANGE. They arrived in New York (Castle Garden) on May 6, 1887 on board the "Norddeutsche Lloyd" (NDL) steamship "Ems" from Bremen.
They made their home in Springfield, MA.
Just like her husband and other relatives living in Springfield, Bertha was deeply rooted in that town's German community. Between 1891 and 1896, Bertha is the secretary of the "D.O.H., Louise Frauen Lodge, No. 2, Hertha Grade" (Deutscher Orden der Harugari / German Order of the Harugari), the order's woman branch.
Between 1901 and 1912, she had been living in Westfield, MA where her husband and her son Otto had been the proprietors of the "Park Square Hotel".
Aged 88, Bertha died in Springfield, MA, on September 2, 1940.
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MRS BERTHA A. LANGE DIES
She and Late Husband Once Oper-
ated Hotel at Westfield
Mrs Bertha A. Lange, 88, of 62 Massachusetts avenue, widow of Hermann C. Lange, died yesterday afternoon [Sep.2, 1940] at Wesson Memorial hospital [Springfield]. From 1903 until 1911 [sic], she and her husband operated Park Square hotel at Westfield. Since that time she had lived in this city.
Mrs Lange was born in Germany and came to this country in 1899 [sic; 1887]. She leaves two sons, Otto C., and Theodore F. Lange, both of this city. The funeral will be held at Byron's funeral home, Rev Dr John Homer Miller officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
"Springfield Republican" - Tuesday, Sep. 3, 1940, p. 4
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The funeral of Mrs Bertha A. Lange of 62 Massachusetts avenue was held at Byron's funeral home yesterday afternoon [Sep. 5, 1940], Rev Dr John Homer Miller officiating. Bearers were Robert Jahrling, Carl Hofman, Charles Dufresne, Harry Dickey, Henry Martens and Charles Heffner. Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery.
"Springfield Republican" - Friday, Sep. 6, 1940, p. 4
Original obit and funeral notice courtesy of contributor Thomas Jordan (#47567769)
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Andere Quellen/Other Sources:
Exin [Kcynia], Marriage Register, #11/1878 (Poznan Project) /
Exin/Kcynia, Heiratsregister/Marriage Register, #11/1878 [Sign. 6/1702/0/3.2/2 (Scan 10)]
(www.genealogiawarchiwach.pl) /
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/200e/35-53.jpg (Verortung/Localization: Antonina, Kr. Chodziesen) /
Heimatkreisgemeinschaft Kolmar (Posen) (Hrsg.), Antlitz und Geschichte des Kreises Kolmar (Posen), Kiel 1970, S. 230 (37. Liepe/Antonina) /
Castle Garden (online database) /
Springfield & Westfield Directories, 1886-1940 /
US-Census, 1900-1940 (www.ancestry.com)
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