Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameJohannas Heinnich Kruesi
Birth15 May 1843, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland
Death22 Feb 1899, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York
OccupationChief Engineer, General Electric; Foreman, Edison Labs,
Spouses
Birth1845, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
DeathJan 1897, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York
FatherJacob Augustus Zwinger (~1817-1898)
MotherMargaretha Bruppacher (~1828-)
Marriage1873
ChildrenEmily M (1879-)
Notes for Johannas Heinnich Kruesi
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John Kruesi, a Swiss immigrant, worked most of his life as chief mechanical engineer under Thomas Alva Edison and served as foreman of the Edison Laboratories in New Jersey. He built the first phonograph designed by Edison and held patents for many inventions including the original electrical tape, known as Kruesi Tape. He established the Edison manufacturing works in Schenectady and was its General Manager. When it became the General Electric Company he was appointed Chief Engineer.
US Federal Census, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Name: John Kruise
Age: 37
Birth Date: Abt 1843
Birthplace: Switzerland
Home in 1880: East New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
House Number: 5
Dwelling Number: 320
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Emily Kruise
Father's Birthplace: Switzerland
Mother's Birthplace: Switzerland
Occupation: Machinist
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Household Members:
Name Age
John Kruise 37
Emily Kruise 27
Augustus Kruise 4
Paul J. Kruise 2
Emily M. Kruise 1
John Kruesi, a Swiss immigrant, worked most of his life as chief mechanical engineer under Thomas Alva Edison and served as foreman of the Edison Laboratories in New Jersey. He built the first phonograph designed by Edison and held patents for many inventions including the original electrical tape, known as Kruesi Tape. He established the Edison manufacturing works in Schenectady and was its General Manager. When it became the General Electric Company he was appointed Chief Engineer.
US Federal Census, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Name: John Kruise
Age: 37
Birth Date: Abt 1843
Birthplace: Switzerland
Home in 1880: East New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
House Number: 5
Dwelling Number: 320
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Emily Kruise
Father's Birthplace: Switzerland
Mother's Birthplace: Switzerland
Occupation: Machinist
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Kruise 37
Emily Kruise 27
Augustus Kruise 4
Paul J. Kruise 2
Emily M. Kruise 1