Person:Alfred Bitter (1)

1879 !BIRTH: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - Census of 1880 shows Alfred at age 1, birth certificate dated November 1942 shows birth May 2, 1879.

1880 !CENSUS: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - Census of 1880 shows Alfred , a white male at age 1 living with his family on Union Street. He was born in New York, his father in France, and his mother in New York.

New York State Census, 1892 for Alfred A Bitter Name: Alfred A Bitter, Event: Census, Event Date: 1892 Event Place: , Syracuse, 02, 03, Onondaga, New York Age: , Gender: Male, Birthplace: United States, Estimated Birth Year: 1879 Alien or Citizen: , Film Number: 0860907, Digital Folder Number: 004640311 Image Number: 00411

1899 !BIOGRAPHY: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - 8 Dec 1899 - Alfred closed his store and went to work in another music store in Syracuse. Second article about foreclosure sale of music store stock.

1900 !CENSUS: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - Census of 1900 shows Alfred , a white male at age 21 born in May, 1879 living with his family on Townsend Street. He is single, a clerk in a music store, and was born in New York, his father in France, and his mother in New York

1900 !MARRIAGE: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - from Oswego Palladium of December 18, 1900: "Married in Syracuse - Syracuse Herald: On Wednesday last at eight o'clock occurred the marriage of Fred Bitter and Miss Lena May Wilson of Oswego at St. Peter's Lutheran Church of this city.[Syracuse]" - census of 1910 shows marriage of 10 years

1902 !BIOGRAPHY: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse -Concert involving both Fred and Henri in Syracuse Church.

1904 !BIRTH: of son Victor H Bitter 27 Oct 1904

1910 !CENSUS: New York, New York Co., Manhattan Borough - Census of 1910 shows Alfred age 29, his wife Leona age 29, son Victor age 5, and mother-in-law Emily Wilson age 56 (born in NY of French father and French mother)

!BIOGRAPHY: Alfred and Leona were vaudeville performers. Alfred also did piano tuning, see newspaper advertisements - sample from 1909 in folder 17- through 1911.

1913 !DEATH: of spouse Leona Mae Utley due to pneaumonia

1920 !CENSUS: New York, Nassau Co., Hempstead Township, Lynnbrook - Census of 1920 shows Alfred age 39, wife Irene age 31 born in Scotland, and stepson "Duke" age 16.

1930 !CENSUS: New York, Nassau Co., Rockville Center - Census of 1930 shows Alfred age 51 and Irene age 40 in Rockville Center, NY.

1930 !RESIDENCE: New York, Nassau Co., Seaford - abt 1930 - Aunt Dorie remembers her grandfather living in Seaford, NY on the canal and Seaford Harbor, and that it was a short walk from her house on Cedar Street in Seaford.

!BIOGRAPHY: 1950 Mom (Laura Cassedy Bitter) remembers visiting him at his second hand furniture store in Seaford on Long Island, New York in 1950. Aunt Dorie remembers him as being cold, she was only on his lap once. Census of 1920 shows Alfred and Irene in Lynbrook, Nassau county, NY with a 16 year old stepchild. Aunt Dorie remembers the stepson as being a flashy dresser known as "Duke" who did not get along at all with her Grandfather Alfred (his stepfather). Aunt Dorie also remembers them having a "vicious terrirer" dog that had to be caged before company could visit.

1956 !DEATH: New York, Nassau Co., Hempstread - Passed 13 Jan 1956.

1956 !BURIAL: New York, Nassau Co., Hempstread - Greenfield Cemetery, town of Hempstead, 650 Nassau Rd (Nassau County)

1. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Census (3). (Copyright (c) 2000, 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service, December 18, 2009).

   Name: Alfred Bitter
   Residence: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
   Birth date: 1879
   Birthplace: New York, United States
   Relationship to head-of-household: Son
   Spouse's name:
   Spouse birthplace:
   Father's name: Henri Bitter
   Father's birthplace: France
   Mother's name: Lotta Bitter
   Mother's birthplace: New York, United States
   Race or color (expanded): White
   Ethnicity: American
   Gender: Male
   Marital status: Single
   Age: 1 year
   Occupation:
   NARA film number: T9-0907
   Page: 93
   Page: D
   Entry number: 4715
   Film number: 1254907
   Collection: United States Census, 1880

2. ↑ 1900 United States Census.

   Name: Alfred Bitter
   Titles:
   Residence: Syracuse city, Onondaga, New York
   Birth date: May 1879
   Birthplace: New York
   Relationship to head-of-household: Son
   Spouse's name:
   Spouse's titles:
   Spouse birthplace:
   Father's name: Henri Bitter
   Father's titles:
   Father's birthplace: France
   Mother's name: Charlotta Bitter
   Mother's titles:
   Mother's birthplace: New York
   Race or color (expanded): White
   Head-of-household name: Henri Bitter
   Gender: Male
   Marital status: Single
   Years married:
   Estimated marriage year:
   Mother how many children:
   Number living children:
   Immigration year:
   Enumeration district: 0105
   Sheet number and letter: 5B
   Household id: 123
   Reference number: 68
   GSU film number: 1241136
   Image number: 00642
   Collection: United States Census, 1900

3. ↑ 1910 United States Census.
4. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census.