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m. 1873
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1844 !BIRTH: Henri Bitter was born in Paris, France of German parents on March 15, 1844. 1849 Henri Bitter attended French schools, obtained prize of honor. He then went with his parents to their native Germany and continued his schooling. 1858 Germany, ? ? - At age of fourteen gave his first piano lesson to his cousin Adolphina Glock in Germany, the native home of his parents Henry and Mary Bitter. 1852(per 1910 census) or 1859? In 1859 he came to America (Ship BAVARIA arrived 15 Nov 1860 from LeHavre, France) with his parents (Henry and Mary Bitter of Rheinhessen, Germany, both born in 1812) and settled in Syracuse, NY. There he attended no. 12, later called Townsend School for just one term. He then went through No. 5 Prescott School in two years, entered the High School for three years, and graduated in 1865. 1865 New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - graduated from Syracuse High School. 1866 New York, New York Co., Manhattan - In 1866 he went to New York City to become a pupil of Carlo Bassini and Kalliwoda. 186? New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - Returning to Syracuse he was appointed a teacher of Music aand German at Syracuse High School where he remained for five years. He then devoted all his energies to teaching music. From the book "Memorial history of Syracuse, N.Y. : from its settlement to the present time" Syracuse: H.P. Smith & Co., 1891, 912 pgs, page 344. "The Verein at present meets at their hall on the corner of Lodi and Butternut Streets. The following have served as directors of this society: Benedict Haberle, Francis Baumer, Anton Will, Theodore Dissel, Mr. Gross,, Alex. Fleischman, Max Schott, JacobMiller, Paul Thouret, Eugene Neuberger, and the present director, Prof. Henri Bitter. The society was incorporated April 20, 1889, theretofore existing merely as an association." From Chase, Franklin H. "Syracuse and its environs : a history" New York ; Chicago: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1924, 1619 pgs, page 283 "Prof. Hinton's operetta of "Christmas," for which John Albro wrote the libretto, did service for several years for amateur productions. It was given for three nights beginning December 21, 1871. Henri Bitter sang the Santa Claus that year." 1869-1872 Central High School, teacher of Vocal Music & German per Norton Site 1870 !CENSUS: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - census 1870 Age 25 1871 - 24 Oct 1871 - Henry Bitter arrived in Steam ship Wisconsin from Liverpool - not sure who this Henry is? 1880 !CENSUS: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - The 1880 census has the family living at 73 Union Street, Syracuse, NY.03 June 1880 Enumeration District 204 Supervisor [unclear writing] district 8 - page 12 - 73 Union Street, dwelling number 95. Head of house is Henri Bitter age 36 a white male, married, a music teacher born in France of French mother and father. His wife, Lotti, age 29 is a white female and keeps house. They have four children at this time, all were born in New York: Robert H is a white male age 8 and attends school, Pauline A is a white female age 5 and attends school, Henry is a white male age 3, and Alfred is a white male age 1. New York State Census, 1892 for Henri Bitter Name: Henri Bitter, Event: Census, Event Date: 1892 Event Place: , Syracuse, 02, 03, Onondaga, New York Age: , Gender: Male, Birthplace: France, Estimated Birth Year: 1844 Alien or Citizen: , Film Number: 0860907 Digital Folder Number: 004640311, Image Number: 00411 1900 !CENSUS: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - 04 June 1900 Enumeration District 105 Supervisor Blanche B Gumlan. Head of the house is Henri Bitter age 56 born Mar 1844 in France, Henri's father and mother both born in Germany, immigration in 1861, 38 years in US, married 27 years. His wife is Charlotta Bitter age 47 born Apr 1853 in New York, father and mother both born in New York, married 27 years. The oldest child is Robert Bitter age 27 born Aug 1872 in New York, father born in France and mother born in New York. Occupation: Civil Engineer. Next child is Pauline Bitter age 26 born Sep 1873 in New York, father born in France and mother born in New York. Son Henry Bitter age 23 born May 1877 in New York, father born in France and mother born in New York. Occupation: Printer. Son Alfred Bitter age 21 born May 1879 in New York, father born in France and mother born in New York Occupation: Clerk in music store. Son Carl Bitter age 18 born Mar 1882 in New York, father born in France and mother born in New York. Occupation: Printer 1905 !CENSUS: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse -New York State census 1905 Age 61 1910 !CENSUS: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - widowed, immigration 1852 Name: Henri Bitter Birthplace: France Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: Syracuse Ward 6, Onondaga, New York Marital Status: Widowed Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1852 Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Family Number: 369 Page Number: 10 !BIOGRAPHY: (Geschichte der Deutschen in Syracuse und Onondaga County-Nebst Kurzen Biographien-von Beamten und Hervorragenden Buergern-Translation from German, Copyright 2008 Michelle Stone.)Henri Bitter, a longtime resident music teacher here, was born on the 15th of March 1844 in Paris. His parents came from Rheinhessen and brought him in 1859 to America. He spent his younger years in France and Germany, where he received his education. He distinguished himself especially in the French schools and attained the award of honors in the yearly exams in Paris. Once in America, he continued his studies and graduated from the [Syracuse] high school in 1865. A few years later he was employed there as a teacher himself, and taught there for over 4 years. Thereafter he decided to concentrate all of his energy on music instruction. As a student of Christoph Castelhun in Germany, and later of Kalliwoda and Carlo Bassini in New York, he was equipped to enter the difficult and exacting field of music instruction. During the last 34 years he has instructed no less than 800 students, one of whom, Mrs. Pauline Elsässer L’Allemand, later obtained magnificent success as a singer. He is a veteran conductor of singing societies, having led at various times each of the Syracuse groups, including the "Liederkranz" alone for 18 years, "Concordia" for 20, and the "Sängerbund" for over 5 years. Currently he leads the "Workers Liedertafel," the "Harugari Liedertafel" (in his 10th year), "Concordia," and the "Arion Quartett Club." He also enjoys a good reputation as an organist and is now employed (in his 12th year) [as organist] at St. Peter's Church. In addition he offers instruction in the French, German, and English languages. See newspaper article from Monday July 18, 1898 - A Miss Catherine Glock of Brooklyn is visiting her cousin Henri Bitter.
1911 !BURIAL: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Section 27, Lot 90, Syracuse, NY. References
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