Max Alfred Albert LaabsAge: 75 years1875–1951
- Name
- Max Alfred Albert Laabs
- Surname
- Laabs
- Given names
- Max Alfred Albert
| Family with parents |
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Johann Ferdinand Albert Laabs Birth: October 6, 1842 27 21 — Germany Death: 1917 — Germany |
| mother |
Maria Pauline Eleanore Pellrich Birth: April 22, 1853 — Wittenberg, Germany Death: March 9, 1931 — Berlin, Germany |
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Marriage: April 7, 1872 — Berlin, Germany |
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3 years himself |
Birth: March 8, 1875 32 21 — Berlin, Germany Death: February 21, 1951 — Southbridge, MA |
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-21 months elder brother |
Johannes Friedrich Wilhelm Laabs Birth: Berlin, Germany Death: |
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Margarete Anna Laabs Death: |
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Ferdinand Richard Laabs Death: |
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Else Toni Laabs Death: |
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Emma Else Gertrud Laabs Death: |
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| Father’s family with Eva Marie Schulze |
| father |
Johann Ferdinand Albert Laabs Birth: October 6, 1842 27 21 — Germany Death: 1917 — Germany |
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Eva Marie Schulze Birth: March 14, 1846 — Germany Death: May 18, 1871 — Marcas, Germany |
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Marriage: December 26, 1870 — Berlin, Germany |
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Marriage: — |
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4 months half-sister |
child Laabs Birth: May 9, 1871 28 25 — Berlin, Germany Death: May 9, 1871 — Berlin, Germany |
| Family with Bessie Bridget Granville |
| himself |
Birth: March 8, 1875 32 21 — Berlin, Germany Death: February 21, 1951 — Southbridge, MA |
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Divorce: — |
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| Family with Nellie Ethel Hughes |
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Birth: March 8, 1875 32 21 — Berlin, Germany Death: February 21, 1951 — Southbridge, MA |
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Marriage: June 6, 1908 — Hoboken, NJ |
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11 months son |
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13 months daughter |
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3 years son |
Birth: December 31, 1912 37 34 — Southbridge, MA Death: February 21, 1953 — Putnam, CT |
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18 months daughter |
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Lenora Laabs Birth: June 30, 1914 39 36 — Stockbridge, MA Death: June 30, 1914 — Stockbridge, MA |
| Edwin Howard Forster + Bessie Bridget Granville |
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| Note | At age 14, began his studies of optics and lens in Berlin. Furthered his education in Jena, Austria and Paris, France. At age 16, in 1891, he made a new kind of contact lens, for which he received a patent. Immigrated to the USA in 1892 and settled in New Jersey. Became an optometrist. Married Bridget, had one son, Edwin, and then Bridget took ill. Max institutionalized Bridget and placed Edwin with the Granvilles to raise him. Max divorced Bridget. Later married one of his patients, Nellie Hughes. Accepted an offer from George Wells, owner of American Optical Co. and moved the family to Stockbridge, MA on 11 Sep 1911. |
| Media object | 1950 03 10 Max A A Laabs 75th birthday photo.jpg Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 2,910 × 4,146 pixels File size: 961 KB Type: Photo |
| Media object | Max Laabs Patent.pdf Format: application/pdf File size: 240 KB Type: Photo |
| Media object | Max & car 1931.JPG Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 954 × 628 pixels File size: 101 KB Type: Photo |
| Media object | Max & phonograph 1933.JPG Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 945 × 637 pixels File size: 79 KB Type: Photo |
| Media object | Max Nellie 34th anniversary 1942.JPG Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 930 × 637 pixels File size: 80 KB Type: Photo |
| Media object | Max Nellie wedding anouncement.JPG Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 709 × 631 pixels File size: 37 KB Type: Photo |
| Media object | Max Laabs Masonic Membership Card.JPG Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 889 × 443 pixels File size: 83 KB Type: Photo |