Cause of death Endocarditis Occupation Machinist Employer Roanoke Shops | Residence 125 Marshall Ave Spouse(s) Catherine Senn | |
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Born May 4, 1848 ( 1848-05-04 ) Mulhouse, France Known for Foreman, master mechanic Died 16 April 1905, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Antoine "Anthony" Sauter (May 4, 1848 – April 16, 1905) was a machinist, once foreman of various shops in the Roanoke Machine Works.
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Early years
Sauter was born on May 4, 1848 in Mulhouse in Alsace, France, to French parents. There he attended public and private schools, and worked for the Koechlin machine shops from 1863 to 1867. On April 21, 1869, he married Catherine Senn in Mulhouse.
USA
Following the Franco-Prussian War, the Sauters left for America, arriving in Jersey City on April 1, 1872. He worked in Jersey City for the Erie Railways Company until its shops were consumed by fire, and then he moved to Susquehanna, Pennsylvania to work for the same company. He arrived in Roanoke on July 4, 1882, staying for 13 years the foreman of its machine shops. Sauter moved to Lambert's Point where he was dubbed a "master mechanic" and to Norfolk. Sauter spent a short time with his son as foreman in Portsmouth, Ohio before he was taken ill. He died of endocarditis in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the German Hospital on April 16, 1905.