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Research in Other Countries => Immigrants & Emigrants - General => Topic started by: Matthew4298 on Tuesday 04 April 23 18:56 BST (UK)
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I've been trying to research all my lines back to their country of origin and I've done pretty well. But I've reached an impasse with one German ancestor, and was wondering if anyone might have any guidance. Here's the background.
Friedrich Wilhelm Sandwisch was born in Bramsche Germany in 1819 and came to the US in 1836. He lived and worked in Buffalo, New York for a few years. The 1840 census shows him living in Troy Township, Wood County, Ohio, and the 1850 census shows him in Woodville, Sandusky County, Ohio where he lived the rest of his life. While in Buffalo her married Maria Louise Clousing. I found the entry in the the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church record in Buffalo. They had three children, but she ended up dying on October 24, 1855. Her tombstone lists her age as 40 years, 2 months, and 8 days which I figure is approximately August 15, 1815. The name on her tombstone is A.M. Luwiese Sandwisch. I found a family register from the local Lutheran church which lists her birthdate as 1814 and taking place in Arenhorst, Osnabruck.
I've tried to find a passenger list with her name on it (I assume she came over with her family, but I could be wrong), but I can't seem to find any matches before 1839. I've tried searching several variations of Clausing and Klausing, and several forms of her first name, but to no success. I also looked through the baptisms of the year 1814 and 1815 in the Arenshort church records at Archie and found nothing. But my ability to read the old German script is not really that good, so it's possible I missed it. Does anyone have any suggestions or idea so of where to look next?
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Hi
found her. Anna Maria Louise Klausing, born 26 Aug 1813 in Arenshorst
26.8.1813
Klausing, Anna Maria Luise
Father: Gerhard Hinrich Klausing
Mother: Maria Engel Klöckers
from Herringhausen
https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/10779082
Godparents:
Anna Maria Klöckers
Catharina Louise Steins
Johann Hinrich Klausing
Dave
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Scan
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his could be your lot
Shipslist 1845
https://www.ancestry.de/discoveryui-content/view/1489772:8679?tid=&pid=&queryId=ae6a48de1641213595a5561df0822447&_phsrc=wsZ2&_phstart=successSource
from Osterkappeln
Dave
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Osterkoppeln
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Hi Dave,
Thanks for your find - especially the church record. The passenger list has to be the wrong Klausing though, as the Anna Maria Louise Klausing/Clausing that I am looking for had to have come before 1839 as she was married in Buffalo, New York in March 1839. I haven't found any hits that match that criterion.
Matt
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Have you got the hurch record for Friedrich Wilhelm Sandwisch
https://www.archion.de/de/viewer/?no_cache=1&type=churchRegister&uid=322013
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I do! I found Frederick William and all his brothers. For some reason, a lot of the records from Bramsche from around this time were more readable for me.
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I found a Louise Clausings Age 22 on a ship manifest from the Rambler that arrived NY, 18 September 1837, with my family members. Thought you might check it out, as it seems awfully close to the relative you are looking for. She's the 11th line up from the bottom of the copy of the manifest and she is listed with the family of Johann Heinrick Evers.
I hope this is helpful.
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I had to attach a closeup as a pdf, as the photo of the original manifest page was too large. So, Louise Clausings 22 is at the bottom of the attachment.