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Tag Archives: Economic political trauma
Viet Musig
Viet Musig (Muzigh, Mesick) was born near Heidelberg, Germany about 1690 during a time of religious intolerance for Protestants by Catholics. He married and immigrated with his family to New York by sea in 1710. He created a foundation for … Continue reading
Posted in -9th Generation, Line - ROFF, Livingston, NY, Mesick Ancestry, Palatine Immigrant, Served in War
Tagged Economic political trauma, Farmer, Parents' early loss of child
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Hermann Betzer
Hermann Betzer (Bitzer, Pitzer) was born in 1669 in Hachenburg, Germany. Under horrific ill conditions, he emigrated by sea with other Palatines in search of a new life. Hermann settled in the East Camp, known as Germantown, NY where he … Continue reading
Jacob Best
Jacob Best (c. 1690-) (aka Bast, Beest) was probably born about 1690 in the neighborhood of Schonbach and Herborn about 40 km. north and a little to the west of Frankfurt, Germany. He arrived by sea to America to become … Continue reading
Posted in -9th Generation, ARRIVED BY SEA, Best Ancestry, Germantown, NY, Line - ROFF, Palatine Immigrant, Served in War
Tagged Early loss of spouse, Economic political trauma, Owned significant real estate
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Carl Neher
Carl Neher (Nehr) (c. 1676-1733) was born about 1676 in Birkenfield, Westerich, Germany. He was the eldest of six children of Hans Jacob Nohr and Gertraud Sohn. The European home of his family was at Birkenfeld, in the commune Trarbach … Continue reading
Joseph Rikert
Joseph Rikert (c. 1670-c. 1742) was born about 1670 in Kirchberg, Wurtemberg, Germany. He was a Palantine immigrant who became a founder of Rhinebeck and active in the establishment of three churches. His father was Hans (John) Reichard of Kirchberg, … Continue reading
Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond (1849-1919) was born January 27, 1849 in Thurles, Tipperary County, Ireland. It was a time of the Great Famine with mass starvation and immigration. Richard came by sea to America with his mother, twin brother, and two other … Continue reading
Clement Ducas
Clement Ducas (c. 1780-?) of French heritage and born in France before the time of the French Revolution. His parents are unknown. According to multiple family sources, the Clement family resided on a plantation in French-ruled Haiti. The story goes … Continue reading
Frederick Roff
Frederick ROFF (about 1728-1825) was born in 1728, probably in Germany although some believe he was of Dutch origin. How and when he immigrated by sea remains unknown. He served in the Revolutionary War, owned a farm, had a son … Continue reading
Posted in -7th Generation, ARRIVED BY SEA, Colonie/Watervliet, NY, Line - ROFF, Roff Ancestry, Served in War, Tollhamer Ancestry
Tagged Economic political trauma, Parents' loss of adult child
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Daniel Sullivan
Daniel Sullivan (1844-1931) was born in Meenygorman, Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland on March 10, 1844. He was baptized that day at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Parish of Newmarket by the Reverend D. Murray, C.C. His sponsors were Michael … Continue reading
Posted in -5th Generation, ARRIVED BY SEA, Cotter Ancestry, Ireland, Line - SULLIVAN, San Antonio, TX, Served in War, Sullivan Ancestry
Tagged Early loss of parent/s, Early loss of sibling/s, Economic political trauma, Owned significant real estate, Rest together RIP
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William Cotter
In April 2012 while on a search for my ancestral Irish roots, I discovered evidence of a man named William Cotter through an inscription on a tombstone in Clonfert Cemetery, Newmarket, Co. Cork, Ireland. It was a tombstone erected by … Continue reading