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Our Wisconsin Roots:Information about Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand (Henry) Krueger
Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand (Henry) Krueger was born November 28, 1844 in Brendemuehl, Pomernger Germany, and died January 22, 1907 in Mequon, Ozaukee,
WI, USA2. He married Robertha A. Suelflow on 1868 in Germany, daughter of Johann Suelflow and Carolina Bratz.
Notes for Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand (Henry) Krueger:
Came on the ship Strassburg. Manifest ID number 15964. Left Bremen. Was 38 years old and his profession was listed as a laborer.Henry was born November 28, 1844 in Brendemuehl, Pomernger Germany. In the year of 1868 Henry married Roberta Suelflown, in Germany. They had three children together Reinhold, Robert, and Emma. In the year of 1883, Henry and his family immigrated to America. He was 38 when he arrived in America as Heinr. Krueger on April 15, 1883. There port of embarkation was Bermen Germany. They came to America on the ship called the Strassburg and there Manifest ID number was 15964. When Henry came to America he's profession was listed as a farmer. There travels would take them to first New York but there final destination would be Mequon Wisconsin. Where Henry and his wife would by a farm and live off there land. Henry died at the age of 63 on January 23, 1907 due to throat disease and T.B. He was laid to rest at Freistadt Trinity Church Cemetery in Mequon Wisconsin
Obituary in the West Bend News Paper:
Jan 30, 1907
Henry Krueger passed away in death Tuesday evening, Jan 22 after a long illness, at his home one mile south of Freistadt, where he has resided about six years Deceased was born Nov. 28, 1844, In Pommern, Germany, and has therefore Attained the age of 62 years, 1 month and 24 days. Mr. Krueger emigrated from Germany in the year 1883 and settled near West Bend and worked on farms in the town of Mequon and Germantown. Mr Krueger served in the war between France and Germanyin 1870 and 71. The remains were laid to rest last saterday afternoon in the cemetery adjoining the EV. Luth. Church at Freistadt. Rev Seuel Performing the last rites. May he rest in peace.
The Cemetery is next to the church. Freistadt Trinity Church Cemetery Section B, Row 18, Lot 9, in Freistadt, Wisconsin.
STRASSBURG was the boat Henry Krueger traveled on:
SS STRASSBURG, built in 1872 by Caird & Co., Greenock. 3,025 tons; 106,67 meters (350 feet) long x 11,89 meters (39 feet) broad; straight bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 10 knots; accommodation for 60 1st-, 120 2nd-, and 900 3rd-class passengers. 24 May 1872, launched for the North German Lloyd New Orleans service. 3 September 1872, maiden voyage, Bremen-Southampton-New York. 16 October 1872, first voyage, Bremen-Havre-New Orleans. 16 February 1881, first voyage, Bremen-Baltimore. 19 September 1883, last voyage, Bremen-Baltimore. 1883-1896, mainly to South America. 12 August 1893, last voyage, Bremen-New York (12 round-trip voyages). 125 January 1896, last voyage, Bremen-South America. 1896 sold; 1897 scrapped at Genoa [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 2 (1978), p. 548].Pictured in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983; reprint Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., [1993])p. 317, courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970 [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 28 July 1997]
More About Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand (Henry) Krueger:
Burial: January 23, 1907, Freistadt Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery, Freistadt, Ozaukee,
WI, USA.
Immigration: April 15, 1883, New York, New York, USA.
Location: January 23, 1907, Section B, Row 18, Lot 9.
Occupation: Farmer.
More About Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand (Henry) Krueger and Robertha A. Suelflow:
Marriage: 1868, Germany.
Children of Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand (Henry) Krueger and Robertha A. Suelflow are:
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