Re: VALERIUS, Valentine; DEU>Minnesota, USA; c 1824 Mike: I have among my ancestors a Katharina Biechele (Bichel) born about 1712 in Schwennenbach/Germany. She married a Simon Seng on March 21, 1733 in Schwennebach/Germany. Don't know if that helps you. Roger M. Eckoldt (Dartmouth,Nova Scotia) Mike Valerius wrote: > VALERIUS, Valentine; DEU>Minnesota, USA; c 1824 > > Looking for information pertaining to Valentine (Valentin?) Valerius. In > particular his siblings, parents, and ancestors in Germany. Place of origin > is believed to be Erdorf Germany. His parents are thought to be a Joachim & > Margerete Valerius. We also believe we have found one brother: A Wilhelm > Valerius. I have no documentation to prove or disprove his parents or > brother. > He married a Maria Bichel (Buchel) in 1856. They had 11 children. > The following was obtained from his obituary, ships manifest (suspect), and > service record: > > Obituary of Valentine Valerius > > Tuesday night at 1:00 Mr. Valentine Valerius, from St. Michael, Minnesota > died in Minneapolis at the home of his daughter, Theresia. He attained the > age of 73 years and departed well prepared through the reception of the > sacrament of the Dying. > The deceased was born in the year 1824 in Erdorf, governing district of > Trier, Germany and came to America in 1857. > His mortal remains will be brought to St. Michael, MN and will tomorrow, > Thursday morning at 10:00 am, be carried to a final resting place from St. > Michael's Church where he was a member of long-standing faithfulness to > duty. In his good-natured ways and sincere character he had many friends > who, with his children - five sons and five daughter, all of them grown and > several of them married - will mourn his death. > > From Ship Manifest (passenger): > > Ship Name: Elizabeth Denison (can find no record of this ship) > From: Antwerp > To: New York > Arrived: June 12, 1854 (Doesn't match obituary) > Valerius, Valentin > Age: 25 > Occupation: JNR (unknown what this means) > PRV: G > VIL: R000 > Destination: USA > > From Minnesota Infantry Service Records: > > May 30, 1864 Mustered into Fourth Regiment Company I-Minnesota Infantry > (drafted) > July 19, 1865 Mustered out of service (loss of hearing) > > Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you. > -- > Mike Valerius > ICQ# 10180477 > > -- > Mike Valerius > ICQ# 10180477 > > -- > Mike Valerius > ICQ# 10180477 > > "Mike Valerius" <progeney@netlinkcom.com> Roger Eckoldt <urchinholdings@ns.sympatico.ca>