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Bark Reform
I, Vincent Tilyou do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the Barque Reform whereof I am Master, from Hamburgh. So help me God (signed) V. Tilyou
Sworn to this 4th September 1843 before me J.A. ???nau D.C.
List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Bark Reform whereof Vincent Tilyou is Master, from Hamburgh burthen (blank).
Columns represent: Name, Age, Occupation, Sex. The country to which they severally belong is Prussia for all the Passengers so that column was eliminated. The country in which they intend to become inhabitants was also listed as Prussia, which is an error, and should have been United States for all passengers so that column was eliminated.
1* Frederich Farcin 44 Farmer Male 2* Marie Farcin 43 Female 3* William Farcin 14 4* John Farcin 4 5* Cristina Farcin 8 6 Carl Grespiert 25 Baker Male 7* Godleap Strawsburg 61 Weaver 8* Sophia Strawsburg 61 9* Frederick Strawsburg 26 Weaver 10* William Strawsburg 24 Weaver 11* Charlot Strawsburg 42 12* Cristan H??ster 65 13* Carles Shultes 41 Shoemaker 14* Dorretea Shultes 38 15* William Shultes 11 16* Frederica Shultes 19 Female 17* Willamina Shultes 17 Female 18* Louisa Shultes 8 Female 19* Albertina Shultes 4 Female 20* Augustine Shultes 9 Female 21* ????? ????? 20 Tailor 22* Theodore Bemi 39 Bookbinder 23* Dorethea Bemi 42 Female 24* Johana Bemi 10 Female 25* Christian Bishop 43 Farmer 26* Dorretea Bishop 49 Female 27* Frederick Bishop 6 Male 28* Dorretea Bishop 16 Female 29* Frederich Bishop 11 Male 30* Mina Bishop 3 Female 31* John Prafrock 31 Farmer 32* Cristina Prafrock 29 Female 33* Frederica Prafrock 4 Female 34* Cristina Prafrock 1 Female 35 John Rossow 45 Shoemaker 36 Frederica Rossow 47 Female 37 Carl Rossow 17 Male 38 William Rossow 14 Male 39 August Rossow 8 Male 40 Caroline Rossow 12 Female 41* John Ottorl 46 Weaver 42* Cristeen Ottorl 46 Female 43* John Ottorl 16 44* Frederich Ottorl 14 45* August Ottorl 13 46* William Ottorl 4 47* Godleap Ottorl 8 48* Frederica Ottorl 11 Female 49 John Steffern 50 Farmer 50 Christena Steffern 42 Female 51 Christian Steffern 13 52 William Steffern 2 53 Frederica Steffern 15 Female 54 Christina Steffern 8 Female 55 Elizabeth Steffern 6 56 Mariah Davis 28 Female 57* John Tesho 47 Weaver Male 58* Charlotta Tesho 42 Female 59* John Tesho 4 60* Carrolina Tesho 16 61 Gottfried Strasburg 36 Weaver Male 62 Christana Strasburg 24 Female 63 Frederich Strasburg 4 Male 64 August Strasburg 2 Male 65 William Strasburg 1 Male 66 Villimina Strasburg 7 Female 67 Elizabeth Strasburg 7 Female 68* Johkin Brado 42 Farmer Male 69* Louisa Brado 31 Female 70* John Brado 16 Male 71* Christian Brado 14 72* William Brado 7 73* Louisa Brado 11 Female 74* Frederica Brado 4 Female 75* Willimina Brado 1 Female 76* John Stainbring 65 Farmer 77* Christena Stainbring 17 Female 78* John Hanka 42 Shoemaker Male 79* Louisa Hanka 32 Female 80* William Hanka 15 Male 81* Johanus Hanka 5 Female 82 Frederich Hathriesh 12 Male 83* Micale Buro 39 Farmer Male 84* Elizabeth Buro 37 Female 85* Frederick Buro 9 Male 86* William Buro 6 87* Christian Buro 4 Male 88* Frederica Buro 17 Female 89* Willamina Buro 13 Female 90* Elizabeth Buro 3 Female 91* Christan Buro 36 Tailor Male 92* Christana Buro 36 Female 93* Emanuel Buro 5 Male 94* Hannah Buro 9 Female 95* Fredereca Buro 7 Female 96* Sophia Buro 2 Female 97 Martin Witkop 37 Farmer Male 98 Mariah Witkop 33 Female 99 Willimena Witkop 9 Female 100* Willimena Mol 36 Female 101* John Dragar 29 Farmer Male 102* Louisa Dragar 26 Female 103* Godfrey ?arlea 23 Farmer Male 104 Christian Conrad 48 Farmer Male 105 Lenara Conrad 51 Female 106 Plmena Conrad 10 Female 107* John Miller 41 Farmer Male 108* Christina Miller 43 Female 109* John Miller 7 Male 110* William Miller 4 Male 111* August Miller 1 Male 112* Fredereca Miller 11 Female 113* Christena Miller 78 Female 107* John Miller 41 Male 108* Christina Miller 43 Female 109* John Miller 7 Male 110* William Miller 4 Male 111* August Miller 1 Male 112* Fredereca Miller 11 Female 113* Christena Miller 78 Female 114 Frederick Hellin 3 Male 115 Louisa Brown 24 Female 116* Frederick Sevard 26 Farmer Male 117* Mariah Sevard 55 Female 118* Christena Sevard 28 Female 119 John Grover 26 Farmer Male 120 Marg Slister 62 Female 121 Louisa Slister 28 Female 122* Johann Higher 50 Farmer Male 123* Sophia Higher 60 Female 124* Johann Higher 15 Male 125* Louisa Higher 24 Female 126* Frederica Higher 19 Female 127 Carl Dormich 20 Tailor 128* Abraham Gnay 26 Farmer Transcriber's Notes: * An asterisk is used to call attention to additional information in the Passenger Notes. * The microfilmed list ends abruptly and may not be complete. ? A question mark indicates letters or words that are illegible due to handwriting or damage to the original record. * Names were transcribed as written by the recorder. Most were misspelled. Corrections were noted for surnames in the Passenger Notes for surnames familiar to the Transcriber. * The passengers were numbered by the Transcriber. * One birth was recorded during the voyage. A child was born to: #102 Louisa Dragar (Draeger). * Six deaths were recorded during the voyage: #20 Augustine Shultes (Schultz) age 9 #24 Johana Bemi (Bino) age 10 #34 Cristina Prafrock (Proefrock) age 1 #75 Willimina Brado (Bredow) age 1 #87 Christian Buro (Burow) age 4 #126 Frederica Higher (Heuer) age 19 Passenger Notes: #1 to #5 Surname should be Ferchen. #7 to #11 Surname should be Strassburg. #12 Surname illegible. Could be Hirster. #13 to #20 Surname should be Schultz. #21 Name illegible due to damage to record. #22 to #24 Surname should be Bino. #25 to #30 Surname should be Bischoff. #31 to #34 Surname should be Proefrock. #41 to #48 Surname should be Urtel. #57 to #60 Surname should be Teschow. #68 to #75 Surname should be Bredow. #76 to #77 Surname should be Steinbrink. #78 to #81 Surname should be Handke. #83 to #96 Surname should be Burow. #100 Surname should be Moll. #101 to #102 Surname should be Draeger. #103 Surname illegible due to handwriting.Could be Darbu. #107 to #113 Surname should be Mueller. #116 to #118 Surname should be Siebert. #122 to #126 Surname should be Heuer. #128 Surname should be Genet. Personal Notes: Most of these passengers made their way by barge up the Hudson River and on the Erie Canal to Niagara County, New York State. They settled on farms in the vicinity of Bergholz, New York. Correspondence 4/9/02 passengers #41-48 Ottorl (Urtel), #61-67 Strasburg This Prussian Lutheran family, the Urtels, settled in Wheatfield NY-Niagara County. They first went to Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholtz, NY-Niagara County. Some of the family went on to Lutheran Churches in Wolcottsville, NY-Niagara County. One son went to Minnesota in 1860's while the rest of the children of John and Christine staying in NY. Gottfried and Christine Strassburg, passengers #61-67 also settled in town of Wheatfield-Niagara County-NY with their family. I have a little information about them and their son August who married a Hasenbank. Also were members of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Bergholtz-Niagara County-NY. Viv
Correspondence February 21, 2008 passengers #107-113 Miller (Mueller)
Frederica Mueller (Miller), based on all the info I have been able to gather to date, married James Wilson, b. Ireland in NYC about 1851 or 1852. She appears in Hoboken in the 1880 census which shows her place of birth as NY and her parents as being born in France. Her son Edward was 17 and William (my grandfather) was 15, a daughter Ellen was 12 and a daughter Mary was 10. The four children were born when James and Frederica (Frances) lived in NYC. The four children were baptized in St.Peters on Barclay St or Place in Manhattan. The family moved around 1870 to Hoboken.
She died in November 1907 in Hoboken, NJ. Her year of birth varies according to the censuses. Her death cert states she was born in Mar 1846. I hope to be able to find out where her father Denis and mother Frederica and she and her brother Denis were born. The confusing listings of France and Germany may have been attributed to a Swiss or Alsace address. I would be happy to share all the info I have on my genealogy search of the Wilsons and relatives up to today. Edward S. Murphy Col. USMC Ret.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 53, List 640.
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