Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

Pescatore



Le Havre, France to New York, New York
15 June 1847

List or Manifest of all the Passengers taken on board the Pescatore whereof Bourdin is Master, from Havre burthen 691 tons.
Columns represent: Number on the list, Given name and surname, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they severally belong, Country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
 
  1  Carl Stenger           22y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
  2  Peter Stenger          17y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
  3  Johan Reise            26y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
  4  Michael Schmitt        23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
  5* Johan Kuben            49y      Female                 Germany     United States
  6  Sarah Kuben            46y      Female                 Germany     United States
  7  Johan Kuben             5y      Male        None       Germany     United States
  8  Barbara Kuben           3y      Female      None       Germany     United States 
  9  Johann Kuben               3m   Male                   Germany     United States
 10  Marg^a Mertz           18y      Female                 Germany     United States
 11* Wilhelm D???nsh        23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 12* Christine D???nsh      24y      Female                 Germany     United States
 13* Eva D???nsh            24y      Female                 Germany     United States
 14  Chris Lipps            22y      Female                 Germany     United States
 15  Cath^e Schauffenhauer  19y      Female                 Germany     United States
 16* Peter Klel??           18y      Male                   Germany     United States
 17  Adam Hoferberth        26y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 18  Eva Hoferberth         24y      Female                 Germany     United States
 19  Cath^n Etz             13y      Female                 Germany     United States
 20  Christina Etz          10y      Female                 Germany     United States
 21  George Etz              7y      Male        None       Germany     United States
 22  Phillipina Etz          6y      Female                 Germany     United States
 23  Carolina Etz            1y      Female                 Germany     United States
 24  Christian Etz          34y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 25  Christina Etz          23y      Female                 Germany     United States
 26  Phillipi Etz           67y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 27  Marie Berken           21y      Female                 Germany     United States
 28  Nicolas Berken         37y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 29  Anna M Berken          30y      Female                 Germany     United States
 30  Francois Berken         3y      Male        None       Germany     United States
 31  Caroline Berken            6m   Female                 Germany     United States
 32  Columtain Berken       20y      Female                 Germany     United States
 33  Ursuli Berken          17y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 34  D Fevarath             ?2y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 35  Jean Christ            26y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 36  Jean Leiler            23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 37  Joseph Vary            37y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 38  Sebastien Hoffman      31y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 39  Nicolas Jene           24y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 40  Wendel Grief           40y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 41  J Herntzes             52y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 42  Cath^e Herntzes        43y      Female                 Germany     United States
 43  Barbara Herntzes       17y      Female                 Germany     United States
 44  Barrnd Herntzes        19y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 45  Carl Herntzes          13y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 46  Agnes Herntzes         11y      Female                 Germany     United States
 47  Elizabeth Herntzes      7y      Female                 Germany     United States
 48  Joseph Herntzes         4y      Male        None       Germany     United States
 49* Adam ??gler            20y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 50  Adam Kurtz             27y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 51  Johan Kurtz            23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 52  Marg^t Kurtz           19y      Female                 Germany     United States
 53  Franziska Kurtz        26y      Female                 Germany     United States
 54  Antoine Kurtz          29y      Female                 Germany     United States
 55  Eliz^h Kurtz           37y      Female                 Germany     United States
 56  Aug^t Kurtz            10y      Male        None       Germany     United States
 57  George Kurtz            7y      Male        None       Germany     United States
 58  Johanna Kurtz           6y      Female                 Germany     United States
 59  Johan Stenger          17y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 60* Anna Spah?             26y      Female                 Germany     United States
 61* Wilhelm Spah?           5y      Male        None       Germany     United States
 62* Michael Spah?           3y      Male        None       Germany     United States
 63  Cath^e Hell            10y      Female                 Germany     United States
 64  Marg^a Hofferberth     14y      Female                 Germany     United States
 65  Adam Hofferberth       22y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 66  Catherina Hofferberth  15y      Female                 Germany     United States
 67  Marg^a Hofferberth     17y      Female                 Germany     United States
 68  H Hofferberth          23y      Female                 Germany     United States
 69* Jacob Ru??el           33y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 70* Maria Ru??el           28y      Female                 Germany     United States
 71* Phillip Sch??bel       23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 72* Elizabeth Sch??bel     18y      Female                 Germany     United States
 73  Joseph Chetien         49y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 74  Maria Chetien          69y      Female                 Germany     United States
 75  Anne Petard            53y      Female                 Germany     United States
 76  Peter Winter           23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 77  Johann Jaa             42y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 78  Cath^n Jaa             62y      Female                 Germany     United States
 79  David Jaa              29y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 80  Jacob Jaa              22y      Male                   Germany     United States
 81  Marg^a Jaa             29y      Female                 Germany     United States
 82  Marg^a Jaa              5y      Female                 Germany     United States
 83  Barbara Jaa                6m   Female                 Germany     United States
 84  Merrit Ramt            44y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 85  Fredk Darkman          25y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 86  Hein Hinks             26y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 87  Jacob Hinks            30y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 88  Carl Hinks             24y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 89  David Schirer          21y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 90  Wilhelm Dromeshausen   42y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 91  Nicolats Puth          25y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 92  Jean Puth              25y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 93  Jean Schmitt           21y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 94  Nicholas Hoff          20y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 95  Jean Darks             19y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 96  Wilhelm Brecht         21y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 97  Alexander Brecht       21y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 98  George Hark            26y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
 99  Johann Hark            26y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
100  Jacob Martin           23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
101* G Had???               24y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
102* Johann Had???          43y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
103  Geo Wolff              20y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
104  Peter Bamgot           18y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
105  Antoine Dan            31y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
106  Cath^n Dan             27y      Female                 Germany     United States
107  Johannes Dan            4y      Male        None       Germany     United States
108  Conrad Dan              2y      Male        None       Germany     United States
109* Johann? Dan                6m   Male        None       Germany     United States
110  Magdalena Dan              6m   Female      None       Germany     United States
111  Marg^a Ritter          28y      Female                 Germany     United States
112  Anna Dehm              30y      Female                 Germany     United States
113  Cath^e Frantz          37y      Female                 Germany     United States
114  Gotfired Frantz        24y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
115  M A Frantz                 6m   Female                 Germany     United States
116  Jacob Frantz            1y 6m   Male        None       Germany     United States
117* Germin S?i?            25y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
118* Jean P S?i?            27y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
119* Marie S?i?             23y      Female                 Germany     United States
120* Franziska S?i?         18y      Female                 Germany     United States
121  Zague Metivier         35y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
122  J M Mausard            17y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
123  Antoine Toutsaint      24y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
124  Joseph Hatman          22y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
125  J P Frache             44y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
126* Marie Frache           18y      Male                   Germany     United States
127  Celestine Frache       16y      Female                 Germany     United States
128  Nicolas Deham          32y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
129  Cath^e Deham           33y      Female                 Germany     United States
130  J P Deham               3y      Female                 Germany     United States
131  Eugene Remillan        29y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
132  Julie Remillan         27y      Female                 Germany     United States
133  Marie Remillan          1y      Female                 Germany     United States
134  Joseph Diebolt         26y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
135  Madalina Diebolt       27y      Female                 Germany     United States
136  Marianne Diebolt       24y      Female                 Germany     United States
137  Peter Zedes            19y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
138  Jacob Gohl             21y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
139  Anna Gohl              31y      Female                 Germany     United States
140  Rosina Gohl            28y      Female                 Germany     United States
141  Fredk Gohl              4y      Male        None       Germany     United States
142  Fredk Trubar            1y      Male        None       Germany     United States
143  Andrea Kiffer          27y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
144  Lids Kiffer            48y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
145  And^s Kiffer           11y      Male        None       Germany     United States
146  Jean Killer             8y      Male        None       Germany     United States
147  Antoine Peter          33y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
148  And^s Fischer          22y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
149  Antoine Fischer        27y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
150  Marie Fischer          25y      Female                 Germany     United States
151* Cha^s F??kcheimer      23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
152  Conrad Zimmerman       28y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
153  Caspar Fuchs           18y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
154  John Speicher          27y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
155  David Ackerman         20y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
156  Phillip Hambein        45y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
157  Carl Ansta             48y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
158  Louis Chesing          32y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
159  Jacob Fritge           27y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
160  Matt Maier             31y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
161  Matt Mesic             36y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
162* Appolonia L????r       32y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
163  Conrad Miller          21y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
164  Barbara Martz          26y      Female                 Germany     United States
165* Amalia Bau?ent         25y      Female                 Germany     United States
166  Elisa J Miller         20y      Female                 Germany     United States
167  Christoph Meyer        24y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
168  Nicolas Behn           25y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
169  Leonhand Mattern       25y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
170  Jacob Mattern          25y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
171  Louis Vaultan          34y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
172  Marie Voultan          36y      Female                 Germany     United States
173  Louise Voultan          7y      Female                 Germany     United States
174  Fredk Schmitt          22y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
175  Ulrich Graff           26y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
176  Jacob Dietrich         32y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
177  Andrea Mayer           61y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
178  Magdalina Mayer        60y      Female                 Germany     United States
179  Matt Mayer             34y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
180  Martin Mayer           27y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
181  Jacob Mayer            17y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
182  George Mayer           46y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
183  Fredk Hermann          23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
184  Gottlieb Ditlebach     36y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
185  Anna Ditlebach         27y      Female                 Germany     United States
186  Johann Ditlebach        5y      Male        None       Germany     United States
187  George Ham             37y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
188  Ernst Arnold           27y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
189  Cath^e Arnold          33y      Female                 Germany     United States
190  Magdalina Arnold       11y      Female                 Germany     United States
191  Peter Arnold            7y      Male        None       Germany     United States
192  Heinrich Arnold         4y      Male        None       Germany     United States
193  Dorothea Arnold         2y      Female                 Germany     United States
194  Adam Arnold             1y      Male        None       Germany     United States
195  Joseph Hart            23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
196  George Pfull           21y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
197  Hein Hoffman           12y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
198* Antoine Luke?          27y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
199  Johann Tissinger       24y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
200  Jacob Tissinger        19y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
201  Johan Erhardt          34y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
202  Danl Hartman           40y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
203  Mary Hartman           27y      Female                 Germany     United States
204  Reinhard Hartman       34y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
205* Jackob Ninges???       21y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
206  Johan Tissinger        49y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
207  Cath^e Tissinger       48y      Female                 Germany     United States
208  Cath^e Tissinger       16y      Female                 Germany     United States
209  Franzisks Tissinger     9y      Male        None       Germany     United States
210  Cathe Leibes           21y      Female                 Germany     United States
211  Johana Wingerber       22y      Female                 Germany     United States
212  Valentine Caper        23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States  
213  Jacob Neumeister       34y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
214  C N Neumeister         21y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
215  Elizabeth Neumeister   27y      Female                 Germany     United States
216  Maria Ackerman         27y      Female                 Germany     United States
217  Joseph Holthauer       15y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
218  Johan Holthauer        18y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
219  Helena Holthauer       20y      Female                 Germany     United States
220  Johan Schlier          17y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
221  Marg^a Mai             24y      Female                 Germany     United States
222  J Kreimer              20y      Female                 Germany     United States
223* Gotleib Moholl         28y      Female      Farmer     Germany     United States
224* Nicolas Heuman         25y      Female      Farmer     Germany     United States
225* George Kl???p          26y      Female      Farmer     Germany     United States          
226* Christian Hanse?       22y      Female      Farmer     Germany     United States
227  Johan Wohr             30y      Female      Farmer     Germany     United States
228  Wilhelm Krunbein       42y      Female      Farmer     Germany     United States
229  Maria Krunbein         51y      Female                 Germany     United States
230  Annie Krunbein         19y      Female                 Germany     United States
231  Peter Krunbein         16y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
232  Andreas Krunbein       14y      Male        Lab^r      Germany     United States
233  Johannes Krunbein      12y      Male        None       Germany     United States
234  Phillip Krunbein       10y      Male        None       Germany     United States
235  Wilhelm Krunbein        5y      Male        None       Germany     United States
236  Fredrick Krunbein      50y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
237  Christine Krunbein     44y      Female                 Germany     United States
238  Wilhelm Krunbein       18y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
239  Marie Krunbein         16y      Female                 Germany     United States
240  Heinrich Krunbein      12y      Male        None       Germany     United States
241  Ernst Krunbein          8y      Male        None       Germany     United States
242  Elizabeth Gaibel       15y      Female                 Germany     United States
243  Caspar Croman          41y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
244  Marg^a Croman          36y      Female                 Germany     United States
245  Cath^e Croman          15y      Female                 Germany     United States
246  Fridk Croman           10y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
247  Caspar Croman           8y      Male        None       Germany     United States
248* ???? Deihl              2y      Male        None       Germany     United States
249  Johann Miller          30y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
250  Cath^e Kroman          36y      Female                 Germany     United States
251  Johan Hill             32y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
252  Jacob Schneider        28y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
253  Isaac Scram            34y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
254  Eugene Weisard         23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
255  Jean Weisard           65y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
256  Anna Weisard           63y      Female                 Germany     United States
257  Jean Muchert           28y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
258  Lyhrien Muchert        22y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
259  Leonard Muchert        20y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
260  Anna M Chaty           26y      Female                 Germany     United States
261  Phillip Lasser         50y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
262  Pierre Pahnd           25y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
263  Friedk Majarnen        23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
264  Samuel Zemien          23y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
265  Louis Tunn             27y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
266  Cath^e Hart            49y      Female                 Germany     United States
267  Philippe Hart          18y      Male        Farmer     Germany     United States
268  E^d Gamacher                                Child      Germany     United States
269* M? Kanotte                                  Child
270* Mrs Kanotte 
           

Transcriber's Notes:

There is no Captain's statement with this ship.  

The column, "Date and Cause of Death" was eliminated from this transcription as there 
were no deaths on this passage.

The original lister did not number the passengers and did not provide a recapitulation
at the end of the Manifest, but it appears to be the complete manifest.

The original lister did not list the country from which these passengers or the country
they intended to become inhabitants, except for the first passenger.  From this, it is
assumed that he believe all of the passengers came from Germany and were bound for the
United States.  The transcriber has listed it as such, although the actual country they
came from could be Prussia, USSR, Finland, etc.

An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which 
further explains the entry.

A question mark (?) is used for letter/letters that cannot be read because of the
quality of the document.  Where possible a suggestion is given in the Transcriber's
Notes of what this letter/letters may be.

A circumflex (^) is used to indicate missing letters in a name or word. The original 
lister showed this by writing the final letter smaller and raising it above the line.

  5  The given name appears to be that of a man, yet the passenger is listed as a
     female.
 11-13  Surname:  Derinsh, Denush
 16  This surname has been written over.  In all of the writing over, it may be that the
     name is Held.
 49  Surname could be Legler, Segler, Ligler or Sigler.
 60-62  The surname becomes a scrawl at the end.  Possibilities:  Spahr, Spahar, Spahr.
 69-70  Surname possibilities:  Rusnel, Rusmel, Rumel.
 71-72  Surname:  Schnebel, Schrubel.
101 and 102  This surname may possibly have an "i" in it - a light dot is seen. Hadrin
     or possibly Hadman, if no "i".
109  The name appears to be Johanna, yet is listed as a male.
117-120  Surname:  Stig, Slig, Sliz.
126  Possibly the sex is listed incorrectly.  The lister used the dash in the occupation
     column that he ordinarily used for females who had no job.
151  Surname possiblitly:  Fenkcheimer.
162  This surname is written over.  Second letter could be "e" or "a".  Possibilities
     are Leider, Larder, Laeder.
165  There is a line across the missing letter, perhaps a fold of the paper.  Possibility:
     Bausent, Ban?ent.
198  Luker or Lukes.
205  This surname is blotted out or the paper is destroyed at this point.  There seems to
     be at least 2 letters beyond the "s".
223-228  It would appear that the sex is incorrectly listed.  
225  The fourth letter has been written over and it is not possible to determine what
     it is.  There may be two letters, but both are on the line, neither going above the
     line, nor below it. The third letter may be an "o" or "i" - a dot is seen, but may 
     be an irregularity of the photocopy of the manifest.   
226  Hanses, Hansen or Hanser.
248  This given name is obscured by a dark spot.
269 and 270  The given name for #269 seems to be the title Mr.  However, it clearly lists 
     him as a child, not in the occupation column, but in the next column. #270 seems to 
     be a Mrs and the comment in the same column seems to be:  Wife Diethe.  It is not 
     clear what this means.  Could this be a couple with a child name Diethe?  No other 
     information is recorded as to their age, sex or occupation. 


Peter Winter
Peter Winter was born in 1824 in the small town of Heubach, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. He settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he became a barber. Peter prospered in this country. By the 1870's although his occupation at the time of the census is listed as "a barber", he had two domestic servants living in his home as well as two young journeymen barbers. In 1880 he was listed as a retired barber and by 1900 he identified himself as a capitalist. After coming to this country Peter married Friedrika Bauer and they had six children, Ludwig, Theodore, Charles, Friedrika, Amelia and Emil. His son Emil was particularly successful. Although he began by working in his father's barbershop, in 1883, he established a wholesale meat-packing plant in Pittsburgh, the first in the area. Later, after prospering in real estate, he started his own bank, the Workingman's Savings and Trust Co. Then in quick succession he became one of the incorporators of Pittsburgh Steel Corporation which introduced the first seamless tube manufacturing into the U.S.; he was a founder of Pittsburgh Steel Products Company and headed American Magnesium Metals Corporation, the American Refractories Company and the Austro-American Magnesite Corporation. At the time of his death in 1941 he was a multi-millionaire and patron of the arts in Pittsburgh.
Patricia Martin Kennedy
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 67, List 399.
Transcribed by Lora Lee Ament and Patricia Kennedy members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
30 October 2007



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