Mathias Balthazar FIRMENICH^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}

1838 - 1931

• Born	Feb 1838	Germany   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1880	Brighton, Marathon Co., Wisconsin   [2]
  Residence	1882	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States   [11]
  Died	26 Sep 1931	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
  	From Superior Telegram, Sept 29, 1931 AGED PIONEER LAID TO REST M.B. Firmenich, 91, Buried in Ashland Cemetery After Final Rites ASHLAND, Wis - Final rites for Mathias B. Firmenich, 91, pioneer resident of Ashland and a charter member of the Chequamegon Bay Old Settler's club. who died Saturday were to be held Tuesday morning at the A.F. Anderson residence, 900 Ninth avenue west at 9 o'clock and at the St. Agnes church at 9:30. Burial was to be made in St. Agnes cemetery. Born in Cologne, Germany, February 11, 1840, Mr. Firmenich came to Milwaukee in May 1847 and settled with his parents on a farm located in the wilderness 25 miles from that city. Coming in contact with Indians who the inhabited the region, he learned to weave baskets from ash wood, a hobby which he enjoyed until the time of his death. His marriage to Miss Pauline Thompson took place at Green Bay, February 11, 1867. Mrs. Firmenich preceded him in death by 21 years. Lived With Daughter Mr. Firmenich first worked in Ashland as a millwright for the Miller and Ritchie company. He was employed there for four years. and later became connected with D.W. Mowatt firm where he was employed until 1905. He also lived on a farm near Sanborn until 1916. For the past few years he has been making his home with his daughter. Mrs. Andrew Anderson on Ninth avenue west. Survivors Listed Surviving are: Five daughters, Mrs. Emma Martin, Milwaukee; Mrs. William McKinley, Seattle; Mrs. Tom Gorman, Iron Mountain, Mich.; Mrs. Joseph Fabro and Mrs. A.F. Anderson, Ashland. Two sons, Henry of Elma, Manitoba, and Albert of International Falls; fifty-two grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Six of his grandchildren saw service in France during the World war.
  		Mathias Firmenich Obituary Mathias Firmenich Obituary - Superior (Wis) Telegram - 29 Sep 1931
  Buried	26 Sep 1931	Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States   [12]
  		Mathias Firmenich Mathias Firmenich
  Person ID	I329	Brian & Darcy Zalewski | Brian's Direct Line
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	Johann Peter FIRMENICH,   b. Abt 1792, Prussia ,   d. 18 Nov 1872, Brown, Wisconsin, United States
  Mother	Anna Marie VOISSEL, Prussia ,   d. Bef 1860
  Married	30 Mar 1832	Buervenich, Rheinland, Preussen
  Family ID	F195	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Paulina Henrietta THOMPSON,   b. 5 May 1849, Granville, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 1910, Sanborn, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
  Married	11 Feb 1867	Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States   [3, 10, 13, 14]
  Children	1. Albert J M FIRMENICH,   b. 29 Mar 1868, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 1938   2. Mary F FIRMENICH,   b. 19 Jan 1870, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 25 Jun 1913   3. Henry William FIRMENICH,   b. 14 Aug 1871, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. Aft 1941 > 4. Emma Jane FIRMENICH,   b. 23 Jun 1873, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 28 Apr 1941, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States   5. Frank Charles FIRMENICH,   b. 23 May 1875, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 28 Apr 1941   6. Anna P FIRMENICH,   b. 13 Jun 1877, Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 1885   7. Hattie Bertha FIRMENICH,   b. 14 Jul 1879, Wausau, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 2 Sep 1885   8. Edmond F FIRMENICH,   b. 4 Dec 1880, Brighton, Marathon Co., Wisconsin ,   d. 4 Sep 1885   9. Sarah E FIRMENICH,   b. 9 Dec 1882, Brighton, Marathon Co., Wisconsin ,   d. 4 Sep 1885   10. Rose C FIRMENICH,   b. 20 Sep 1885, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 21 Jan 1978   11. Ida V FIRMENICH,   b. 26 Oct 1887, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 31 Oct 1952, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States   12. Clara Etta FIRMENICH,   b. 12 Dec 1889, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 10 Feb 1981, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States   13. Edna Gertrude FIRMENICH,   b. 2 Jul 1892, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 8 Aug 1971, Grand Coulee, Grant, Washington, United States
  Photos		Mathias Firmenich Family Mathias & Pauline (Thompson) Firmenich Family. The males in the back are probably Frank and Henry, but I can’t tell which one is older. I assume the two older women in the back are Emma Jane and Mary. The girl in the middle looks to be the oldest of the younger girls, so I assume it's Rose. Then from left to right it looks to be Ida, Edna, and Clara. Edna would be the one that looks really bored in the middle.
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Feb 1838 - Germany Married - 11 Feb 1867 - Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States Residence - 1880 - Brighton, Marathon Co., Wisconsin Residence - 1882 - Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Died - 26 Sep 1931 - Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States Buried - 26 Sep 1931 - Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Mathias Firmenich Family Mathias & Pauline (Thompson) Firmenich Family. The males in the back are probably Frank and Henry, but I can’t tell which one is older. I assume the two older women in the back are Emma Jane and Mary. The girl in the middle looks to be the oldest of the younger girls, so I assume it's Rose. Then from left to right it looks to be Ida, Edna, and Clara. Edna would be the one that looks really bored in the middle.
  		Maurice & Agnes Corrigan Parents Emma Jane (Firmenich) Corrigan, Margaret (Stearns) Braatz, Mathias Firmenich, Frank Braatz

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Corrigan Family Memories. [S200] 1880 US Census, Town of Brighton, Marathon Co., Wisconsin; 83; p. 300A; h.1 f.1; Mathias Firmenich; 17 March 2010. [S174] 1900 US Census, Town of Sanborn, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 15; p. 3B; h.49 f.50; Mathias Firmenich; 9 June 2010. [S190] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Mathias Firmenich; Sanborn, Ashland Co., Wisconsin, pg. 488. [S183] 1870 US Census, Wrightstown, Brown Co., Wisconsin; p. 433B; h.25 f.25; Mathias Firmenich; 9 June 2010. [S209] FamilySearch Germany Baptisms, Firmenich, Mathias - Eicks, Rheinland, Prussia; 1816-1845. [S189] 1930 US Census, Ward 3, District 4, Ashland, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 2-4; p. 4A; h.92 f.92; Matthias Firmenick; 9 June 2010. [S192] 1860 US Census, Morrison, Brown Co., Wisconsin; p. 189; h.1425 f.1425; Mathias Firmenich; 9 June 2010. [S181] 1910 US Census, Town of White River, Ashland Co., Wisconsin; 18; p. 5B; h.72 f.74; M B Firmenich; 9 June 2010. [S251] Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930, 1882; Batch I00837-6, Source 1275774; Ref 1248; Mathius Firminich; 11 February 1867. [S15] Obituary, Emma Jane Firmenich Obituary, April 29, 1941 - Unknown Paper. [S341] Headstone. [S47] Wisconsin Marriages, Pre-1907, 283. Volume 3 [S5] Marriage Certificate, Mathias Firmenich & Pauline Thompson.

  
  

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