Friedrich MUHM

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LCR1-K2H
• Immigration: 1839, From Hesse-Kassel
• Occupation: 1850–1860; Farmer
• Residence: 1855–1860, Germantown, Washington, Wisconsin, United States

Notes:

From Ancestry Message Board Post:
Fredrich Muhm, wife Martha Elizabeth Hedderich, married in Germany, sailed on the Brig. Tommy and arrived in NY on 3 Aug 1839. During the voyage Martha died in child birth and they were buried at sea. Frederich arrived in NY with John, Fred, Jerry, Elisabeth, Christoph, and Anna Katherina. They moved inland to Montgomery County, NY in the Canajoharie and Palatine area of the Mohawk river. Frederich then farmed the children out until he could get himself established. In Canajoharie, on 14 Sep 1840, he filed his intend to become a US citizen. On Sept 10, 1844 he filed his final application, stating that he had been a resident of Palatine, NY for two years. In October, 1845 he purchased 12 acres of land near Palatine for $500, and about that time he married Sophia Elizabeth Strassmann. 

Name: Friedrich Muhm
Year: 1839
Age: 38
Place: America
Family Members: With 7 relatives
Source Publication Code: 170.16
Primary Immigrant: Muhm, Friedrich
Annotation: Hessian Immigrants: Index to Family Names. Book II: Immigrants from Hesse-Kassel 1840-1850. Date and port of arrival. Hometown, assets, occupation, and code of dossier may also be provided.
Source Bibliography: AUERBACH, INGE. Hessische Auswanderer (Hesaus): Index nach Familiennamen: Bd. II: Auswanderer aus Hessen-Kassel, 1840-1850. Marburg: Archivschule Marburg, 1988. 517p. (Veroeffentlichungen der Archivschule Marburg..., Nr. 12)
Page: 332

Friedrich married Sophie Elisabeth STRASSMAN in 1844 in New York, New York, United States. Sophie (daughter of Carl Friedrich STRASSMAN and Johanne Justine BRACKHAHN) was born on 23 Jun 1809 in Wahmbeck, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; died on 23 Nov 1869 in Germantown, Washington, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Dheinsville, Washington, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William MUHM was born about 1846 in New York, New York, United States; and died.
2. Peter Frederick MUHM was born on 20 May 1848 in Palatine, Montgomery, New York, United States; died on 17 Aug 1905 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States; was buried on 20 Aug 1905 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

Friedrich married Martha Elizabeth HEDDERICH on 14 Feb 1824 in Germany. Martha was born in 1803; died in 1839. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John MUHM was born about 1827 in Germany; and died.
2. Frederick MUHM was born about 1829 in Germany; and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: 9921-FNH

Friedrich married Gertrude OPPERMAN on 21 Dec 1795 in Germany. Gertrude was born about 1782 in Germany; died on 20 Nov 1818 in Schwabendorf, Landkreis, Marburg, Hessen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Gertrude Obermann

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• FamilySearch ID: KDBZ-GNW

Johnannes married Anne Margarethe KLING on 8 Apr 1774 in Germany. Anne was born about 1745 in Schwabendorf, Landkreis, Marburg, Hessen, Germany; died on 19 Nov 1795 in Schwabendorf, Landkreis, Marburg, Hessen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]