Eldest of four children of Ernst Heinrich Conrad Christoph Brand and Katharine Mary Dorothea Freise, his German records give him the name Johann Heinrich Christoph Brand born in Neingraben, Hannover on Feb. 10, 1845.
He immigrated with his parents and two sisters to New York on June 8, 1852 on the S. S. Rastede. The family traveled to Kankakee Co. IL where Henry, Sr. purchased a farm and died within two months in the cholera epidemic. Helped by his famiy, Henry, Jr eventually took over the farm.
He married Rosina Mary Walker in Bonfield on Mar. 3, 1868. They had 10 children, 9 of whom grew to adulthood.
Henry and Rosina eventually retired to Oak Park where both died.
He immigrated with his parents and two sisters to New York on June 8, 1852 on the S. S. Rastede. The family traveled to Kankakee Co. IL where Henry, Sr. purchased a farm and died within two months in the cholera epidemic. Helped by his famiy, Henry, Jr eventually took over the farm.
He married Rosina Mary Walker in Bonfield on Mar. 3, 1868. They had 10 children, 9 of whom grew to adulthood.
Henry and Rosina eventually retired to Oak Park where both died.
Eldest of four children of Ernst Heinrich Conrad Christoph Brand and Katharine Mary Dorothea Freise, his German records give him the name Johann Heinrich Christoph Brand born in Neingraben, Hannover on Feb. 10, 1845.
He immigrated with his parents and two sisters to New York on June 8, 1852 on the S. S. Rastede. The family traveled to Kankakee Co. IL where Henry, Sr. purchased a farm and died within two months in the cholera epidemic. Helped by his famiy, Henry, Jr eventually took over the farm.
He married Rosina Mary Walker in Bonfield on Mar. 3, 1868. They had 10 children, 9 of whom grew to adulthood.
Henry and Rosina eventually retired to Oak Park where both died.
He immigrated with his parents and two sisters to New York on June 8, 1852 on the S. S. Rastede. The family traveled to Kankakee Co. IL where Henry, Sr. purchased a farm and died within two months in the cholera epidemic. Helped by his famiy, Henry, Jr eventually took over the farm.
He married Rosina Mary Walker in Bonfield on Mar. 3, 1868. They had 10 children, 9 of whom grew to adulthood.
Henry and Rosina eventually retired to Oak Park where both died.
Family Members
Parents
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
