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Nicolaus Gaeb

Birth
Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death
5 Feb 1818 (aged 50)
Hirten, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Burial
Weiler, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Add to Map
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Nicolaus married Anna Barbara Steffens, daughter of Mathias Steffens and Barbara Anna Hilt, in Feb 1802 at St Kastor Catholic Church in Weiler. Their son Nicolaus Gaeb emigrated from Germany to America and arrived at Port of New York on 2 August 1841, aboard the ship Albany. He settled in Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois, it is unknown when or where he died. Their daughter Susanna Gaeb, and husband Nicholas Adams, emigrated from Germany along with Susanna's brother Nicolaus. Nicholas Adams was one of three founders' of Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois, and helped to establish the parish and church, St John the Baptist Catholic Church. They traveled from New York to Chicago by rail and from Chicago to Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois, by oxen-drawn wagon, along with Jacob Schmitt and his family, and Nicholas Frett and his family. It is said that "their original destination was Johnsburg, (Mower County) Minnesota", along with the Jacob Schmitt and Nicolas Frett families ~
Nicolaus married Anna Barbara Steffens, daughter of Mathias Steffens and Barbara Anna Hilt, in Feb 1802 at St Kastor Catholic Church in Weiler. Their son Nicolaus Gaeb emigrated from Germany to America and arrived at Port of New York on 2 August 1841, aboard the ship Albany. He settled in Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois, it is unknown when or where he died. Their daughter Susanna Gaeb, and husband Nicholas Adams, emigrated from Germany along with Susanna's brother Nicolaus. Nicholas Adams was one of three founders' of Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois, and helped to establish the parish and church, St John the Baptist Catholic Church. They traveled from New York to Chicago by rail and from Chicago to Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois, by oxen-drawn wagon, along with Jacob Schmitt and his family, and Nicholas Frett and his family. It is said that "their original destination was Johnsburg, (Mower County) Minnesota", along with the Jacob Schmitt and Nicolas Frett families ~


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  • Created by: Sandie
  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171829812/nicolaus-gaeb: accessed ), memorial page for Nicolaus Gaeb (20 Feb 1767–5 Feb 1818), Find a Grave Memorial ID 171829812, citing St Kastor Catholic Churchyard Cemetery, Weiler, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Maintained by Sandie (contributor 46580210).