According to family legend, because Maria was Lutheran and Pancratius was Catholic, their parents refused to give them permission to marry, so they ran away together and boarded a ship bound for America. They are listed on the manifest of the ship the William Tell as two single people. The ship arrived in the port of New York City on June 30, 1855, but their marriage information stated they were married 08 May 1854. Maria was 25 and Pancratius was 35.
They probably went by boat up the Hudson River and across the Great Lakes to Chicago, where they soon bought property with a small house on Front Street. Later, they built a home at 126 Fry Street on the Near West Side.
After a few years in Chicago, they bought a house at 126 Fry Street; it was within a few blocks of the path of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. This house was a mile away from the area where the Haymarket Riots broke out in 1886.
Seven of their children passed away in that home. Family letters indicate the family loved music, were active in business and loved life. Pancratius died in the home; Maria passed away in the home of her daughter, Mathilda Quilty.
According to family legend, because Maria was Lutheran and Pancratius was Catholic, their parents refused to give them permission to marry, so they ran away together and boarded a ship bound for America. They are listed on the manifest of the ship the William Tell as two single people. The ship arrived in the port of New York City on June 30, 1855, but their marriage information stated they were married 08 May 1854. Maria was 25 and Pancratius was 35.
They probably went by boat up the Hudson River and across the Great Lakes to Chicago, where they soon bought property with a small house on Front Street. Later, they built a home at 126 Fry Street on the Near West Side.
After a few years in Chicago, they bought a house at 126 Fry Street; it was within a few blocks of the path of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. This house was a mile away from the area where the Haymarket Riots broke out in 1886.
Seven of their children passed away in that home. Family letters indicate the family loved music, were active in business and loved life. Pancratius died in the home; Maria passed away in the home of her daughter, Mathilda Quilty.
Family Members
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Paulina Baumeister Hurter
1855–1929
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Mary Agnes Baumeister
1856–1860
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Joseph Franklin Baumeister
1858–1926
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John Baumeister
1861–1870
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Elias Arthur Baumeister
1862–1937
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Louisa Maria Baumeister Haehlen
1864–1920
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Mathilda Josephine Baumeister Quilty
1866–1944
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August Baumeister
1868–1869
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Elizabeth Baumeister
1870–1874
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Samuel Charles Baumeister
1870–1930
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William G. Baumeister
1872–1901
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Henry A. Baumeister
1873–1875
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Anna M. Baumeister
1875–1875
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