Emilie was most likely born in Neuenburg, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia (Nowogródek Pomorski, Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski, Myślibórz, West Pomeranian, Poland today) as was her father, Friedrich Wilhelm Martin Pfefferkorn. Per family history, he owned a small brickyard in Neuenburg.
On 15 May 1857, Emilie, her parents, and her siblings left their home in Neuenburg and boarded The Fairy in Hamburg, Germany and headed to Quebec, Canada. Among her fellow traveler was Herman Bruegge, her future husband.
The Pfefferkorns traveled overland from Quebec to Gibson Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin where her father had secured eighty acres of virgin timber land through agents while the family was still in Germany. Here, they built what became known as the Pfefferkorn Homestead.
Emilie and Herman married on 30 October 1859 and settled in Morrison Township, Brown County, Wisconsin. They had 8 children:
Bertha Bruegge, 18 Feb 1861 - 25 Aug 1861 (see note)
Otto P Bruegge, 1862-1899
Maria A Bruegge Fuller, 1863-1894
Emma Otelia Bruegge Fels, 1866-1951
William E Bruegge, 1869-1940
Gustave H Bruegge, 1872-1939
Herman August Bruegge, 1874-1960
Edward Frank Bruegge, 1877-1973
Their 120 dairy acre farm was home to five generations of Bruegges and remained in the family until 2014.
Note: The only record that I've found for Bertha is in The Pfefferkorn Family Centennial Reunion July 21, 1957 booklet. The 1900 census for Emilie states that she had 8 children, 5 of whom were still living in 1900. I've found no other record of her birth and death. The above source only provided dates, no location.
On 15 May 1857, Emilie, her parents, and her siblings left their home in Neuenburg and boarded The Fairy in Hamburg, Germany and headed to Quebec, Canada. Among her fellow traveler was Herman Bruegge, her future husband.
The Pfefferkorns traveled overland from Quebec to Gibson Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin where her father had secured eighty acres of virgin timber land through agents while the family was still in Germany. Here, they built what became known as the Pfefferkorn Homestead.
Emilie and Herman married on 30 October 1859 and settled in Morrison Township, Brown County, Wisconsin. They had 8 children:
Bertha Bruegge, 18 Feb 1861 - 25 Aug 1861 (see note)
Otto P Bruegge, 1862-1899
Maria A Bruegge Fuller, 1863-1894
Emma Otelia Bruegge Fels, 1866-1951
William E Bruegge, 1869-1940
Gustave H Bruegge, 1872-1939
Herman August Bruegge, 1874-1960
Edward Frank Bruegge, 1877-1973
Their 120 dairy acre farm was home to five generations of Bruegges and remained in the family until 2014.
Note: The only record that I've found for Bertha is in The Pfefferkorn Family Centennial Reunion July 21, 1957 booklet. The 1900 census for Emilie states that she had 8 children, 5 of whom were still living in 1900. I've found no other record of her birth and death. The above source only provided dates, no location.
Emilie was most likely born in Neuenburg, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia (Nowogródek Pomorski, Gmina Nowogródek Pomorski, Myślibórz, West Pomeranian, Poland today) as was her father, Friedrich Wilhelm Martin Pfefferkorn. Per family history, he owned a small brickyard in Neuenburg.
On 15 May 1857, Emilie, her parents, and her siblings left their home in Neuenburg and boarded The Fairy in Hamburg, Germany and headed to Quebec, Canada. Among her fellow traveler was Herman Bruegge, her future husband.
The Pfefferkorns traveled overland from Quebec to Gibson Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin where her father had secured eighty acres of virgin timber land through agents while the family was still in Germany. Here, they built what became known as the Pfefferkorn Homestead.
Emilie and Herman married on 30 October 1859 and settled in Morrison Township, Brown County, Wisconsin. They had 8 children:
Bertha Bruegge, 18 Feb 1861 - 25 Aug 1861 (see note)
Otto P Bruegge, 1862-1899
Maria A Bruegge Fuller, 1863-1894
Emma Otelia Bruegge Fels, 1866-1951
William E Bruegge, 1869-1940
Gustave H Bruegge, 1872-1939
Herman August Bruegge, 1874-1960
Edward Frank Bruegge, 1877-1973
Their 120 dairy acre farm was home to five generations of Bruegges and remained in the family until 2014.
Note: The only record that I've found for Bertha is in The Pfefferkorn Family Centennial Reunion July 21, 1957 booklet. The 1900 census for Emilie states that she had 8 children, 5 of whom were still living in 1900. I've found no other record of her birth and death. The above source only provided dates, no location.
On 15 May 1857, Emilie, her parents, and her siblings left their home in Neuenburg and boarded The Fairy in Hamburg, Germany and headed to Quebec, Canada. Among her fellow traveler was Herman Bruegge, her future husband.
The Pfefferkorns traveled overland from Quebec to Gibson Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin where her father had secured eighty acres of virgin timber land through agents while the family was still in Germany. Here, they built what became known as the Pfefferkorn Homestead.
Emilie and Herman married on 30 October 1859 and settled in Morrison Township, Brown County, Wisconsin. They had 8 children:
Bertha Bruegge, 18 Feb 1861 - 25 Aug 1861 (see note)
Otto P Bruegge, 1862-1899
Maria A Bruegge Fuller, 1863-1894
Emma Otelia Bruegge Fels, 1866-1951
William E Bruegge, 1869-1940
Gustave H Bruegge, 1872-1939
Herman August Bruegge, 1874-1960
Edward Frank Bruegge, 1877-1973
Their 120 dairy acre farm was home to five generations of Bruegges and remained in the family until 2014.
Note: The only record that I've found for Bertha is in The Pfefferkorn Family Centennial Reunion July 21, 1957 booklet. The 1900 census for Emilie states that she had 8 children, 5 of whom were still living in 1900. I've found no other record of her birth and death. The above source only provided dates, no location.
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