Eliza Bertha (Broll) Hagenau (1873 - 1963)

Born 23 Mar 1873 in Cottbus, Germany

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1963 at age 90 in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Eliza was born in 1873. She passed away in 1963.

I believe that Eliza and Richard immigrated from Germany separately with their families, and then met and married in the United States. Eliza is recorded on passenger lists with her mother and siblings in 1891. Their wedding photo was taken in Connecticut, and while I can't find a marriage record, her dress shows an 1890s style. She and Richard are living together with their daughter in the 1900 census.

Eliza's biological father was her mother's employer at the time, and Eliza was ashamed of being "illegitimate."

Sources

• Find a Grave Memorial 47106599
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJM-JL7
• "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD39-TWB : 27 December 2014), Elise Broll, 18 Jul 1891; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Wieland, departed from Hamburg & Havre, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR3-SDGG : 20 February 2021), Elise Broll, 1891; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,027,618.