Heinrich Förster (abt. 1849 - 1919)

Born about Dec 1849 in Breslau, Schlesien, Germany

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1919 at about age 69 in Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York, USA

Biography

Henry Förster was born in Dec 1849^[1][2] in Germany.

Pauline Kleiner and Henry Förster were married about 1872,^[1] probably in Germany.

Heinrich Förster, his wife Pauline and 6 children sailed on 14 March 1882 aboard the SS Berlin from Hamburg, via Glasgow. The families residence had been Breslau in Schlesien. Heinrich was a laborer (Arbeiter).^[3] The family changed ships in Glasgow, boarding the SS State of Indiana, debarking in New York on 8 April 1882.^[4] The ship left Glasgow on 25 March and arrived at New York on 6 April 1882. You can see a picture of the ship at Norway Hands Across the Sea.^[5]

In 1892, "Henery Forester" lived in Great Valley District, ED 1, with his wife Paulina and 6 children. He was born in Germany but was an American citizen. Henery was a galvanizer.^[6]

In 1900, Henry and Pauline Forster (erroneously listed on the census as Foster), lived on the Allegany Indian Reservation in Great Valley Township, Cattaraugus, New York, with three children. Henry worked as a railroad coach cleaner. Henry and Pauline say that they came to the United States 18 years ago, in 1882.^[1]

Henry Forster died on 18 Feb 1919 at Salamanca, New York.^[7] He is buried at the Wildwood Cemetery, Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS6D-XTB : accessed 18 March 2019), Henry Foster, Great Valley Township Allegany Indian Reservation, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 131, sheet 2B, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,011.

   Henry Foster, 50 b. Dec 1849; Pauline Foster, 50 b. Aug 1849; Bertha Foster, 16 b. March 1884; William Foster, 13 b. Feb 1887; Fred Foster, 10 b. April 1890. Pauline and Henry were born in Germany, while the children were all born in New York. They have been married for 28 years, and Pauline has had 8 children, 5 of whom are living.

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 17 March 2019), memorial page for Henry Forster (Dec 1849–18 Feb 1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #96648964, citing Wildwood Cemetery, Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA ; Maintained by J Cardinal (contributor 47527635) .

   The main name on the grave monument (not gravestone) is Curtis.

3. ↑ Staatsarchiv Hamburg. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Original data: Staatsarchiv Hamburg, Bestand: 373-7 I, VIII (Auswanderungsamt I). Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Microfilm No.: S_13139. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 for Heinrich Förster. 1880-1889 Indirekt Band 048 (1 Mär 1882 - 30 Mär 1882). Volume: 373-7 I, VIII B 1 Band 048

   Heinrich Förster, 32; Pauline Förster, 32; Pauline Förster, 8; Alfred Förster, 6; Lina Förster, 5; Heinrich Förster, 3; Carl Förster, 1-9/12; Fritz Förster, 0-6/12.

4. ↑ Castle Garden Arrival Records, online database accessed on 17 March 2019 at http://www.castlegarden.org.
5. ↑ Norway Heritage, Hands Across the Sea website, Accessed on 19 March 2019 at www.norwayheritage.com. State of Indiana Records

   The ship, launched in 1874, was 330 feet long, with a beam of 36 feet, and carried 610 passengers, including 500 3rd class/steerage passengers.

6. ↑ "New York State Census, 1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ92-H76 : 11 March 2018), Henery Forester, 1892; citing Great Valley, E.D. 01, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 584,495.

   Enumerated on 6 Feb 1892: Henery Forester, 43; Paulina J. Forester, 43; Annie P. Forester, 17; Henery A. Forester, 15; Charles A. Forester, 13; Bertha F. Forester, 8; William Forester, 6; Fredrick Forester, 3. All were born in Germany except the 3 youngest children, who were born in the US.

7. ↑ New York State Death Index - 1919 by Reclaim The Records. Accessed at Archive.org on 17 March 2019. Death Certificate 1919, No. 8794 Death Record

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