Johan's date of birth is estimated as he emigrated with 3 small children and a wife. Consider a range of birth between 1817 and 1822. He was born in
Quernheim, a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. In the 1820 time period this would have been part of The Electorate of Hanover.
Joh arrived in 1832 in America (name match, arrival year match) Joh arrived in 1832 in America Name Joh Friedrich Abeler, Arrival Year 1832, Arrival Place, America, Primary, Immigrant, Abeler, Joh Friedrich, Family Members, Wife & 3 children[1]
The Electorate of Hanover (German: Kurfürstentum Hannover or simply Kurhannover) was an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, located in northwestern Germany and taking its name from the capital city of Hanover. It was formally known as the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (German: Kurfürstentum Braunschweig-Lüneburg). For most of its existence, the electorate was ruled in personal union with Great Britain and Ireland following the Hanoverian Succession. [2]
Abeler, Johann Friedrich, Quernheim Birthday / Age:
Profession / Stand: Brinksitzer (a cottager on the outskirts of town)
Parents:
Emigrants: wife and 3 small children
Faith:
Destination (country / place):
America
Date of emigration / registration: April or May 1832
Financial situation:
Others:
Reference Notes
depending on actual birth date when found, German Locations over time:
- 07.08.1806-14.11.1807 Kurfürstentum Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Preußische Militärverwaltung (Under Prussian Military Administration)
- 15.11.1807-13.01.1810 Kurfürstentum Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Französische Militärverwaltung (Under French Military Administration)
- 14.01.1810-26.10.1813 Department Aller, Königreich Westphalen, Rheinbund
Sources
↑Passenger List:
"U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s"
Place: America; Year: 1832; Page Number: 119 Ancestry Record 7486 #92412 (accessed 15 January 2024)
Name: Joh Friedrich Abeler; Arrival Year: 1832; Arrival Place: America; Primary Immigrant: Abeler, Joh Friedrich; Source Publication Code: 5113; Annotation: North Germans the world over: emigration from the jurisdiction of Lemfoerde, 1825-1840, with an excerpt from the pamphlet, "Well-intended Advice of the German Society of Maryland for Germans...." Part 2 (Apr.-June 1961) has the subtitle, "...und Regierung; Source Bibliography: MAHRENHOLTZ, HANS. "Norddeutsche in aller Welt: Auswanderungen aus dem Amte Lemfoerde 1825-1840 mit Auszug aus der Broschuere: 'Wohlgemeinter Rath der Deutschen Gesellschaft von Maryland an Deutsche....'" In Norddeutsche Familienkunde, Jahrgang 9:4 (Oct.-Dec. 1960), cols. 118-124; 10:2 (Apr.-June 1961), cols. 173-178.; Household Members (Name): Joh Friedrich Abeler.
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