Johann Joseph Balzer (1811 - abt. 1893)

Born 18 Mar 1811 in Kleinlüder, Großenlüder, Fulda, Hessen, Deutschland

Descendants

Died about 6 Dec 1893 at about age 82 in Toowoomba, Colony of Queensland

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Biography

Johann Joseph Balzer was born on 18 March 1811 in Kleinlüder as son of Valentin Balzer and Anna Catharina Schad. He was baptized the following day in the Catholic parish St. Georg in Großenlüder. His godfather was Johann Balzer.^[1]

On 23 May 1856 Johann Joseph Balzer was on the ship "Iserbrook" departing from Hamburg to Moreton Bay, Australia.^[2]

Johann married Dorothea Röser (born on 21 August 1849 in Großherzogtum Hessen; daughter of Lorenz Heinrich (Röser) Roser and Dorothea Elizabetha (Beck) Röser). Their children were:

• Anna Margarethe Dorothea Balzer (7 August 1865 – 8 July 1952)
• Anna Maria Balzer (27 July 1872 – about 21 December 1949)

Johann passed away about 6 December 1893 in Toowoomba, Colony of Queensland.

Research Notes

Original Biographie stated:

Occupation: Carpenter

Religion: Lutheran

Buried Drayton Cemetery, Toowoomba, , Queensland, Australia

with reference given "Family Records" To be further sourced.

There are several related Balzer in Kleinlüder.

• 2nd Marriage of the father Valentin:^[3]
• Marriage of a Brother Johann Peter.^[4]
• Marriage of a half brother Martin^[5]
• Marriage of a sister Maria Brandicta^[6]
• Marriage of a sister Katharina Josepha^[7]
• Marriage of a half sister Barbara Theresia^[8]

Origin given in the passenger list is "Leienlieder", this may be a misspelled dialect spoken "Kleinlüder", but may also not. Further proof missing, that this is the same Johann Joseph Balzer. He is not in the Lagis data base. Next: check for newspaper notes.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Joannes Josephus Balzer: Matricula online > Deutschland > Fulda, r.k. Bistum > Großenlüder, St. Georg > Taufbuch (1. Januar 1693 – 31. Dezember 1831, 2-01) > picture 02-Taufe-0364, Page 27, 1811, Martius. Klütter. Die decima octava Martii natus et sequenti baptizatus est Joannes Josephus filius legitimus Valentini Balzer et Annæ Catharinæ natæ Schad conjugum in Klütter. Patrinus fuit Joannes Balzer solutus ex Klütter. Parentes copulati sunt hic anno 1810, 8va Februarii.
   Name Johann Joseph Balzer. Place: Klütter = Kleinlüder. Birth: 18 MAR 1811. Baptism: 19 MAR 1811. Parents: Valentin Balzer ∞ Anna Catharina Schad; marriage 8 FEB 1810, Kleinlüdern. Godfather: Joannes Balzer, single, Kleinlüdern.
2. ↑ Passenger List: "Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934"
   Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 009; Page: 341; Microfilm No.: K_1705; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 009
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1068 #5631258 (accessed 16 December 2023)
   Ship Type: Brigg; Arrival Place: Moreton Bay;
   Household Members (Name) Age:
   Joh. Joseph. Balzer 45; Name: Joh. Joseph. Balzer; Ship Flag: Deutschland; Residence Place: Leienlieder, Hessen-Kassel; Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany); Departure Date: 23 Mai 1856 (23 May 1856); Occupation: Zimmermann; Shipping Clerk: Dieseldorff & Co.; Ship Name: Iserbrook; Departure Age: 45; Gender: männlich (Male); Captain: Kock, Fr.; Shipping Line: Joh. Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn; Accommodation: ohne Angabe; Birth Date: abt 1811.
3. ↑ Marriage Balzer-Frank: Matricula online > Deutschland > Fulda, r.k. Bistum > Kleinlüder, St. Johannes der Täufer > Kirchenbuch (Taufe, Trauung, Tod) (1. Januar 1831 – 31. Dezember 1878, 1-01) > picture 04-Trauung-0003, Page 2.
4. ↑ Marriage Balzer-Gassmann: Matricula online > Deutschland > Fulda, r.k. Bistum > Kleinlüder, St. Johannes der Täufer > Kirchenbuch (Taufe, Trauung, Tod) (1. Januar 1831 – 31. Dezember 1878, 1-01) > picture 04-Trauung-0019, Page 18.
5. ↑ Marriage Balzer-Manns: Matricula online > Deutschland > Fulda, r.k. Bistum > Kleinlüder, St. Johannes der Täufer > Kirchenbuch (Taufe, Trauung, Tod) (1. Januar 1831 – 31. Dezember 1878, 1-01) > picture 04-Trauung-0060, Page 59
6. ↑ Marriage Pfester (or Pfeffer)-Balzer: Matricula online > Deutschland > Fulda, r.k. Bistum > Kleinlüder, St. Johannes der Täufer > Kirchenbuch (Taufe, Trauung, Tod) (1. Januar 1831 – 31. Dezember 1878, 1-01) > picture 04-Trauung-0032, Page 31.
7. ↑ Marriage: Matricula online > Deutschland > Fulda, r.k. Bistum > Kleinlüder, St. Johannes der Täufer > Kirchenbuch (Taufe, Trauung, Tod) (1. Januar 1831 – 31. Dezember 1878, 1-01) > picture 04-Trauung-0034, Page 33.
8. ↑ Marriage: Matricula online > Deutschland > Fulda, r.k. Bistum > Kleinlüder, St. Johannes der Täufer > Kirchenbuch (Taufe, Trauung, Tod) (1. Januar 1831 – 31. Dezember 1878, 1-01) > picture 04-Trauung-0036, Page 35.