Johann Peter Braun (1792 - 1859)

Born 20 Dec 1792 in Aachen, Germany

Husband of Anna Maria (Frings) Braun — married 19 Jan 1819 in Simmenrath, Germany

Descendants

Died 29 Mar 1859 at age 66 in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

1792 Johann Peter Braun was born in Germany/Prussia in 1792.^[1]

1819 He married Anna Maria Frings on 19 Jan 1819 in Simmerath, Rheinland (then part of Prussia).^[2][3]

They emigrated from Aachen, Germany, in 1847.^[4] Johann (soon to be called John) Braun brought his 16-year-old son Mathias, his 26 year old son, Arnold, and his three daughters—Agnes, Katherine, and Gertrude. His oldest son, Peter John, had come to America a year earlier, in 1846, as is evidenced by the records filed in the Fond du Lac County Circuit Court.^[5]

Children:

• Johann Heinrich Braun^[6]
• Peter John Braun
• Johann Mathias Braun^[7]
• Anna Gertrud Petri ^[8]
• Maria Catharina Braun Petri^[9][10]
• Agnes Braun Hartogh^[11]
• Arnold Braun^[12]
• Anna Helena^[13]

1850 The family settled in Forest, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA per the US Census of this year.^[14]

1859 He died in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA on 29 Mar 1859 and buried at Mount Calvary cemetery.^[1]

Research Notes

Heiratsbuch - Marriage Amt: Simmerath, Standesamt, ziv, Referenz: 1819-01-19 Eheschließung: 19.01.1819 Bräutigam: Braun, Peter Braut: Frings, Anna Maria Urkunden Bemerkung: Eheschließungsort Simmerath

Possible Christening source for Johann Petrus Braun:

• Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHM5-LYQ : 28 November 2014), Petrus Braun, 29 Dec 1792; citing ; FHL microfilm 176,221.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #60382409
2. ↑ Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JHD2-Z2V : 26 December 2014), Peter Braun and Anna Maria Frings, 19 Jan 1819; citing Simmerath, Rheinland, Prussia; FHL microfilm 936,280.
3. ↑ Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929, [database on-line]; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record: Name: Peter Braun; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 19 Jan 1819; Marriage Place: Simmerath, Rheinland, Prussia; Spouse: Anna Maria Frings; FHL Film Number: 936280
4. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
5. ↑ Sources for this information are needed.
6. ↑ Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NZF8-NXX : 28 November 2014), Peter Braun in entry for Johann Heinrich Braun, ; citing Simmerath, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany; FHL microfilm 936,049.
7. ↑ Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NZF8-J87 : 28 November 2014), Johann Peter Braun in entry for Johannes Mathias Braun, ; citing Simmerath, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany; FHL microfilm 936,049.
8. ↑ Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF4K-4BQ : 28 November 2014), Johann Peter Braun in entry for Anna Gertrudis Braun, ; citing SIMMERATH,RHEINLAND,PRUSSIA; FHL microfilm 936,048.
9. ↑ Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN93-VJB : 28 November 2014), Braun in entry for Catharina Braun, ; citing Bettingen (Kr. Saarlouis), Rheinland, Preußen, Germany; FHL microfilm 1,051,509.
10. ↑ Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4GP-TVC : 28 November 2014), Peter Braun in entry for Maria Catharina Braun, ; citing ; FHL microfilm 493,232.
11. ↑ Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF4K-7LY : 28 November 2014), Agnes Braun, ; citing SIMMERATH,RHEINLAND,PRUSSIA; FHL microfilm 936,048.
12. ↑ Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2H9-HBB : 28 November 2014), Johann Peter Braun in entry for Johann Arnold Braun, ; citing SIMMERATH,RHEINLAND,PRUSSIA; FHL microfilm 936,048.
13. ↑ Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NZF8-6GX : 28 November 2014), Johann Peter Braun in entry for Anna Helena Braun, ; citing Simmerath, Rheinland, Preußen, Germany; FHL microfilm 936,049.
14. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Forest, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_997; Page: 384A; Image: 286; Family Number: 2119.

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Name: Johann Peter Braun; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 20 Dec 1792; Birth Place: Germany; Death Date: 29 Mar 1859; Death Place: Mount Calvary, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States of America; Cemetery: Holy Cross Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Mount Calvary, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States of America; Has Bio?: N; Spouse: Mary Anna Braun; Children: Anna Gertrud Petri; Anna Katharina Petri; Agnes Hartogh; Arnold Braun; Peter John Braun; Johann Heinrich Braun; Mathias Braun
• Information primarily about son Mathias
• Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTN1-1JG : 28 November 2014), Johann Peter Braun in entry for Mathias Peter Braun, ; citing SIMMERATH,RHEINLAND,PRUSSIA; FHL microfilm 936,048.

Acknowledgement

• Braun-1415 was created by Irene Schneider through the import of Schneider_Konen Family Tree.ged on May 13, 2015.