Biography

Barbara (Cuntz) Büsch has French origins.

Catherina Barbara Cuntz was born in Preuschdorf, Alsace, France on 8 March 1788. She was baptized on 9 March 1788^[1] in Preuschdorf. Her parents are George Heinrich Cuntz and Eva Catherina Burckhard.

On 25 August 1809 in Preuschdorf, Georg Heinrich Büsch married Catherina Barbara.^[2]

Together Georg Heinrich and Catherina Barbara Büsch had seven children. The oldest child would die young and their second child was stillborn.

Georg Heinrich Büsch, born 7 October 1810^[3]

Stillborn Female Büsch, born on 5 May 1813^[4]

Barbara Büsch, born 16 October 1814^[5]

Eva Elisabeth Büsch, born 17 November 1818^[6]

Georg Heinrich Büsch, born 23 March 1821^[7]

Georg Büsch, born 26 April 1827^[8]

Johann Philipp Büsch, born 5 February 1830^[9]

In 1834, the family left Preuschdorf and arrived in New York, New York on the ship, Henry IV on 18 June 1834. Their departure was from Le Havre, France.^[10] They settled in Buffalo, Erie, New York where they operated a bakery and grocery.^[11]

Barbara Buesch outlived her husband Henry, who passed away in 1844,^[12] by more than 30 years. In the 1850 U.S. Census for Buffalo, New York, Barbara is enumerated with her two youngest sons, George and Philipp.^[13] Beginning with the 1855 New York State Census and all censuses following, Barbara is living with her daughter, Elisabeth Baitinger and her family.^{[14][15][16][17][18]}

Catherina Barbara Buesch passed away in 1876 in Buffalo, Erie, New York.^[19] It is not known at this time where she is buried.

Research Notes

• Last name is sometimes spelled Bisch in French records and Buesch in U.S. records.

Sources

1. ↑ "Preuschdorf Protestant parish registers - Register of Baptisms 1788-1792", database with images, Departmental Archives of Bas-Rhin (http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P2-R219277#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P2-R219277-3788204 : accessed 15 May 2020), image 9 of 127 > No. 24 Taufen > 9 March 1788 > Catherina Barbara Cuntz. Her parents are listed as Georg Heinrich Cuntz and Eva Catherina Burckhard
2. ↑ "Preuschdorf Marriage Register 1809," database with images, Departmental Archives of Bas-Rhin (http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219429#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219429-2414883 : accessed 9 April 2020), image 4 of 6 > Marriage No. 4 > 25 August 1809 > Jean Henry Büsch and Catherine Barbê Cuntz. This record confirms birth dates for both Georg Heinrich and Catherina Barbara. It also confirms death dates for his mother and her father. Also note that in left margin, the record appears to be for Jean Henry Büsch who is actually Georg Heinrich’s father.
3. ↑ "Preuschdorf Birth Register 1810," database with images, Departmental Archives of Bas-Rhin (http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219319#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219319-2414900 : accessed 9 April 2020), image 8 of 9 > Birth No. 25 > 7 October 1810 > George Henrÿ Bisch.
4. ↑ "Preuschdorf Death Register 1813," database with images, Departmental Archives of Bas-Rhin, (http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219543#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219543-2415003 : accessed 14 May 2020), image 3 of 5 > Death No. 6 > 5 May 1813 > Stillborn female Büsch.
5. ↑ "Preuschdorf Birth Register 1814," database with images, Departmental Archives of Bas-Rhin (http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219323#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219323-2415016 : accessed 9 April 2020), image 8 of 11 > Birth No. 25 > 16 October 1814 > Barbé Büsch.
6. ↑ "Preuschdorf Birth Register 1818," database with images, Departmental Archives of Bas-Rhin (http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219327#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219327-2415123 : accessed 9 April 2020), image 5 of 7 > Birth No. 15 > 17 November 1818 > Eve Elisabeth Büsch.
7. ↑ "Preuschdorf Birth Register 1821," database with images, Departmental Archives of Bas-Rhin (http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219330#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219330-2415194 : accessed 9 April 2020), image 3 of 12 > Birth No. 7 > 23 March 1821 > George Henry Büsch
8. ↑ "Preuschdorf Birth Register 1827," database with images, Departmental Archives of Bas-Rhin (http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219336#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219336-2415353 : accessed 9 April 2020), image 4 of 11 > Birth No. 9 > 26 April 1827 > George Bisch.
9. ↑ "Preuschdorf Birth Register 1830," database with images, Departmental Archives of Bas-Rhin (http://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219339#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C375-P1-R219339-2415431 : accessed 9 April 2020), image 2 of 9 > Birth No. 2 > 5 February 1830 > Jean Philippe Bisch.
10. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPX-5VH7 : 11 March 2018), Georges Bisch, 1834; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm. Listed as: Georges Bisch, age 56; Barbara, age 45; Barbara, age 19; Elisabeth, age 15; Henri, age 14; Georges, age 7; Philippe, age 4. All born in France.
11. ↑ Need citation to Buffalo City Directory
12. ↑ “Death Notice: Henry Buesch, 1844,” database with images, Newspapers.com (https://newspapers.com/ : accessed 8 Jun 2019), The Buffalo Courier, (Buffalo, New York), Vol. 3, No. 711, published 2 Jun 1844, Morning edition, p. 3, col. 3 > 28th ult. (May) > Henry Buesch, > age 61.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYZ-7FZ : 4 April 2020), Buffalo, ward 4, Erie, New York, United States; image 209 0f 378 > citing family 1938 > Barbary Buesch, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Barbary Buesch, age 52; George, age 22, occupation: teamster; Philipp, age 20, occupation: carpenter.
14. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K635-MVV : 26 December 2019), Barbara Buesch in household of William F Beidinger, Ward 7, Buffalo City, Erie, New York, United States; citing p. , line #6, family #1071, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 825,679.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BS7-FLB?cc=1473181&wc=7Q5G-1XM%3A1589422212%2C1589431505%2C1589431824 : 24 March 2017), New York > Erie > 7th Ward Buffalo City > image 22 of 204; citing p. 22, line #12, family 176 > Barbara Busch; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
16. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-KLRH : 10 March 2018), Barbara Busch in household of Elisabeth Beidinger, District 03, Ward 07, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; image 8 of 59 > p. 13, line 15, Barbara Busch in entry for Elisabeth Beidinger; citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8NM-3BW : 13 June 2019), New York > Erie > Buffalo, Ward 07 > image 239 of 346 > p. 237, line #3, Catherine Bisch in entry for Elisabeth Baitinger; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
18. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNVB-QD5 : 3 April 2020), New York, Erie, Buffalo, Ward 7, E.D. 3 > image 55 of 68 > p. 108, line 12, Barbara Busch in household of Elizabeth Beidinger; citing State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 825,688.
19. ↑ "Buffalo, New York Death Index 1852-1884," database with images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/Buffalo_NY_Death_Index_1852-1884/page/n221 : 29 October 2017), image 222 of 2069 > page 102/2 > Catherine Buesch > Vol. 5, page 30, 1876.