Peter
Hellen
Born in Niederelz, Dist. Mayen, Rhineland, Prussia (Germany)
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Susanna (Krebsbach) Hellen
— married
9 Oct 1859 in Stacyville, Mitchell County, Iowa
[children unknown]
Died
at age 45
in Cottonwood, Lyon County, Minnesota
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Biography
Peter was the son of Nicolaus Hellen and Anna Margaretha Kaut. Peter married 1.Anna Maria Weber on 8 January 1841 at St Kastor Catholic Church in Weiler, Dist. Mayen, Rhineland, Prussia (Germany). Peter and Anna emigrated from Prussia (Germany) and arrived at the Port of New York on 25 August 1856 aboard the ship "Alice Tainter'. Peter and Anna were among the early settlers in Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois. Anna died some time before 9 October 1859, when Peter married 2. Susanna Krebsbach, in Stacyville, Mitchell County, Iowa. After their marriage Peter and Susanna moved to Minnesota where in August of 1862, Peter was killed in an Indian uprising. Peter and Susanna had no children, Susanna never remarried.
Sources
Allen County Library, Ft Wayne, Indiana: Microfilm of ships passenger lists
Booklet: The Immigrant Founders, Members, and Associates of St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg (est. Aug 1841), McHenry County, Illinois. This source is at the Johnsburg Public Library and can be viewed upon request
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