Peter
Hoffmann
Born in Weiler, Mayen, Rhineland, Prussia, German Empire
Ancestors 
Son of Mathias Hoffmann
and Margaretha (Bantes) Hoffmann
Brother of
Andrew Hoffmann, Maria Hoffmann, Margaretha Hoffmann, Maria Catharina Hoffmann, Christina Hoffmann, Johann Hoffmann and Maria Margaretha Hoffmann
Husband of
Susanna (Blaeser) Hoffmann
— married
1 Jun 1824 in St Kastor Catholic Church, Weiler, Dist Mayen, Rhineland, Germany
Descendants 
Father of
Mathias Hoffmann, Johann Wilhelm Hoffmann, Michael (Hoffmann) Hoffman and Nicholas (Hoffmann) Hoffman
Died before
before age 46
in Cook County, Illinois [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 14 May 2018
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Biography
Peter Hoffmann migrated from Germany to United States of America.
Only births of six children found in transcribed St Kastor Catholic Church records and a seventh record for a male child born, baptized, died on "30 Sep 1833". A son, "George" is not found recorded in birth or death records.
Paul and his wife Susanna and their children, emigrated from Prussia (Germany) and arrived at Port of New York on 20 August 1842, aboard the ship Navigator.
"Paul purchased 95 acres of land in Niles Township, Cook County, Northwest quarter of Section 18, and at the time of his death, he owned 265 acres of farmland." Hoffman family history found at the Des Plaines Historical Society, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
NOTE: No death or burial records have been found for Paul, he died some time before the 1850 census, location unknown
Sources
St Kastor Catholic Church records, Weiler:
St. Kastor Parish, Weiler, Kreis Mayen, Germany; Author: Teryl Miller (Compiler) Summary: Catholic Church records from Latter Day Saints microfilms of the original records of the St. Kastor Catholic Church, Weiler, Kreis Mayen, Germany. Includes brief history of church, baptism, marriage, confirmation, death and immigration records from 1682-1870 https://www.worldcat.org/title/St.-Kastor-parish-Weiler-Kreis-Mayen-Germany/oclc/1041112457
The Immigrant Founders, Members and Associates of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg (est August 1841), McHenry County, Illinois. This booklet can be viewed upon request at the Johnsburg Public Library. Note: Phone ahead to verify the booklet is still at the library
Des Plaines Historical Society, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
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