Salome (Hunsinger) Steppe (abt. 1831)

Born about 1831 in France

Wife of Jean Mathias Steppe — married about 17 Jun 1858 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Salome (Hunsinger) Steppe has German Roots.

Salome (Hunsinger) Steppe migrated from France to Louisiana.

Salome (Hunsinger) Steppe lived in Louisiana.

Salome Hunsinger, a woman of German descent, was born in France^[1] to unknown parents c.1831.^[2]

At age 22 she immigrated to America, entering at the port of New Orleans.^[3][4]

Arrival Date: 5 Dec 1854

Port of Arrival: New Orleans, United States

Birth Date: abt 1832

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Port of Departure: Le Havre, France

Ship Name: Heidelberg

On the same page of the same ship passenger list:

1. Christian Kunzinger, (b. c1822, France) age 32, wife Madeline, (b. c1820) 34, and children
2. Phillippe Hunsinger, (b. c.1822, France) age 32, wife Sophia, (b. c.1828) 26.^[5]

On an earlier voyage, January 1854:

Heinrich Hunziker, b. 1794; France^[6]

Madeline Hunziker, b. 1799; Bavaria^[7]

with child, Madeline Hunziker, b. 1848; Bavaria^[8]

She married John Mathias Steppe, a carpenter, also from France,^[1] in New Orleans in 1858.^[9]

Known children:

1. Frank Steppe (1860)^[10]
2. Madeleine Steppe (1863)^[11]
3. Margaret Steppe (c.1865)^[1]
4. Catherine Steppe, a twin, (1870)^[12]
5. Emma Steppe, a twin (1870)^[1]
6. Caroline Steppe (1872)^[13]

In 1880 she resided with Mathias and six children in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[1]

Research Notes

• (Can this be her?) "France, Births and Baptisms, 1546-1896," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V566-QZ4 : 13 September 2019), Caroline Salome Huntzinger, 5 Dec 1831; citing Birth, Ribeauvillé, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France, Archives départementales du Jura (Departmental Archives of Jura), France. FHL microfilm 740,342.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "1880 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010) 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXH-M2N : 15 August 2017), Celemann Or Celement Steppe in household of Mathew Steppe, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 85, sheet 309D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,464. Note: APID: 1,6742::0 Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 464; Family History Film: 1254464; Page: 309D; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 0280.Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1831 Birth place: France APID: 1,6742::9557168 ($)

   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

   Mathew Steppe Self Male 49 France

   Celemann or Celement Steppe Wife Female 49 France

   Frank Steppe Son Male 19 Louisiana, United States

   Madeline Steppe Daughter Female 17 Louisiana, United States

   Margaret Steppe Daughter Female 15 Louisiana, United States

   Katy Steppe Daughter Female 10 Louisiana, United States

   Emma Steppe Daughter Female 10 Louisiana, United States

   Caroline Steppe Daughter Female 7 Louisiana, United States

2. ↑ But see Research Notes for likely parents, location and date of birth.
3. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; NAI Number: 2824927; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85
4. ↑ "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNP-XKQK : 13 March 2018), Salome Hunsinger, 1855; citing Ship Heidelberg, affiliate film #041, NARA microfilm publications M259 and T905 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 200,180.
5. ↑ Philippe Hunsinger: Year: 1860; Census Place: Carrolton, Jefferson, Louisiana; Roll: M653_412; Page: 679; Family History Library Film: 803412
6. ↑ "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDSX-TYB : 12 May 2017), Heinrich Hunziker, 19 Jan 1854; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Richard Morse, departed from Havre, arrived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
7. ↑ "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDSX-TB7 : 12 May 2017), Madeleine Hunziker, 19 Jan 1854; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Richard Morse, departed from Havre, arrived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
8. ↑ "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDSX-TBW : 12 May 2017), Madeleine Hunziker, 19 Jan 1854; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Richard Morse, departed from Havre, arrived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
9. ↑ "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CL-HFM : 14 January 2020), Salome Hansinger in entry for Matthiess Stebe or Steppe, 1858.
10. ↑ "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJW-BRQ2 : Bairfield-1 22:50, 12 May 2017 (EDT)), Salome Hunsinger in entry for Frank Steppe and Rosina Krause, 14 Oct 1893; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 907,703.
11. ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-61F8 : 12 March 2018), Solomene Hunsinger in entry for Alphonse Belson and Lena Steppe, 17 Jan 1882; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 911,659.
12. ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-RQ52 : 12 March 2018), Salome Hunsinger in entry for Christian John Diehl and Catherine Steppe, 10 Jan 1899; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 912,052.
13. ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-2FX6 : 12 March 2018), Selma Hundsinger in entry for Theodore Sweeney and Caroline Steppe, 15 Dec 1904; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 911,848.

Acknowledgments

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