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Elizabeth (Preuss) Meiler (1818 - 1904)

Elizabeth Meiler formerly Preuss
Born in Monreal, Mayen, Rhineland, Prussiamap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 12 Feb 1839 in St Kastor Catholic Church, Weiler, Dist Mayen, Rhineland, Prussiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 86 in Skokie, Cook County, Illinoismap
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Elizabeth (Preuss) Meiler migrated from Germany to United States of America.
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"Elizabeth Preuss was born January 22, 1818 in Monreal, Kreis Mayen, Rhineland, Prussia, the daughter of George Bernhard Preuss and Margaret Elizabeth Kirscher. She married Anton Meiler on February 12, 1839, at St. Kastor Catholic Church, in Weiler, Kreis Mayen, Rhineland, Prussia. They were the parents of six known children - Margaretha (1840-1878), Maria (1841-1910), George Bernhard (1842-1915), Damian (1844-1844) Johann A. (1845-1914) and Joseph (1847- 1924).

On December 24, 1855, the family, with eight children (including the four surviving from Anton's first marriage to Margaretha Frenzen), having sailed on the Bark New York, arrived at the Port of New York to be processed into the recently opened Castle Garden, America's first official immigration center. The family settled in Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois where Anton was a school teacher and active member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Sometime after her husband Anton died in 1872, she lived with the family of her daughter, Margaretha and husband, Michael Conrad. Elizabeth lived with the Conrad family until her death on February 5, 1904."

1880: Niles Township, Cook Co., Illinois; Michael Conrad, Widowed, Farmer, 44 Germany; Anton Conrad 19 Illinois; Mathias Conrad 16 Illinois; Catarina Conrad 15 Illinois; Peter Conrad 13 Illinois; Teadore Conrad 11 Illinois; Christina Conrad 5 Illinois; Elisabeth Conrad 3 Illinois; Elisabeth Meiler, Widow, Mother-in-law 62 Germany; Cite This Record "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJH-V8J

Sources

Holy Cross Catholic Church records, Monreal, Mayen, Rhineland, Germany

St Kastor Catholic Church records, Weiler, Mayen, Rhineland, Germany

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

Booklet "The Immigrant Founders, Members and Associates of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg (Est Aug 1841), McHenry County, Illinois" This booklet can be viewed at the Johnsburg Public Library upon request, phone ahead

NOTE: Burial: Cemetery unknown

Find A Grave: Memorial #185768655 Elizabeth Meiler

Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998; Name Elizabeth Meiler; Age 86; Birth Year (Estimated) 1818; Birthplace Germany; Marital Status Widowed; Father's Birthplace Germany; Mother's Birthplace Germany; Event Date 5 February 1904; Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Record Number 153; Cite This Record "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7KB-246





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