Leo Diederich and Mary Ternes Relatives--Details (revised) - Person Sheet
Leo Diederich and Mary Ternes Relatives--Details (revised) - Person Sheet
NameJohann Haerig 
Birth29 May 1772, Retterath, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Baptism29 May 1772, St. Remigius Church, Retterath, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
DeathWisconsin, United States of America
BurialWisconsin, United States of America
FatherJohann Haerig (~1716-1815)
MotherMaria Schaefer (1734-1797)
Spouses
Birth9 Jul 1763, Mannebach, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death2 Jun 1819, Retterath, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
FatherPeter Laux (-1770)
MotherAnna Kreiser (-1781)
Marriage7 Feb 1797, St. Remigius Church, Retterath, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Birth4 Jan 1804, Lirstal, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death19 Aug 1838, Retterath, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
FatherPeter Keiffenheim (1759-1830)
MotherGertrud Schneider (1765-1842)
Marriage14 Jul 1825, St. Remigius Church, Retterath, Vulkaneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
ChildrenPeter (1826-1916)
Stephan (1827-1828)
Maria Elisabeth (1828-1828)
Gertrud (1830-1834)
Matthias (1832-1914)
Anna Maria (1834-)
Stephan (1836-)
UNNAMED (1838-1838)
Notes for Johann Haerig
Source: Ancestry.com—New York, Passenger LIsts, 1820-1957; and U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin); and Wisconsin, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1820-1890.
He and his children had lived at Trierhof (Villa Trevirengi) in Retterath. The children of Johann and Anna Maria Keifenheim who survived past 1846 were Peter, Matthias, Anna Maria, and the second Stephan. Johann and these surviving children immigrated to Wisconsin in 1846. They sailed from Antwerp, Belgium on the ship “Mount Vernon,” arriving in New York, New York on August 12, 1846.
On February 1, 1848 after full payment was made, “John Herrig of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Territory” was granted 40 acres of land at Green Bay, Wisconsin Territory.
The 1855 Wisconsin census gave Taycheedah Township, Fond du Lac County as John’s residence.
He and his children had lived at Trierhof (Villa Trevirengi) in Retterath. The children of Johann and Anna Maria Keifenheim who survived past 1846 were Peter, Matthias, Anna Maria, and the second Stephan. Johann and these surviving children immigrated to Wisconsin in 1846. They sailed from Antwerp, Belgium on the ship “Mount Vernon,” arriving in New York, New York on August 12, 1846.
On February 1, 1848 after full payment was made, “John Herrig of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Territory” was granted 40 acres of land at Green Bay, Wisconsin Territory.
The 1855 Wisconsin census gave Taycheedah Township, Fond du Lac County as John’s residence.
Notes for Gertrud (Spouse 1)
Gertrud’s parents were Peter Laux and Anna Kreiser. Gertrud was a third cousin of Johann Harig. Peter Bauer provided the name of her birth place and the information that she and Johann had five children.
Notes for Anna Maria (Spouse 2)
Anna Maria’s parents were Peter Keifenheim of Lirstal and Gertrud Schneider of Durbach.