1810 - 1855 1810 - 1855
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| Birth | 24 Apr 1810 | Neustadt an der Orla, Germany  [3] |
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| Sex | Male | |||||||||||||||
| Alias | Friedrick Purfurst | |||||||||||||||
| A.K.A. | Frederick Purfurst |
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| Immigration-1 | 18 Nov 1838 | Departure from Bremen, Germany [4] |
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| Immigration-2 | 18 Jan 1839 | Arrived aboard the vessel Olbers at the port of New Orleans, Louisiana [5] |
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| Immigration-3 | 31 Jan 1839 | Departure from New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Buried | Mar 1855 | Concordia Cemetery, St Louis, Missouri [6] |
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| Died | 15 Mar 1855 | St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri [7] |
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| Person ID | I020096 | Purfeerst | ||||||||||||||
| Last Modified | 06 Jun 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Father | Purfürst Johann Christoph, b. 24 Jan 1775, Neustadt an der Orla, Germany | |||||||||||||||
| Mother | Günsel Louisa Friederika Rosina, b. 1776, Erfurt, Prussia | |||||||||||||||
| Family ID | F01163 | Group Sheet | ||||||||||||||
| Family | Gentzsch Carolina Henrietta, b. 6 Oct 1808, Leipzig, Germany | |||||||||||||||
| Married | 16 Jun 1839 | St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri [8,9] |
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| Family ID | F04668 | Group Sheet | ||||||||||||||
| Photos |  | A3. St. John the Baptist Evangelical Church, Neustadt an der Orla, Germany. This picture of St. John the Baptist Evangelical church was taken by the Author during a year 2000 research trip to Neustadt, Germany. Many Purfürst family members who emigrated to America once lived in and around the village in which this church is located. The parish baptism, marriage and burial registers, dating back to 1600, revealed considerable information on our ancestors. In 1294 the Landgraf Albrecht von Thuringer (The Count Albrecht Thuringa) and his wife Elisabeth, the widowed Countess of Arnshaugh, built a chapel in Neustadt and dedicated it to John The Baptist. Although having since undergone a number of alterations, the structure seen here was completed in 1534 and is said not to have changed since. The Lutheran church of St. John the Baptist was the family parish for the Purfürst family groups listed below. * ILLINOIS, Cook County - Arno Walter Purfürst and Wilhelmine Purfürst * INDIANA, Fountain County - Carl Friedrich August Purfürst and Johann Friedrich Purfürst. * MINNESOTA, Rice County - Karl Friedrich Ernst Purfürst. * MINNESOTA, Steele County - Carl Friedrich Herman Purfürst. * MISSOURI, St. Louis County - Johann Friedrich Jacob Purfürst. * NEW JERSEY, Essex County - Johann David Ernst Purfürst, Christiana Paulina Purfürst, Robert Richard Purfürst and Ida Francisca Purfürst. * TEXAS, Harris County - Ernst August Purfürst. * FINLAND, Helsinki - Carl Wilhelm Alfred Purfürst See the individual Histories for the geographical locations associated with the families for more information on the family groups. See the History of St John's the Baptist church for more information on the parish. See the History of Neustadt, Germany for more information on the village where the church was located. |
| Sources | 1. [S203781] 1850 US Federal Census, Missouri, Frederick & Caroline (Gentsch) Purfurst., St. Louis (South Half), Page 628, Line 26, September 21, 1850. "Stated: Frederich Burfaerst (sic), age 41; wife. Caroline, age 42; dau. Auguste, age 8; dau. Caroline, age 6; dau. Sarah, age 4; dau. Helena (sic-Magdalena Paulina), age 2." 2. [S022801] 1840 US Federal Census, Missouri, Frederick & Caroline (Gentsch) Purfurst., St Louis, Page 23 "Stated: Frederick Perfost (sic); one male betn the age 30-40; one female betn age 30-40; one female betn age 5-10. Note: the early census only named the head of family. Everyone within the family was placed in age groups." 3. [S203543] 1810 Birth Record, Germany, Johann Friedrich Jacob Purfürst, St. Johannis Evangelical Lutheran Church, Neustadt a/O, Germany, Baptismal Book 1810, Page 82, April 24, 1810. "Stated: Born to Neustadt shoemaker Johann Christoph Purfürst and Louisa Friederika Rosina Günsel from Erfurt." 4. [S203734] 1838 Passenger Record, Germany, Johann Friedrich Jacob Purfurst & Carolina Henriette Gentsch, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany, List of Passengers on board Ship Albers bound from Bremen to New Orleans, January 21, 1839. "Stated: NAME: Fr. Purfürst; LAST DWELLING PLACE: Dresden; OCCUPATION: Shoe Maker; YEARS OF AGE: 29 NAME: Carol Gentsch; LAST DWELLING PLACE: Dresden; YEARS OF AGE: 30." 5. [S203752] 1839 Passenger Record, Germany, Johann Friedrich Jacob Purfurst & Carolina Henriette Gentsch, Zion on the Mississippi, The Settlement of the Saxon Lutherans in Missouri, 1839-1841, Publ 1953, Page 216. "Stated: "... The (vessel) Olbers reached the delta of the Mississippi (New Orleans) on January 18, (1839)..."" 6. [S201701] Burial Date and Location per Family Descendant. "Note: It is belived that Frederick Purfurst was initially buried at the Lutheran Cemetery, sometimes referred to as the Old Saxon Cemetery, located at Ohio Avenue and Miami Street in St Louis, Missouri. When the Holy Cross Lutheran Church was constructed upon that property his remains were moved to the New Saxon Cemetery on Bates Street, St Louis. That cemetery is now known as Concordia Cemetery." 7. [S201652] Death Date and Location per Local Court House Record. 8. [S203685] 1839 Marriage Record, Missouri, Fredrick Purfurst & Carolina Gentsch., St Louis Index To Marriage Records, Index Vol. 1 (of 6), (alpha) K to Z, 1806-1854. "Stated: On Page 176 of Volume 2, Year 1839, marriage of John Fredric Tomes (sic) Purfurst and Caroline Henriette Genzsch (sic)." 9. [S203685] 1839 Marriage Record, Missouri, Fredrick Purfurst & Carolina Gentsch., Marriage Record Book 2, Part 2, 1836-1842, St. Louis, County of St. Louis, State of Marriage. "Stated: "...joined in matrimony Mr. John Frederic Tomes Purfürst (sic) of St Louis and Miss Caroline Henriette Genzsch (sic) of St Louis certified ... this 16th day of June A.D. 1939...Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church..."" |
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