Michael J. “Mike” Eichers

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Michael J. “Mike” Eichers

Birth
Kruchten, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death
21 Jan 1939 (aged 83)
Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Michael J. Eichers, son of Michael P. Eichers 1826 - 1912 and Anna (Zeyen) Zien 1827 - 1908 was born in Kruchten, Germany the town is within the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district. Coordinates: 49°53′57″N 6°18′53″ECoordinates: 49°53′57″N 6°18′53″E
Administration
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District: Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc. Neuerburg

They immigrated to America, sailing from Antwerp, Belgium, arriving at New York City, at the Battery on 16 July 1856, with his wife, Anna, Michael J. and Michael P. Eichers sister Anna Eichers on the ship SS Pyramid. Their destination was listed as Illinois, but they stayed in Iowa from 1857 to 1861 when they settled in Wakefield Township, on a farm 3 miles south of Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota. They also farmed in the Townships of Luxemburg and Maine Prairie.

The following is an entry in the FAMILIENBUCH ISSUED BY THE KRUCHTEN SAINT MAXIMUNIS CATHOLIC CHURCH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY COVERING THE PERIOD FROM 1699 - 1899:
Copied from Church records in Kruchten, Bitburg-Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Saint Maximunis Kruchten, Germany/Luxembourg.

206 (PARENTS OF MICHAEL J. EICHERS - SEE BELOW)
EICHERS Michael P.<205.5>, Tagelohner
* 21.07.1826 Kruchten
siehe auch(also listed in the ) FB Korperich Nr. 2499, Firmung 27.5.1841
vh S/K 14/19.01.1854 Kruchten
(st.amtl. Heiratsakt Nr. 1 und Kirchenbuch 4/194/1, Trauzeugen(=witnesses: Peter Eichers und Michael Zien (Zeyen) aus Kruchten)
ZIEN (ZEYEN) Anna, (später=afterwards (Zeyen)= is spoken as Zien and that's how they continue to use in their church records and in the USA. djk2-21-2013).
TV. Michael Zeyen + 29.3.1843 und Gertrud Krischeler + 29.8.1846 aus FB Ralingen Nr. 1063
* 26.03.1830 Ralingen
wohnte bei Heirat in Seimerich=(Michael P. and Anna Zien were married in the village of Seimerich).

First child:
1. Michael J. */~ 03.02.1855 Kruchten
P.: Michael Zeyen und Anna Eichers geboren um 6 Uhr
(P = his christian Sponsors at baptism)
Michael J. Eichers, son of Michael P. Eichers 1826 - 1912 and Anna (Zeyen) Zien 1827 - 1908 was born in Kruchten, Germany the town is within the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district. Coordinates: 49°53′57″N 6°18′53″ECoordinates: 49°53′57″N 6°18′53″E
Administration
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District: Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
Municipal assoc. Neuerburg

They immigrated to America, sailing from Antwerp, Belgium, arriving at New York City, at the Battery on 16 July 1856, with his wife, Anna, Michael J. and Michael P. Eichers sister Anna Eichers on the ship SS Pyramid. Their destination was listed as Illinois, but they stayed in Iowa from 1857 to 1861 when they settled in Wakefield Township, on a farm 3 miles south of Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota. They also farmed in the Townships of Luxemburg and Maine Prairie.

The following is an entry in the FAMILIENBUCH ISSUED BY THE KRUCHTEN SAINT MAXIMUNIS CATHOLIC CHURCH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY COVERING THE PERIOD FROM 1699 - 1899:
Copied from Church records in Kruchten, Bitburg-Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Saint Maximunis Kruchten, Germany/Luxembourg.

206 (PARENTS OF MICHAEL J. EICHERS - SEE BELOW)
EICHERS Michael P.<205.5>, Tagelohner
* 21.07.1826 Kruchten
siehe auch(also listed in the ) FB Korperich Nr. 2499, Firmung 27.5.1841
vh S/K 14/19.01.1854 Kruchten
(st.amtl. Heiratsakt Nr. 1 und Kirchenbuch 4/194/1, Trauzeugen(=witnesses: Peter Eichers und Michael Zien (Zeyen) aus Kruchten)
ZIEN (ZEYEN) Anna, (später=afterwards (Zeyen)= is spoken as Zien and that's how they continue to use in their church records and in the USA. djk2-21-2013).
TV. Michael Zeyen + 29.3.1843 und Gertrud Krischeler + 29.8.1846 aus FB Ralingen Nr. 1063
* 26.03.1830 Ralingen
wohnte bei Heirat in Seimerich=(Michael P. and Anna Zien were married in the village of Seimerich).

First child:
1. Michael J. */~ 03.02.1855 Kruchten
P.: Michael Zeyen und Anna Eichers geboren um 6 Uhr
(P = his christian Sponsors at baptism)