Wilhelm "William" Brüggen (AKA Brueggen) was born 19 October 1826 in Stommeln to Christian Brüggen and Elisabeth Kronenberg. He married Anna Gertrud Grefrath, the daughter of Johann Grefrath and Anna Gudula Hundgeburth, 17 October 1847 in Stommeln. In German records, the name (Brueggen) is found spelled Brücken or Brüggen. Anna Gertrude was born 9 March 1827 in Stommeln. She was the first of six children. According to an entry written in the Marriage record book of St. Martin's Catholic Church of Stommeln, this married couple and their family left the parish for North America 28 September 1857. Only three of their first four children born in Stommeln made the trip with them. Little Hubertina died 2 February 1857. Wilhelm, Anna, his children Agnes, Adam and Maria Sybilla, as well as his aging father, Christian traveled to Antwerp, Belgium and boarded the Ship David Hoadley and sailed to America, arriving at the Port of New York 18 November 1857. All totaled, the trip took about six weeks. Anna Gertrud (the "e" is not always used at the end of Gertrud in the German language) was pregnant with their fifth child. Their second son, Christ, was bom in Chicago sometime during November. They stayed in Chicago for a period, presumably with friends who had made the trip earlier and decided to stay in Chicago. While there Wilhelm made his Declaration of Intent to become a citizen of the United States in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 16 December 1857. There would not have been a train to bring them directly to Monroe County. It is doubtful that they could have continued their journey from Chicago to the "Ridge" during the winter, especially with a newborn infant. Eventually they would have continued their journey, possibly taking a train to Galena, Illinois or Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. They would not be able to make the steamboat journey to La Crosse until after the spring thaw and the Mississippi was navigable.
Their children were:
- Agnes, born 29 September 1848 in Stommeln
- Adam, bom 22 October 1850 in Stommeln
- Maria Sybilia, born 9 March 1853 in Stommeln
- Hubertina, born 5 Dec 1855 in Stommeln, died 2 February 1857
- Christ, born November 1857 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Martin, born I November 1860 in Jefferson Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin
- Mary, born 12 March 1862 in Jefferson Township
- William "Henry" born about 1866 in Jefferson Township, died 9 November 1878
- Apollonia, born 28 September 1871 in Jefferson Township
According to information provided by Regina (Brueggen) Wiedemann, granddaughter of William, her grandfather had worked for a Flock after their arrival to the area, saving enough money to finally purchase his own land. The 1860 census shows a Homer Brogan with Agnes age 12, Adam age 7, Sybil age 5 and Christian age 2 living in the Town of Ridgeville. Anna Gertrude, for some reason, is missing from the census, which was taken on 27 June 1860. William's father, Christian, was living with his daughter, Anna Maria, who married Hubert Kohlgraf. William and his family lived two houses away from Henry Flock and his family. William purchased the NENW forty of Section 14 in the Town of Jefferson on 15 January 1860 by making a cash-payment to the U. S. Government at the La Crosse Land Office. Between January of 1860 when he purchased the land and June 1860 when the census was taken, the family may have continued to live in the dwelling near the Flock family in Ridgeville until William had time to clear sufficient land to build his house. In 1864 he was assessed tax in the amount of $4.75 for this forty, which was valued at $65. His father lived long enough to see his son as an owner of land in America. Christian died 9 April 1869 and would have been buried in the area between the St. Mary's Ridge church and the rectory. The 1870 Agricultural Census reports shows that William had 37 acres of improved land, 10 acres of woodland, 93 acres of unimproved land valued at $2000. The farming equipment and machinery were valued at $125. William had 1 horse, 2 milk cows, 3 other cattle and 5 pigs, which were valued at $395. He had harvested 478 bushels of spring wheat, 100 bushels of com, 118 bushels of oats, 55 bushels of barley, 25 bushels of potatoes, and 6 tons of hay and made 100 pounds of butter during the previous twelve months. The animals slaughtered were valued at $75. The estimated value of all farm production, including betterments and additions to stock was listed as $648. The 1877 Monroe County Plat Book shows that William owned the following land in Jefferson Township: the NWNW, NENW, SENW and SWNE forties of Section 14, totaling 160 acres. Besides being a farmer, William was a carpenter and a musician. He built cabinets and coffins and made wooden shoes. William had to leave his family behind when he was drafted into the 19th Regiment, Company C, Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers as a drummer at the age of 38. His regiment was the f'irst to enter Richmond Virginia in April 1865. William received his final papers and finally became a citizen of the United States 26 September 187 1, with M. Cremer and B. Mullenberg testifying for him. Under the Homestead Act of May 20, 1962, William filed his Application No. 2882 at the Land Office at La Crosse, Wisconsin 16 October 1866 for the SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section Fourteen of Township Fifteen North, Range Three West. He provided his Certificate of Naturalization (final papers). He then submitted an affidavit that the land for which he was applying adjoined land he already owned located in the E 1/2 of NW 1/4 and that it was used for settlement and cultivation. His son, Adam, and Johann Schaaf accompanied him to the La Crosse Land Office to vouch for William that his current farm adjoins the parcel he had been homesteading. The document continues: "That the said William Brucken entered upon and made settlement on said land entered under the homestead in the month of October 1866, and has built a house on his original farm, a log house, one story high, 16 x 20 ft. with shingle roof, 2 board floors, one outside door, 2 windows and is a comfortable house to live in and has lived in said house and made it his exclusive home prior to the 17th day of October, 1866, to the present time, and that he has since said settlement ploughed, fenced, and cultivated about 4 acres of said land......"
SOURCE: Saint Mary's Ridge Heritage (book).
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Born in Landkreis Köln (countryside of Cologne), in the village of Stommeln, by Pulheim (about 12 miles NW of Cologne - see map, at right). Married Anna Getrude Grefrath on, 17-Oct-1847, in Stommeln.
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Age 53, farmer, from Prussia - 1880 WI. Census.
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Ancestors of Wilhelm Brueggen
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Parents: Christian Brueggen & Elisabetha Kronenberg.
Paternal Grandparents: Augustin Brueggen & Margaretha Jonas.
Maternal Grandparents: Johann Kronenberg & Anna Catharina Bucholtz.
William's father, Christian, was baptized 29 October 1786 in St. Martin's Catholic Church in Stommeln. He was the son of Augustin Brueggen and Margaretha Jonas. Christian married Elizabetha Kronenberg 1 November 1815 in Baumberg, Monheim, Germany. She was the daughter of Johann Konenberg and Anna Catharina Bucholtz and was born about 1787 in Baumberg. Elizabetha died 2 February 1852. Her father was born about 1718, married her mother about 1778, and died in 1803. William's grandfather, Augustin, was baptized 14 March 1734. His mother died shortly after his birth. The family lived in Sintherin at the time. Augustin first married Christina Baum. After her death, he married Margaretha Jonas 10 February 1782.
Their children were:
- Agnes, born 29 September 1848 in Stommeln
- Adam, bom 22 October 1850 in Stommeln
- Maria Sybilia, born 9 March 1853 in Stommeln
- Hubertina, born 5 Dec 1855 in Stommeln, died 2 February 1857
- Christ, born November 1857 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Martin, born I November 1860 in Jefferson Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin
- Mary, born 12 March 1862 in Jefferson Township
- William "Henry" born about 1866 in Jefferson Township, died 9 November 1878
- Apollonia, born 28 September 1871 in Jefferson Township
According to information provided by Regina (Brueggen) Wiedemann, granddaughter of William, her grandfather had worked for a Flock after their arrival to the area, saving enough money to finally purchase his own land. The 1860 census shows a Homer Brogan with Agnes age 12, Adam age 7, Sybil age 5 and Christian age 2 living in the Town of Ridgeville. Anna Gertrude, for some reason, is missing from the census, which was taken on 27 June 1860. William's father, Christian, was living with his daughter, Anna Maria, who married Hubert Kohlgraf. William and his family lived two houses away from Henry Flock and his family. William purchased the NENW forty of Section 14 in the Town of Jefferson on 15 January 1860 by making a cash-payment to the U. S. Government at the La Crosse Land Office. Between January of 1860 when he purchased the land and June 1860 when the census was taken, the family may have continued to live in the dwelling near the Flock family in Ridgeville until William had time to clear sufficient land to build his house. In 1864 he was assessed tax in the amount of $4.75 for this forty, which was valued at $65. His father lived long enough to see his son as an owner of land in America. Christian died 9 April 1869 and would have been buried in the area between the St. Mary's Ridge church and the rectory. The 1870 Agricultural Census reports shows that William had 37 acres of improved land, 10 acres of woodland, 93 acres of unimproved land valued at $2000. The farming equipment and machinery were valued at $125. William had 1 horse, 2 milk cows, 3 other cattle and 5 pigs, which were valued at $395. He had harvested 478 bushels of spring wheat, 100 bushels of com, 118 bushels of oats, 55 bushels of barley, 25 bushels of potatoes, and 6 tons of hay and made 100 pounds of butter during the previous twelve months. The animals slaughtered were valued at $75. The estimated value of all farm production, including betterments and additions to stock was listed as $648. The 1877 Monroe County Plat Book shows that William owned the following land in Jefferson Township: the NWNW, NENW, SENW and SWNE forties of Section 14, totaling 160 acres. Besides being a farmer, William was a carpenter and a musician. He built cabinets and coffins and made wooden shoes. William had to leave his family behind when he was drafted into the 19th Regiment, Company C, Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers as a drummer at the age of 38. His regiment was the f'irst to enter Richmond Virginia in April 1865. William received his final papers and finally became a citizen of the United States 26 September 187 1, with M. Cremer and B. Mullenberg testifying for him. Under the Homestead Act of May 20, 1962, William filed his Application No. 2882 at the Land Office at La Crosse, Wisconsin 16 October 1866 for the SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section Fourteen of Township Fifteen North, Range Three West. He provided his Certificate of Naturalization (final papers). He then submitted an affidavit that the land for which he was applying adjoined land he already owned located in the E 1/2 of NW 1/4 and that it was used for settlement and cultivation. His son, Adam, and Johann Schaaf accompanied him to the La Crosse Land Office to vouch for William that his current farm adjoins the parcel he had been homesteading. The document continues: "That the said William Brucken entered upon and made settlement on said land entered under the homestead in the month of October 1866, and has built a house on his original farm, a log house, one story high, 16 x 20 ft. with shingle roof, 2 board floors, one outside door, 2 windows and is a comfortable house to live in and has lived in said house and made it his exclusive home prior to the 17th day of October, 1866, to the present time, and that he has since said settlement ploughed, fenced, and cultivated about 4 acres of said land......"
SOURCE: Saint Mary's Ridge Heritage (book).
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Born in Landkreis Köln (countryside of Cologne), in the village of Stommeln, by Pulheim (about 12 miles NW of Cologne - see map, at right). Married Anna Getrude Grefrath on, 17-Oct-1847, in Stommeln.
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Age 53, farmer, from Prussia - 1880 WI. Census.
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Ancestors of Wilhelm Brueggen
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Parents: Christian Brueggen & Elisabetha Kronenberg.
Paternal Grandparents: Augustin Brueggen & Margaretha Jonas.
Maternal Grandparents: Johann Kronenberg & Anna Catharina Bucholtz.
William's father, Christian, was baptized 29 October 1786 in St. Martin's Catholic Church in Stommeln. He was the son of Augustin Brueggen and Margaretha Jonas. Christian married Elizabetha Kronenberg 1 November 1815 in Baumberg, Monheim, Germany. She was the daughter of Johann Konenberg and Anna Catharina Bucholtz and was born about 1787 in Baumberg. Elizabetha died 2 February 1852. Her father was born about 1718, married her mother about 1778, and died in 1803. William's grandfather, Augustin, was baptized 14 March 1734. His mother died shortly after his birth. The family lived in Sintherin at the time. Augustin first married Christina Baum. After her death, he married Margaretha Jonas 10 February 1782.
Wilhelm "William" Brüggen (AKA Brueggen) was born 19 October 1826 in Stommeln to Christian Brüggen and Elisabeth Kronenberg. He married Anna Gertrud Grefrath, the daughter of Johann Grefrath and Anna Gudula Hundgeburth, 17 October 1847 in Stommeln. In German records, the name (Brueggen) is found spelled Brücken or Brüggen. Anna Gertrude was born 9 March 1827 in Stommeln. She was the first of six children. According to an entry written in the Marriage record book of St. Martin's Catholic Church of Stommeln, this married couple and their family left the parish for North America 28 September 1857. Only three of their first four children born in Stommeln made the trip with them. Little Hubertina died 2 February 1857. Wilhelm, Anna, his children Agnes, Adam and Maria Sybilla, as well as his aging father, Christian traveled to Antwerp, Belgium and boarded the Ship David Hoadley and sailed to America, arriving at the Port of New York 18 November 1857. All totaled, the trip took about six weeks. Anna Gertrud (the "e" is not always used at the end of Gertrud in the German language) was pregnant with their fifth child. Their second son, Christ, was bom in Chicago sometime during November. They stayed in Chicago for a period, presumably with friends who had made the trip earlier and decided to stay in Chicago. While there Wilhelm made his Declaration of Intent to become a citizen of the United States in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 16 December 1857. There would not have been a train to bring them directly to Monroe County. It is doubtful that they could have continued their journey from Chicago to the "Ridge" during the winter, especially with a newborn infant. Eventually they would have continued their journey, possibly taking a train to Galena, Illinois or Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. They would not be able to make the steamboat journey to La Crosse until after the spring thaw and the Mississippi was navigable.
Their children were:
- Agnes, born 29 September 1848 in Stommeln
- Adam, bom 22 October 1850 in Stommeln
- Maria Sybilia, born 9 March 1853 in Stommeln
- Hubertina, born 5 Dec 1855 in Stommeln, died 2 February 1857
- Christ, born November 1857 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Martin, born I November 1860 in Jefferson Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin
- Mary, born 12 March 1862 in Jefferson Township
- William "Henry" born about 1866 in Jefferson Township, died 9 November 1878
- Apollonia, born 28 September 1871 in Jefferson Township
According to information provided by Regina (Brueggen) Wiedemann, granddaughter of William, her grandfather had worked for a Flock after their arrival to the area, saving enough money to finally purchase his own land. The 1860 census shows a Homer Brogan with Agnes age 12, Adam age 7, Sybil age 5 and Christian age 2 living in the Town of Ridgeville. Anna Gertrude, for some reason, is missing from the census, which was taken on 27 June 1860. William's father, Christian, was living with his daughter, Anna Maria, who married Hubert Kohlgraf. William and his family lived two houses away from Henry Flock and his family. William purchased the NENW forty of Section 14 in the Town of Jefferson on 15 January 1860 by making a cash-payment to the U. S. Government at the La Crosse Land Office. Between January of 1860 when he purchased the land and June 1860 when the census was taken, the family may have continued to live in the dwelling near the Flock family in Ridgeville until William had time to clear sufficient land to build his house. In 1864 he was assessed tax in the amount of $4.75 for this forty, which was valued at $65. His father lived long enough to see his son as an owner of land in America. Christian died 9 April 1869 and would have been buried in the area between the St. Mary's Ridge church and the rectory. The 1870 Agricultural Census reports shows that William had 37 acres of improved land, 10 acres of woodland, 93 acres of unimproved land valued at $2000. The farming equipment and machinery were valued at $125. William had 1 horse, 2 milk cows, 3 other cattle and 5 pigs, which were valued at $395. He had harvested 478 bushels of spring wheat, 100 bushels of com, 118 bushels of oats, 55 bushels of barley, 25 bushels of potatoes, and 6 tons of hay and made 100 pounds of butter during the previous twelve months. The animals slaughtered were valued at $75. The estimated value of all farm production, including betterments and additions to stock was listed as $648. The 1877 Monroe County Plat Book shows that William owned the following land in Jefferson Township: the NWNW, NENW, SENW and SWNE forties of Section 14, totaling 160 acres. Besides being a farmer, William was a carpenter and a musician. He built cabinets and coffins and made wooden shoes. William had to leave his family behind when he was drafted into the 19th Regiment, Company C, Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers as a drummer at the age of 38. His regiment was the f'irst to enter Richmond Virginia in April 1865. William received his final papers and finally became a citizen of the United States 26 September 187 1, with M. Cremer and B. Mullenberg testifying for him. Under the Homestead Act of May 20, 1962, William filed his Application No. 2882 at the Land Office at La Crosse, Wisconsin 16 October 1866 for the SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section Fourteen of Township Fifteen North, Range Three West. He provided his Certificate of Naturalization (final papers). He then submitted an affidavit that the land for which he was applying adjoined land he already owned located in the E 1/2 of NW 1/4 and that it was used for settlement and cultivation. His son, Adam, and Johann Schaaf accompanied him to the La Crosse Land Office to vouch for William that his current farm adjoins the parcel he had been homesteading. The document continues: "That the said William Brucken entered upon and made settlement on said land entered under the homestead in the month of October 1866, and has built a house on his original farm, a log house, one story high, 16 x 20 ft. with shingle roof, 2 board floors, one outside door, 2 windows and is a comfortable house to live in and has lived in said house and made it his exclusive home prior to the 17th day of October, 1866, to the present time, and that he has since said settlement ploughed, fenced, and cultivated about 4 acres of said land......"
SOURCE: Saint Mary's Ridge Heritage (book).
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Born in Landkreis Köln (countryside of Cologne), in the village of Stommeln, by Pulheim (about 12 miles NW of Cologne - see map, at right). Married Anna Getrude Grefrath on, 17-Oct-1847, in Stommeln.
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Age 53, farmer, from Prussia - 1880 WI. Census.
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Ancestors of Wilhelm Brueggen
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Parents: Christian Brueggen & Elisabetha Kronenberg.
Paternal Grandparents: Augustin Brueggen & Margaretha Jonas.
Maternal Grandparents: Johann Kronenberg & Anna Catharina Bucholtz.
William's father, Christian, was baptized 29 October 1786 in St. Martin's Catholic Church in Stommeln. He was the son of Augustin Brueggen and Margaretha Jonas. Christian married Elizabetha Kronenberg 1 November 1815 in Baumberg, Monheim, Germany. She was the daughter of Johann Konenberg and Anna Catharina Bucholtz and was born about 1787 in Baumberg. Elizabetha died 2 February 1852. Her father was born about 1718, married her mother about 1778, and died in 1803. William's grandfather, Augustin, was baptized 14 March 1734. His mother died shortly after his birth. The family lived in Sintherin at the time. Augustin first married Christina Baum. After her death, he married Margaretha Jonas 10 February 1782.
Their children were:
- Agnes, born 29 September 1848 in Stommeln
- Adam, bom 22 October 1850 in Stommeln
- Maria Sybilia, born 9 March 1853 in Stommeln
- Hubertina, born 5 Dec 1855 in Stommeln, died 2 February 1857
- Christ, born November 1857 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Martin, born I November 1860 in Jefferson Township, Monroe County, Wisconsin
- Mary, born 12 March 1862 in Jefferson Township
- William "Henry" born about 1866 in Jefferson Township, died 9 November 1878
- Apollonia, born 28 September 1871 in Jefferson Township
According to information provided by Regina (Brueggen) Wiedemann, granddaughter of William, her grandfather had worked for a Flock after their arrival to the area, saving enough money to finally purchase his own land. The 1860 census shows a Homer Brogan with Agnes age 12, Adam age 7, Sybil age 5 and Christian age 2 living in the Town of Ridgeville. Anna Gertrude, for some reason, is missing from the census, which was taken on 27 June 1860. William's father, Christian, was living with his daughter, Anna Maria, who married Hubert Kohlgraf. William and his family lived two houses away from Henry Flock and his family. William purchased the NENW forty of Section 14 in the Town of Jefferson on 15 January 1860 by making a cash-payment to the U. S. Government at the La Crosse Land Office. Between January of 1860 when he purchased the land and June 1860 when the census was taken, the family may have continued to live in the dwelling near the Flock family in Ridgeville until William had time to clear sufficient land to build his house. In 1864 he was assessed tax in the amount of $4.75 for this forty, which was valued at $65. His father lived long enough to see his son as an owner of land in America. Christian died 9 April 1869 and would have been buried in the area between the St. Mary's Ridge church and the rectory. The 1870 Agricultural Census reports shows that William had 37 acres of improved land, 10 acres of woodland, 93 acres of unimproved land valued at $2000. The farming equipment and machinery were valued at $125. William had 1 horse, 2 milk cows, 3 other cattle and 5 pigs, which were valued at $395. He had harvested 478 bushels of spring wheat, 100 bushels of com, 118 bushels of oats, 55 bushels of barley, 25 bushels of potatoes, and 6 tons of hay and made 100 pounds of butter during the previous twelve months. The animals slaughtered were valued at $75. The estimated value of all farm production, including betterments and additions to stock was listed as $648. The 1877 Monroe County Plat Book shows that William owned the following land in Jefferson Township: the NWNW, NENW, SENW and SWNE forties of Section 14, totaling 160 acres. Besides being a farmer, William was a carpenter and a musician. He built cabinets and coffins and made wooden shoes. William had to leave his family behind when he was drafted into the 19th Regiment, Company C, Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers as a drummer at the age of 38. His regiment was the f'irst to enter Richmond Virginia in April 1865. William received his final papers and finally became a citizen of the United States 26 September 187 1, with M. Cremer and B. Mullenberg testifying for him. Under the Homestead Act of May 20, 1962, William filed his Application No. 2882 at the Land Office at La Crosse, Wisconsin 16 October 1866 for the SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section Fourteen of Township Fifteen North, Range Three West. He provided his Certificate of Naturalization (final papers). He then submitted an affidavit that the land for which he was applying adjoined land he already owned located in the E 1/2 of NW 1/4 and that it was used for settlement and cultivation. His son, Adam, and Johann Schaaf accompanied him to the La Crosse Land Office to vouch for William that his current farm adjoins the parcel he had been homesteading. The document continues: "That the said William Brucken entered upon and made settlement on said land entered under the homestead in the month of October 1866, and has built a house on his original farm, a log house, one story high, 16 x 20 ft. with shingle roof, 2 board floors, one outside door, 2 windows and is a comfortable house to live in and has lived in said house and made it his exclusive home prior to the 17th day of October, 1866, to the present time, and that he has since said settlement ploughed, fenced, and cultivated about 4 acres of said land......"
SOURCE: Saint Mary's Ridge Heritage (book).
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Born in Landkreis Köln (countryside of Cologne), in the village of Stommeln, by Pulheim (about 12 miles NW of Cologne - see map, at right). Married Anna Getrude Grefrath on, 17-Oct-1847, in Stommeln.
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Age 53, farmer, from Prussia - 1880 WI. Census.
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Ancestors of Wilhelm Brueggen
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Parents: Christian Brueggen & Elisabetha Kronenberg.
Paternal Grandparents: Augustin Brueggen & Margaretha Jonas.
Maternal Grandparents: Johann Kronenberg & Anna Catharina Bucholtz.
William's father, Christian, was baptized 29 October 1786 in St. Martin's Catholic Church in Stommeln. He was the son of Augustin Brueggen and Margaretha Jonas. Christian married Elizabetha Kronenberg 1 November 1815 in Baumberg, Monheim, Germany. She was the daughter of Johann Konenberg and Anna Catharina Bucholtz and was born about 1787 in Baumberg. Elizabetha died 2 February 1852. Her father was born about 1718, married her mother about 1778, and died in 1803. William's grandfather, Augustin, was baptized 14 March 1734. His mother died shortly after his birth. The family lived in Sintherin at the time. Augustin first married Christina Baum. After her death, he married Margaretha Jonas 10 February 1782.
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