Platten, Anton was baptized on Oct 3, 1790 in Mörsdorf, Cochem, Rheinland, Prussia (now Germany) and died Jan 17, 1870 in the town of Liberty, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He married Anna Hermes on Dec 26, 1814 in Mörsdorf. Anna was born Nov 1, 1794 and died Dec 11,1828 in Mörsdorf. After Anna died Anton remarried to Mary Margaret Bibelhausen in Mörsdorf on Apr 27, 1829.
Anton was the son of Johanne Anton Platten and Margaret Knoeppel. Johanne was born Nov 26, 1736 in Mörsdorf, Cochem, Rheinland, Prussia. Margaret was born Aug 17, 1754 in Korweiler, Rhein-Hunsruck-Kries, Rheinland, Prussia. They were married in 1780 in Koblenz, Rhineland, Prussia. Margaret died April 18, 1818 in Mörsdorf.
Anton immigrated to the United States in 1842 with his wife Mary Margaret and their three young children – John (11), Joseph (9), and Catherine (6). Aboard the barque Maria Louisa they left Antwerp on Aug 9, 1842 and landed in New York on Aug 29, 1842. Then traveled via the Erie Canal to Buffalo, where they boarded the "Columbus" which took them through four of the Great Lakes, the Strait of Mackinac and finally landed in Green Bay, Wisconsin on September 17, 1842.
He was a tailor by trade and the son of a school teacher. He served five years in Napoleon’s army and became fluent in French which helped him greatly on their arrival to Brown County. They later lived with their son John and then with his son Peter Kastor Platten in Town of Liberty near St. Nazianz. They are both buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton, in the Old Section One. There is no stone.
[Baptism entry for Antonius Platten, citing Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, FHL microfilm 585927] [Marriage entry for Antonius Platten and M Margaretha Bibelhausen citing Marriage, certificate, Mörsdorf, Cochem, Rhein, Preußen, Deutschland, Bistumarchiv (Diocese Archive), Trier, Germany]
Anton was the son of Johanne Anton Platten and Margaret Knoeppel. Johanne was born Nov 26, 1736 in Mörsdorf, Cochem, Rheinland, Prussia. Margaret was born Aug 17, 1754 in Korweiler, Rhein-Hunsruck-Kries, Rheinland, Prussia. They were married in 1780 in Koblenz, Rhineland, Prussia. Margaret died April 18, 1818 in Mörsdorf.
Anton immigrated to the United States in 1842 with his wife Mary Margaret and their three young children – John (11), Joseph (9), and Catherine (6). Aboard the barque Maria Louisa they left Antwerp on Aug 9, 1842 and landed in New York on Aug 29, 1842. Then traveled via the Erie Canal to Buffalo, where they boarded the "Columbus" which took them through four of the Great Lakes, the Strait of Mackinac and finally landed in Green Bay, Wisconsin on September 17, 1842.
He was a tailor by trade and the son of a school teacher. He served five years in Napoleon’s army and became fluent in French which helped him greatly on their arrival to Brown County. They later lived with their son John and then with his son Peter Kastor Platten in Town of Liberty near St. Nazianz. They are both buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton, in the Old Section One. There is no stone.
[Baptism entry for Antonius Platten, citing Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, FHL microfilm 585927] [Marriage entry for Antonius Platten and M Margaretha Bibelhausen citing Marriage, certificate, Mörsdorf, Cochem, Rhein, Preußen, Deutschland, Bistumarchiv (Diocese Archive), Trier, Germany]
Platten, Anton was baptized on Oct 3, 1790 in Mörsdorf, Cochem, Rheinland, Prussia (now Germany) and died Jan 17, 1870 in the town of Liberty, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He married Anna Hermes on Dec 26, 1814 in Mörsdorf. Anna was born Nov 1, 1794 and died Dec 11,1828 in Mörsdorf. After Anna died Anton remarried to Mary Margaret Bibelhausen in Mörsdorf on Apr 27, 1829.
Anton was the son of Johanne Anton Platten and Margaret Knoeppel. Johanne was born Nov 26, 1736 in Mörsdorf, Cochem, Rheinland, Prussia. Margaret was born Aug 17, 1754 in Korweiler, Rhein-Hunsruck-Kries, Rheinland, Prussia. They were married in 1780 in Koblenz, Rhineland, Prussia. Margaret died April 18, 1818 in Mörsdorf.
Anton immigrated to the United States in 1842 with his wife Mary Margaret and their three young children – John (11), Joseph (9), and Catherine (6). Aboard the barque Maria Louisa they left Antwerp on Aug 9, 1842 and landed in New York on Aug 29, 1842. Then traveled via the Erie Canal to Buffalo, where they boarded the "Columbus" which took them through four of the Great Lakes, the Strait of Mackinac and finally landed in Green Bay, Wisconsin on September 17, 1842.
He was a tailor by trade and the son of a school teacher. He served five years in Napoleon’s army and became fluent in French which helped him greatly on their arrival to Brown County. They later lived with their son John and then with his son Peter Kastor Platten in Town of Liberty near St. Nazianz. They are both buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton, in the Old Section One. There is no stone.
[Baptism entry for Antonius Platten, citing Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, FHL microfilm 585927] [Marriage entry for Antonius Platten and M Margaretha Bibelhausen citing Marriage, certificate, Mörsdorf, Cochem, Rhein, Preußen, Deutschland, Bistumarchiv (Diocese Archive), Trier, Germany]
Anton was the son of Johanne Anton Platten and Margaret Knoeppel. Johanne was born Nov 26, 1736 in Mörsdorf, Cochem, Rheinland, Prussia. Margaret was born Aug 17, 1754 in Korweiler, Rhein-Hunsruck-Kries, Rheinland, Prussia. They were married in 1780 in Koblenz, Rhineland, Prussia. Margaret died April 18, 1818 in Mörsdorf.
Anton immigrated to the United States in 1842 with his wife Mary Margaret and their three young children – John (11), Joseph (9), and Catherine (6). Aboard the barque Maria Louisa they left Antwerp on Aug 9, 1842 and landed in New York on Aug 29, 1842. Then traveled via the Erie Canal to Buffalo, where they boarded the "Columbus" which took them through four of the Great Lakes, the Strait of Mackinac and finally landed in Green Bay, Wisconsin on September 17, 1842.
He was a tailor by trade and the son of a school teacher. He served five years in Napoleon’s army and became fluent in French which helped him greatly on their arrival to Brown County. They later lived with their son John and then with his son Peter Kastor Platten in Town of Liberty near St. Nazianz. They are both buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton, in the Old Section One. There is no stone.
[Baptism entry for Antonius Platten, citing Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898, FHL microfilm 585927] [Marriage entry for Antonius Platten and M Margaretha Bibelhausen citing Marriage, certificate, Mörsdorf, Cochem, Rhein, Preußen, Deutschland, Bistumarchiv (Diocese Archive), Trier, Germany]
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