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Maria Gossman’s Mother, Finally!

For the past couple of years, I have been researching the identity of Maria Gossmann's mother. Maria Gossmann was born on April 23, 1826, in Wehlhieden, Kassel, Germany. Maria’s confirmation record only lists her father’s name as Jost Heinrich Gossmann. Unfortunately, due to record loss, no baptism record has been located. Maria Gossmann Confirmation Record,… Continue reading Maria Gossman’s Mother, Finally!

Family Stories, German Genealogy

Uncovering Maria Brand’s Life: A Genealogy Journey

Have you ever come across a record you knew was going to make you sad? While researching a couple of weeks ago, I found a record that I knew would be difficult to read. I was using Arcinsys Hesse (https://www.arcinsys.de/) to see what records I could find for my family there when I came across… Continue reading Uncovering Maria Brand’s Life: A Genealogy Journey

German Genealogy

Friederike Schneider of Kassel

I have been researching my Schneider family from Kassel for some time now. I have some information about the parents that I received from the Fulda Archives but not much else. Andreas Lips Schneider is the father, but I have no additional details about him. He married Friederike Wilke around 1830, according to the baptism… Continue reading Friederike Schneider of Kassel

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Parents of Maria Bohne.

I have been struggling to find information on my ancestors from Kirchditmold and Wehlheiden in Kassel, Hesse, Germany, due to significant record loss. According to an email I received from the church archives, records from 1753-1830 for these two villages were destroyed during WWII. Over the past few years, I have been working to identify… Continue reading Parents of Maria Bohne.