johnhoffman


about 1890-1891
John Hoffman and Mary Elizabeth Densch Family

John Hoffmann and Mary Elizabeth Densch Family - Picture about 1890-1891

In front: Henry HOFFMAN born 19 April 1886 (about 14), John HOFFMAN born 5 Jan 1827-1834 (about 64), Margaret Marie (Maggie) HOFFMAN born 12 Aug 1888, Peter HOFFMAN (In back of Maggie) born 3 Jan 1881 (about 10), Mary Elizabeth DENSCH born 10 Dec 1845/1848 Illinois, Maryland, PA, or Virginia (about 32), Mary Elizabeth HOFFMAN born 29 Jan 1883 (about 8)

Not certain where the following are in the picture
Genovefa (Eva) HOFFMAN born 28 July, 1868, Anna Marie HOFFMAN born 8 March 1869, Jake HOFFMAN born 4 Oct. 1871 Louisa HOFFMAN born 1874 George A HOFFMAN born 8 Sept. 1873 John HOFFMAN, Jr. born 1878 Franciska  HOFFMAN born Jan 1879 Catharina HOFFMAN born 23 Feb. 1885-bef 1907.

 
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GENERATION NO. 1

 

1 M Jean Petrus HOFFMAN
married to Marguerite THILLEN, died before 1801

They had one known child:

12 M Phillippus Hoffman (Jean Petrus1), born 15, Nov, 1774, Gentingen, Luxembourg, married Anna Marie MERSCH, 24 Feb, 1801, Gentingen, died before 1876.  Anna Marie was the daughter of Jean Nicolas MERSCH, born about 1752 and Marguerite LaHURE

They had 3 known children:

+121 M Johanne Petras Hoffman (Phillippus2, Jean Petrus1), born 15 Oct 1802, Redangen, Attert, E. Luxembourg.
122 M Johannes Hoffman (Phillippus2, Jean Petrus1), born 17 Feb 1815, Redingen, Luxembourg
123 F Marie Hoffman (Phillippus2, Jean Petrus1), born 31 December, 1816, Redingen, Luxembourg
 

Generation 3

 

121 Johanne Petras Hoffman (Phillippus2, Jean Petrus1), born 15 Oct 1802, married Eva EVEN 30 April, 1828, died 19 August, 1876, Redangen, Luxembourg. Eva was the daughter of Nicolas EVEN, died 3 October 1805, Rouillingen, Wiltz, GD, Luxembourg, and Elisabeth REUTER

They had 5 children:

1211 F Elizabeth Hoffman (Johanne Petras3, Phillippus2, Jean Petrus1), born 21 Feb 1829, Redangen, Attert, Luxembourg, died 12 Oct 1882. Seamstress, unmarried.
1212 M Johanne Petras Hoffman (Johanne Petras3, Phillippus2, Jean Petrus1),, born 18 April 1830-Redangen, Attert, Luxembourg, , married BECKER, Redangen. 
1213 F Anna Marie Hoffman (Johanne Petras3, Phillippus2, Jean Petrus1),, born 17 July 1832, Redangen, Attert, Luxembourg, , died 5 Sept 1890, unmarried
1214 F Susanna Hoffman (Johanne Petras3, Phillippus2, Jean Petrus1),, born 3 Febr 1834, Redanger, Attert, West Luxembourg. Nothing else is knoiwne.
1215 M Johannes Hoffman (Johanne Petras3, Phillippus2, Jean Petrus1),, born 8 January 1836, Redanger, Luxembourg - No record of this person which was a good sign of emigration.

When writing to Luxembourg Archives for the family of my John Hoffman born  5 Jan, 1827-1834, with a father Peter, perhaps a mother Eve, and two unmarried sisters, Annie and Mary,  the above was returned to me as a high liklihood.

 

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In the year 1828, on the 30th of April, at ten o'clock in the morning before us, Nicolas Feiereisen mayor, official of the civil register of the community of Redingen, district of Arlon, in the grand duchy of Luxembourg, appeared Johannes Petrus Hoffman, farmer, unmarried, aged 25 years, born Redingen on 15 October 1802, from the military service exempted by certificate of Mr. Governor of nine and twentieth of last? January, resident at Redingen, major son of Philippus Hoffman, farmer, resident at Redingen, here present and to the mentioned marriage agreeing and of the at the mentioned Redangen on 16 January 1824 deceased Anna Maria Mersch more in the future bridesgroom on the one hand and Eva Even, unmarried aged 24 years, born Boullingen (see http://www.buellingen.com/) near Wiltz on 9 November, 1803, resident at Redingen, major daughter of those at Boullingen of Wiltz on 3 October 1805, deceased Nicolaus Even for his lifetime farmer at Boullingen and of Elisabetha Reuter, farmer's wife, at Redingen resident, present here and to the mentioned marriage agreeing, future bride on the other hand, who us have asked, to them by them settled execution of their marriage to proceed, and the proclamations of whom in the community of Redingen on the Sunday's thirteenth and twentieth oif this month of April at noon have taken place.  Since no contradiction has been declared to us against the intended marriage so we do to their desire justice, and after we all the above mentioned deeds and the 6th chapter of the civil code, :about the marriage have read, have we asked the bridegroom and the bride, whether they want to take themelves as husband and wife since they both, each separately and affirmingly have answered, so declare we in the name of the law, that Johannes Petrus Hofmnann and Eva Even by marriage are united.

About all this we have issued this deed that is in the presence of Johannes Militor, farmer, aged 52, resident of Souren, uncle of the groom on the father's side, of Petrus Elsen, farmer, aged 50, resident at Nagem, cousin of the groom, of Jihannes Oeturs Glkasener, farmer, agted 57, resident at Grosbous, uncle of the bride on the mother's side, and of Josephus Krips, farmer, aged 45.

Which, after it has been read to them, the same ones with us have undersigned.

Hoffman Pier(re) Eva Even Philippus Hoffman
Elizabeth Reuter Johannes Molitor
Pierre Elsen J.E. Glasener Josefus Kribs
N. Feireisen

Births. In the year thousand eight hundred nine and twenty, on the two and twentieth of the month of February at nine o'clock in the morning, has before us mayor, official of the civil register of the community of Redingen, canton of Osperen, in the grand duchy of Luxembourg, appeared Petrus Hoffmann, farmer, aged twenty six years, father of the child at Redingen, resident in this community, who us has declared and presented a child of female sex, born yesterday at six o'clock in the afternoon from him ??? (French word?) and from Eva Even his spouse and whom he the first name Elisabetha has declared to be willing to give. Which declaration and presentation in the presence of Petrus Duckerer??, farmer, aged twenty two years, and of Johannes Geissner, aged [age missing] years, day labourer, who are residents in this community, have taken place; and have the appearing person and the witnesses the present deed of birth, after it has been read to them previously, with us under- signed. Hoffman Pier P. Duckkerer?? J. Geiseler N. Feiereisen ----------------------------Which declaration and presentation in the presence of Johannes Petrus Glasener farmer, aged fifty six years, and of Nicolas Mersch, aged seventy three years, farmer, who are residents in this community, have taken place; and have the appearing person and the witnesses the present deed of birth, after it has been read to them previously, with us under- signed. Hoffman Pier(re) J. E. Glasener Nicolas Mersch N. Feiereisen


-------------------------------------------------- --  #10 Births. In the year thousand eight hundred thirty, on the nineteenth of the month of April at ten o'clock in the morning has before us mayor, official of the civil register of the community of Redingen, canton of Osperen, in the grand duchy of Luxembourg, appeared Petrus Hoffman, farmer, aged twenty eight years, father of the child at Redingen, resident in this community, who us a child of male sex, born yesterday at seven o'clock in the afternoon from him appearing and from Eva Even his spouse has presented and whom he the first name Johannes Petrus to be willing to give has declared. In the year thousand eight hundred two and thirty, on the seventh of the month of September at nine o'clock in the morning has before us Feiereisen mayor, official of the civil register of the community of Redingen, canton of Osperen, in the province of Luxembourg, appeared Petrus Hoffman, farmer, aged thirty years, father of the child at Redingen, resident in this community, who us a child of female sex, born today at three o'clock in the morning from him appearing and from Eva Even his spouse has presented and whom he the first name Anna Maria to be willing to give has declared. Which declaration and presentation in the presence of Stephanus Plier? Which declaration and presentation in the presence of Stephanus Plier? farmer, aged fifty six years, and of Petrus Duckerer??, aged twenty five years, farmer, who are residents in this community, have taken place; and have the appearing person and the witnesses the present deed of birth, after it has been read to them previously, with us under- signed. Hoffman Pier(re) S. Plier? P. Duckerer?? N. Feiereisen n the year thousand eight hundred four and thirty, on the third of the month of February, at ten o'clock in the morning has, before us Feiereisen mayor, official of the civil register of the community of Redingen, canton of Osperen, in the province Luxembourg, appeared Petrus Hoffman, farmer, aged thirty one years, father of the child at Redingen, resident in this community, who us a child of female sex, born today at eight o'clock in the morning from him appearing and from Eva Even his spouse has presented and whom he the first name Susanna to be willing to give has declared. Which declaration and presentation in the presence of Petrus Duckerer?? farmer, aged twenty seven years, and of Dionisius Schleich?, aged thirty one years, farmer, who are residents in this community, have taken place; nd have the appearing person and the witnesses the present deed of birth, after it has been read to them previously, with us under- signed. Hoffman Pier(re) P. Duckerer?? D. S.leih N. Feiereisen #29-32.

 

 

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