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BIOGRAPHY: Top of Form 1 Geenens of Gossersweiler, Rhinepfalz, Germany
Posted by: Richard W. Griffith (ID *****1637) Date: June 22, 2003 at 12:46:14
My great grandfather Jakob Cyriac Geenen was born in Gossersweiler in 1851. He came to Brooklyn, NY, and married Barbara (Roslein) Stegmann about 1877. His parents were Johann Philip and Margaretha (Haberlach) Geenen. His siblings were Melchior, who died in Gossersweiler 1884; Magdalena, who married Jakob Volker; Catherina, who married George Schumacher; Anna Maria, who married a Hoffman; Simon; Andreas: and Peter. Johann, the father was born in Gossersweiler in 1820 and died there in 1865. All of the other children and the mother (Margaretha) came to America and lived in Brooklyn. Johann Philip's parents were Joseph and Franziska (Cunz) Geenen. They lived in Gossersweiler, but were not born or married there. I am interested in where Joseph and Franziska came from. I am also interested in any information on the families of the above children. I would be happy to share any information that I have.

Jakob married Barbara Rösslein about 1877. Barbara was born on 25 Jul 1847 in Bayern; died on 1 Mar 1903 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jakob married Theresa Haas on 24 Apr 1907 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA. Theresa was born in 0Oct 1848 in Deutschland; died in 1925 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CENSUS: 1880:
Name: Margaretha Geenen Age: 7 Estimated birth year: <1873> Birthplace: New York Occupation: At School Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter Home in 1880: Kings (Brooklyn), New York City-Greater, New York Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Female Father's name: Jakob Geenen Father's birthplace: BAV. Mother's name: Barbara Geenen Mother's birthplace: BAV.

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MILITARY:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record about Adam Andrew Geenen
Name: Adam Andrew Geenen
City: Newark
County: Essex
State: New Jersey
Birth Date: 4 Jan 1875
Race: White
Roll: 1712361
DraftBoard: 2

CENSUS: 1900:
Name: Adam Geenen Home in 1900: Newark Ward 4, Essex, New Jersey Age: 25 Estimated birth year: 1875 Birthplace: New York Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Son

CENSUS: 1920:
Name: Adam Geenen Age: 43 years Estimated birth year: abt 1877 Birthplace: New Jersey Race: White Home in 1920: Newark Ward 2, Essex, New Jersey Sex: Male Marital status: Single Relation to Head of House: Boarder Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Mother's Birth Place: New Jersey Father's Birth Place: New Jersey Image: 999

CENSUS: 1930:
Name: Adam Geenen Age: 55 Estimated birth year: abt 1875 Birthplace: New York Relation to head-of-house: Roomer Race: White Home in 1930: Newark, Essex, New Jersey

Anna married Heinrich J. Hoch on 26 Apr 1899 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA. Heinrich was born on 30 Sep 1874 in Baden; died in in New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIOGRAPHY: Roeslein / Roesslein, Stegmann, Geenen
Author: Richard Griffith Date: 8 Feb 2001 12:00 PM GMT
Surnames: Roeslein, Roesslein, Stegmann, Geenen, Betz
Classification: Query
BIOGRAPHY: I am seeking the birthplace and ancestry of my great-grandmother, Barbara Röslein or Rößlein, who emigrated to the United States in 1869, arriving at the port of New York on the steamship "Hansa" on 30 August 1869. This ship sailed from the port of Bremen, in Germany. On the arrival passenger list, she is shown as age 20, "belonging to the country of" Oberfranken. The next entry on the passenger list is "Conr." Betz, age 18, also from Oberfranken. As seen below, a Betz couple became godparents of her daughter Anna in 1878, suggesting to me that there may have been a family connection to the Betzes. Barbara first married Balthasar Stegmann about 1870 or 1871. He apparently died around 1876. She then married Jakob Cyriac Geenen around 1877. I have not been able to find either of these marriage records. There were two children from each marriage, and all were baptized at Most Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. These were Margaret Stegmann (godmother was Margaret Roslein [see below]), Adam Stegmann (godparents Adam and Luise Biegen), Anna Maria Geenen (godparents Jno. and Anna Maria Betz) and Cyriac George Joseph Geenen (godparents Cyriac and Katherine Schreiner; Joseph Geenen was my grandfather). The church does not have either of the marriage records. In the 1890's the Geenens moved from Brooklyn to Newark, New Jersey, and subsequently purchased property at 57 Lang Street. Barbara died in 1903 and Jakob in 1924. They are both buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Newark. The church from which Barbara was buried does not have death records from that period of time. Barbara's gravestone gives the dates of her birth and death [25 July 1847 - 1 March 1903]. I am assuming that the date of 25 July is correct. Her age given on the ship passenger list and on various census records make her up to a couple years younger or older. For example, if she was 20 years old on 30 August 1869 (from the passenger list), she would have been born in 1849, not 1847. The 1880 census for Brooklyn, NY, 1 June 1880, shows her as age 33, which would make her born in 1846. The 1900 Federal Census of Newark, NJ, gives her birth as July 1846. So I am not sure that the year of 1847 is correct. The 1880 census shows that she was born in "Bavaria", which is consistent with "Oberfranken". The 1900 census, death certificate, and children's records simply give her birthplace as "Germany". Balthasar Stegmann arrived in New York on the ship "Auguste" on 18 September 1865, age 25, from the port of Bremen. Margaretha "Rosslein" arrived in New York on the ship "Rhein" on 25 March 1872, also from the port of Bremen. The passenger listings only gave their place of origin as "Germany". Margaretha's age leads me to believe that she was probably Barbara's sister. I think that is about all of the information I have at this time. I would welcome any suggestions anyone may have in order to obtain the desired birth and ancestry information for my great-grandmother. Richard Richard W. Griffith rgriffithone@mediaone.net

Joseph married Magda Dorothea Amalie Schröder on 7 Jul 1902 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA. Magda was born on 16 Oct 1883 in Hamburg; died on 26 Mar 1933 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Long Neck Cemetery, Onset, Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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DEATH: Florida Death Index, 1936-1998 Record about Margaret H Downs
Name: Margaret H Downs
Death Date: 2 Nov 1989
County of Death: Broward
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 84
Race: White
Gender: Unknown
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1905

Margaret married Stanley Kerr Downs on 22 Feb 1928 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA. Stanley was born on 12 Sep 1904 in New Jersey, USA; died on 20 Dec 1989 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CENSUS: 1920:
Name: Florence Geenen Age: 8 years Estimated birth year: abt 1912 Birthplace: New Jersey Race: White Home in 1920: Irvington Ward 2, Essex, New Jersey Sex: Female Marital status: Single Relation to Head of House: Daughter Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Mother's Birth Place: Germany Father's Birth Place: New York Image: 203


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Florence was a graduate of Wareham High School, Class of 1929, and after their son was grown she worked as a secretary and book-keeper for Adams and Gould Lumber Company in Eas t Wareham, and later for Cornwell's Department Store in War eham. She was an avid reader, and especially enjoyed mystery stories.
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Florence married George Jessup Griffith on 27 Aug 1933 in Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. George was born on 31 Jan 1909 in Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 May 1973 in Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]