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Joannis
Steffen
Born 1688
in
Ernster, Luxembourg
Died 1754
in Ernster, Luxembourg
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Maria
Koel Hansen
Born 1691
in
Junglinster, Luxembourg
Died 1732
in
Ernster, Luxembourg |
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Joannis was a herdsman.
There is some confusion as to his parents. It is
believed he was also known as Joannis Gietz, church records
sometimes in Luxumbourg before 1780 designated individuals not
by their family surname, but by the traditional name of the
house they were born in. His marriage date to Maria and
his death date were not recorded. Joannis lived in
Senningen, Luxembourg until 1747 (age 59) and looks to have
moved to Ernster sometime between 1747 and 1754.
Joannis and Maria had 9 children (4 daughters, 5 sons)
Margaretha (1717),
Catherine (1719), Mathias (1720), Joannes (1721), Elisabetha (1724),
Susanna (1725), Nicolas (1727),
Petrus (1729), Henricus
(1732)
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Nicolas was the
seventh child and third son to Joannis and Maria
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Nicolas
Steffen
Born 1727
in Ernster, Luxembourg
Died 12-26-1799
in Ernster, Luxembourg |
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married
12-8-1754
Ernster,
Luxembourg |
Susanna
Junck
Born 11-11-1731
in Manternach, Luxembourg
Died 9-20-1790
in
Ernster, Luxembourg |
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Nicolas was listed in records as a "farmer of a better class".
Steffen was the original version of the surname Steffens, with
the conversion to Steffens at John-Baptiste's generation.
Susanna Junck was found in official Luxembourg church records
to be Nicolas' wife. Antionette Hardy was Nicholas' wife
and John-Baptiste's mother from my original source (which I
changed to Susanna Junck based on the actual church records
and other sources).
Nicolas and
Susanna had 7 children (3 daughters, 4 sons)
Pierre (1756),
Anna Maria (1759), Jean-Baptiste (1761), Jean (1765),
Elisabetha "Elise" (1767), Barbara (1770),
Nicolaus (1775)
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Jean-Baptiste was the only child to Nicholas and Antoinette
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Jean-Baptiste Steffens
Born 10-8-1761
in Ernster, Luxembourg
Died 11-23-1839
in Heinstert, Luxembourg |
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9-19-1785
Junglinster,
Luxembourg |
Marie Elizabeth Charneaux
Born 6-11-1764
in Bourschied, Luxembourg
Died 6-1-1834
in Hachy, Belgium |
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Jean-Baptiste was a farmer working/managing the Chateau
Chibourg estate lands, married Marie, and later established
his own very successful farm in Bois Rond, Luxembourg.
Jean-Baptiste and Marie had 4 children (3 daughters, 1 son)
Joseph, Charlotte, Marianne, Ambroise
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Joseph
was the first child and only son to Jean-Baptiste and Marie
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Joseph
Hubert Steffens
Born 1-24-1786
in Chibourg, Luxembourg
Died 8-28-1868
in Appleton, WI
Buried in Appleton, WI
at St. Mary
Cemetery |
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married
5-24-1815
Luxembourg |
Marguerite-Josephine
Mathelin
Born 1-31-1793
in Neufchateau, Luxembourg
Died 8-4-1872
in Appleton, WI
Buried in Appleton, WI
at St. Mary
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Joseph was a farmer, forester, and school teacher. He
helped his father on the Bois Rond farm for many years.
He served in the military campaigns of Germany and Poland
under Napolean from 1805-1809, was wounded in the knee in the
battle of Wagram, spent a year in the hospital recovering, and
was honorably discharged with a yearly pension. He was
appointed the position of Forester in Bois Rond, before the
decision to emmigrate to America in 1849. He and
Marguerite settled in Wisconsin and established their own farm
in Freedom. He and Marguerite are responsible for the
Steffens family heritage in America.
Marguerite was a member of the Belgian royal family.
Upon her marriage to Joseph, she was disinherited by her
family (losing her royal status) for marrying below her rank,
and as a result given a yearly pension as compensation.
Joseph and Marguerite had 10 children (5 daughters, 5 sons)
Alexandrine, Leocadie, Edouard, Leopoldine, Joseph, Theophile,
Alfred, Aphasie, Auguste, Leopold
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Joseph
was the fifth child and second son to Joseph and Marguerite
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Joseph
Jerome Steffens
Born 1825
in Hachy, Belgium
Died 5-4-1886
in Freedom, WI
Buried in Freedom, WI |
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married
12-27-1858
Little Chute,
WI |
Katharina (Eva Catherine)
Herb
Born 4-19-1836
in Baden, Germany
Died 5-6-1892
in Osborn, WI
Buried in Freedom, WI
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Joseph worked various occupations in and around Appleton,
settled into being a farmer, and was an assessor for Black
Creek township naming the township after a creek that runs
though it's northwestern corner
Joseph and Catherine had 5 children (3 daughters, 2 sons)
Albert, Amelia, Alexander, Pauline, Mary
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Albert was the first child and son to Joseph and Catherine
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Albert A
Steffens
Born 5-21-1859
in Freedom, WI
Died 4-1931
in Freedom, WI |
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10-28-1888
Freedom, WI |
Matilda
Johana Huven
Born 4-12-1863
in Freedom, WI
Died 2-27-1953
in Freedom, WI
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Albert was a grain farmer, raised stock (hogs, cattle and
horses), and marketed dairy products in Freedom, WI
Albert and Matilda had 7 children (1 daughter, 6 sons)
Joseph, Johannah, Henry, Lawrence, Leo, Fred, Paul
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Lawrence
was the fourth child and third son to Albert and Matilda
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married
6-24-1919
Freedom, WI |
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Lawrence served in the Army during World War I. He was a paper mill worker at Appleton Coated Paper
for 27 years. He retired in 1959 after a large stack of
rolled paper fell on him, he sustained very serious injuries,
taking many years to recover, and was permanently disabled as
a result of that.
Dora was a mother/homemaker, an exceptional baker, and later worked at St. Thomas
More Catholic Church and Monte Alverno Retreat Center with her
daughter Mary as a housekeeper. She made the most
wonderful rolls (in batches of 60 at a time), the smell of
those baking would fill the house, and have us all flocking to
the kitchen.
Lawrence and Dora had 9 children (3 daughters, 6 sons)
Cecelia,
Edward,
Charles,
Marjorie,
Florian,
Mary,
Lawrence,
Eugene,
Kenneth
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Gene was the eighth child and fifth son to Lawrence and Dora
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married
7-25-1961
Appleton, WI
St. Therese
married
9-14-1985 |
Susan
Rose Miller
Born 12-12-1942
in Neenah, WI
Connie Jane Bartsch
Born 7-4-1951
in Marshfield, WI
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Gene graduated from Appleton Senior High in 1957, was in the Army
(1957-1958), a stock clerk for Badger Northland (1958-1963)
and I.Bahcall (1963-1965), a paper tester for Bergstrom Paper
(1965-1967), graduated from Fox Valley Tech (1967-1969) with an AA in Electronic Data
Processing, was a computer programmer for Kimberly-Clark (1969-1972), Ohio Medical
Products (1972-1980), United Bank (1980-1984), Rockwell
(1985-1996), and computer consultant for Stratagem (1996-1999).
Gene retired then in 2000. He and Connie bought a second
home at The Villages in Florida in 2005.
Susan was a service clerk for Park Bank in Madison, WI. Gene
and Susan were divorced in 1977.
Connie was a unit clerk for St Joseph Hospital in Mashfield,
WI (1969-1976), an Army dental technician (1976-1984),
graduated with a BBA in Human Resources and a BS in Economics
from UW-Oshkosh (1985-1990), and is currently a service
analyst for the Canadian National Railroad Service (1990 to
2010). She retired after that.
Gene lived in Appleton, WI (1939-1961), Kaukauna, WI
(1961-1963), Little Chute, WI (1963-1965), Neenah, WI
(1965-1972), Madison, WI (1972-1984) and he and Connie
together in Oshkosh, WI (1984-2015). They began spending
their winters in Florida in 2009, so they also lived at The
Villages, FL (2009-2016).
Gene and Susan had 3 children (3 sons)
Steven, Scott, Todd
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