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Nicholas
Steffens
Born 1739
in Ernster, Luxembourg
Died 1-17-1804
in Ernster, Luxembourg |
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married
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Antoinette
Hardy
Born 1740
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Nicholas was listed in records as a "farmer of a better class"
Nicholas and Antoinette had 1 known child (1 son)
Jean-Baptiste
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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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married
9-19-1785
Junglinster,
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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
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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,
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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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married
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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Ken
was the ninth child and sixth son to Lawrence and Dora
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Kenneth
Ledgard Steffens
Born 5-27-1942
in Appleton, WI
Died 8-2-2010
in Appleton, WI
Cremated in Appleton, WI
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Mary
S. Anaya
Born 9-23-1949
in San Antonio, TX
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Ken graduated from Appleton High School in 1961, enlisted in
the U.S. Air Force and served from 1964 to 1968. He
went to college on the GI Bill graduating from the
University of Wisconsin (Madison) with an Engineering
degree. He worked for both Marathon Engineering
(Appleton) and James River (Green Bay) as an engineer
designing and maintaining equipment at all their plants.
In 1995, Ken began KLS Engineering, doing electrical systems
design work. His last contract was in 2010 in between
cancer treatments and surgery. Ken was an avid bowler,
loved to golf and do crossword puzzles. He was a very
skilled handyman, building their house from scratch and
always lending a hand to anyone needing help.
Mary Anaya graduated from high school in Milford, TX, achieved
a few associate degrees after high school and worked as a as
a Certified Nursing Assistant at a small hospital and
nursing home. She moved to Appleton, WI in 1985 and worked through a temp
service until taking a position at the Gilbert
Paper Mill in January 1986. She worked there until the mill
closed in November 2001. Mary then went back to
Technical School and in February 2002 began working part-time with Thedacare as a Service Associate. In June 2003 Mary
took a full-time position as a Clinical Technician at
the Appleton Medical Center in the Groth Outpatient Surgery
Center. She transferred to ThedaCare's
Hospice and Homecare division in June 2009.
One of Mary's sons saw an announcement in a local newspaper
for a park in Appleton where single people
played volleyball, knew she liked playing and suggested that
to her. On a break between games in August 1992, Ken came over and started
talking to her. Their relationship developed and she moved in with Ken
in
May 1998.
Mary had 4 children from a previous marriage (1 daughter, 3 sons)
Jesse, Roman, Chris, Mary Ann |
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