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Johann Michael Propst (1712-1789)
Johann Michael Propst was born in 1712 in Bonnigheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany (known as the Rhine Palatine part of Germany). He was the son of Hans Michael (b. 1686) and Barbara (b. 1681) Propst. He went by the name Michael throughout his life. In 1733, at the age of 21, Michael came to America with his parents and sister Barbara. They traveled from Germany by way of Rotterdam and England on Captain Hugh Percy’s ship, “Samuel”. They arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August [...]
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Franz Wilhelm Clements (1818-1858)
Franz Wilhelm Clements was born on May 3, 1818 in Eppe, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hessen, Germany. He was the only son of at least seven children born to parents Johannes B. Clements and Anna Gertudis Oberreuter. Throughout his life, he goes by the name William. Shortly after his birth, following the death of his mother, William and his father emigrated to the Caribbean. It would appear that they left his many sisters behind in Germany and left for the Caribbean. Germans left their [...]
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Phillip Frederick Eichelberger
Phillip Frederich Eichelberger was born on April 17, 1693 in Ittlingen, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. He was one of nine children born to parents John E. and Maria Barbara Eichelberger. He went by his full name while living in Germany and then by his middle name Frederick throughout his time in America. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS
