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 Husband: Anton "Anthony" Buechel (biography) (1 2)
          Third Great-grandfather
    Born: 1809 in Drees, Germany (3)
 Married:
    Died: 17 February 1875 (5)
  Buried: 1875 in St. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia, Michigan (7)
  Father: 
  Mother: 
 Spouses: 
    Wife: Maria Anna "Anna" Heimermann (biography) (13 14)
          Third Great-grandmother
    Born: About 1810 in Eifel, Germany (15)
    Died: (16)
  Buried: in St. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia, Michigan (17)
  Father: 
  Mother: 
 Spouses:
Children
01   (M): John Peter Buechel (20)
    Born: About 1835 (21)
    Died: 12 March 1850 (22)
 Spouses: 
02   (M): Joseph Buechel (24)
    Born: About 1837 in Germany (25 26)
    Died:
 Spouses: Catherine Blundy
03   (M): Bernard Buechel (27 28)
    Born: 07 October 1841 in Michigan (29 30)
    Died:
 Spouses: Emelia Herr
04   (M): Lorenzo Buechel (31)
    Born: 10 July 1844 in Michigan (32 33)
    Died:
 Spouses: 
05>  (F): Appolonia Buechel (biography) (35 36)
          Second Great-grandmother
    Born: 31 December 1848 in Michigan (37)
    Died:
 Spouses: Gerhard Rademacher
06   (M): Peter Buechel (38)
    Born: 23 August 1850 (39)
    Died: 25 May 1886 in Westphalia, Michigan (41 42)
  Buried: in St. Mary's Cemetery, Westphalia, Michigan (44)
 Spouses:

Anton Buechel and [presumably] his wife and two children arrived September 14, 1841 and settled in section 3 on 40 acres. Arriving on the same day were the families of Anton Servatius, John Peter Servatius, Lehrer Joseph Gronus and Mathias Simon. Arriving September 11 were the families of Anton Schaefer, Adam Vidua, Johann Pung, and Peter Gross. Arriving September 12 were the families of Anton Fuchs, Jacob Konig, Johann Peter Pohl, Hubertus Klein, and Mathias Romus. Arriving September 15 were the families of Peter Schafer and widow Katharina (Muller) Doll.

--Westphalia Centennial 1836-1936, p. 65.

Additional Information

Anton "Anthony" Buechel:
Born: About 1810, Drees, Eifel, Germany 4
Occupation: Farmer 6
Census: 1850, Anthony Buchel; Age: 40; Farmer; Estate: $500; Born: Germany 8
Census: 1860, Anthony Buchen; Age: 47; Farmer; Born: Prussia
Immigration: 24 AUG 1841, Anton Buchel; Age 31; Origin Germany; Ship Silvie de Grasse; Havre to New York 9
Immigration: 1841, Section 3, Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan 10
Immigration: 14 SEP 1841, 40 acres, Section 3, Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan 11
Tombstone: Anton Buchel; 1809; 2-17-1875; (stone sunken) 12

Maria Anna "Anna" Heimermann:
Census: 1850, Anna; Age: 40; Born: Germany 18
Census: 1860, Anna; Age: 51; Born: Prussia
Immigration: 24 AUG 1841, Anna Buchel; Age 31; Origin Germany; Ship Silvie de Grasse; Havre to New York 19

(01) John Peter Buechel:
Immigration: 24 AUG 1841, John Buchel; Age 6; Origin Germany; Ship Silvie de Grasse; Havre to New York 23

(04) Lorenzo Buechel:
Census: 1850, Lawrence; Age: 6; Born: Michigan 34
Census: 1860, Lorenzo; Age: 15; Born: Michigan

(06) Peter Buechel:
Born: 30 AUG 1850 40
Cause of Death: Consumption 43
Census: 1880, Piter Buezel [Buechel]; Brother; Male; Single; White; Age: 30; Born: Michigan; Occ: Farmer; Fa: Prussia; Mo: Prussia. [Listed under Bernard Buechel household] 45
Census: 1860, Peter; Age: 9; Born: Michigan
Tombstone: Peter Buchel; d5-25-1886; Age: 35yrs 8mos 25days 46
Occupation: Farmer 47

Footnotes

  1. Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 21.
  2. Ibid., 42.
    Daughter is Appolonia.
  3. Tombstone of Buchel, Anton [134] (Photograph by Mike Voisin, July 27, 2004).
  4. Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 21.
    "c 1810 in Drees/Eifel, Germany."
  5. Tombstone of Buchel, Anton [134] (Photograph by Mike Voisin, July 27, 2004).
  6. 1850 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [2].
  7. Tombstone of Buchel, Anton [134] (Photograph by Mike Voisin, July 27, 2004).
  8. 1850 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [2].
  9. Family Tree Maker, Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York, 1820-1850 [40] (CD 273), Family 30056304; NARA M237; Film 46.
  10. Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), p. 21.
  11. Westphalia [Michigan] Centennial 1836-1936 [170], p. 65.
  12. Schafer, Diane (transcriptionist), Cemetery Transcription, St. Mary Cemetery, Westphalia, Michigan [121] (MiGenWeb, Clinton County, Michigan, 1999), Section 8, East of Main Drive, Southernmost Section.
  13. Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 21.
  14. Ibid., 42.
    Daughter is Appolonia.
  15. Ibid., 21.
  16. Schafer, Diane (transcriptionist), Cemetery Transcription, St. Mary Cemetery, Westphalia, Michigan [121] (MiGenWeb, Clinton County, Michigan, 1999).
    "(stone broken & sunken)." Unfortunately, the tombstone next to Anton's is likely Maria's, which is broken and unreadable.
  17. Ibid.
  18. 1850 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [2].
  19. Family Tree Maker, Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York, 1820-1850 [40] (CD 273), Family 30056304; NARA M237; Film 46.
  20. Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 21.
  21. Ibid., 21.
  22. Ibid., 21.
  23. Family Tree Maker, Passenger and Immigration Lists: New York, 1820-1850 [40] (CD 273), Family 30056304; NARA M237; Film 46.
  24. Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 21.
  25. 1850 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [2].
  26. Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 21.
  27. Ibid.
  28. 1880 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [9], US National Archives Film T9-0577, p. 545C.
    "Bernard Buezel."
  29. 1850 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [2].
  30. Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 21.
  31. Ibid., 21.
  32. 1850 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [2].
  33. Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 21.
  34. 1850 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [2].
  35. Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 21, 42.
  36. 1880 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [9], US National Archives Film T9-0577, p. 547C.
    "Alpolonia Rademecher."
  37. Schafer, Diane (transcriptionist), Cemetery Transcription, St. Mary Cemetery, Westphalia, Michigan [121] (MiGenWeb, Clinton County, Michigan, 1999).
    "Rademaker, Appolonia (sp?); b12-31-1848; [...] Wife of Geo. Rademaker."
  38. Weiland, Evelyn A. (ed.), Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise [169] (Westpahlia Historical Society, 1986), 21.
  39. Ibid., 21.
  40. Schafer, Diane (transcriptionist), Cemetery Transcription, St. Mary Cemetery, Westphalia, Michigan [121] (MiGenWeb, Clinton County, Michigan, 1999).
    "Buchel, Peter; d5-25-1886; age 35yrs 8mos 25days" implies the date of birth is August 30, 1850.
  41. Ibid.
    "Buchel, Peter; d5-25-1886; age 35yrs 8mos 25days."
  42. Michigan Department of Community Health, GENDIS Genealogical Death Indexing System [58], p. 188, #4898.
  43. Ibid., p. 188, #4898.
  44. Schafer, Diane (transcriptionist), Cemetery Transcription, St. Mary Cemetery, Westphalia, Michigan [121] (MiGenWeb, Clinton County, Michigan, 1999).
  45. 1880 Census: Westphalia Township, Clinton County, Michigan [9], US National Archives Film T9-0577, p. 545C.
  46. Schafer, Diane (transcriptionist), Cemetery Transcription, St. Mary Cemetery, Westphalia, Michigan [121] (MiGenWeb, Clinton County, Michigan, 1999), Section 9, East of Main Drive, Middle section.
    The date of death and age from the cemetery records seem to correspond with the date of birth from "Of Pilgrimage, Prayer and Promise." Therefore the Peter Buechel listed in the cemetery records appears to be the son of Anton and Anna. The tombstone was alone so Peter probably was not married.
  47. Michigan Department of Community Health, GENDIS Genealogical Death Indexing System [58], p. 188, #4898.

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