Person:Johan Kroeger (1)

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  1. John Henry Kroeger1805 - 1893
m. 24 Apr 1831
  1. Unknown Male Kroeger1832 - 1832
  2. Unknown Male Kroeger1835 - 1835
  3. Henry KroegerAbt 1838 -
Facts and Events
Name[1] John Henry Kroeger
Immigrant Name[2] Johann Henrich Kröger
Gender Male
Birth[1][5] 27 Dec 1805 Bakum Parish, Oldenburg, GermanyBirth date was likely either the christening date or the day before.
Christening[7] 27 Dec 1805 Bakum Parish, Oldenburg, Germany
Marriage 24 Apr 1831 Dinklage, Oldenburg, Germanyto Anna Maria Calvelage
Emigration[2] May 1837 Dinklage, Oldenburg, Germanyleft Dinklage headed to Baltimore with wife Anna and stepdaughter Carolina Wehage
Census[3] 1850 Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United Statesage 45 -
Census[4] 1860 Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United Statesage 55 - laborer
Census[5] 1870 Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United Statesage 65 - laborer
Census[6] 1880 Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United Statesage 75 - laborer
Death[1] 1893 Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United States
Burial? Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Baltimore (independent city), Maryland, United Statesage 88 - buried with wife Anna

Research Notes

  • Johann Henrich Kröger's wife, Anna Maria, was the widow Wehage with one young daughter, Carolina E. Wehage, when they were married.
  • A search of the Baltimore death records (MSA CE 42 on Maryland State Archives website) for both 1889 and 1893 turned up nothing for either Anna Maria or John Henry Kroeger.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 John H Kroeger, in Find A Grave.

    [Includes headstone photo. Inscription: John H. Kroeger, 1805-1893. Others on stone: wife Anna M. Kroeger ; wife's daughter Carolina E. Ayd ; Carolina's husband Joseph R. Ayd ; and Carolina and Joseph Ayd's granddaughter, Carrie E. Ayd.]

  2. 2.0 2.1 Wehage, in Voortman, Jan Gerrit. Collectie Pohlsander. (Netherlands: ARCH - Artland Resource Collection for History, 2011).

    ... Hermann Henrich Wehage, * 25.10.1785 Schwege, ┼ 16.7.1828 Schwege, Ehemann, zn.v.
    Johann Henrich Wehage en Anna Margaretha Ruholl, 6.5.1827 Dinklage, Anna Maria
    Calvelage, (2) 24.4.1831 Johann Henrich Kröger, mit 2. Ehemann und Tochter in Mai 1837
    nach U.S.A. ausgewandert, Kind.;/ Carolina Elisabeth, * 15.2.1828 Schwege, im Mai 1837 mit
    Mutter und Stiefvater nach U.S.A. ausgewandert. ...

  3. Haney Krager, in Baltimore (county), Maryland, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    Year: 1850; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 8, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: M432_284; Page: 436A; Image: 168.
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    Name: Haney Krager
    Age: 45
    Birth Year: abt 1805
    Birthplace: Germany
    Home in 1850: Baltimore Ward 8, Baltimore, Maryland
    Gender: Male
    Family Number: 1314
    Household Members: Name Age
    Haney Krager 45
    Mary Krager 49
    Henry Krager 12

  4. Henry Kreager, in Baltimore (county), Maryland, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    Year: 1860; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 8, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: M653_462; Page: 480; Image: 220; Family History Library Film: 803462.
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    Name: Henry Kreager
    Age in 1860: 60
    Birth Year: abt 1800
    Birthplace: Preußen
    Home in 1860: Baltimore Ward 8, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Baltimore
    Household Members: Name Age
    Henry Kreager 60
    Anna Kreager 56
    Henry Kreager 22

  5. 5.0 5.1 John H. Krueger, in Baltimore (county), Maryland, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    Year: 1870; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 7, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: M593_574; Page: 105B; Image: 600; Family History Library Film: 552073
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    Name: John H Krueger
    Age in 1870: 65
    Birth Year: abt 1805
    Birthplace: Oldenburg
    Home in 1870: Baltimore Ward 7, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Baltimore
    Household Members: Name Age
    John H Krueger 65
    Maria Krueger 68
    Henry Krueger 32

  6. John Krager, in Baltimore (county), Maryland, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    Year: 1880; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: 499; Family History Film: 1254499; Page: 462C; Enumeration District: 069; Image: 0685.
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    Name: John Krager
    Age: 75
    Birth Year: abt 1805
    Birthplace: Oldenburg
    Home in 1880: Baltimore, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Mary Krager
    Father's Birthplace: Olden
    Mother's Birthplace: Olden
    Occupation: Laborer
    Household Members: Name Age
    John Krager 75
    Mary Krager 87
    Henry Krager 42

  7. Births for Parish Bakum (1762-1807), Oldenburg; German State Archives in Vechta, Germany
    219.

    "On December 27, 1805 was baptized Johannes Henrich Kröger, legal son of Marcus Kröger and Maria Elisabeth Berding. Godparents: Franz Henrich Blömer and Anna Maria Blömer."