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Ludwig Clamor Jürgen Henrich “Gerhard” Althoff

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Ludwig Clamor Jürgen Henrich “Gerhard” Althoff

Birth
Kronsundern, Landkreis Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
15 Sep 1876 (aged 74)
German Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA
Burial
New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Gerhard Althoff was born Ludwig Clamor Jürgen Heinrich Althoff on 1 Jun 1802 to Herman Heinrich Althoff & Catharina Margaretha Jasper in what is now Kronsundern, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany.


He married Anna Maria Krämer on 15 Nov 1833 in Icker, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. His oldest daughter was born 21 Nov 1833 in the same place. When he arrived in the USA on 14 Oct 1834, only his wife was with him.


He used the name Jürgen Heinrich for emigration and immigration. It wasn't until after he was in Ohio that he started using Gerhard Heinrich or the Americanized George Henry.



Gerhard Althoff was born Ludwig Clamor Jürgen Heinrich Althoff on 1 Jun 1802 to Herman Heinrich Althoff & Catharina Margaretha Jasper in what is now Kronsundern, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany.


He married Anna Maria Krämer on 15 Nov 1833 in Icker, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. His oldest daughter was born 21 Nov 1833 in the same place. When he arrived in the USA on 14 Oct 1834, only his wife was with him.


He used the name Jürgen Heinrich for emigration and immigration. It wasn't until after he was in Ohio that he started using Gerhard Heinrich or the Americanized George Henry.





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