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Johann Christoph Friedrich Kniess 1817–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Stettin(?) [Szczecin], Provinz Pommern, Königreich Preußen(Kingdom Prussia), Deutscher Bund (German Confederation)

Death Date: 6 Oct 1888

Death Location: Maine, Marathon Co, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Johann Knief

Mother: Anna Abraham

Spouse(s): Fredricke Harmann

Children(s): Mathilde Kniess, Wilhelmine KNIESS

Johann Christoph Friedrich Kniess was born in 1817 in Stettin(?) [Szczecin], Provinz Pommern, Königreich Preußen(Kingdom Prussia), Deutscher Bund (German Confederation), the child of Johann Friedrich Christian Knief And Anna Margaretha Abraham. Johann Christoph Friedrich Kniess married Fredricke Wilhelmine Harmann, and had children including Mathilde Kniess, Wilhelmine Auguste Albertine Kniess. Johann Christoph Friedrich Kniess passed away in 1888 in Maine, Marathon Co, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Johann Christoph Friedrich Kniess was born in 1817 in Stettin(?) [Szczecin], Provinz Pommern, Königreich Preußen(Kingdom Prussia), Deutscher Bund (German Confederation), the child of Johann Friedrich Christian Knief And Anna Margaretha Abraham.
  • Johann Christoph Friedrich Kniess married Fredricke Wilhelmine Harmann, and had children including Mathilde Kniess, Wilhelmine Auguste Albertine Kniess.
  • Johann Christoph Friedrich Kniess passed away in 1888 in Maine, Marathon Co, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Knief
1783–
Birth Location: Neukloster
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Anna Abraham
1783–
Birth Location: Jarchow, Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland
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Spouses(s)

Fredricke Harmann
1823–1904
Birth Location: near Kolberg(?) [Kołobrzeg], Provinz Pommern, Königreich Preußen(Kingdom Prussia), Deutscher Bund (German Confederation)
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Children(s)

Mathilde Kniess
1867–1945
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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Wilhelmine KNIESS
1853–1912
Birth Location: Wedderwill, Regenwalde Kreis, Pomerania, Prussia
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Johann Kniess's Ancestors

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Johann Kniess
1817–1888
Birth Place: Stettin(?) [Szczecin], Provinz Pommern, Königreich Preußen(Kingdom Prussia), Deutscher Bund (German Confederation)
Parents
Johann Friedrich Christian Knief
1783–
Neukloster
Anna (Margaretha) Abraham
1783–
Jarchow, Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland
Grandparents
Margaretha (Ilsabe) Abraham
1755–1821
Beidendorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johann Kniess's Descendants

1.
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Johann (Christoph Friedrich) Kniess (1817–6 Oct 1888) m. Fredricke (Wilhelmine) Harmann (14 Apr 1823–7 Jul 1904)
  1. 1. Mathilde Kniess 1867–1945 m. August (Heinrich "Henry") Krueger 1857–1913 m. Helmuth Krueger 1867–
    1. 1. Ida (A B) Krueger 1886–1886
    2. 2. Otto (Friedrich Carl) Krueger 1886–1886
    3. 3. Hubert (August Albert) Krueger 1890–1890 m. Vila (E) Luedtke 1918–2011
    4. 4. Alma (Emilie Emma) Krueger 1900–1989 m. Edward Breitenfeldt 1886–1956
      1. 1. Clarence (Norman) Breitenfeldt 1925–1973
    5. 5. August (Heinrich Wilhelm) Krueger 1897–1897
    6. 6. Ella (Martha Mathilda) Breitenfeldt 1891–1969 m. Otto (Ludwig) Breitenfeldt 1881–1938
      1. 1. Esther (Bertha Alma) Breitenfeldt 1918–1990
      2. 2. Lawrence ((Lorenz) A) Breitenfeldt 1914–1962
      3. 3. Evelyn (Adline Dorothy) Breitenfeldt 1921–2009
    7. 7. Leo (Martin Heinrich) Krueger 1894–1955
    8. 8. Herman (Emil Otto) Krueger 1897–1897
    9. 9. Selma Krueger 1901–1994 m. Nicholas (Conrad) Brantmeier 1895–1975
      1. 1. Joyce (Beth) Brantmeier 1922–2006
    10. 10. Paul Krueger 1896–1961
    11. 11. Juliana Krueger 1906–
    12. 12. Lena (Ann) Krueger 1906–
    13. 13. Arnold Krueger 1892–1957
    14. 14. Harry (Herman) Krueger 1888–1950
    15. 15. Erwin (E) Krueger 1908–1991
    16. 16. Delia Krueger 1903–1982
    17. 17. Selma (Emily) Krueger 1903–1994
    18. 18. Lora (Emma Emilie) Krueger 1898–1899
  2. 2. Wilhelmine (Auguste Albertine) KNIESS 1853–1912 m. Wilhelm (Albert) Hackbarth 1843–1916
    1. 1. Selma (Angela Maria Hackbarth) Woller 1890–1917 m. William Woller 1885–1971
      1. 1. Ruth (W. M.) Matthiae 1911–2000 m. Edward (Matthiae) + 1903–1983
        1. 1. Dorothy (Ruth) Matthiae 1931–1950
        2. 2. Elmer (Alvin) Matthiae 1934–1934
      2. 2. Eleonora (Anna Selma) Woller 1913–1998
      3. 3. Hertha (Johanna Woller) Jaenke 1915–1994
      4. 4. Infant (Boy) Woller 1914–1914

Johann Kniess's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Johann Christoph Friedrich Kniess in Stettin(?) [Szczecin], Provinz Pommern, Königreich Preußen(Kingdom Prussia), Deutscher Bund (German Confederation)
Stettin(?) [Szczecin], Provinz Pommern, Königreich Preußen(Kingdom Prussia), Deutscher Bund (German Confederation)
1888
6 Oct 1888
Age 71
Death of Johann Christoph Friedrich Kniess in Maine, Marathon Co, Wisconsin, USA
Maine, Marathon Co, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Stettin(?) [Szczecin], Provinz Pommern, Königreich Preußen(Kingdom Prussia), Deutscher Bund (German Confederation)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1888
    Event Place: Maine, Marathon Co, Wisconsin, USA
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