Bruer from Baddeckenstedt

hannover-l
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Like many others, I am trying to find the provenance of an ancestor. I've been working on this in my spare time for a little over a year and it's been a lot of fun.

The ancestor I am researching is my grt-grt-grt grandfather, Heinrich Bruer. He emigrated from Hannover to St. Louis, Missouri in 1849. Two years later he married Sophia Haunold and took up residence at 1314 Benton Street, on the north side of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, where they lived until Heinrich's death in 1904.

I have a copy of a sheet from the "Register of Deaths for the City of St. Louis" for 23 February 1868, which indicates an Andreas Bruer, born in Germany, died at the age 72, passed away while living at 1314 Benton Street, St. Louis, Missouri...the residence of my grt-grt-grt grandfather, Heinrich Bruer. This Andreas Bruer is old enough to be Heinrich's father.

I also have a copy of a page from "Auswanderelisten des ehemaligen Herzogtums, Braunschweig, 1846-1871" by Fritz Gruhne that lists the following:

" Bruer Andreas, Brinksitzer in Baddeckenstedt, Sohn des Brinksitzer Andreas Bruer und der Dorothee Dowe, married Oelber 16.11.1851 mit Wittkop, Joh. Sophie Elisabeth, born 2.12.1824, Tochter des Kotsassen Heinrich Wittkop und der Friederike Huter. Deren Kinder: 'lists their children and their birthdates'".

I also have a copy of the passenger list that has Andreas Bruer (the son) and his family arriving in New York on 11 Jun 1867. Andreas (Andrew) and his family are listed in the 1870 US Census living is St. Louis, Missouri. In the Census, this Andreas is listed as being 49 years old. Maybe Heinrich's brother? The "St. Louis City Directory for 1870" lists Andrew Bruer living at 1311 Benton Street, which is across the street from Heinrich Bruer. The website for the Western Lutheran Cemetery in St. Louis lists an Andreas Bruer and Sophia Bruer buried there on 22 Feb 1888 and 07 Mar 1897, respectively.

So, I think it is reasonable to hypothesize (for purposes of my research) that the elder Andreas Bruer is Heinrich's father and the younger Andreas Bruer is Heinrich's brother.

My question to the list members is: What records should I look to in the Baddeckenstedt/Wolfenbuttel/Braunschweig area that might provide proof that the Andreas's and Heinrich are related? Which I hope could also indicate that Heinrich Bruer is from Baddeckenstedt.

Thanks!

Steve Bruer

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Steve, have you gone to Family search and looked at what film they have on the places you want to look at? This is rather basic and you have probably done that already. If you haven't, take a look there and if promising order the available film.
I have looked at records from Baddeckensted and if I recall the civil and evangelical church records go back only to the 1870's. But you may verify.
My ggrandfather indicated in his Hamburg emmigration records that his last place of origin was Baddeckensted. He emigrated in 1859 and I could not find any evidence of records for that year in Baddeckenstedt.
Let us know what you come up with .
Max

---- Steve Bruer <sbruer31427@everestkc.net> wrote:

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Max,

Thank you. I did check the Family Search (LDS) website and found three records available through that source:

1) Kirchenbuch duplikat, 1853-1874, Evangelische Kirche Baddeckenstedt
2) Zivilstanregister, 1810-1812, Baddeckenstedt
3) Brandkataster, 1749-1934, Harburg/Elbe, Landschaftliche Brandkasse

Although the Zivilstanregister, 1810-1812, covers a period prior to Heinrich Bruer's birth, it may place the father Andreas in Baddeckenstedt. Not sure what the Brandkataster is, but I'll order these through the local LDS Family History Center and see what I can find.

Thanks again!

Steve Bruer