Over many months I have used this webpage and the services of a professional German Researcher to find genealogy data about my great grandfather, JULIUS WILHELM BURGDORF. While I have much data on him and his descendants here in the USA I have only the following German information:
* According to information on a baptismal certificate Julius was born 'in Hildesheim in Hanover', no date. But from his death certificate I estimate his birth at 1825.
*He came to America on the ship Oder which departed from the port of Hamburg in 1859, possibly 1860.
*He came to New Orleans, La and lived there until his death.
*He married Maria Kirschbein who emigrated from Berlin at about the same time as Julius.
*I do not know his Religious affiliation although the above baptismal certificate was issue by the First German Protestant Church of New Orleans.
My professional searches include the Protestant and Catholic church records for that time frame in the city of Hildesheim.
I have learned in my research that Hildesheim is not necessarily exclusive to the city but also the surrounding area (county?).
With the prceding information can anyone tell me how to expand my search or give any helpful info as where to go next.
I am pretty old and I don't think I will live forever. If I get good data I would like to travel to the pertinent area.
Thank you for any help,
Max Burgdorf
You may also contact me at pharmaxx@charter.net
Hi Max
maybe this could be a clou for you:
I found the name BURGDORF at Holle a small village near Hildesheim. The name
of this area is also Ambergau and my Grand-Gr-aunt Johanne Sophie Wilhelmine
R�KE went with her husband from Holle in 1868 to Amerika - Cape Girardeu MO.
In the last week of October I�ll spend time at Holle and have a look for
BURGDORF.
Ruth
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