Hagen, Catherina Elsabein

Female 1786 - 1853  (66 years)


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  • Name Hagen, Catherina Elsabein 
    Born 26 Sep 1786  Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    • In existing records, this woman's name appears as either Catharine Elisabeth or Catherine Elsabein. Occasionally, Anna is placed before either of these combinations.
           Catherine Elsabein's family was living in Ladbergen at Overbeck 16 at the time of her birth. Overbeck is one of the three 'Bauernshaften' in the village of Ladbergen. A 'Bauerschaft' is an ancient grouping of farms that emerged from the earliest agricultural settlements, and comprised the earliest administrative units of a community. Until the early 1960s, Ladbergen had three Bauernshaften: Hölter, Overbeck and Wester. These settlement areas are still recognized in present day Ladbergen. Recently, the residential sections of the village center have become known by street names and a fourth section of Ladbergen, called 'Dorf' [village] has been created. The number 16 would indicate that this was the 16th farm established in this Bauerschaft.
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1841  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

    •      Catherine (Hagen) Fiegenbaum emigrated from Ladbergen with her extended family, a total of at least 13 people. She (at age 54), her husband (at age 53) and her two youngest children (at ages 21 and 18) are identified as one group. Her two older daughters were already married by 1841. Anna Elisabeth (Fiegenbaum) Aufderhaar (b. 1811) and Anna Christine (Fiegenbaum) Bierbaum (b. 1815), along with their husbands and the children born prior to the departure from Germany, are identified as traveling under their husbands' names. Also included in the group was Sophia Bierbaum (age 18), sister of Anna Christine's husband. Catherine Fiegenbaum's other son, Heinrich Adolf (b. 1814), immigrated to the USA in 1843.
           The entire extended family departed Germany from the port of Bremen on the bark Leontine. Of the 102 persons on board, 56 were identified on the passenger list as former residents of Ladbergen. Four other persons were from the nearby towns of Brochterbeck and Lengerich. The Leontine arrived at Baltimore, Maryland on 28 June 1841. The Fiegenbaums, Aufderhaars and Bierbaums traveled further west and settled in Warren County, Missouri.
    Census Sep 1850  District 99, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Died 16 Sep 1853  Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 18, 19
    • Catherina's death is recorded in the archives of the German Evangelical Church on Charrette in Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ).
    Buried Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Catherina was buried in the cemetery across the street from the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The cemetery is next to and south of the parsonage and on the site of the first church built in Holstein, known as the German Lutheran Church on Charrette (1839-1848). The German inscription (and a translation) on her grave stone reads:

           Cath. Elsabein
           Fiegenbaum
           geb: Hagen von Ladbergen
           geb: den 26 ten Sept. 1786
           gest: den 16 ten Sept 1853

           Cath. Elsabein
           Fiegenbaum
           nee Hagen from Ladbergen
           born the 26th of Sept. 1786
           died the 16th of Sept. 1853
    Person ID I185  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2010 

    Father Hagen, Johann Heinrich,   b. 28 May 1752, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Holtkamp, Anna Elisabeth,   b. 2 Nov 1755, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 17 Mar 1784  Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [20, 21
    Family ID F73  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fiegenbaum, Johann Heinrich,   b. 12 May 1788, Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1861, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 13 Jul 1810  Ladbergen, Grand Duchy of Berg Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

    •      The couple began their married life living in the Heuerhaus of the Hagen farm at Ladbergen-Overbeck 16. Sometime between 1815 and 1819, the family moved to Ladbergen-Wester 21.
           From 1808 to 1810, the village of Ladbergen found itself located in the département Ems of the Grand Duchy of Berg (French: Grand-duché de Berg; German: Großherzogtum Berg), a client state of the First French Empire.
           In 1811 borders were redrawn again and Ladbergen was incorporated into the First French Empire as part of the Département Ems-Supérieur (German: Departement der Oberen Ems, or, Ober-Ems).
    Children 
    +1. Fiegenbaum, Anna Elisabeth,   b. 22 Oct 1811, Ladbergen, First French Empire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1884, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +2. Fiegenbaum, Anna Christine Elsabein,   b. 7 Jan 1815, Ladbergen, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1894, Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +3. Fiegenbaum, Christine Elisabeth,   b. 18 Jun 1819, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1897, Warren County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +4. Fiegenbaum, Hermann Heinrich,   b. 15 Apr 1823, Ladbergen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1898, Mayview, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Sep 1786 - Ladbergen, Grafschaft Tecklenburg Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Jul 1810 - Ladbergen, Grand Duchy of Berg Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Holstein, Warren County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Chatherina Elisabein Hagen and Catharina Elisabein Hagen; born 26 September 1786 at Ladbergen-Overbeck 16.

    2. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Cathar. Elisabeth Hagen was born on 26 September 1786.

    3. [S35] Immanuels United Church of Christ, The History of Our Church, 1839-1989: One Hundred Fifty Years (Holstein, Missouri: Immanuels United Church of Christ, 1989), Death record; page 280.
      "Elsabein Fiegenbaum" died on 16 September 1853 at the age of 73 years.
           By calculation this data yields a date of birth of about 1780, which is in conflict with data supplied by several other researchers working from sources in Ladbergen Germany and with the inscription on her gravestone.

    4. [S48] Cemetery or burial marker.
      Catharina Elsabein's gravestone in the cemetery across the street from the brick church dedicated in 1884 as the German Evangelical Immanuels Church of Holstein, Missouri (known since 1957 as Immanuels United Church of Christ). The cemetery is next to and south of the parsonage and on the site of the first church built in Holstein, known as the German Lutheran Church on Charrette (1839-1848). The gravestone in Holstein, Missouri is inscribed in German as follows: "Cath. Elsabein / Fiegenbaum / geb: Hagen von Ladbergen / geb: den 26 ten Sept. 1786 / gest: den 16 ten Sept 1853." Photo in the possession of J. W. Fiegenbaum.

    5. [S11] Friedrich Müller, "Westfälische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850," Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung, 22-24 (1964-1966), page 105; entry 852. Erlaubte Auswangerung [=authorized emigration].
      Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum, of Ladbergen, "Zimmermann" [=carpenter]; born 12.5.1788 [=12 May 1788]. Accompanied by his wife, Catharine Elisabeth Hagen, born 26.9.1786 [=26 September 1786].
           For the full entry from this source, see the notes for this person's immigration.

    6. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), NARA microfilm M432, roll 421, page 52. Access through Ancestry.com June 2005.
      Henry Figenbum household, 1850 U.S. census, Warren County, Missouri, population schedule, District 99, page [#?], enumerated 6 September 1850, dwelling 388, family 388, lines 26-28. Elizabeth Figenbum; age 64; born in Germany. The reported age would yield a birth date of 1785-1786 by calculation.

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 6.
      Anna Catherine Elizabeth Hagen, child of Johann Hagen and Anna Holtkamp, was born 26 September 1786 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    8. [S135] Bill Roege, Ladbergen Genealogy Database (2nd draft edition; November 1999) (http://members.aol.com/WRoege/ladbergen.htm - last confirmed in March 2005).
      This database, working from the information recorded in the Ladbergen evangelical church marriage register on 13 July 1787 identifies this child of "Joh Heinr Hagan & Anna Elis Holtkamp" as Catharina Elisabeth Hagen, born on 26 September 1786.

    9. [S8] Friedrich Saatkamp, Ladbergen: Out of the History and the Present of the 1000-year Westphalian Village, edited and translated by Dean R. Hoge (New Knoxville, Ohio: New Knoxville Historical Society, 1985), pages xxii, 2.
      Explanation of Bauershaften and the political organization of the Ladbergen community.

    10. [S230] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Germany Vital Records Index" in FamilySearch Record Search—Pilot Site at (http://pilot.familysearch.org/).
      Accessed on 10 October 2010. Index entries compiled from "Germany Marriages, 1558-1929," a FamilySearch database; data derived from: Evangelische Kirche Ladbergen (Kreis Tecklenburg). Kirchenbuch, 1708-1938. Family History Library Film 582662: "Geburten, Heiraten, Tote 1810-1812." Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967. Original records in Evangelisches Landeskirchenamt, Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany.
           Herm Heinrich Fiegenbaum (born 6 July 1787, child of Herm Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Anna Catharina Horstmeier) and Catharina Elisabeth Hagen (born 26 September 1786, child of Johann Heinrich Hagen and Anna Elisabeth Holtkamp) were married on 13 July 1810 at "Evangelisch, Ladbergen, Westfalen, Prussia."

    11. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.

    12. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      In a note to the family group sheet for Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Cather. Elisabeth Hagen, Hermanda Fiegenbaum wrote: "Die ganze Familie, Eltern mit den verheirateten und ledigen Kindern und den Enkelkindern, wanderte 1841 nach USA aus. The whole family, parents and all children and grandchildren went in 1841 to the USA."

    13. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research.
      Citing "Westfalische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert-Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Munster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850," in Beitrage zur Westfalichen [sic] Familienforschung 22-24 (1964-66), pages 7-484. "Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum, from Ladbergen, Carpenter, born 12 May 1788, Wife: Catherine Elisabeth Hagen born 26 September 1786. Children: Christine Elsabeth born 18 June 1819, Herman Heinrich born 15 April 1823. Leaving for America in 1841."

    14. [S26] Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, edited by P. William Filby and Mary K. Meyer (Detroit, Michigan: Gale Publishing Co., 1981- ), 1983 Supplement (1984); page 255 (Reliability: 2).
      Cites data published in Müller, Friedrich. "Westfälische Auswanderer in 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850." Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung. 22-24 (1964-1966); page 105. "Joh Heinr Fiegenbaum;" wife: "Cath Elis Hagen;" child: "Christ Elis;" child: "Herm Heinr;" to America; 1841.

    15. [S11] Friedrich Müller, "Westfälische Auswanderer im 19. Jahrhundert - Auswanderung aus dem Regierungsbezirk Münster, 1. Teil, 1803-1850," Beiträge zur westfälischen Familienforschung, 22-24 (1964-1966), page 105; entry 852. Erlaubte Auswangerung [=authorized emigration].
      Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum, of Ladbergen, "Zimmermann" [=carpenter]; born 12.5.1788 [=12 May 1788]. Accompanied by his wife, Catharine Elisabeth Hagen, born 26.9.1786 [=26 September 1786]. And accompanied by children: Christine Elisabeth, born 18.6.1819 [=18 June 1819]; Hermann Heinrich, born 15.4.1823 [=15 April 1823]. Emigrated in 1841; to North America.
           For the full entry from this source, see the notes for this person's immigration.

    16. [S146] Ancestry.com (library edition), Baltimore Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1872 (http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7480 in December 2017), NARA series M255, roll 3, list 37. Accessed 16 January and 19 July 2006.
      Transcription by J. Mark Fiegenbaum from digital images of the original passenger list for the bark Leontine, sailing from Bremen, arriving at Baltimore, Maryland on 28 June 1841. Passenger 81: Elisabeth Feigenbaum [sic]; age 50; wife of Herman Feigenbaum [sic]; from Ladbergen; bound for St. Louis. Elisabeth was traveling with Herman Feigenbaum [sic], age 50, her husband; Christine Feigenbaum [sic], age 21, her daugther; and Herrman [sic] Heinrich Feigenbaum [sic], age 18, her son. The family's baggage consisted of 4 boxes and 2 bags.

    17. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), NARA microfilm M432, roll 421, page 52. Access through Ancestry.com June 2005.
      Henry Figenbum household, 1850 U.S. census, Warren County, Missouri, population schedule, District 99, page [#?], enumerated 6 September 1850, dwelling 388, family 388, lines 26-28.

    18. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      She died 16 September 1853 in Holstein, Missouri.

    19. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 6.
      Anna Catherine Elizabeth died 16 September 1853 at Holstein, Warren County, Missouri.

    20. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Johann Heinrich Hagen and Anna Elisabeth Holtkamp; married 17 March 1784 in Ladbergen.

    21. [S5] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Genealogical research, Johann Hagen and Anna Holtkamp. Marriage implied.

    22. [S4] Lieselotte (Freese) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research, Letter of September 1981 to Jane (Fiegenbaum) Paget.
      Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum, born 6 July 1787 at Ladbergen, and Chatherina [sic] Elisabein [sic] Hagen, born 26 September 1786 at Ladbergen-Overbeck 16, were married in 1810 at Ladbergen.
           Lieselotte wrote: "At the beginning he and his wife, neé Hagen, lived in the "Heuerhaus" on the ground of the farm Hagen and belonging to it at Ladbergen, Overbeck 16. "Heuerhaus" means: a smaller house which belongs to the main farm. To the Heuerhaus always belong a few acres. Normally people living at a "Heuerhaus" are tenant-farmers who pay rent partly in work.
           "During the time the couple lived at Ladbergen-Overbeck their two daughters were born. Their only son was born at Ladbergen, Wester 21."
           Later in her letter, Liselotte indicates that this couple had 5 children.

    23. [S1] Hermanda (Lagemann) Fiegenbaum, Genealogical research.
      Johann Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Cathar. Elisabeth Hagen; married 13 July 1810 in Ladbergen.

    24. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 6.
      Johann Heinrich Sr. Fiegenbaum and Anna Catherine Elizabeth Hagen were married 13 July 1810 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany.

    25. [S135] Bill Roege, Ladbergen Genealogy Database (2nd draft edition; November 1999) (http://members.aol.com/WRoege/ladbergen.htm - last confirmed in March 2005).
      Herman Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Catharina Elisabeth Hagen were married on 13 July 1810 at Ladbergen, Westphalia, Germany. Bill Roege included a note for this event: "husb (*6.7.1787), parents Herm Heinr Fiegenbaum & Anna Cath Horstmeier; wife (*26.9.1786), unmarried dau hlg Joh Heinr Hagan & Anna Elis Holtkamp."
           I believe the note may be based on the marriage entry in the records of the church at Ladbergen. It should be noted that the date format starts with the day, followed by the month. This should be obvious with the birth date of the "wife" - 26.9.1786 is 26 September 1786. I am guessing that the letters "hlg" in the note stand for the German word Heuerling.

    26. [S230] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Germany Vital Records Index" in FamilySearch Record Search—Pilot Site at (http://pilot.familysearch.org/).
      Accessed on 10 October 2010. Index entries compiled from "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898," a FamilySearch database; data derived from: Evangelische Kirche Ladbergen (Kreis Tecklenburg). Kirchenbuch, 1708-1938. Family History Library Film 582662: "Geburten, Heiraten, Tote 1810-1812." Salt Lake City, Utah: The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1967. Indexing Project (Batch) Number C95084-1. Original records in Evangelisches Landeskirchenamt, Bielefeld, Federal Republic of Germany.
           Anna Elisabeth Fiegenbaum, daughter of Herm Heinrich Fiegenbaum and Anna Elisabeth Hagen; born 22 October 1811; baptized 24 October 1811 at "Evangelisch, Ladbergen, Westfalen, Prussia."