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There are three headstones right next to each other at The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery plot # 8022 .(Queens New York). Family name of Ropers, on the headstoneare the names Magdalena 1832-1881, Henry 1837-1907, and Kunigunda Jaeger 1810-1883. During my research I found that the graves lot # 8022 is owned by Henry Ropers!...... Raymond Miller told me that the three head stones Messerschmitt,Kuck & Ropers have been replaced by Goerge Blank because the originals have been damaged...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Passenger`s Name: Heinrich Messerschmidt
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Occupation: Porter
Last Residence: Ulm in Germany
Date of Arrival: Oct. 8, 1884
Final Destination: New York
Ship`s Name: Leerdam
Manifest ID Number: 37917
Port of Embarkation: Rotterdam
Port of Departure = Rotterdam,Netherlands Place ofOrigin =Kingingen, Deu Ship Name = Leerdam Line = 14 Microfilm Roll=481 ListNumber=1297.
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Birth Place; Neustadt a. d. Hardt (Neustardt an der Weinstrtasse) ItLies in Rheineland-Palatinate,formely Bavaria.
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, otherwise known as Neustadta.d.Weinstr.(abbreviated), Neustadt/Weinstrasse (as it would appear ontrain departure and arrival boards) or Neustadt (Weinstrasse). It islocated in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. With 53,892 inhabitants asof 2002, it is probably the largest city called Neustadt.
It has a beautiful old town centre with a market-place surrounded byalot of half-timbered houses. Neustadt is one of the hottest places in Germany, therefore summer temperatures about 30- 35 C are common. Most important for Neustadt`s economy are tourism and wine as in wholePalatine. The biggest employer of local people is the BASF (BadischeAnilin und Soda Fabrik)which is located in Ludwigshafen and one of the largest chemical comapanies in aworld. The symbols of Neustadt are the Elwetritsche which can be visited at a special well in the town centre. These are fabulous beasts created by a local artist.Largercities such as Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg or Frankfurt can bereached within few hours by train or car.
Neustadt a.d. W. is one of several dozen German and Austrian citiescalled Neustadt - Neustadt translates as `NewCity` or `New Town,`hence the profusion of like named communities. These New Towns are typically distinguished by the rivers upon which they lie (e.g.,Neustadt(Aisch)), the regions they are located in (e.g.,Neustadt/Hessen) or, in this case, apeculiar distinctive feature --namely Weinstraße - `WineRoute.`
Theten districts of Neustadt a.d. W. are Diedesfeld, Duttweiler,Geinsheim, Gimmeldingen,Haardt, Hambach, Königsbach,Lachen-Speyerdorf, Mußbach, and Winzingen. Thedistrict of Hambach hasbecome well known for the Hambacher Fest held in 1832 onthe HambacherSchloss.
Its partner cities are Lincoln, England; Mâcon, France;Manchester,New Hampshire; Mersin-Yenisehir, Turkey; Wernigerode, Germany; and Quanzhou, China.
Birth of Heinrich Messerschmitt
Evangelische KircheWinzingen (Neustadt), Kirchenbuch, 1818-1892,FHLFilm 197858
Today, the twenty-sixth of December 1866, in the protestant schoolhouse in Winzingen through the below-named pastor and in the presence of the baptismal witnesses 1) Heinrich Mathes, farmer, residing in Duttweiler, protestant confession and 2) his wife residing with him,Catharina Mathes, unemployed, protestant confession, received the holy baptism Heinrich born the 14th December 1866, son of Jakob Messerschmitt, unemployed, protestant confession, residing in Winzingen, and his wife,living with him, Maria Weintz, unemployed,protestant confession. The birth of thischild is according to the below-named pastor and was recorded by the civil registrar on the 17th December 1866 in the Birth Register of the community Winzingen.
Signature of the Pastor
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parents: Jakob Messerschmitt, Maria Weintz
Name Heinrich Messerschmitt
Gender Male
Christening Date26 Dec 1866
Christening Place Winzingen (Neustadt), Bayern, Germany
Birth Date14 Dec 1866
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Father's Name Jakob Messerschmitt
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Mother's Name Maria Weintz
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Indexing Project (Batch) NumberC97653-1
System Origin Germany-EASy
GS Film number197858
Reference IDcn 18
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Name: Heinrich Messerschmitt
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 26 Dec 1866
Christening Place: Winzingen (Neustadt), Bayern, Germany
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1866
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Father's Name: Jakob Messerschmitt
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Mother's Name: Maria Weintz
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C97653-1
System Origin: Germany-EASy
GS Film number: 197858
Reference ID: cn 18
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