Heinrich “Henry” Thiessenhusen ...
... wanderte mit seinem Bruder Carl 1850 aus.
Er kehrte nach Deutschland zurück um seine Familie und die seines Bruders Wilhelm 1853 nach Amerika zu holen. In Watertown, Wisconsin, wurden sie sesshaft.
Heinrich, geb. 1807 und Elisabeth, geb. 1813 (Kneser) Thiessenhusen hatten fünf Kinder:
Catharina, geb. September 1833,
Elisabeth, geb. Mai 1835,
Sophia, geb. Mai 1837,
Wilhelmina (“Minna”), geb. März 1839 und
Heinrich, geb. Februar 1845.
Heinrich lebte sechs Jahre in Milwaukee bevor er nach Watertown, Wisconsin, zog.
Man beachte: Sophia heiratete Daniel Kusel, der ein Eisenwarenhandel in Watertown eröffnete. Heinrich, Sophias Bruder, arbeitete im selben Geschäft.
... emigrated with his brother Carl in 1850.
Returned to Germany. Brought his family with him from Germany in 1853
along with his brother Wilhelm and his family. Settled in Watertown, Wisconsin.
Heinrich b. 1807 and Elisabeth b. 1813 (Kneser) Thiessenhusen had five children: Catharina, b. September 1833; Elisabeth, b. May 1835; Sophia, b. May 1837; Wilhelmina (“Minna”), b. March 1839; and Heinrich, b. February 1845.
Heinrich lived in Milwaukee for six years before moving to Watertown, Wisconsin.
Note: Sophia married Daniel Kusel who started a hardware business in Watertown. Heinrich, Sophia’s brother, worked in the same business.
Die Taufe - The Baptism
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Heinrich Thiessenhusen Taufurkunde, Kirchgemeinde Vietlübbe, 1807 Heinrich Thiessenhusen Baptism Record, Vietlübbe Parish, 1807 | 2. Mai [1807] (Geburt) | 7. Mai (Taufe) | Johann Cuno [hier “Kunow” geschrieben] Thiessenhusen, Gastwirt/Grundbesitzer von Rosenow [Vater] | Catharina Elisabeth Dettmann | Heinrich Christopher Matthies [Kind] | [Paten:] 1.) Heinrich Wilhelm Thiessenhusen (Johann Cunos Bruder) Gastwirt/Grundbesitzer von Rosenow , 3.) Hans Matthies Dettmann (Catharina Dettmanns Bruder) aus Dragun. Zur Beachtung: “Matthies” ist die niederdeutsche Variante von “Mathias.” (Niederdeutsch wird im Norden Deutschlands gesprochen. Thiessenhusen kann man übersetzen als “Mathias' Haus”, (z. B.matTHIES). | May 2, [1807] (birth) | May 7 (baptism) | Johann Cuno [here spelled “Kunow”] Thiessenhusen, innkeeper/landlord of Rosenow [father] | Catharina Elisabeth Dettmann | Heinrich Christopher Matthies [child] | [sponsors:] 1.) Heinrich Wilhelm Thiessenhusen (Johann Cuno’s brother) innkeeper/landlord in Rosenow, 3.) Hans Matthies Dettmann (Catharina Dettmann’s brother) of Dragun. Note: “Matthies” is the Low German variant spelling of “Mathias.” (Low German is the dialect spoken in the low flatlands of northern Germany, hence its name. High German is the dialect spoken in the hilly lands of southern Germany). Thiessenhusen can be translated as “house of Mathias”, (i.e. matTHIES). |
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Antrag auf Einbürgerung
Antrag auf Einbürgerung (zwei Seiten) von 1850 und 1856. Beachte die Unterschriften: C. Kneser war ein Pate. Heinrich heiratete Elisabeth Kneser in Deutschland.
Petition for Naturalization
Letter of Intent from 1850 and page 2 of the Petition for Naturalization from 1856. Note his signatures. C. Kneser was a sponsor. Heinrich married Elisabeth Kneser in Germany.
| Heinrich Thiessenhusen’s will names his children as heirs and his son-in-law, Daniel Kusel, Jr., as executor. |
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| Old Lutheran Cemetery - Watertown, Wisconsin: Heinrich and Elisabeth (Kneser) Thiessenhusen are buried on the Kusel family lot with their daughter Sophia Thiessenhusen Kusel and her husband Daniel Kusel. |
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| Oak Hill Cemetery – Watertown, Wisconsin: Heinrich and Elisabeth Thiessenhusen’s son Henry and his wife Sedonia (Lystaeder) Thiessenhusen and family are buried on the large lot with several members of the Lystaeder family in Watertown. There are no individual grave markers on the lot. |
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