Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameCatherine HERTEGEN 2311, maiden name
Birth29 Jul 1834, Germany2407,2401, date only
Immigration22 Mar 1887, New York2313 Age: 52
Memofrom Hamburg, on board Rugia
Death20 Oct 1916, Secaucus, Hudson, New Jersey2407 Age: 82
Burial23 Oct 1916, Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Bergen, New Jersey2407,2401, p 1
MotherUNNAMED
Individual Notes
• Mother’s maiden name is Heerdegen.2321
Census
• 1895 New Jersey Census: West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey.2405
• 1900 Census: West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey. Age 65, Jul 1834, Germany. Mother of 6 living children.2400
• 1910 Census: Secaucus, Hudson, New Jersey. Age 76, b Germany. Parents b Germany. Married 53 years. Mother of 6 living children.2406
Spouses
Birth18 Nov 1833, Germany2400, place only,2401, p 2,2402
Immigration22 Mar 1887, New York2313 Age: 53
Memofrom Hamburg, Germany; on board Rugia
Naturalization3 Oct 1905, Hudson County, New Jersey2403 Age: 71
Death19 Mar 1912, Secaucus, Hudson, New Jersey2402 Age: 78
Burial21 Mar 1912, Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Bergen, New Jersey2401, p 1; gives wrong death month,2402
Occupationlaborer2313
Death causeApoplexy2402
Occupationbutcher2403, p 1
Occupationfarmer2402
Residence182 Summit, West Hoboken2400
Individual Notes
• Arrived 22 Mar 1887 from Bavaria aboard Rugia from Hamburg with wife, Catherine, sons, Georg, Andrew and Johan.2313

• Gives 11 Oct 1887 as date of entry into the United States.2403, p 1

• I found the will for Andreas Degelmann, date of death 10 Jan 1916 but could not locate a death cert.  His will left everything to his wife Katharina Degelmann.  Upon her death, everything would go to children Andrew, Michael, Johan J, Christina (wife of John Leipold), John and George.2404, p 1
Census
• 1895 New Jersey Census: West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey.2405
• 1900 Census: West Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey. Age 66, b Nov 1833, Germany.2400
• 1910 Census: Secaucus, Hudson, New Jersey. Age 76, b Germany. Laborer; General Work. Parents b Germany. Living in household of John Degelmann, b abt 1856.2406
Marriageabt 18572400,2406
Marr Memomarried 43 years in 1900
ChildrenJohan J. (1856->1930)
 Christine (1858-1912)
 George (~1865-)
 Michael (1868-1944)
 Andrew A. (1873-1948)
 John (1879-)
Last Modified 16 Mar 2008Created 12 Mar 2025 using Reunion for Macintosh
Updated 12 Mar 2025
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