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Caroline Marie Wilhelmine POLZIN Brand, 1843-1919Berthold's first cousin once removed
Mother Christina Friederica Wilhelmina POLZIN Weithke, 1816- Brother Martin Friedrich Daniel POLZIN, 1836-1836
Caroline Marie Wilhelmine POLZIN Brand, 1843-1919Children:
Daughter Wilhelmine Johanne Friedericke POLZIN, 1863-1863
Husband John George BRAND, 1844-1927The couple had six children
14 March 1843 - Born at Borntin, Kreis Greifenberg, Pommern at 9:00 AM
15 March 1843 - Baptized there. Godparents were Engel (Rüchel) Wartgow, Marie (Brehmer) Koepsel and Carl Friedrich WARTGOW, farmhand (the mother's cousin)
26 January 1844 - Mother Christina Friederica Wilhelmina POLZIN, age 27, married Wilhelm Ferdinand "Ferdinand" WEITHKE, age 22, there
28 March 1847, age 4 - Half-brother Herrmann Johann August WEITHKE born at Görke, Kreis Greifenberg, Pommern
7 November 1849, age 6 - Grandfather Martin Gottlieb POLZIN, age 60, died at Borntin
2 February 1850, age 6 - Half-sister Ernestine Friedericke Auguste WEITHKE Bergmann born at Görke
15 April 1852, age 9 - Half-sister Bertha Hanne Marie WEITHKE born there
14 August 1854, age 11 - Half-sister Emilie Johanne Sophie WEITHKE born there
9 July 1863, age 20 - Daughter Wilhelmine Johanne Friedericke POLZIN born there
11 October 1863, age 20 - Daughter Wilhelmine Johanne Friedericke POLZIN died there of Kramphe (convulsions)
1 September 1864, age 21 - Godparent when Albert Johann Heinrich POLZIN (her cousin) baptized at Borntin
About 3 July 1869, age 26 - Emigrated in Hamburg. Traveled on the ship Allemannia with a group of young people from neighboring villages.
15 July 1869, age 26 - Immigrated at New York, New York County, New York
4 May 1870, age 27 - Grandfather's widow Johanna Friedericke "Friedericke" RATHKE Parpart Polzin, age 74, died at Borntin of Schlagfluß (apoplexy, stroke)
26 November 1871, age 28 - Half-sister Ernestine Friedericke Auguste WEITHKE, age 21, married Friedrich Wilhelm "William" BERGMANN, age 40, at Wilson Twp, Winona County, Minnesota
As of sometime before 1876 - Resided at Hart, Winona County, Minnesota
25 April 1876, age 33 - Married John George BRAND, age 31. The couple had six children. Sophia A (Brand) Gahnz (1877-1949), Caroline (Brand) Heiden (1879-1939), Clara W (Brand) Hadley, (June 1881- ), Christina M (Brand) Feine (December 1883-1937), Paul John Brand (June 1887- ), and Otto C Brand (July 1894- ). They also raised four children from John's prior marriage.
25 June 1900, age 57 - Half-sister's husband Friedrich Wilhelm "William" BERGMANN, age 69, died at Wilson Twp
1 June 1914, age 71 - Half-sister Ernestine Friedericke Auguste WEITHKE Bergmann, age 64, died there
1919, age 75 - Died
Buried at Saint Johns Cemetery, Hart