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  Dorothea Sophie Marie "Sophie" BURMEISTER Hartig, 1851-1922
Wife of a shepard, cooper, laborer, stationary engineer, tinner, watchman
Viola Hartig's grandmother

24 May 1851 - Born at Fichtenhusen, Kreis Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Her birth record lists her surname as 'Gosselk', but that was changed to 'Burmeister' after her parents married in 1853.

29 May 1851 - Baptized at Hohen Viecheln, Kreis Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Godparents were Dorothea Gellermann, day laborer's wife from Scharfstorf, Sophia Gosselk, maid from Dorf Mecklenburg and Maria Anna Dorothea BURMEISTER Schmidt, day laborer's daughter from Beidendorf (the father's sister)

28 October 1853, age 2 - Mother Friederica Caroline Dorothea GOSSELK, age 32, married David Jochim Christopher BURMEISTER, age 29, at Beidendorf, Kreis Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin

As of sometime before 1854 until 1872 - Resided at Lutterstorf, Kreis Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin ('Luttershof')

23 October 1854, age 3 - Sister Johann Heinrich Christian BURMEISTER born there ('Luttersdorf')

7 December 1854, age 3 - Sister Johann Heinrich Christian BURMEISTER died there of Kramphe (convulsions)

19 December 1855, age 4 - Brother Heinrich Christian Joachim BURMEISTER born there

9 July 1858, age 7 - Sister Mina Caroline Louise Henriette BURMEISTER born there

5 December 1860, age 9 - Sister Mina Caroline Louise Henriette BURMEISTER, age 2, died there of Halsbräune (croup)

25 April 1861, age 9 - Brother Carl Christian Wilhelm BURMEISTER born there

13 April 1864, age 12 - Sister Anna Henriette Dorothea BURMEISTER Schacht born there

9 April 1865, age 13 - Confirmed at Beidendorf

As of sometime before 1867 - Resided at Tagelöhner Kathen #3, Lutterstorf. This was the third of three four-family residences for laborers on the Luttersdorf estate.

3 December 1867, age 16 - Recorded in the Mecklenburg-Schwerin census there

13 December 1869, age 18 - Grandfather Jochim Heinrich "Heinrich" BURMEISTER, age 68, died at Beidendorf

5 March 1870, age 18 - Brother Heinrich Christian Joachim BURMEISTER, age 14, died at Lutterstorf

23 October 1872, age 21 - Emigrated at Hamburg, Germany. Traveled on the steamship 'Holsatia', via Le Havre, France.

7 November 1872, age 21 - Immigrated at New York, New York

As of 24 November 1872 until 1922 - Resided at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

24 November 1872, age 21 - Married Johann Friedrich Heinrich Christian "Henry" HARTIG, age 28, there. Attendants were Fritz Ehlers and August Nagel. Wedding was a religious ceremony by J Bading of Milwaukee. August Nagel was a friend of the groom who emigrated with him In October, 1871. The couple had twelve children.

30 December 1874, age 23 - Daughter Alwina HARTIG born at Buffum St, 13th ward there

25 June 1876, age 25 - Son Charles W "Carl" HARTIG born at 990 Booth St, 13th Ward there

As of sometime before 1878 until 1922 - Resided at 990 Booth St there

21 June 1878, age 27 - Son Otto Wilhelm Heinrich HARTIG born at 13th ward there

Sometime before 1880 - Daughter Alwina HARTIG died

1880, age 28 - Recorded in the Federal census at Milwaukee

25 March 1880, age 28 - Son Hermann HARTIG born there

18 December 1880, age 29 - Son Hermann HARTIG died at 990 Booth St there of scarlet fever

13 September 1881, age 30 - Son Franz Theodor Wilhelm "Frank" HARTIG born at 13th ward there

12 April 1883, age 31 - Son Heinrich August Wilhelm "Henry" HARTIG born there

21 January 1885, age 33 - Son stillborn there

29 April 1887, age 35 - Daughter Anna "Annie" HARTIG Sirge born there

23 December 1889, age 38 - Son Edward HARTIG born there

20 July 1896, age 45 - Daughter Tillie HARTIG Krahn born at 990 Booth St there

Sometime before 1900 - Mother Friederica Caroline Dorothea GOSSELK Burmeister died

28 July 1900, age 49 - Son Charles W "Carl" HARTIG, age 24, married Alma Dorothea Christina ROHLOFF, age 17, at Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Milwaukee

14 November 1900, age 49 - Son Otto Wilhelm Heinrich HARTIG, age 22, married Etta MERTENS, age 22, there

12 September 1901, age 50 - Grandson Ervin Andrew HARTIG born at 990 Booth St there

25 November 1902, age 51 - Granddaughter Viola Louisa Hermine Sophia HARTIG Benz born at 255 Booth St there

14 December 1902, age 51 - Godparent when Viola Louisa Hermine Sophia HARTIG Benz (her granddaughter) baptized at Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church there

14 August 1904, age 53 - Granddaughter Lydia Olga Anna Alma HARTIG born there

20 August 1904, age 53 - Son Franz Theodor Wilhelm "Frank" HARTIG, age 22, married Emma M KUSSMANN, age 21, there

19 December 1904, age 53 - Grandson Henry M HARTIG born at Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

1 June 1905, age 54 - Recorded in the Wisconsin census at Milwaukee

18 August 1906, age 55 - Father David Jochim Christopher BURMEISTER, age 81, died at Wilhelmstraße 32, Wismar, Mecklenburg-Schwerin

25 April 1909, age 57 - Granddaughter Irmgard Bertha Theresa Julehen HARTIG Zastrow born at 44 Chambers St, Milwaukee

2 June 1915, age 64 - Grandson Raymond Carl Rudolf Wilhelm HARTIG born there

About 1919, age 67 - Granddaughter La Vern KRAHN born in Wisconsin

28 August 1920, age 69 - Granddaughter Viola Louisa Hermine Sophia HARTIG, age 17, married Eduard Georg Ferdinand "Eddie" BENZ, age 33, at Milwaukee

1922, age 70 - Resided at 990 Booth St there

28 June 1922, age 71 - Died at 990 Booth St there of carcinoma of the stomach and senile debility

Buried at Evergreen Cemetery there