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Johann Friedrich Freise (Freyse)
Born: 27 JAN 1783 in: Reinsdorf #33, Apelern, Germany 1
Baptized: 02 FEB 1783 in: Apelern, Kreis Schaumburg, Germany 2
Died: 05 JUN 1843 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany 3
Buried: 08 JUN 1843 in: Heuerssen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany
Father: Johann Hermann Heinrich Freyse (1743-1813) from Idensen, Germany
Mother: Maria Christine Meyer (1746-1813) from Beckedorf, Germany

1st Wife: Engel Maria Meyer
Married: 05 MAY 1816 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 1
Born: 23 MAR 1786 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany 1
Baptized: in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany
Died: 09 JUN 1826 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany 3
Buried: 11 JUN 1826 in: Heuerssen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany
Father: Johann Heinrich Meyer from Reinsen, Germany
Mother: Engel Maria Sophia Mensching from Lindhorst, Germany

2nd Wife: Engel Maria Sophia Homeyer
Married: 07 JAN 1827 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 3
Born: 05 JUL 1793 in: Heuerssen #4, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany 9
Baptized: 07 JUL 1793 in: Heuerssen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany 5
Died: 28 AUG 1849 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany 3
Buried: 29 AUG 1849 in: Heuerssen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany
Father: Toennies Homeyer from Heuerssen #4, Germany (1746-1824)
Mother: Sophia Eleonore Bauermeister from Heuerssen #3, Germany (1754-1824)

1827 Heuerssen Marriages

der Wittwer und Schaefmacher Johann Friedrich Freise auf Nr. 11 in Reinsen, sohn des Johann Heinrich Freise in Reinsdorf und der Marie Christine geb. Meier dasalbst - 43 J - mit Engel Marie Sophie geb. Homeiers v. Nr. 4 in Heuerssen ehel. Tochter des Kol. __ Joh. Toenjes Homeier Nr. 4 Hinselbst und der Sophia Eleonore geb. Bauermeisters dasalbst - 33 1/2 J ... 7 Jan in der Kirche ... [pastor] Billius (Note in record: he and his previous wife were married 05 MAY 1816.)

Reinsdorf # 33 (Brinksitzer)
In 1783 the farm was the last one located at the end of the village (a part of the village called "Kuhweide"). It was founded after 1700 by forrester Siegmund Jakob Blancke.
Shoemaker Johann Henrich Freyse of Idensen probably bought it from Mr. Blancke. Freyse 1.m. 1774 A.M. Stahlhut of Reinsdorf, daughter of a Einlieger. 2.m. 1775 M.C. Meyer He bought more land in 1776. Today (1956!) it is owned by the farmer's family Hesse.

Information courtesy of Anne Schwarm [excerpts from a book by Walter Maack: Reinsdorf - Drei Entwicklungsstufen einer Siedlung, Anlage und Geschichte eines schaumburgischen Dorfes, Schaumburger Heimathefte, No. 4, 1956]

Johann Hermann Heinrich Freyse was born about 1743 at Idensen. He died 16 JAN 1813 at Reinsdorf #33. On 17 APR 1774 at Apelern he married Anna Maria Eleonore Stahlhut of Reinsdorf (ca 1753 - 13 FEB 1775). After his first wife's death he married [as Johann Heinrich Freyse] 30 OCT 1775 at Apelern to Maria Christine Meyer who was born at Beckedorf (OCT 1748 - 02 APR 1813), daughter of Johann Christoph Meyer from Ottensen and Anna Catharina Scheve from Waltringhausen.

10 children of Hermann Heinrich Freyse and Maria Christine Meyer born at Reinsdorf Nr. 33:
Conrad Dieterich Freyse (15 SEP 1776)
Hans Heinrich Freyse (02 DEC 1777 - 05 SEP 1778)
Engel MARIA Eleonore Freyse (06 JUN 1779 - 17 FEB 1864 Schaumburg, Cook Co., IL) married 19 FEB 1801 Joh. Hermann Pfingsten and 21 NOV 1813 Ernst Christian Ludwig Lichthardt.
Franz HeinrichWilhelm Freyse (03 MAR 1781 - 04 JAN 185?)
Johann Friedrich Freise (27 JAN 1783 - 05 JUN 1843) married 1816 to Engel Maria Sophia Meyer and 1827 Engel Maria Sophia Homeyer.
Johann Heinrich Christoph Freise (28 NOV 1785 - 07 NOV 1864)
Maria Christine Freyse (21 MAY 1788 - AFT 1810) married 1810 to Heinrich Christian Kimmann
Georg Wilhelm Freise (25 AUG 1790 - 1857) married 1851.
Friedrich Ludwig Freise (25 AUG 1790 - 25 JAN 1851 America?) married 1812 to Sophia Eleonore Bruns and 1814 to Sophia Charlotte Scheibe.
Hanna Sophia Wilhelmine Freyse (15 NOV 1793)

More information about Apelern, Germany

4 Children of Johann Friedrich Freise and Engel Maria Meyer

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Freise
Born: 05 FEB 1817 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany 4
Baptized: 09 FEB 1817 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 5
Died: 12 OCT 1849 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany
Buried: 14 OCT 1849 in: Heuerssen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany
Married: 14 APR 1844 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 6
Spouse: Anna Sophia Koch Born 30 JAN 1824 Probsthagen, Germany
Daughter of Carl Anton Diedrich Koch from Raderhorst, Germany and Engel Maria Langorst-Wilkening from Hulshagen.
Son Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Freise born 18 APR 1848 Married E.M.S. Schweer from Vornhagen, Germany

Johann Heinrich Christoph Freise
Born: 24 JAN 1820 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany 7
Baptized: 30 JAN 1820 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 5
Baptism sponsor was Johann Heinrich Christoph Freise of Feggendorf #18 and Ernst Christian Ludewig Lichthart of Apelern 17.
Died: AFT 1847 in: America
Buried: in:
Married: 25 APR 1847 in: First St. Paul Lutheran, Chicago, IL 7
Spouse: Engel Maria Dorothea Griebe
Born 12 AUG 1824 from Horsten, Germany
Parents Unknown
Son Johann Heinrich Freise Born 1847 at Chicago, IL

Engel Maria Sophia Luise Freise
Born: 18 NOV 1821 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany
Baptized: 25 NOV 1821 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 5
Baptism sponsor was Anne Sophie Wilhelmine Freise of Reinsdorf the fathers sister.
Died: AFT 1836 in:
Buried: in:

Friedrich Wilhelm Freise
Born: 29 OCT 1824 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany
Baptized: 07 NOV 1824 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 8
Died: in:
Buried: in:

5 Known Children of Johann Friedrich Freise and Engel Maria Sophia Homeyer

Engel Maria Sophia Eleonore Freise
Born: 15 OCT 1827 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany
Baptized: 21 OCT 1827 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 5
Died: 23 AUG 1874 in: Fremont Twp., Bremer Co., IA 10
Buried: in: St. John Crane Creek, Tripoli, IA
Married: 04 SEP 1853 in: St. Peter Luth. Church, Schaumburg, IL
Spouse: Heinrich CHRISTOPH Rohlwing

Friedrich Ludwig Freise
Born: 09 JAN 1829 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany 4
Baptized: 11 JAN 1829 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 5
Died: AFT 1869 in:
Buried: in:
Married: __ ___ 1862 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 4
Spouse: Engel Maria Sophia Niemeyer
Born 31 MAY 1833
Daughter of Johann Heinrich Niemeyer from Reinsdorf, Germany and
Anna Sophia Dorothea Meyer from Habichhorst #18, Germany
Married: 18 APR 1869 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 1
Spouse: Anna Sophia Dorothea Charlotte Bock-Homeyer
Born 17 APR 1825
Daughter of Heinrich Conrad Bock from Kobbensen #16, Germany and Engel Maria Sophia Steege from Lindhorst #17, Germany

Anna Sophia Maria Freise
Born: 04 OCT 1833 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany
Baptized: 06 OCT 1833 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany
Died: in:
Buried: in:

Sophia Dorothea Freise
Born: 04 OCT 1833 in: Reinsen #11, Heuerssen, Germany
Baptized: 06 OCT 1833 in: St. Juergen Church, Heuerssen, Germany 8
Died: in:
Buried: in:

Friedrich Ludwig Freise
Born: in: Heuerssen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany
Baptized: in:
Died: 1854-1859 in:
Buried: in:
Spouse: Engel Maria Charlotte Muhlke
Born 16 APR 1834 Heuerssen #9, Germany
Daughter of Johann Heinrich Muhlke from Algedorf #26, Germany and
Sophia Dorothea Bremer-Scheive from Gr. Hegesdorf #6, Germany
Married: in:
Marriage not found in Heuerssen records.
Parents speculative!
They had a son Johann Heinrich Freise Born 20 APR 1854 in Heuerssen #4, Germany to America 1870.

Sources:
1 Heuerssen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany church MARRIAGE records.
2 Apelern church BAPTISM records, Kr. Schaumburg, Germany
3 Heuerssen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany church BURIAL records.
4 Probsthagen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany church MARRIAGE records.
5 Heuerssen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany church BAPTISM and CONFIRMATION records.
6 Probsthagen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany church MARRIAGE records.
Heuerssen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany church MARRIAGE records.
7 First St. Paul Lutheran Church records, 1301 No. LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60610
8 Heuerssen, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany church BAPTISM records.
9 Approximate birthdate calculated from age at death.

Thanks to Larry Nerge and Anne Schwarm for help with these families.

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