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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Jung, Josef J. G. |
| Title, Analytic | Mit 16 Jahren alleine ausgewandert: Der Lindenholzhaeuser Engelbert Born machte in Amerika sein Glueck |
| Journal Title | Jahrbuch fuer den Kreis Limburg-Weilburg |
| Date of Publication | 1996 |
| Location in Work | 167-169, ill. |
| Abstract | Born in 1833, Engelbert Born emigrated from Lindenholzhausen in 1849. For seven weeks he and his family sailed on the ship Fides from Antwerp to New Orleans, then on a steam ship up the Mississippi to Chicago. He later settled in Allegan, Michigan, establishing his own business manufacturing wagons. He died in 1909. |
| Notes | Donated by Josef J. G. Jung, 2007. |
| Call Number | MKI P2007-13 |
| MKI Terms | Emigration and immigration (Germany-US)/ Hesse/ Lindenholzhausen/ Limburg/ 19th century/ Born, Engelbert, 1833-1909/ German Americans -- Michigan |