Family Register[]
Name | Johann Heinrich Betz | Maria Magdalena (Christina) Dressel | |||
Married: 17 May 1808 Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz | |||||
Date | Location | Date | Location | ||
Birth: | 23 April 1786 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | 7 April 1790 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | |
Death: | 2 March 1873 | Buffalo, NY | Aug 1852 | Buffalo, NY | |
Burial: | |||||
Father: | Johann Jacob Betz | Johann Adam Dressell| | |||
Mother: | Anna Maria Seitz | Anna Margaretha Cron |
Sources for Above[]
- Evangelische Kirsche Feil (Feilbingert), 1681-1876, Volume 3 - Baptisms (LDS microfilm)
- Feilbingert Civil Records, 1808 Certificate of Marriage - Heinrich Betz & Maria Magdalena Dressel, (French language). Copy obtained from Verbandgemeinde Gemeinde Bad Munster am Stein (May 2000).
- St. Peter's German Evangelical Church, Buffalo, NY Church Records, 1848-1968, Item 8 Funerals 1866-1891 (LDS microfilm)
Children[]
Name | DOB | POB | DOD | POD | DOM | POM | Spouse |
Catharina Betz | 10 Feb 1809 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | aft 1856 | Buffalo, NY? | 1) c 1829 | Rheinpfalz, Germany | Philip Dorner |
2) 10 May 1856 | Buffalo, NY | Conrad Wagner | |||||
Anna Maria Betz | 4 Jun 1810 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | after 1844 | USA? | 8 Aug 1845 | Buffalo, NY | Georg Heinrich Diller |
Jacob Betz | 11 March 1812 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | 30 Apr 1873 | Chicago, IL | 1) c1841 | Buffalo, NY? | Katharina Hauck |
2) c 1858 | Chicago, IL? | Anna Maria Gruss | |||||
Henrietta Betz | 30 Apr 1814 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | aft 1880 | New York? | 3 Nov 1843 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | Joseph Schmitt |
Maria Christina Betz | 17 Feb 1816 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | aft 1845 | USA | 21 Nov 1841 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | Johann Schwed |
Philippina Betz | 18 Feb 1818 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | 8 Apr 1901 | Buffalo, NY | 1) btw Mar 1842-Jun 1847 | Rheinpfalz, Germany | Male Schafer |
2) 3 Jun 1847 | Buffalo, NY | George Adam Reitz | |||||
3) 8 Jan 1850 | Buffalo, NY | Philip Leonard Schauf | |||||
Elisabetha Betz | 20 Jun 1820 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | 5 Mar 1891 | Buffalo, NY | 21 Nov 1848 | Buffalo, NY | Leonard Schmidt |
Anna Margaretha Betz (1822-1823) | 2 Dec 1822 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | 12 Jan 1823 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | |||
Heinrich Betz | 12 Nov 1824 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | 1 Jul 1876 | Buffalo, NY | 29 Sep 1848 | Buffalo, NY | Katherina Dern |
Philipp Betz | 30 Jan 1828 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | 17 Jun 1893 | Buffalo, NY | 30 Jul 1849 | Buffalo, NY | Hannah Schlotzer |
Margaretha Betz | 23 Oct 1831 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | 30 Oct 1910 | Buffalo, NY | 26 Dec 1850 | Buffalo, NY | Carl Schmidt |
Johannetta Betz (1836-bef 1845) | 7 Mar 1836 | Feilbingert, Rheinpfalz, Germany | bef 1845 | Germany? |
Sources for Above[]
- Evangelische Kirsche Feil (Feilbingert), Feilbingert Kirchenbuch, 1681-1876
- St. Peter's German Evangelical Church, Buffalo, NY Church Records 1848-1968
- St. Paul's and St. Mark's United Church of Christ, Buffalo, NY Church Records 1842-1855
- Chicago Tribune, May 1, 1873 page 3
- 1850 United States Federal Census, Milwaukee, WI
- 1860 United States Federal Census, Chicago, IL
- 1870 United States Federal Census, Chicago, IL
- Margaret Johnson's family records (for Anna Maria Gruss's maiden name)
- Dirheim Kirchenbuch, LDS Film 0367559
- 1880 United States Federal Census, Sherman, NY
- 1891 Certificate of Death - Philipena Schauf
- Diana Windsor's family records (orig death certificate of Philip Schauf)
- St. John's Evangelical & Lutheran Church, Buffalo, NY Church Records 1829-1868
- Tombstone Reading - Concordia Cemetery, Buffalo, NY
- Buffalo Death Records, FHL 1419935, 1812-1925.
- Altenbamberg Church Records
- Forest Lawn Cemetery Internment Records, Buffalo, NY
- Forest Lawn Cemetery Tombstone Reading, Buffalo, NY
- 1870 United States Federal Census, Buffalo, NY
Name variations[]
- Heinrich Betz
- Henry Betz
- Henry Betts
Siblings[]
- Catharina Margaretha Betz (1775-c1845)
- Maria Christina Betz (1777-1855)
- Anna Elisabetha Betz (1780-1780)
- Johann Nikolaus Betz (1781-1782)
- Maria Magdalena Betz (1783-1787)
- Johann Jacob Betz (1789-1792)
- Johann Bernhard Betz (1792-1792)
Biography[]
Early life and education[]
While his mother had at least eight children, only three lived until adulthood. Heinrich was the only male. He grew up during the French occupation of the Rheinpfalz (when the French had possession of all land west of the Rhine River). His marriage certificate is in French. His father's occupation was farmer, but Heinrich became a potter.
Career[]
After emigration, Henry and some of his sons established an earthenware pottery business at 828 Genessee Street in Buffalo, NY.
Family life[]
He chose not to follow his father's footsteps, nor did he choose to remain in Germany. The French had implemented changes in inheritance laws that led many German males of the region to emigrate. Why Heinrich chose to is unclear as he should have inherited his father's farm. He also waited until several of his children had reached adulthood. He himself was in his early 50s at the time the entire family emigrated. They did not all come over at once. While his name on a passenger list has not yet been found, his wife and most daughters (some married with children of their own) are found on the ship "Fanny" which embarked from Rotterdam, Germany and landed in New York on 25 Jun 1845. Circumstantial evidence indicates the father and sons (separately or together) may have arrived as early as 1835-1838.
Contributors[]
Sources[]
- Evangelische Kirsche Feil (Feilbingert), Feilbingert Kirchenbuch, 1681-1876
- St. Peter's German Evangelical Church, Buffalo, NY Church Records, 1848-1968
- Feilbingert Civil Records