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Ship Leontine


Bremen, Germany to New York
2 June 1860

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, C. L. Deetjen Master of teh Brem. Ship Leontine do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to te Collector of teh Customs of the Collection District of New-York, is a full and perfect list of all teh passengers taken on board of the said Leontine at Bremen from which port said vessel has now arrived; and that on said list is truly designated the age, the sex, and the occupation of each of said passengers, the part of the vessel occupied by each during the passage, the country to which each belongs, and also the counry of which it is intended by each to become an inhabitant; and that said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of said passengers who have died on said voyage, and the names and ages of those who died.
Sworn to this 2^d June 1860 C.L. Deetjen
Before me (port authority signature indecipherable)
List or Manifest Of all the Passengers taken on board the Bremen Ship Leontine whereof C. L. Deetjen is Master from Bremen burthen 582 tons.
Columns represent: passenger name, age (yr/mo) gender, occupation, origination, destination, and place occupied on the ship.
Steerage passengers: 
  1  Edward Lapf              21y 2m   male   carpenter    Rode             New Haven Conn.  15
  2  Auguste Keller           17y10m   fem.                Allenbrug        New Haven Conn.  15
  3  Carl Hesse               20y 1m   male   merchant     Wanfried         New York         12
  4  Christiane Reinhold      20y11m   fem    milliner     Bersdorf         New York         28
  5  Marie Hartmann           17y 8m   fem                 Heynau           New York         28
  6  Heinrich Waelgan         15y 5m   male   farmer       Offenwarden      New York         44
  7  Anna Hedwig Waelgan      14y 5m   fem                 Offenwarden      New York         44
  8* William ?esse            35y 3m   male   carpenter    Königsberg       Boston           10
  9  Hugo Conrad              30y 6m   male   merchant     Königsberg       Boston           10
 10  Caroline Erickson        19y 8m   fem                 Dörum            New York         47
 11  Marie Albrecht           41y 6m   fem                 Lugnita          New York         11
 12  Agnes Albrecht           18y 6m   fem    milliner     Lugnita          New York         11
 13  Emilie Albrecht          16y 2m   fem                 Lugnita          New York         11
 14  Louis Albrecht            9y11m   male                Lugnita          New York         11
 15  Gustav Albrecht           7y 2m   male                Lugnita          New York         11
 16  Martin Sennewald         30y 7m   male   mason        Erfurt           Connecticut      35
 17  Friedericke Sennewald    25y 3m   male                Erfurt           Connecticut      35
 18  Justine Sennewald         6y10m   fem                 Erfurt           Connecticut      35
 19  Anna Sennewald            2y 6m   fem                 Erfurt           Connecticut      35
 20  William Sennewald         0y 2m   male                Erfurt           Connecticut      35
 21* Stanislaus Blumke        18y 2m   male   tailor       Clarikow         New York         27
 22  Carl Oldenhoff           22y 6m   male   Shoemaker    ?assum           New York         28
 23  Doris Burogel            24y10m   female              Bremen           New York         28
 24  Christian Schubert       34y ?m   male   farmer       Naida            Philadelphia      1
 25  John Eckardt             30y 6m   male   clerk        Naida            Philadelphia      1
 26  Heinrich Wendler         30y 1m   male   weaver       Colmütz          Buffalo           1
 27  Michael Schmidt          26y 2m   male   weaver       Bavaria          Philadelphia     38
 28* Cacilie Egerle           32y10m   fem.                Württemberg      Philadelphia     38
 29  Ludwig Schad             18y 3m   male                Schwarza         Virginia          5
 30  Katharine Schad          19y 3m   fem                 Schwarza         Virginia          5
 31* Sophie Schlemri?         17       fem                 Schwarza         Virginia          5
 32* Henry Huschen            27y 3m   male   Segarmaker   Cöln             New York         14
 33  Marie Hagen              29y 6m   fem    cook         New York         New York         34
 34  Adam Haug                26y 9m   male   Kuper        Württemberg      Righton          46
 35  Gottfried Grau           32       male   farmer       Gaeldorf         Albany            8
 36  John Grau                18y 2m   male   farmer       Gaeldorf         Albany           41
 37  Gottfried Haug           13y 7m   male   farmer       Gaeldorf         Righton          41
 38  Marg Haug                19y 3m   fem                 Friegelofe       Righton          42
 39  Bertha Hoberich          16y 6m   fem                 Geschwind        St. Louis        42
 40  Gerold Buswinger         17y 9m   male   Shoemaker    Triegehof        Philadelphia     41
 41* August Stor              24y 1m   male   tinner       Boston           Boston            8
 42  Wenzel Lindlau           27y10m   male   Segarmaker   Cöln             New York         14
 43  Jules Dirks              24y10m   male   farmer       Berengen         Boston            6
 44  August Ouentel           40y 5m   male   farrier      Niedergrenzbach  New York          3
 45* Robert Roder             20y 9m   male   clerk        Weissenfeld      New Jersey       18
 46* Moritz Adler             24y 3m   male   merchant     Gudensberg       New York         12
 47* Selig Lowenstein         20y11m   male   merchant     Gudensberg       New York         12
 48* Jean Rudiger             19y 6m   male   carpenter    Cassel           New York         10
 49  Conrad Laun              17y 2m   male   carpenter    Obermoellrich    New York         10
 50  Hirsch Harth             20y 2m   male   merchant     Gemunden         New York          3
 51  Adam Werner              31y 6m   male   shoemaker    Kritzlar         Chicago           4
 52  Valentin Dirks           24y 7m   male   tailor       Ellerberg        New York          4
 53  John Steinhauser         26y 3m   male   farmer       Heyna            Canada            6
 54  Christian Francfort      20y 2m   male   farmer       Heyna            Canada            6
 55  Meyer Asser              18       male   merchant     Cassel           New York         12
 56  Anna Forster             24y 2m   fem                 Ellerberg        New York          4
 57  Louise Otto              21       fem                 Gemünden         New York         29
 58  F. P. Prigge             34y 7m   male   farmer       Altenwalde       New York         51
 59  Anna Prigge              35y 3m   fem                 Altenwalde       New York         51
 60  Auguste Prigge            9y 1m   fem                 Altenwalde       New York         51
 61  August Prigge             0y 9m   male                Altenwalde       New York         51
 62  Henry Klein              21       male   dyer         Lengsfeld        New York         53
 63  Bernhard Grotenhaus      29y 3m   male   farmer       Ochtrup          New York         39
 64  William Anacker          20       male   farmer       Herrenbreit      Wisconsin        43
 65  William Maykranz         19y 4m   male   Shoemaker    Herrenbreit      New York         43
 66  Marg Weih                14y 6m   fem                 Steinbach        New York         43
 67  Christian Motz           32       male   tinner       Roterode         New York         43
 68  Ezechiel Herrmann        19       male   miller       Friedengen       Newburg          30
 69  Lydia Herrmann           21y 6m   fem                 Friedengen       Newburg          30
 70* Christian Scheffler      26y 6m   male   farmer       Friedengen       Hoboken          30
 71  Jacob Forster            20y 3m   male   merchant     Edungen          New York         27
 72* Eduard Sautler           27y 2m   male   locksmith    Oberstärl        Connecticut      31
 73* Paul Sautler             20y 1m   male                Oberstärl        Connecticut      31
 74* Adelheid Sautler         22y11m   fem                 Oberstärl        Connecticut      29
 75* Andreas Muhleisen        21       male   merchant     Württemberg      Hartford         27
 76  Eduard Weigel            32       male   farmer       Roswaag          New York         13
 77  Marg Weigel              46y 3m   fem                 Roswaag          New York         13
 78  Johanne Weigel           16y10m   fem                 Roswaag          New York         13
 79  Conrad Weigel            14y 1m   male                Roswaag          New York         13
 80  Justine Hasselmeyer      44y 3m   fem    farmer       Irendorf         Syrakuse         30
 81  John Eisenfelder         29y 6m   male                Hundelshausen    New York          9
 82  Joseph Eisenfelder       22y 9m   male   mason        Hundelshausen    New York          9
 83  Barbara Eisenfelder      23y 6m   fem                 Hundelshausen    New York          9
 84* Therese Koch             21y10m   fem                 Sachen           Chicago          29
 85* Jacob Koch               15y10m   male   shoemaker    Sachen           Chicago          29
 86  Herrmann Volkert         20y 7m   male   butscher     Camburg          New York         27
 87  Bernhard Meiering        28       male   baker        Rheina           New York          5
 88  Edward Smidt             22y 6m   male   baker        Neustadt         New York          8
 89  Rudolph Mohrmann         35y 1m   male   carpenter    New York         New York         44
 90  Helene Volker            19y 3m   fem    carpenter    Essen            New York         44
 91  Georg Winter             24y 6m   male   farmer       Ouentel          Philadelphia     52
 92  Franz Bernhard           25y 6m   male   miller       Oestreich        New York         18
 93  Adolphine Lohmann        20y 3m   fem    milliner     Westphalen       California        5
 94  Frederic Reichenecker    18       male   shoemaker    Württemberg      Pittsburg        54
 95  Jacob Lutz               36y 4m   male   shoemaker    New Jersey       New Jersey       65
 96  Catharine Lutz           41y 6m   fem                 Germany          New Jersey       65
 97  Frederic Lutz            11y 6m   male                Germany          New Jersey       65
 98  John Georg Lutz           9y 4m   male                Germany          New Jersey       65
 99  Regina Lutz              40       fem                 Germany          New Jersey       65
100  Jacob Fr. Lutz           12y 6m   male                Germany          New Jersey       53
101  Cath. Lutz               10y 6m   fem                 Germany          New Jersey       53
102  Anna B. Henrichs         20y 6m   fem                 Württemberg      Pensylvania      34
103  Christine Henrichs       21y 4m   fem                 Württemberg      Pensylvania      34
104  Jacob Scherb             18y 2m   male   locksmith    Rüderich         Pensylvania      32
105  J. G. Gehr               19y 3m   male                Plinzhausen      Pittsburg        54
106  Ludwig Stocker           18y 8m   male   shoemaker    Württemberg      Pittsburg        54
107  ChristIne Dangel         15y 6m   fem.                Neckartheidingen Newark           31
108* Wilhelmine Supfle        17y 8m   fem.                Neckartheidingen Philadelphia     56
109  Anna B. Notharker        20y 4m   fem.                Württemberg      Jamesburg        33
110  Michael Knapp            46y10m   male   carpenter    Württemberg      New York         55
111  Catharine Knapp          42y 9m   fem.                Württemberg      New York         55
112  Michael Knapp            16y 6m   male                Württemberg      New York         55
113  John Knapp               14y 6m   male                Württemberg      New York         55
114  Georg Knapp              12       male                Württemberg      New York         55
115  Gottlob Knapp             5       male                Württemberg      New York         55
116  Anna Marg Knapp           1y10m   fem.                Württemberg      New York         55
117  Dorothea Knapp            0y 6m   fem.                Württemberg      New York         55
118  Anna M Beck              22       fem.                Gniebel          New Jersey       31
119  Fr. Matz                 24       male   tailor       Stralsund        New York         51
120  Gottf. Schnitzler        34y 3m   male   carpenter    Kaufbeuren       New York         51
121  Joh. Fr. Rogge           19y11m   male                Hannover         Milwaukie        15
122  Meta Tischbeck           22       fem.                Gestendorf       New York         47
123  Ludwig Schmidt           20y 3m   male   baker        Württemberg      Dayton           53
124  Katharine Schmidt        17y10m   fem                 Württemberg      Dayton           53
125  Jacob Seybold            18y10m   male   locksmith    Tübingen         Ettville         32
126* Jacob Armbruster         24y 7m   male   locksmith    Tübingen         Pittsburg        54
127  Anna M. Hauch            18       fem.                Tübingen         Pittsburg        55
128  Marg Lutz                26y 8m   fem.                Tübingen         Newark           33
129  Clara Kunzig             38y 9m   fem.                Berndeel         New York         40
130  Mechtilde Kunzig          7y 6m   fem.                Berndeel         New York         40
131  Anna Marg Keller         19       fem.                Bayern           New York         40
132  Ch. Gottf. Wagner        38y 3m   male   mason        Sachsen          Bethlehem        40
133  Joh. Christine Wagner    41y 2m   fem.                Sachsen          Bethlehem        40
134  Aug. Louise Wagner       11       fem.                Sachsen          Bethlehem        40
135  Rosa Maschenbach         24y 2m   fem.                Wunsiedel        New York         47
136  Anna Lieb                24y 2m   fem.   milliner     Wunsiedel        Williamsburg     47
137  John Siebenhaas          38       male   waiter       Sulzheim         New York          8
138* Lina Kuhn                34y 2m   fem.                Tiefenort        Charleston       19
139  Fr. Georg Berls          20       male   tailor       Noda             N. Y.            42
140  Marg Bork                18y 8m   fem.                Hünfeld          Valparaiso       16
141  William Spanner          30y 5m   male   carpenter    Rodenburg        Valparaiso       16
142  Anna Cath Spanner        31y 9m   fem.                Rodenburg        Valparaiso       16
143  Henry Selzing            25y 2m   male   Segarmaker   Philad.          Philad           52
144  Louise Selzing           20y 2m   fem                 Philad.          Philad           52
145  Bertha Selzing            2y 4m   fem                 Philad.          Philad           52
146  M. El. Selzing            5       fem                 Philad.          Philad           52
147  Minna Breithaupt         19y 6m   fem                 Fürstenau        Philad           52
148  Marg Kilmer              21       fem                 Oentel           Philad           52
149  Henry Lucas              30y 7m   male   harnessm.    Gilsa            Philad           17
150  Anna Elis. Lucas         30y 7m   fem                 Gilsa            Philad           17
151  Ch. Henry Lucas           0y 9m   male                Gilsa            Philad           17
152  Marg Griesel             28y10m   fem                 Gilsa            Philad           18
153  Elisa Griesel            21y 6m   fem                 Gilsa            Philad           18
154  Charles Lambert          15y 6m   male                Mumbresson       Philad           17
155  Sophie Vaupel            23       fem.                Löhlbach         New York         16
156* John H. Halberstadt      43y 7m   male   farmer       Nolhfelden       Wisconsin         2
157* Anna Marg Halberstadt    46y 6m   fem.                Nolhfelden       Wisconsin         2
158* Margarethe Halberstadt   16y 8m   fem.                Nolhfelden       Wisconsin         2
159* Catharina Halberstadt    13y 6m   fem.                Nolhfelden       Wisconsin         2
160* Henry Wachenfeld         19       male                Nolhfelden       Wisconsin         2
161* John Jacob Wachenfeld    41y 5m   male   locksmith    Nolhfelden       Wisconsin        37
162* Catharina Wachenfeld     43y 6m   fem                 Nolhfelden       Wisconsin        37
163* Charles Wachenfeld       15y 9m   male                Nolhfelden       Wisconsin        37
164* Anna Cath. Wachenfeld    13y 2m   fem.                Nolhfelden       Wisconsin        37
165* Louise Wachenfeld         9y11m   fem.                Nolhfelden       Wisconsin        37
166* Anna Marg. Wachenfeld     7y 6m   fem.                Nolhfelden       Wisconsin        37
167* David Ritter             15y11m   male   tailor       Nohlfelden       Wisconsin         3
168* John Schafer             35       male   carpenter    Nohlfelden       New York         24
169* Caroline Schafer         37       fem                 Donsburg         New York         24
170* Johannes Schafer          7y 9m   male                Donsburg         New York         24
171* Ernst Schafer             5       male                Donsburg         New York         24
172* Marg Schafer              2       fem                 Donsburg         New York         24
173* Jacob Schafer             0y 2m   male                Donsburg         New York         24
174* Henry Dulfer             28y10m   male   weaver       Spiescappel      New York         26
175* Anna Cath Dulfer         25y 4m   fem.                Spiescappel      New York         26
176  Friedr. Hammer           17y 8m   male   miller       Schwarzburg      St. Louis        19
177* John Georg Dolle         46y 8m   male   mason        Schwarzburg      St. Louis        19
178* Henriette Dolle          47       fem.                Schwarzburg      St. Louis        19
179* Fr. Charles Dolle        16y 6m   male                Schwarzburg      St. Louis        19
180* Ch. Edward Dolle          5y 9m   male                Schwarzburg      St. Louis        19
181* Charles Dolle            15       male                Schwarzburg      St. Louis        19
182  John William             61       male   farmer       Hosbach          Halzleton        26
183  Cath. Marg William       60       fem.                Hosbach          Halzleton        26
184  Henry William             6       male                Hosbach          Halzleton        26
185  Leier Gans               19y 4m   male   butcher      Dönsburg         Albany           20
186  Joseph Sperling          57y 8m   male   mason        Böhmen           Williamburg       7
187  Franziska Sperling       55       fem                 Böhmen           Williamburg       7
188  Maximilian Sperling       2y 6m   male                Böhmen           Williamburg       7
189  Adolph Sperling           0y 9m   male                Böhmen           Williamburg       7
190  Sophie Sperling          29       fem.                Böhmen           Williamburg       7
191  Therese Sperling         16y 9m   fem.                Böhmen           Williamburg       5
192  Magdal. Gabriel          17       fem.                Böhmen           Williamburg       5
193  Theodor Becker           28y 2m   male   farmer       Ochtrup          Chicago          39
194  Bernhard Mieling         24y 8m   male   farmer       Ochtrup          N.Y.             39
195  Elise Munnekoff          23y 2m   female farmer       Ochtrup          Chicago          59
196  Henry Ochs               26       male   tailor       Jesberg          Philadelphia     17
197  William Winkel           19y 2m   male   engeneer     Hannover         New York         36
198  Gottfried Smedts         52y 7m   male   farmer       Haan             Illinois         23
199  Henriette Smedts         46       fem.                Haan             Illinois         23
200  Robert Smedts            22       male                Haan             Illinois         23
201  John Smedts              18       male                Haan             Illinois         23
202  Albert Smedts            16       male                Haan             Illinois         23
203  Emma Smedts               9       fem.                Haan             Illinois         23
204  Ernst Smedts              3       male                Haan             Illinois         23
205  Hulda Smedts              2       fem.                Haan             Illinois         23
206  Joh. William Smedts      22       male                Haan             Illinois         23
207  Anna Elise Smedts        29       fem.                Haan             Illinois         22
208  Peter Smedts             45y 6m   male   farmer       Haan             Illinois         45
209  Wilhelmine Smedts        44       fem.                Haan             Illinois         45
210  Gustave Smedts           18       male                Haan             Illinois         45
211  Fr. Charles Smedts       10       male                Haan             Illinois         45
212  William Smedts            7       male                Haan             Illinois         45
213  Bertha Smedts             4       fem.                Haan             Illinois         45
214  Leopold Smedts            0y 2m   male                Haan             Illinois         45
215  Henry Kling              34       male   farmer       Haan             Illinois         46
216  Elise Kling              34       fem.                Haan             Illinois         46
217  Katharine Kling          17       fem.                Haan             Illinois         46
218  Elisabeth Kling           8       fem.                Haan             Illinois         46
219  Julie Kling               2       fem.                Haan             Illinois         46
220  Julius Frauenhof         25y 7m   male   farmer       Haan             Chicago          20
221  Henr. Cath. Frauenhof    22       fem.                Haan             Chicago          20
222  Emilie Frauenhof          0y11m   fem.                Haan             Chicago          20
223  Julie Gebhardt           26y 2m   fem.                Neustadt         New York         34
224* Oscar Gebhardt            0y 9m   fem.                Neustadt         New York Died    34
225  William Hentze           23       male   barber       Ottbergen        Brooklyn         46
226* And. Edw. Munstermann    27       male   painter      Malcha           N York           25
227* Andreas Munstermann      28       male                Malcha           N York           25
228  John Fleckenstein        31y 2m   male   farmer       Aschaffenburg    N York           16
229  Charlotte Schnell        28y 3m   fem.                Darmstadt        N York           25
230  Isaac Rothschild         19y 6m   male   locksmith    Langenschwarz    N York           36
231  Josephine Gronholz       17y 3m   fem.                Westen           New York         14

First Cabin Passengers:
232  Charles Delius           19y 6m   male   merchant     Bielefeld        New York         1. cabin
233  Wolff von Schonberg      23y 7m   male   farmer       Moritzburg       New York         1. cabin
234  And. Eichenberg          38y 4m   male   hotel keeper Cassel           Milwaukie        1. cabin
235  Christine Eichenberg     40y 7m   female              Cassel           Milwaukie        1. cabin
236  William Stamm            23y 8m   male   merchant     New York         New York         1. cabin


Transcriber's Notes:

A question mark indicates indecipherable/illegible material.
An asterisk indicates a footnote with explanatory information.
A ^ (caret) indicates superscript.

The five "first cabin" passengers have been listed at the end of this list to facilitate the
numbering of the passengers.

The writer of this list has anglicized several German names:  William (Wilhelm), Edward (Eduard), 
John (Johann), Henry (Heinrich), Jean (prob. Jan), Charles (prob. Karl).   


  8      Some damage to the manifest has obscured the name for passenger #8.  It seems to be 
         Kessell; however, there may be ditto marks indicating that the name be Hesse.
 21      Blumke has an umlauted u so may also be Bluemke.
 28      Cacilie (Cäcilie) has an umlauted a.
 31      What looks like "scotch tape" damage to original has almost obliterated the last 
         letters of this surname.  It seems to be something like Schlemrict.
 32      Huschen has an umaluted u so may also be Hueschen.
 41      Stor has an umlauted o so may also be Stoer.
 45      Roder has an umlauted o so may also be Roeder.
 46      Surname may be Odler.
 47      Lowenstein has an umlauted o so may also be Loewenstein.
 48      Rudiger has an umlaued u so may also be Ruediger.
 70      Surname may be Scheffer.
 72-74   Surname may be Sauther.
 75      Muhleisen has an umlauted u so may also be Muehleisen.
 84-85   Origin should proably read:  Sachsen (i.e. Saxony)
108      Supfle has an umlauted us so may also be Suepfle.
126      Armbruster has an umlauted u so may also be Armbruester.
138      Kuhn has an umlauted u so may also be Kuehn.
156-168  Nolhfelden should probably read:  Nohfelden.
168-173  Schafer has an umlauted a so may also be Schaefer.
174-175  Dulfer has an umlauted u so may also be Duelfer.
177-181  Dolle has an umlauted o so may also be Doelle.
224      Word "Died" inserted in a column between the destination and the location on the ship.
226-227  Munstermann has an umlauted u so may also be Muenstermann.
233      von Schonberg has an umlauted o so may also be Schoenberg.


National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 201, List 411.
Transcribed by Gene Janssen a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
3 September 2008



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