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Barque Liberia Packet


Le Havre, France to Baltimore, MD
2 August 1847

I, James H Goodmanson, Master of the Barque Liberia Packet of Baltimore, do solemnly swear that the annexed list contains the names of all the passengers to the best of my knowledge and belief, who have been taken on board the said Barque at Havre or any other foreign port or at sea and brought in the said vessel into any District of the United States since her departure from Havre.
Sworn to this (signed) James H Goodmanson            2 August 1847 (Collector name illegible)
Columns represent: passenger name, age, and country/nationality to which each passenger belonged. The destination for all passengers is listed as Pittsburg; the occupation for all passengers is listed as farmer. Transcriber has attempted to list the sex of each passenger, since that column is missing.
  1  Michel J Rosenbeck      M 28 Bavaria 
  2  Eve A Hain              F 21 Bavaria
  3  Michel Nagel            M 21 Bavaria
  4  Jacob Eicher            M 37 Suisse
  5  Marie Eicher            F 34 Suisse
  6  Henry Eicher            M  2 Suisse
  7  Samuel Wetsche          M 28 Suisse
  8* Vito Wetsche            M 20 Suisse
  9  Carl Weber              M 39 France
 10  George Wemer            M 32 France
 11* Chr^n Trennhauser       M 35 Prussian
 12  Catherine A Trennhauser F 35 Prussian
 13  Johann Trennhauser      M 16 Prussian
 14  Christian Trennhauser   M 12 Prussian
 15  Marie Trennhauser       F  7 Prussian
 16  Peter Trennhauser       M  6 Prussian
 17  Bernard Trennhauser     M  3 Prussian
 18  Johann Umerich          M 36 Prussian
 19  Marie Umerich           F 30 Prussian
 20  Marie Umerich           F  5 Prussian
 21  Johann Kurtz            M 39 Prussian
 22  Jacob J Foerstbach      M 49 Prussian
 23  Bertha Foerstbach       F 45 Prussian
 24  Wilhelm Foerstbach      M 18 Prussian
 25  Pierre Foerstbach       M  9 Prussian
 26  Christian Foerstbach    M  7 Prussian
 27  Wilhelm Foerstbach      M  5 Prussian
 28  Marie A Foerstbach      F 15 Prussian
 29  Jacob J Katenfels       M 47 Prussian
 30  Carl Katenfels          M  7 Prussian
 31  Ferdinand Rehrich       M 47 France
 32  Marianna Rehrich        F 47 France
 33  George Hahn             M 23 Suisse
 34  Marie Hahn              F 25 Suisse
 35* Samuel Satler           M 22 Suisse
 36  Marie Schwitzer         F 22 Suisse
 37  Frederic Hohr           M 25 Suisse
 38  Valentin Schliefer      M 22 Switzerland
 39  Anton Wagner            M 48 Switzerland
 40  Therese Wagner          F 50 Switzerland
 41  Marie Wagner            F 22 Switzerland
 42  Xavier Wagner           M 21 Switzerland
 43  Martin Wagner           M 16 Switzerland
 44  Herrmann Wagner         M 13 Switzerland
 45  Anton Wagner            M  9 Switzerland
 46  Fanny Behr              F 26 Bavaria
 47  Babette Behr            F 25 Bavaria
 48  Laurent Sibourg         M 38 France
 49  Catherine Sibourg       F 28 France
 50  Susanne Sibourg         F  8 France
 51  Jean Sibourg            M  6 France
 52  Christoph Sibourg       M  3 France
 53  Marie Sibourg           F  9 France
 54  Christoph Sibourg       M 63 France
 55  Ignace Christmann       M 23 France
 56  Solomon Laurant         M 23 France
 57  Paul Kohl               M 31 France
 58  Anton F Philipps        M 23 France
 59  Bernard Philipps        M 23 France
 60  George Frenold          M 52 France
 61  Joseph Frenold          M 22 France
 62  George Frenold          M 18 France
 63  Carl Frenold            M 16 France
 64  Theresia Frenold        F 19 France
 65  Marie Frenold           F 21 France
 66  Clara Ratzer            F 47 Bavaria
 67  Veronique Ratzer        F  8 Bavaria
 68  Louise Ratzer           F  5 Bavaria
 69  Adrian Baumann          M 70 Bavaria
 70  G A Baumann               32 Bavaria
 71  Conrad Engelhardt       M 27 Suisse
 72  Romann Ibig             M 37 France
 73  Eve Ibig                F 54 France
 74  Barbe Ibig              F 20 France
 75  George Ibig             M 17 France
 76  August Ibig             M 15 France
 77  Marie Ibig              F 12 France
 78  Pierre Ibig             M  7 France
 79  Frederic Ibig           M  4 France
 80  Paul Ibig               M  5 France
 81  Sophie Ibig             F  3 France
 82  Christian Jenny         M 29 Switzerland
 83  Marguerith Jenny        F 27 Switzerland
 84  Jean Aubry              M 27 France
 85  Anton Sontag            M 44 France
 86  Helene Sontag           F 40 France
 87  Marie Sontag            F 13 France
 88  Jean Sontag             M 11 France
 89  Antoine Sontag          F  8 France
 90  Francois Sontag         M  5 France
 91  Helene Sontag           F  2 France
 92  John McCoarth           M 38 Ireland
 93  John Ellering           M 30 Ireland
 94  Marie Ellering          F 39 Ireland
 95  Thunady Ellering        M  3 Ireland
 96  Marguerith Ellering     F  1 Ireland
 97  Thomas Rost             M 19 Ireland
 98* Ch^ Schmol              M 29 France
 99* Christ^ Zelein          M 30 France
100* Gab^ Schoubin           M 58 France
101  Jean Schoubin           M 42 France
102  Antoine Schoubin        F 19 France
103  Marie Schoubin          F 25 France
104  Carl Fessen             M 28 Bavaria
105  Georg Freyer            M 40 Bavaria
106* Barth?? Gelbach         M 27 Bavaria
107  Ursule Hardt            F 56 Bavaria
108  Laurent Hardt           M 18 Bavaria
109  Cecile Hardt            F 17 Bavaria
110  Marie Hardt             F 11 Bavaria
111* Aloise Hardt            F  1 Bavaria
112  Jacob Spies             M 34 Bavaria
113  Marie Spies             F 21 Bavaria
114  Louis Spies             M  9 Bavaria
115  Marie Spies             F  7 Bavaria
116  Frederic Spies          M  4 Bavaria
117* Catherine Spies         F    Bavaria
118  Daniel Wolmer           M 25 Bavaria
119* Elisab^ Huber           F 26 Bavaria
120* Apo^ Russet             M 23 Bavaria

(signed)  James H Goodmanson


Transcriber's Notes:

  * indicates addition information noted below
  ? indicates names illegible
  ^ indicates abbreviated names or letters missing 

   8  First name could be Otto
  11  Abbreviated name is probably Christian
  35  Last name could be Satter
  98  Abbreviated name may be Christian
  99  Abbreviated name may be Christian
 100  Abbreviated name may be Gabriel
 106  First name may be Bartholemue
 111  Passenger has died enroute; date is the 25th day of either June or July, depending
      on transit time
 117  Age of passenger not legible; possibly as 1/2 (year)
 119  Abbreviated name probably Elisabeth
 120  Abbreviated name may be Apollo/Apolinar, or any name beginning with Apo

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M255, Reel 6, List 95.
Transcribed by Janice Peterson a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
8 June 2005



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