"Advent of the Pioneers, 1851" by Frances Foy
PetersPioneers Who Emigrated from Europe to America, 1834 to 1888
PetersPioneers travelled from Ireland, Germany, and Switzerland to New York, Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois in America between 1834 and 1888. They went from their home in Europe to a seaport, then by sailing ship and later by steamship to New York or Baltimore, then westward to their new home in America. The land travel in Europe and America was by walking, horseback, horse and wagon, canal, and later by railroad. This page lists the families and, where available, the names of the ships they came on. Another page, Kassel to Tiffin, 1834, illustrates the journey of the family that we know the most about. It also happens to be the first family to immigrate to America.
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Period |
New States |
Immigrants |
13 stars | 1777 to 1795 | DE, PA, NJ, GA, CT, MA, MD, SC, NH, VA, NY, NC, RI | |
15 stars | 1795 to 1818 | VT, KY | |
20 stars | 1818 to July 3, 1819 | TN, OH, LA, IN, MS | |
21 stars | July 4, 1819 to July 3, 1820 | IL | |
23 stars | July 4, 1820 to July 3, 1822 | AL, ME | |
24 stars | July 4, 1822 to July 3, 1836 | MO |
John Adam and Maria Eva Schumm Schickell, 1834, Kassel, Bavaria, to Tiffin, Ohio, via ship Johannes Bremen to Baltimore, with children Veronica,
Mary Augusta, Amalia, and Peter
- Patrick and Bridget Biggins, Drumgill, County Cavan, Ireland to Ontario, Canada, then 1833-38 to Lockport, Illinois, with two children including Ann
- Daniel McDonald, before 1836, Ireland to Whitehall, New York
- Eliza Young, before 1836, Ireland to Whitehall, New York
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25 stars | July 4, 1836 to July 3, 1837 | AR | |
26 stars | July 4, 1837 to July 3, 1845 | MI |
- John Schmitt, 1838, Kassel, Bavaria, to Tiffin, Ohio. Was a 49-er at Mathenias Creek, California, from 1849 to 1851
- James and Bridget McNally, sometime before 1841, Ireland to Albany, New York
- Franz Berles, 1844, Dorlar, Westphalia, Prussia, to Detroit, Michigan, via bark Sophie Bremen to Baltimore
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27 stars | July 4, 1845 to July 3, 1846 | FL |
- John and Anna Maria Spiekermann Green (Grüne, Grühne), 1846, Schönholthausen, Westphalia, Prussia, to Detroit, Michigan, via ship Philadelphia Antwerp to Castle Garden, with children Mary Regina, Dina, Elizabeth, and John
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28 stars | July 4, 1846 to July 3, 1847 | TX | |
29 stars | July 4, 1847 to July 3, 1848 | IA | |
30 stars | July 4, 1848 to July 3, 1851 | WI |
- Charles and Marie Hauser, 1849, Rottweil, Württemberg, to Detroit, Michigan, with son Hubert and five other children, via ship Judah Touro LeHavre to Castle Garden
- Dominick and Anne Walsh Foy, 1849, Derreennascooba, County Mayo, Ireland, to Nunda, New York, with son John. John was present at the Golden Spike Ceremony at Promontory Point, Utah, in 1869
- Thomas Foy, 1850, Derreennascooba, County Mayo, Ireland, to Chicago, Illinois. Granddaughter Frances Foy painted a 15-foot mural in 1938 entitled "Advent of the Pioneers, 1851" that now hangs in the Chicago Loop Post Office. Next to it is her husband Gustaf Dalstrom's "Great Indian Council, Chicago—1833"
- Mary Higgins, 1851, from Ireland to Chicago
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31 stars | July 4, 1851 to July 3, 1858 | CA |
- James and Mary Murray Flannery, 1852, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland to Baltimore, Maryland, with daughter Bridget, via ship Wm. Patten Liverpool to Baltimore
- George Casper Starke, tailor, 1854, Switzerland to Chicago, Illinois, via Bremen, Germany, and Castle Garden, New York, via ship New York Packet.
- Maria Alleman Wittenmeier, 1853, Herbetswil, Solothurn, Switzerland, to Chicago, Illinois, with daughters Kathryn and Emma
- Theresa Fassnacht, 1853, Königheim, Baden, to Grand Rapids, Michigan, via ship Fanny Antwerp to Castle Garden, with brother Richard Fassnacht
- William Koch, 1853, Andelfingen, Württemberg, to Grand Rapids, Michigan
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32 stars | July 4, 1858 to July 3, 1859 | MN | |
33 stars | July 4, 1859 to July 3, 1861 | OR | |
34 stars | July 4, 1861 to July 3, 1863 | KS |
- Margaret Foy, 1863, Derreennascooba, County Mayo, Ireland, to Chicago, Illinois, via ship Arkwright Liverpool to Castle Garden
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35 stars | July 4, 1863 to July 3, 1865 | WV | |
36 stars | July 4, 1865 to July 3, 1867 | NV |
- James Kenny, 1865, Ireland to Chicago, Illinois, with older sister Ellen
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37 stars | July 4, 1867 to July 3, 1877 | NE |
- Mary Hartigan, 1867, Ireland to Chicago, Illinois
- William Peter Drueke, 1871, Niederhelden, Westphalia, Prussia, to New York City, via steamship Thuringia Hamburg to Castle Garden, with sister Anna Sophia and her fiancée Frederick William Wurzburg
- Thomas and Bridget Foy O'Malley, 1871, Derreennascooba to Chicago, Illinois, with children Michael, Thomas, John, Margaret, Anne, Catherine, and Mary
![S.S. Neckar, 1873](neckar.jpg) - Theresa Knoche Berles, 1874, Dorlar, Westphalia, Prussia, to Grand Rapids, Michigan, via steamship Neckar Bremen to Castle Garden, with son Anthony, his wife, Wilhelmina, their children Theresa, Elizabeth, and Joseph
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38 stars | July 4, 1877 to July 3, 1890 | CO |
- Edward and Catherine Higgins Carroll, 1880, Ballyneety, County Limerick, Ireland, to Chicago, Illinois, via steamship Parthia Queenstown (Cobh) to Castle Garden, with children Thomas, John, Patrick, David, James, Mary, and Anna
- Alexander F. Zugelder, 1888, Königheim, Baden, to Grand Rapids, Michigan, via steamship Toronto Liverpool to Quebec City
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43 stars | July 4, 1890 to July 3, 1891 | ND, SD, MT, WA, ID | |
44 stars | July 4, 1891 to July 3, 1896 | WY | |
45 stars | July 4, 1896 to July 3, 1908 | UT | |
46 stars | July 4, 1908 to July 3, 1912 | OK | |
48 stars | July 4, 1912 to July 3, 1959 | NM, AZ | |
49 stars | July 4, 1959 to July 3, 1960 | AK | |
50 stars | July 4, 1960 to present | HI | |
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