Laessig, Edward b. 5 Jul 1835 Saxony, Germany d. 10 Apr 1915: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1835 - 1915 (79 years) Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	Laessig, Edward
Born	5 Jul 1835	Saxony, Germany
Gender	Male
Immigration	Abt 1855
Biography	Bef 10 Apr 1915
A Biography of Edward Laessig and Jeanette Baenen By Patti Laessig anaquea@dwave.net ©May 28, 2001 Edward Laessig, Sr. the patriarch of our central Wisconsin USA Laessig clan, was born in Saxony, Germany 5 July 1835. As a young man he came to America in the year 1855 according to the 1860 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois census records. It is possible that he came with his brother, as a record of two young men has been found, "Eduard Lessig age 21" and "Robert Lessig age 24" sailed from Bremen to New York on the ship "Orpheus" arriving in the USA 1 September 1855. His naturalization papers have not been located. According to family, it was in Chicago that Ed met Jeanette Baenen, born 6 January 1836, an immigrant from s'Hertogenbosch, Holland. Her parents were Francis J.J. Baenen b. 15 Oct. 1806 - d. 14 Nov. 1887 and Clara Vande Vaart b. 28 Sept. 1803 - d. 24 Jan. 1851. Jeanette immigrated with her father, step-mother, Cornelia (Van Grunderbeek) and siblings. Jeanette remained in Chicago and married Edward circa 1856 or 57, and her family moved to the town of Scott, Brown County, Wisconsin, to a small village known as Bay Settlement, near Green Bay. Ed and Jeanette's first child, Edward M. Laessig was born in Green Bay on 10 March 1858. Their next three children: Mary, Henry and Augusta, were born in Chicago. A family story that was handed down told how Jeanette would smuggle each baby out of the house to be baptized Catholic a few weeks after it was born, without Ed's knowledge. He was Lutheran and did not want the children baptized Catholic, however records at a little church located near their home was once a German Catholic Church, and verify the family lore. At several weeks of age, each baby was baptized. The family lived between sets of railroad tracks, and it is believed that is why their location was sometimes overlooked for census taking. The address was 81 West Liberty Street. It is described as the `north side of West Liberty, between South Canal and South Jefferson' and 'N.B. Mitchell is the street one block south of Liberty', in a Chicago city directory of 1860-1861. That address today, and since 1909, would be 550 W. Liberty Street. The directory also stated that Edward worked at J.C.W. Bailey & Co. as a laborer 1865 - 1866 edition. Birth records indicate that the family relocated to Green Bay, Wisconsin by the year 1867 when daughter Philomena "Minnie" was born. Cornelia, Fred, Frank and Charles were likewise born in that area. Son Louis, "Stoner", daughters Julia and Anna were later born in Marathon County, Wisconsin where the family relocated to Wausau for a number of years, then to Webertown (Weber), a small settlement on the Big Eau Pleine River, on the north side of the river. A sawmill, Catholic Church, store, post office and homes were located on the south side of the river. Edward and Jeanette's family consisted of the following: * Edward M. Laessig born 10 March 1858 married 6 April, 1884 to Amelia Frick born 30 Nov. 1865, daughter of Frederick Frick (mother's name unknown). * Mary Laessig born 5 July 1859 married 27 July 1884 to Emil R. Ruder, son of George and Louisa Schmidt Ruder of the Ruder Brewery in Wausau. * Henry F. Laessig born 3 March 1863 married 7 Jan. 1888 to Agatha "Yette" Wagner, born 7 Dec. 1863, daughter of Michael and Susanna Fischbach Wagner of Manitowoc, WI. * Augusta "Gustie" Laessig born 23 Jan. 1865 married 29Aug 1884 to Michael B. Wagner born 11 Dec. 1860, son of Michael and Susanna Fischbach Wagner. * Fred Laessig born 24 June 1870 married in 1894 to Olga Polege born 19 July 1875, daughter of Julius and Louise Usadel Polege. * Charles (or Carl) Laessig born 28 April 1876 married 28 Nov. 1896 to Jeanette McDonald born 23 June 1876, daughter of Frank and Cass (Mac Donald) McDonald. * Philomena "Minnie" Laessig born 15 May 1867 married Henry Weber born in 1860, son of Michael and Elisabeth Kaiser Weber. Louis "Stoner" Laessig born 2 April 1877, remained unmarried. * Julia Laessig born 24 March 1879 married 26 June 1900 to Daniel Vandehey born 29 Dec. 1874, son of Herman and Mary Curtain Vandehey of Hollandtown, WI. * Anna Laessig born 16 March 1881 married 19 Sept 1905 to John D. Kissinger born 14 Feb. 1882, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Harth Kissinger of Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, WI. * Cornelia Huberta "Nellie" Laessig born 22 July 1869 - died 2 Nov. 1870, age 15 months. * Francis Hubert" Frank" Laessig born 30 March 1873 married Mary K. Sawyer born 22 Oct. 1873, daughter of Joseph Sawyer. She died 13 Aug. 1907. Frank then married Mary Weber on 29 September 1909. Mary Weber was born 21 March 1887, daughter of Christian and Anna Kaiser Weber. *Henry Weber, husband of Minnie Laessig, was the son of Michael Weber and Elizabeth Kaiser Weber. Henry's brother Christian Weber was the founder of Weber Settlement. Christian Weber and his wife Anna Kaiser, daughter of Andreas Kaiser and Magdalena Esslinger Kaiser, were the parents of Mary Weber Laessig. On September 13, 1884, the township of Brighton in Marathon County was divided in two. The new township that was formed was Eau Pleine, named after the big Eau Pleine River that flows through the township and Weber Settlement. In the spring of 1885, Edward Laessig, Sr. was elected the first chairman of the town of Eau Pleine. Edward was also responsible, at least in part, for the establishment and building of the first Lutheran Church, St. Paul's, just east of where he made his home. Although the church building no longer remains standing, a small cemetery, maintained by the Lutheran Church in Stratford, remains. It is located about a mile and a half north of the village of Stratford. Edward Laessig worked as a stone mason and laborer for much of his life, and he farmed after moving to Marathon County. He remained in that location for the remainder of his life, passing on 10 April 1915. He was laid to rest in the Webertown cemetery maintained as the Eau Pleine Cemetery by St. Joseph's Catholic Church. As a final choice, Edward converted on his deathbed. Jeanette lived until 13 May 1924. She is buried beside her husband. Patti Laessig anaquea@dwave.net
Family History Researcher	EMAIL Date: 2/21/2002 8:48:40 AM Pacific Standard Time From: anaquea@dwave.net T o: GenWisconsin-L@rootsweb.com Edward M. Laessig and Amelia Frick & Their DescendantsEdward M. Laessig was born 10 March 1858 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Edwa rd Laessig and Jeanette Baenen Laessig. On 6 April 1884 he married Amel ia Frick in Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Fr ederick Frick of Athens. Known family of Amelia's are a brother Frank Fri ck of Athens and a sister Bertha Miller of Oregon, probably Wisconsin.Edward M. Laessig died 18 March 1929 and Amelia died 21 Nov. 1947. They a re buried in Webertown Cemetery, Eau Pleine Township. Children of Edward M. Laessig and Amelia Frick:1. Henry M. Laessig born 26 April 1885 in Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin. Henry died 8 June 1965.1-Spouse: 1917 he was married to Norma Chase born 29 June 1890, daughter o f Albert Chase. Norma died 30 Jan. 1925. 2. Hubert "Hoop" "Doc" Laessig 3. Isabelle H. Laessig 4. Edmund Laessig 5. William Laessig Henry M. Laessig and Norma Chase had the following children. 1 - 1: Doris Laessig 1 - 2: Donald Laessig 1 - 3: Robert Laessig 1 - 4: Albert Laessig1-1: Doris Laessig was born 13 July 1919 in Stratford, Wisconsin. On 31January 1948, she married Robert Schmitt at Milwaukee, WI. Robert was born23 July 1921 in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Robert was the son of John Schmitt and Nora Herman. Children of Doris Laessig and Robert Schmitt: 1-1-1: Lois Schmitt 1-1-2: Diane Schmitt 1-1-3: Thomas Schmitt 1-1-4: William Schmitt 1-1-5: Alan Schmitt 1-1-6: DuWayne SchmittI am searching for further information on this family. If anyone can he lp me complete information on ancestry/and/or/descendants please contact m e. Patti Laessig at anaquea@dwave.net ---------------------------- Subj: Search for descendants of Edward LAESSIG and Jeanette BAENEN Dat e: 3/08/2001 3:02:03 PM Pacific Standard TimeFrom: anaquea@dwave.net (anaquea) I am searching for the descendan ts of EDWARD LAESSIG and JEANETTE BAENEN LAESSIGEdward Laessig, the patriarch of our central Wisconsin USA Laessig clan, w as born in Saxony, Germany 5 July 1835. As a young man he came to Ameri ca in the year 1855 according to the 1860 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois c ensus records. It is possible that he came with his brother, as a reco rd of two young men has been found, "Eduard Lessig age 21" and "Robert Le ssig age 24" sailed from Bremen to New York on the ship "Orpheus" arrivi ng in the USA 1 September 1855. His naturalization papers have not been lo cated. According to family, it was in Chicago that Ed met Jeanette Baene n, born 6 January 1836, an immigrant from s'Hertogenbosch, Holland. Her pa rents were Francis J.J.Baenen b. 15 Oct. 1806 - d. 14 Nov. 1887 and Cla ra Vande Vaart b. 28 Sept. 1803 - d. 24 Jan. 1851. Jeanette immigrated wi th her father,step-mother, Cornelia (Van Grunderbeek) and siblings. Jeanette remain ed in Chicago and married Edward circa 1856 or 57, and her family mov ed to the town of Scott, Brown County, Wisconsin, to a small village kno wn as Bay Settlement, near Green Bay. Ed and Jeanette's first child, Edwa rd M. Laessig was born in Green Bay on 10 March 1858. Their next three chi ldren: Mary, Henry and Augusta, were born in Chicago. Edward was Luther an and Jeanette Catholic. The family lived at 81 West Liberty Stree t. It is described as thenorth side of West Liberty, between South Can al and South Jefferson' and 'N.B. Mitchell is the street one block sou th of Liberty', in a Chicago city directory of 1860-1861. The directory a lso stated that Edward worked at J.C.W. Bailey & Co. as a laborer 1865 - 1 866 edition.Birth records indicate that the family relocated to Green Bay, Wiscons in by the year 1867 when daughter Philomena "Minnie" was born. Cornelia, F red, Frank and Charles were likewise born in that area. Son Louis, "Stoner ", daughters Julia and Anna were later born in Marathon County, Wiscons in where the family relocated to Webertown (Weber), a small settleme nt on the Big Eau Pleine River, on the north side of the river.A sawmil l, Catholic Church, store, post office and homes were located on the sou th side of the river. Edward and Jeanette's family consisted of the following:Edward M. Laessig born 10 March 1858 married 6 April, 1884 to Amelia Fri ck born 30 Nov. 1865, daughter of Frederick Frick. Mary Laessig born 5 July 1859 married 27 July 1884 to Emil R. Ruder, s on of George and Louisa Schmidt Ruder of the Ruder Brewery in Wausau. Henry F. Laessig born 3 March 1863 married 7 Jan. 1888 to Agatha "Yett e" Wagner, born 7 Dec. 1863, daughter of Michael and Susanna Fischbach Wag ner of Manitowoc, WI. Augusta "Gustie" Laessig born 23 Jan. 1865 married 29Aug 1884 to Michael W agner born 11 Dec. 1860, son of Michael and Susanna Fischbach Wagner. Fred Laessig born 24 June 1870 married in 1894 to Olga Polege born 19 Ju ly 1875, daughter of Julius and Louise Usadel Polege. Charles (or Carl) Laessig born 28 April 1876 married 28 Nov. 1896 to Jeane tte McDonald born 23 June 1876, daughter of Frank and Cass McDonald. Philomena "Minnie" Laessig born 15 May 1867 married Henry Weber born in 1 860, son of Michael and Elisabeth Kaiser Weber. Louis "Stoner" Laessig born 2 April 1877, remained unmarried. Julia Laessig born 24 March 1879 married 26 June 1900 to Daniel Vandehey b orn 29 Dec. 1874, son of Herman and Mary Curtain Vandehey of Hollandtow n, WI. Anna Laessig born 16 March 1881 married 19 Sept 1905 to John D. Kissing er born 14 Feb. 1882, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Harth Kissinger of Wiscon sin Rapids, Wood County, WI. Cornelia Huberta "Nellie" Laessig born 22 July 1869 - died 2 Nov. 1870, a ge 15 months. Francis Hubert" Frank" Laessig born 30 March 1873 married Mary K. Sawyer b orn 22 Oct. 1873. She died 13 Aug. 1907. Frank then married Mary Web er on 29 September 1909. Mary Weber was born 21 March 1887, daughter of C hristian and Anna Kaiser Weber. Henry Weber, husband of Minnie Laessig, was the son of Michael Weber a nd Elizabeth Kaiser Weber. Henry's brother Christian Weber was the found er of Weber Settlement. Christian Weber and his wife Anna Kaiser, daught er of Andreas Kaiser and Magdalena Esslinger Kaiser, were the parents of M ary Weber Laessig. I would like to correspond with anyone researching these families and exch ange information. Patti Laessig at anaquea@dwave.net Date: 7/27/2001 8:42:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: anaquea@dwave.n et (anaquea) THANK YOU JAY!!!!!This is wonderful!!! Yes, I would like all the descendants of his father a nd grandfather, for my files, and for any of the Vandehey family who wou ld like this information. Do you have information on the descendants of Da niel and Julia Laessig Vandehey? I have some of that information, in my P AF (Personal Ancestry File) as shared with me by Sr. Antilia Vandehey, dau ghter of Daniel and Julia. However, I have not yet learned how to send th is information via GedCom, nor do I know how to convert it to word process ing.... I would be happy to share it with you, however, as soon as I can f igure out how to convey this information to you. (Perhaps via snail mail ?) May I have your permission to use some of this ancestral informati on in my"Laessig Book" that I will be putting together in the not too dist antfuture, giving credit to you for this information? Thank you so very mu ch!! Patti Laessig
Died	10 Apr 1915
Buried	Eau Pleine Cemetery, Eau Pleine, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA
Person ID	I27372	1FamilyTree
Last Modified	9 Sep 2016

Family Baenen, Jeanette, b. 6 Jan 1836, 's-Hertogenbosch, , Noord-Brabant, Netherlands , d. 13 May 1924, Stratford, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA (Age 88 years)

Married Abt 1856

Children

	1. Laessig, Edward M. Jr., b. 10 Mar 1858, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA , d. 18 Mar 1929 (Age 71 years)
	2. Laessig, Henry Earnest, b. 3 Mar 1863, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. 9 Oct 1927, Stratford, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA (Age 64 years)
	3. Laessig, Augusta, b. 9 Dec 1865, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. 8 Nov 1938 (Age 72 years)
	4. Laessig, Frank, b. 30 Mar 1873, Kiel, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA , d. 1 Jun 1946, Marshfield, Wood, Wisconsin, USA (Age 73 years)
+	5. Laessig, Julia, b. 24 Mar 1879, Eau Pleine, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA , d. 23 Jan 1942 (Age 62 years)

Last Modified 1 May 2010

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