Caspar Mesmer b. 27 Sep 1827 Surbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 26 Apr 1875 Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA: JEM Genealogy

1827 - 1875 (47 years)

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Name	Caspar Mesmer [1]
Birth	27 Sep 1827	Surbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Arrival	4 Aug 1828	New York, Kings, New York, USA [1, 4, 5]
Departure	Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France [1]
Name	Jean Gaspard Mesmer
Residence	1855	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [6]
Residence	1860	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [7]
Residence	1870	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [8]
Death	26 Apr 1875	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [9, 10]
Burial	28 Apr 1875	Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA [9, 10]
Person ID	I2120	Master
Last Modified	4 Dec 2021

Father	Francois Antoine Mesmer, b. 7 May 1783, Surbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 21 Aug 1864, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 81 years)
Mother	Franciska Sauer, b. 1 Jun 1780, Surbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 3 Sep 1867, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 87 years)
Marriage	4 Jan 1806	Surbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France [11]
Family ID	F5446	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Catherine Victoria Zinns, b. 10 Mar 1828, Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France d. 20 Oct 1880, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA (Age 52 years)

Marriage 30 Apr 1850 Saint Louis RC Church, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA [12]

Divorce 1 Nov 1858 Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA

Children

+	1. Emil F Mesmer, b. 6 Mar 1852, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA d. 1927, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 74 years) [Father: Stepchild]
+	2. Edward P Mesmer, b. 27 Sep 1854, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA d. 27 Nov 1923, Milbank, Grant, South Dakota, USA (Age 69 years)
	3. Victor Mesmer, b. 1 Nov 1858, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA d. 15 Dec 1873, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA (Age 15 years)

Family ID F735 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Jul 2015

Event Map

	Birth - 27 Sep 1827 - Surbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
	Arrival - 4 Aug 1828 - New York, Kings, New York, USA
	Departure - - Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France
	Marriage - 30 Apr 1850 - Saint Louis RC Church, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
	Residence - 1855 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
	Divorce - 1 Nov 1858 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
	Residence - 1860 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
	Residence - 1870 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
	Death - 26 Apr 1875 - Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
	Burial - 28 Apr 1875 - Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA

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Sources

[S728] Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).
[S142] Ancestry.com, U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) , (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.).
Birth date: Birth place: Baden;GermanyResidence date: Residence place: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa
[S1230] Surbourg Civil Birth Records, Surbourg - Etat civil - Registre de naissances 1827 - 4 E 487/2:Page 19 (Reliability: 3).
https://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C483-P1-R67152#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C483-P1-R67152-1803642
[S238] Ancestry.com, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.), Year: 1828; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 012; Line: 35; List Number: 419; Page Number: 2.
[S747] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc), Place: New York, New York; Year: 1828; Page Number: 883.
[S195] 1855 Wisconsin State Census (Reliability: 3).
Family Head-----M--F---Foreign Born
Caspar Mesmer---3--2---2
http://www.2manitowoc.com/05/1855man02ward1.jpg
[S31] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Manitowoc Ward 1, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: ; Page: 564; Image: 238. (Reliability: 3).
Name: Casper Mesmer
Age in 1860: 32
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birthplace: France
Home in 1860: Manitowoc Ward 1, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Post Office: Manitowoc
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Casper Mesmer 32
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1860usfedcenancestry&rank=1&new=1&ssrc=pt_t46417810_p6534172125_kpidz0q3d6534172125z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid_m1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=Casper&gsln=Mesmer&msbdy=1828&msbpn__ftp=France&msbpn=5087&msbpn_PInfo=3-%7c0%7c1652381%7c0%7c5087%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msrpn__ftp=Manitowoc%2c+Manitowoc%2c+Wisconsin%2c+USA&uidh=roj&pcat=35&fh=0&h=36229474&recoff=
[S231] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. ), Year: 1870; Census Place: Manitowoc Ward 1, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1723; Page: 199A; Image: 401; Family History Library Film: 553222. (Reliability: 3).
Name: Casper Mesmer
Age in 1870: 33
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: France
Home in 1870: Manitowoc Ward 1, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Manitowoc
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Casper Mesmer 33
Caroline Stupensky 34
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1870usfedcen&rank=1&new=1&ssrc=pt_t46417810_p6534172125_kpidz0q3d6534172125z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgPLz0q3dpid_m1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-d&msbdy=1837&msbpn__ftp=France&msbpn=5087&msbpn_PInfo=3-%7c0%7c1652381%7c0%7c5087%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&msrpn__ftp=Manitowoc%2c+Manitowoc%2c+Wisconsin%2c+USA&uidh=roj&pcat=35&fh=1&h=11493045&recoff=
[S751] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S340] Findagrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 16 July 2011.) (Reliability: 3).
Birth: 1828, France
Death: Apr. 26, 1875

Civil War veteran of the 16th U.S. Infantry

1860 Federal Census: WI, Manitowoc Co, Manitowoc, Ward 1:
Casper Mesmer, 32, Male, Gunsmith, b France

1868-69 Edward's Directory of Village of Manitowoc: Messmer Charles, gunsmith, Jay,nr. 8th, r. same

1870 Census: WI, Manitowoc Co, Manitowoc, Ward 1:
Casper Mesmer 33, Male, Gun Smith, RE 1200, PE 200, born France

Gravesite: E2-35-1: "Casper Mesmer/16th U.S. Inf."

Der Nord Westen, 29 Apr. 1875: "Death of Caspar Messmer(sic), an old settler, on Monday afternoon."
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=mesmer&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=51&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=95213888&df=all&
[S1359] Surbourg Civil Marriage Records, Surbourg - Etat civil - Registre de mariages An XIV - Original en mairie:Page 10 (Reliability: 3).
https://archives.bas-rhin.fr/detail-document/ETAT-CIVIL-C483-P1-R67243#visio/page:ETAT-CIVIL-C483-P1-R67243-3677731
[S675] Family History Library, New York, Marriages, 1686-1980, (Family History Library), FHL microfilm 928,700. (Reliability: 3).
father: Francisci Antonii
mother: Franciscae Sauer
spouse: Catharina Victoria Zintz
other: Christiani Zintz, Catharinae Heinrich
Name Kasparum Messmer
Spouse's Name Catharina Victoria Zintz
Event Date 30 Apr 1850
Event Place Buffalo, Erie, New York
Father's Name Francisci Antonii
Mother's Name Franciscae Sauer
Spouse's Father's Name Christiani Zintz
Spouse's Mother's Name Catharinae Heinrich
Indexing Project (Batch) Number M00917-9
System Origin New York-EASy
GS Film number 928700
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Acaspar~%20%2Bsurname%3Amesmer~&collection_id=1680847