Genealogy Blog - Hazen, Bradley, Stricker, Rosemeyer Families

 Rosemeyer Family Tree - Zion Church  Ok, I admit. this isn't the usual post about someone in the family tree. However, I thought it was important to acknowledge the role that Zion UCC (as it is usually referred to today) in the Rosemeyer and Harmening families. It's where many in the Indianapolis German immigrant family gathered for worship, social activities, help, and support.  First, some history. In February 1841, a small group of German-speaking people gathered to organize a church. Reverend J. G.  Kunz was called to be the pastor. Services and Sunday School were held in the Collete Building on Pennsylvania Street. In 1844 the congregation was incorporated and chartered by the State Legislature.  In 1845, the congregation built a small wood-framed church and called the Rev. J. F. Isensee to lead them.  First Zion Church building The church was located at 32 West Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. At that time, the church name was the German Evangelica...

Francis Eaton -  Mayflower Passenger, Carpenter, and Samuel Eaton, his Son\   Family Connection - 8th great-grandfather of Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr.  "Signing the Mayflower Compact " by artist Jean Leon Gerome Ferris Francis Eaton was born in Bristol, England in 1596, to parents John and Dorothy (Smith) Eaton.  He was a carpenter by trade. He married Sarah (surname unknown) sometime prior to 1619. They had one child, Samuel Eaton, born in 1620. Francis, Sarah, and Samuel were all passengers on the Mayflower. Sarah died during the first winter (1621). In 1622, Francis married Dorothy (surname unknown), who died soon after the marriage.  In about 1626, Francis married Christian Penn, who came to Plymouth on the ship "Anne". They had three children:               Rachel                        b. 1626               ...

Lieutenant John Sharp and Martha Vose Sharp Family Connection - 8th great-great grandparents of Roy Ellsworth Stricker John Sharp was born in 1648 in Muddy River (now known as Brookline), Massachusetts Colony. Martha Vose was the daughter of Robert Vose and Jane Moss, the subjects of the Nov. 19th blog post. She was born in 1647 in Lancashire, England, and immigrated with her family sometime before 1654.  John and Martha were married sometime around 1664 and had five children, all born in Muddy River.               Robert               b. 1665         d. 1690               Martha              b. 1667          d. 1716               John                  b. 1669          d. ...

Richard Kimball - Wheelwright, Farmer Family Connection -    9th great-grandfather of  Ruth Ann Hazen                                             7th great-grandfather of  Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr.                                                        Memorial Plaque for Richard Kimball in Suffolk, England Richard Kimball was born in 1595, in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England. He married Ursula Scott sometime before 1615. Richard and Ursula had eleven children:          Henry                    b. 1615              d. 1676          Abigail ...

Capt. Thomas Vose - Veteran of King Phillip's War Family Connection - 6th great-grandfather of Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr.  Thomas Vose was born on Feb. 18, 1641, in Lancashire, England, the son of the Nov. 19th blog post subjects, Robert Vose and Jane Moss. He immigrated to Dorchester, Massachusetts with his parents, sometime before 1654.  In 1660 or 1661, Thomas married Waitstill Wyatt, daughter of Edward Wyatt and Mary Newport in Dorchester. They had four children:                Elizabeth               b. 1661            d. 1730               Henry                     b. 1663           d. 1752               Jane                      ...

Robert Vose and Jane Moss, Founders of Milton, Massachusetts Family Connections:               9th Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother of Roy Ellsworth Stricker               7th Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother of Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr.  Milton Cemetery, Milton, Massachusetts Robert Vose was born in about 1599 in Garstang, Lancashire, England to parents Thomas Vose and Margery Burscoe Vose. Jane Moss was born on Nov. 11, 1602 in Chidwall, Lancashire, England. They married on July 25, 1629 in Chidwall.  Robert and Mary had at least five children - large gaps in the birth years might indicate infants lost at or soon after birth.  All five recorded children were born in England.                     William           b. 1630          d. 1669       ...

Richard Warren - Mayflower Passenger Family Connections -     10th Great-grandfather of Ruth Ann Hazen     9th Great-grandfather of Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr.     9th Great-grandfather of Roy Ellsworth Stricker Mayflower II - Replica of the Mayflower Richard Warren was born in England in about 1583. On April 14, 1610, he married Elizabeth Walker in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England. They had seven children:                    Mary          b. 1610          d. 1683          Ann             b. 1611          d. 1676          Sarah          b. 1613          d. 1696          Elizabeth  b. 1615          d. 1669         ...

Frederick Rosemeyer and Eleanore Schakel  Family Connection - Paternal Grandfather and Grandmother of Anna Elnora Rosemeyer Frederick Rosemeyer is the son of Friederich and Eleanor Rosemeier, the subjects of my Oct. 8th blog.  Frederick was born in Germany on May 22, 1870, and immigrated with his parents in 1871 when he was 11 months old. His earlier years are included in his father's post, so I won't repeat them here.  Eleanore Schakel was born in Germany in Sept. 1873, and immigrated to the United States in 1891, apparently alone, at age 18. It is likely that she met Frederick at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church. They were married on October 28, 1894.  The first official record of their family was in the 1900 Federal Census. At that time, they were living at 164 Woodlawn Street, Indianapolis.  Frederick is working as a railroad car inspector, and both Frederick and Eleanore are listed as naturalized citizens. They have two children:      ...

The Hopkins Family - Stephen, Elizabeth, Constance, Giles, Damaris, Oceanus, Mayflower Passengers Family Connection - Stephen is 8th great-grandfather of Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr.  Modern Re-Creation of Plymouth Plantation Stephen Hopkins was born in April, 1582 in Upper Clatford, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England. Sometime before 1604, he married Mary Kent.  They had three children:          Elizabeth               b. 1604                             d. after 1613, before 1620          Constance            b. May 11, 1606           d. 1677          Giles                       b. Jan 30, 1607              d. 1690 I...

Lt. Thomas Minor - Co-founder of Stonington and Much More Family Connection - 9th Great Grandfather of Roy Ellsworth Stricker Thomas Minor was born in Chew Magna, Somerset, England, on April 23, 1608. His father was Clement Minor, his mother's name is unknown.  In 1629, at the age of 21, he emigrated to Salem, Massachusetts aboard the ship "Lyon's Whelp".  An epidemic of typhus broke out in Salem, so he relocated first to Watertown, then to Charlestown. He was made Freeman in Charlestown in 1633.  He was one of the founding members of the church in Charlestown. On April 23, 1634, he married Grace Palmer (b.1613), daughter of Walter Palmer. Thomas and Grace had eleven children:          John               b. 1635               d. 1719          Clement       b. 1637               d. 170...

Francis Cooke - Mayflower Passenger Family Connections; 10th great-grandfather of Ruth Ann Bradley                                            8th great-grandfather of Edward Elihu Hazen, Jr.                                            9th great-grandfather of Roy Ellsworth Stricker Forefathers Monument - Plymouth Massachusetts Francis Cooke was born in England, but little is known about his early history. He was likely born around 1583 - he was included on a list of who was eligible to bear arms in Plymouth Colony in 1643 and scholars have calculated his probable birth year from that.  Cooke appears in the historical record as a witness to a betrothal on April 25, 1603, in Leiden. Holland. He was in Leiden six years before the ...