Quincy, Illinois, Immigrants from Munsterland, Westphalia, Germany: Volume

This series consists of two complementary volumes. The second volume of this work contains biographical sketches of the 1,456 known immigrants who came to Quincy from M nsterland. It includes individuals who were either born in or immigrated from M nsterland to Quincy; a few individuals not born in the district of M nster; and a handful of immigrants who lived in nearby communities, such as LaGrange, Missouri, or Brown County, Illinois. Entries are numbered and arranged alphabetically by surname. Indices to names and places complete this volume. The first volume deals with the life of the emigrants in Germany, their voyage to America, and their life in Quincy, Illinois. It offers a detailed account of the history of Quincy from the unique perspective of a M nsterland immigrant. Numbers following names in Volume I refer to their enumeration in the biographical section of the work in Volume II.

Author: Michael K. Brinkman
Publisher: Heritage Books
Published: 12/01/2012
Pages: 434
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780788450471

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