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On this day, 136 years ago, my great grandfather, John Hau, was born in St. Joe, Marshfield Twp., Fond du Lac Co., Wisconsin. He was the son of Wilhelm and Kathrine (Tuepper) Hau. He married Elizabeth Fuhrman on June 12, 1900. John ran the Cozy Tavern at 102 North Main St. in Fond du Lac, [...]

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Ursie and Mary Fuhrman worked as seamstresses at the Albert E. Isaac Co. in Fond du Lac, WI in 1928. The sisters, my 2nd great aunts, never married and lived together their entire lives. Both were about 50 years old at the time.

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When my Grandpa and Grandpa Hau passed away several years ago, I was lucky enough to receive many of their things. Among them was my grandpa’s high school yearbook. Raymond Christian Hau was raised in Fond du lac, WI. His father, John, was in the restaurant business, a business that Ray would eventually join. Ray [...]

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My 2nd great grandfather on my mom’s side, Anton Fuhrmann, came to America from Germany in about 1845. Anton and his wife, Maria Katherine Michels settled in Marshfield Twp., Fond du Lac Co., WI, where they farmed. They had ten children together. Their oldest daughter, Elizabeth, married John Hau in 1900.

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William Salisbury, Jr. – Born August 14, 1659 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married Anna Cole on July 30th 1664 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony. William is my 7th great grandfather. Joseph Benjamin, III – Born August 15, 1699 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony. He married Deborah Clark on April 3, [...]

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On June 24, 1675, William Salisbury and his son John are the first colonists killed in King Philips War. Four days earlier, William had killed an indian warrior who entered his home at Kickemuit, MA. The indians killed William and John in retribution. William is my 8th great grandfather. Isaac Ormsbee – Born June 21, [...]

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John Earl Harris – Born June 15, 1798 in Greenfield, Saratoga Co., NY. He married Nancy Ormsbee on November 1, 1820 in Greenfield. John Earl died on January 6, 1855 and is buried in Cato Heights Cemetery, Cato, Manitowoc Co., WI. He is my 3rd great grandfather. Henry Lawrence Heim – Born June 20, 1890 [...]

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Samuel Cleveland – Born June 9, 1657 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married Persis Hildreth on May 23, 1682 in Chelmsford, Middlesex Co. Samuel died on March 12, 1735/36 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut Colony and is buried in the Cleveland Cemetery in Canterbury. Samuel is my 7th great grandfather. John LeVan [...]

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Joseph Voiland and his wife, Felicitée Marie (Sadie) Romond, arrive in New York City from France on May 27, 1857. Joseph and Sadie are my 2nd great grandparents. Katherine Protz – Born May 24, 1833 in Württemberg, Germany. She married Leonhard Seybold in 1857. Katherine died on July 15, 1910 in Brillion Twp., Calumet Co., [...]

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Maria Katherine (Margaretha?) Michels – Born April 13, 1842 in Germany. She died on August 14, 1923 in Johnsburg, Fond du Lac Co., WI and is buried in the St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Johnsburg, Fond du Lac Co. Maria is my 2nd great grandmother and Anton Fuhrman’s wife (see below). Anton Fuhrman – Born [...]

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