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• Christian Bliesemer
    m: Catharina Dorothe Hansen

    CHILD: (4 children known)
    • Marcus Casper Bliesmer (America Connection)
        b: Abt 1825, Dahme, Germany
        d: 23 feb 1896, Chicago, IL. (Name of Marckus)
        m: Louise Fredericke Schumacher
        b: 28 Oct 1831, Landkirchen
        d: ?? Unknown
        m: 29 July 1857

NEW: The family of Louise Fredericke Schumacher has been discovered on the Fehmarn Island. Use this link to review family details and surnames: SCHUMACHER FAMILY

NEW: "Marckus" and Louise may have arrived in America together, AND brought 2 more children with them. A Margaretha and a Johann Bliesmer, giving them 11 children. A "Marckus" Bliesmer died in Chicago in 1896. There is still no USA data for Louise, or the other 2 children.

        9 KNOWN MARCUS CHILDREN: (possibly 11)
        • Catharina Dorothea Charlotte Nicoline Bliesemer
            b: 8 Nov 1857, Fehmarn, Germany
            d: 28 Nov 1857

        • Catharina Louise Bliesemer
            b: 14 May 1859, Fehmarn, Germany
            d: ?? No further data.

        • Heinrich Bliesemer (An America Connection)
            b: 15 July 1861, Fehmarn, Germany (BLIESEMER)
                * Heinrich emmigrated to the USA, abt 1880, to Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois.
                * The name in America became Blissmer.
                * Henry was naturalized April 1886.
                * Henry married Dora Langbehn, 31 Dec 1882, in Lansing, Illinois. (Cert)
                * Of 13 children, 9 survived.
            d: 20 May 1917, (BLISSMER) Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois. Buried: Hessville, Indiana. (Cert)
                * See Langbehn Family Langbehn Family of Fehmarn
                * See America Blissmer/Langbehn Family History

        • Charlotte Dorothea Bliesemer
            b: 8 Sep 1863, Fehmarn, Germany
            d: 28 Feb 1867

        • Carl Christian Bliesemer
            b: 8 Sep 1863, Fehmarn, Germany
            d: 10 Sep 1863

        • Catharina Dorothea Bliesemer (An America Connection>
            b: 21 Oct 1865, Fehmarn, Germany
            d: 29 Sep 1885, Chicago, IL

        • Fritz Heinrich Bliesemer
            b: 22 Oct 1865, Fehmarn, Germany
            d: 8 Nov 1865

        • Margaretha Catharina Bliesemer
            b: 18 July 1868, Fehmarn, Germany
            d: ??
                * Name appears on Calumet City Church Baptism

        • Johanna Gertrude Bliesemer
            b: 12 April 1871, Fehmarn, Germany
                * There are records of a Johanna marriage in Chicago, IL, to Zappen.
                * Illinois death record.

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This information gives us the connection of the American name BLISSMER (via Heinrich Bliesemer), back to the ancestors in Germany, on the Island of Fehmarn in the Baltic Sea. It is very limited at this moment. Please observe that the original spelling was Bliesmer, which continued to Bliesmer, then changed to Bliesemer, which eventually became Blissmer in the United States.

The 4 church parishes on Fehmarn seem to have excellent records, some back to the 1300's. But the families here create yet new challenges. The 9 children of Marcus Casper were born on Fehmarn, which is where the data was located. However, Marcus Casper was NOT born on Fehmarn, but in Dahme, Germany, which is just off the south side of the island on the Baltic Sea. In 2006, Marcus, and his family, were located.

Langbehn, Blissmer, and Wulf were all associated with St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church In Calumet City, Illinois. The original German church records have been microfilmed, and are available at the South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society, Hazel Crest, IL. They can be contacted via e-mail at: SSGHS. The films are also available at LDS.

If you have information, or a connection to, any of the Bliesmer, Bliesemer, Hansen, or Schumacher families above, your communication would help expand knowledge of our family in Germany (And America). A friendly tip on where to rub the magic Genie Lamp is appreciated too. E-MAIL: BLISSMER

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ADDITIONAL RESEARCH LINKS

LANGBEHN FAMILY	Langbehn Family on the Fehmarn Island, Germany, with connections to Blissmer and Wulf, and to USA.
WULF FAMILY	Wulf Family on the Fehmarn Island, Germany, with connections to Langbehn, and to USA.
BLISSMER FAMILY	Family history of the American name Blissmer. Also a Family Tree of the German spelling of Blissmer (Blißmer), presented in both English and German languages. Surnames, and research links.
FEHMARN GENEALOGY	Excellent family histories from the Fehmarn Island, Germany, Church parishes. Surnames galore. Cemeteries. Queries. USA. A superb presentation, over 132,000 names, and still growing.
PICTURE REFERENCE	Several photos and maps depicting the characteristics of Fehmarn, and our ancestral village.
GERMAN CENSUS	A database of partial Schleswig-Holstein census. Great on-line searching. Sprechen German or English.

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