This week I have chosen my ancestor Peter Pierre my great great Grandfather.
I have this story in a booklet made for a family reunion "The Family Story of Peter and Anna Pierre (1821-1897)
"Finally, the Pierre family did speak German in their home during the first generation in the United States. However, a neighbor of Peter's in Oakdale, Mr. Raleigh, recalled that they could not communicate with Peter because he did not speak English or German, but rather spoke only French. Actually, the region from which Peter came, even today speaks a language that is a combination of French, German and Luxembourg."
This bring up so many questions for me. How much money to Peter have when he arrived. Where did Peter arrive? Was it New Orleans and traveled up the Mississippi? How did Peter and his wife Anna meet? Different languages and different religions.
Peter was born 5 December 1822 in Hondelange, Luxembourg, Belgium. Naturalization records in the archives of the Minnesota Historical Society have Peter listed in the index that he declared his intention to become a citizen either Sept or October of 1859. The last pages of this record book are missing.
Minnesota became a state in 1858.
On 16 November 1859 we have Nicolas Breyer sold the land to Peter Pierre: . . parcel of land lying and being in Washington Co., Minnesota described as follows to wit: The East half of the northwest quarter of Section 34 in Township 29 north of range 21 West containing 80 acres . . .
In 1860 Peter is listed living with a family L.C. Collins in the City of St. Paul.
Peter Pierre and Anna Marie Gasner were married on 14 March 1863 in the Church of the Assumption in St. Paul, Minnesota. Anna signed a letter promising to raise their children as Catholics and not interfere in Peter's practice of his faith. They had 10 children. Anna died on 8 January 1884 at the age of 43.
Peter died 21 April 1897 at the age of 74.
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