Heinrich Edmund Ludwig August Adam (1853)

Born 19 Jul 1853 in Clausthal, Königreich Hannover, Deutscher Bund

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Mike Schindler [send private message]

Special inventory of German emigrants

Biography

Heinrich Adam migrated from Kingdom of Hannover to Brazil.

Heinrich Edmund Ludwig August Adam was born on July 19, 1853 in Clausthal, Königreich Hannover, Deutscher Bund, son of Heinrich Ludwig Adam (1822–1896) and Henriette Christiane Emma Pein (1821–1894).

Emigration

Name, first name, origin: NLA Niedersachsen Archives^[1]

• Adam, Heinrich Ludwig, Clausthal

Birthday / Age: 4/11/1822 Profession / status: Bergmaurer Mine mason Parents: Co-emigrants:

• Adam, Henriette (Henriette Christiane Emma), born Pein (born September 29, 1821);

3 children including 1 infant:

• Adam, Friederike Wilhelmine Louise (born January 19, 1846);
• Adam, Sophie Henriette Auguste (born August 24, 1848);
• Adam, Heinrich Edmund Ludwig August (Ludwig Heinrich Edmund August) (born July 19, 1853)

Faith: Destination (country / place):

• Dona Francisca / southern Brazil via Hamburg

Date of emigration / registration: July 24, 1854 with the ship Emily under Captain A. Schmidt Financial situation: Other: also: Oberbergamt Clausthal-Zellerfeld compartment 161 no. 30 and Hann. 74 Zellerfeld No. 244

Record from Ancestry Family Tree^[2]

• Birth 11. Apr 1822 • Clausthal, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

1822

• Birth of Son Ludwig Adam(1853–1897)

19. Jul 1853 • Clausthal, Niedersachsen, Deutschland 1853

• Death of Wife Henriette Christiane Emma Pein(1821–1894)

20. Mai 1894 • Curitiba, Parana, Brasilien 1894

• Death 04. Mar 1896 • Curitiba, Parana, Brasilien

Why Emigrate to Brazil

The first German immigrants to settle in Brazil were 165 families who settled in Ilhéus, Bahia, in 1818. One year later, 200 families settled São Jorge, in the same state. Some Germans were brought to work in the Brazilian army after Independence from Portugal in 1822.

However, the cradle of the German settlement in Brazil was São Leopoldo, in 1824. At that time Southern Brazil had a very low population density. Most of its inhabitants were concentrated on the coast and a few in the Pampas. The interior was covered by forests and sparsely populated by different groups of native Amerindians. The absence of a unified population in the interior was regarded as a problem by the Brazilian government because Southern Brazil could easily be invaded by neighboring countries.

Since Brazil was recently independent from Portugal, it was not possible to bring Portuguese immigrants. Germany was suffering the effects of the wars against Napoleon, overpopulation and poverty in the countryside. Many Germans were willing to immigrate to Brazil. Furthermore, Brazil's Empress, Maria Leopoldina, was Austrian and encouraged the arrival of German immigrants.

See More here: German Brazilians^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ NLA Niedersachsen Archives https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/detailAction.action?detailid=v4434355
2. ↑ Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/8218689/person/-954693645/facts
3. ↑ German Brazilians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Brazilians