Ludwig Lewenicht (1857 - 1881)

Born 1857 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Aug 1881 at about age 24 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

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Biography

Ludwig Louis Lewenicht was born in 1857 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States. His parents were Johann Friedrich Ludwig Lewenicht (1829 - 1871) and Christina (Normann) Lewenicht (1836 - ).

Louis was recorded as a resident in 1861-1869 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States.^[1]

In the 1870 census Ludwig (age 13), At School, was in Buffalo Ward 7, Erie, New York.^[2]

Louis was in a directory in 1880 in Buffalo, New York, United States.^[3]

Ludwig died on 14 Aug 1881 in Buffalo aged ~24:^[4]

Drowned in the Niagara Newspaper.com - Buffalo Evening News. 15 August 1881. Page 1.

Drowned in the Niagara

Research notes

Looked at first names at the 1857 baptisms (start end) in the parish his father's death is recorded in. But didn't find Ludwig. --Straub-620 14:40, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Newspaper clipping regarding his drowning mentions him leaving behind a wife and child. Searched St Peter records for a possible child's baptism prior to his death. From Image 780 (start of 1882) backward through to Image 686 (start of 1876). No children named Lewenicht. Johnson-45412 06:30, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Residence: "United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990"
   Citing Record number: 51;
   FamilySearch (accessed 5 January 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 01512
   Name: Louis Lewenicht; Residence Date: 1861-1869; Residence Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; Source Pub Title: Buffalo (New York) city directory, City directory, 1861-1869..
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Buffalo Ward 7, Erie, New York; Roll: M593_934; Page: 271B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #29673352 (accessed 5 January 2022)
   Ludwig Labnicht (13), At School, in Buffalo Ward 7, Erie, New York. Born in New York.
3. ↑ 1880 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #52591761 (accessed 8 January 2022)
   Name: Louis C Lewenicht; Residence Year: 1880; Street Address: 412 E Genesee; Residence Place: Buffalo, New York, USA; Occupation: Blacksmith; Publication Title: Buffalo, New York, City Directory, 1880.
4. ↑ Death Registration: "New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956"
   City of Buffalo; Buffalo, NY; Index to Deaths in Buffalo, New York
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61535 #5318020 (accessed 5 January 2022)
   Lewis Lewenicht death 1881 in Buffalo, New York, USA.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQX-93K : 18 February 2021), Ludwig Leamich in entry for Fredrick Leamich, 1860.
• https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1918-11-22/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=1777&index=0&rows=20&words=LEWENICHT&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=New+York&date2=1963&proxtext=Lewenicht&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #233657080 : accessed 05 January 2022), memorial page for Louis Lewenicht (unknown–15 Aug 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233657080, citing Concordia Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Bonnie Fleischauer (contributor 46842248) .