Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Conrad Roepe (1800 - 1865)

Born 18 Nov 1800 in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1865 at age 64 in Concordia, Lafayette, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Fred Roepe migrated from Rodewald, Kingdom of Hanover to Missouri, United States.

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Conrad Riepe, son of Johann Dieterich Gottlieb Riepe and Catharine Dorothee Riepe, was born on November 18, 1800 and baptized on November 30, 1800 in Sankt Martin, Hannover, Preußen (Germany).^[1]

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Conrad married Marie Elisabeth Haffner in 1825 in Sankt Martin, Hannover, Preußen (Germany). He was the son of Johann Diedrich Gottlieb Riepe.^[2]

Friederick (age 52) immigrated on November 10, 1851 at New Orleans, Louisiana, United states aboard the SS Johann Schmidt from Bremen with his wife, Maria, and four children.^[3]

• Steerage
• Name Friederick Roepe
• Gender Male
• Arrival Age 52
• Birth Date 1799
• Port of Departure Bremen, Germany
• Arrival Date 10 Nov 1851
• Port of Arrival New Orleans, Louisiana
• Destination: St. Louis
• Ship Name Johann Schmidt
• Line 4: Friederick Roepe 52/m, destination St Louis
• Line 5: Marie 48/f
• Line 6: Louise 21/f
• Line 7: Dorthea 18/f
• Line 8: Heinrich 16/m
• Line 9: Diederich 14/m

Year: 1860; Census Place: Freedom, Lafayette, Missouri ^[4]

• Fred Rope Sr 61, farmer, Hanover
• Mary Rope 56, Hanover
• Bettie Rope 5, MO

Friedrich was mentioned on a memorial at Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri with a death date of April 13, 1865.^[5]

Research Notes

1. FindAGrave memorial and gravestone at burial site have incorrect birth date as March 31, 1799 but not evidence suggests this is based upon any document. Date of birth is proven as November 18, 1800 with a Baptism date of November 30, 1800 based upon German church records of both. Messmer-177 18:32, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Bremen, Germany and Hannover, Prussia, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1574-1945"
   Custodian: Evangelisches Kirchenbuchamt Hannover; Film Number: 185186
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 61007 #2055803 (requires subscription, accessed 9 May 2024)
   Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Conrad Riepe baptism on 30 Nov 1800 (born 18 Nov 1800), son of Johann Dieterich Gottlieb Riepe & Catharine Dorothee Riepe, in Sankt Martin, Hannover, Preußen (Germany).
2. ↑ Marriage: "Bremen, Germany and Hannover, Prussia, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1574-1945"
   Custodian: Evangelisches Kirchenbuchamt Hannover; Film Number: 185187; Page Number: 60;61
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 61007 #2050632 (requires subscription, accessed 9 May 2024)
   Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Conrad Riepe marriage to Marie Elisabeth Haffner in 1825 in Sankt Martin, Hannover, Preußen (Germany).
3. ↑ Passenger List: "New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963"
   The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; NAI Number: 2824927; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 7484 #725839 (requires subscription, accessed 9 May 2024)
   Name: Friederick Roepe; Gender: Male; Arrival Age: 52; Birth Date: abt 1799; Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany; Arrival Date: 10 Nov 1851; Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana; Ship Name: Johann Schmidt.
4. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Freedom, Lafayette, Missouri; Roll: M653_628; Page: 537; Family History Library Film: 803628; Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #12627641 (accessed 9 May 2024)
   Memorial page for Friedrich Roepe (31 Mar 1799-13 Apr 1865), citing Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Concordia, Lafayette County, Missouri, USA (plot: 1A9); Maintained by Lori Johnson (contributor 46520002).

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