Apollonia (Ritter) Hillerich
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Anna Apollonia (Ritter) Hillerich (1799 - 1876)

Anna Apollonia (Apollonia) Hillerich formerly Ritter
Born in Angelhof bei Seckmauern, Herrschaft Breuberg, Grafschaft Erbach-Schönberg, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 18 Nov 1819 in Seckmauern, Amt Breuberg, Provinz Starkenburg, Großherzogtum Hessen-Darmstadt, Deutscher Bundmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 76 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Apollonia (Ritter) Hillerich has German Roots.

Contents

Biography

Map showing Seckmauern, Angelhof, and Wörth am Main.

Daughter of Johannes Ritter, Einwohner and Gemeindsmann of Angelhof bei Seckmauern, by his wife Anna Maria Heimbüchner, Anna Apollonia Ritter was born at 10 o'clock at night on November 22, 1799 at the farmstead den Angelhof, and was baptized the following day with her Gevatterin being Anna Apollonia, wife of Anton Hock, Bürger and Schiffmann of Wörth-am-Main.[1]

Marriage and Children

Her marriage to Johann Michael Hillerich at Seckmauern on November 18, 1819 is recorded in the Catholic parish register of Breuberg. They were the parents of thirteen children, ten of them born at Seckmauern:

  • Bernhard Hillerich[2] (born at Angelhof bei Seckmauern before his parents' marriage)
  • Anna Maria Hillerich[3]
  • Elisabetha Hillerich[4]
  • Maria Anna Hillerich[5]
  • Friederich Hillerich[6] (1st)
  • Johannes Franz Hillerich[7] (twin of Franz Joseph Hillerich)
  • Franz Joseph Hillerich[8] (twin of Johannes Franz Hillerich)
  • Maria Eva Hillerich[9] (1st)
  • Friederich Hillerich[10] (2nd)
  • Adam Hillerich[11]
  • Apollonia Hillerich[12]
  • Andreas Martin Hillerich[13] (born in Louisville, Kentucky)
  • Maria Eva Hillerich[14] (2nd) (born in Louisville, Kentucky)

Immigration

With her husband and children, Apollonia's name appears on the passenger list of the ship Schiller of Bremen recorded upon its arrival in the port of Baltimore on October 7, 1842.[15]

Port of Baltimore Passenger List, 1842

Residence in Louisville

She was enumerated in the 1850,[16] 1860,[17] and 1870[18] censuses of Louisville, and resided at #20 Geiger Street, near the corner of Campbell. Apollonia and her husband Michael were parishioners of St Boniface Church, one of Louisville's German Catholic congregations.

Death and Burial

Her obituary was published in the Louisville Anzeiger.[19] Her funeral was held at St Boniface Church and her remains were interred at St Louis Catholic Cemetery.[20]

Grave Marker for J. Michael, Anna A., and Adam Hillerich

Acknowledgment

Biography based on the research of Apollonia's 4th-great-grandson, Todd Whitesides.

Sources

  1. ↑ Evangelische Kirche Seckmauern (Kr. Erbach). Kirchenbuch, 1742-1875. Salt Lake City, Utah : Gefilmt durch The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985, auf 7 Mikrofilmrollen ; 35 mm. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/463528?availability=Family%20History%20Library
  2. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPFV-VB4Q : 22 March 2023), Ritter in entry for Bernhard Hillerich, 25 Apr 1818; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Seckmauern, Seckmauern, Seckmauern, Erbach, Hessen, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
  3. ↑ "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPFV-J7T8 : 22 March 2023), Apollonia Ritterin in entry for Anna Maria Hillerich, 26 Jul 1821; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Seckmauern, Seckmauern, Seckmauern, Erbach, Hessen, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
  4. ↑ "Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Diözese Mainz, Katholische Kirchenbücher, 1540-1952", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CY9-97JM : 11 January 2021), Apolonia Ritter in entry for Elisabetha Hillerich, 1824.
  5. ↑ "Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Diözese Mainz, Katholische Kirchenbücher, 1540-1952", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CY9-WXRX : 11 January 2021), Appollonia Ritter in entry for Mariana Hillerich, 1826.
  6. ↑ "Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Diözese Mainz, Katholische Kirchenbücher, 1540-1952", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYM-B4MR : 11 January 2021), Apolonia Ritter in entry for Friderich Hillerich, 1828.
  7. ↑ "Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Diözese Mainz, Katholische Kirchenbücher, 1540-1952", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CY9-M9YL : 11 January 2021), Apolonia Ritter in entry for Joannes Franz Hillerich, 1830.
  8. ↑ "Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Diözese Mainz, Katholische Kirchenbücher, 1540-1952", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CY9-82MP : 11 January 2021), Apolonia Ritter in entry for Franz Joseph Hillerich, 1830.
  9. ↑ "Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Diözese Mainz, Katholische Kirchenbücher, 1540-1952", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CY9-9TP6 : 11 January 2021), Apollonia Ritter in entry for Maria Eva Hillerich, 1832.
  10. ↑ "Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Diözese Mainz, Katholische Kirchenbücher, 1540-1952", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYM-YQSH : 11 January 2021), Appolonia Ritter in entry for Friedrich Hillerich, 1833.
  11. ↑ "Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Diözese Mainz, Katholische Kirchenbücher, 1540-1952", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CY9-SBZ1 : 11 January 2021), Apollonia Ritter in entry for Adam Hillerich, 1836.
  12. ↑ "Deutschland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Diözese Mainz, Katholische Kirchenbücher, 1540-1952", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CY9-MDXY : 11 January 2021), Apollonia Ritter in entry for Apollonia Hillerich, 1840.
  13. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSQ2-96G : 2 March 2021), Appolona Hillerich in entry for Andresa Hillerich, 1914; citing Death, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,942,650.
  14. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9B3-41H : 2 March 2021), Appolonia Ritter in entry for Mary E. Herdt, 1926; citing Death, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,912,910.
  15. ↑ "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6L-QBZX : 19 February 2021), Appolonia Hillerich, ; citing Immigration, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, NARA microfilm publications M255, M596, and T844 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL film 417,385.
  16. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65H-CWG : 19 December 2020), Appelenia Hellerich in household of Michael Hellerich, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  17. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB6-MM9 : 18 February 2021), Appaline Hilrich in entry for Michl Hilrich, 1860.
  18. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW8-W95 : 29 May 2021), Apalonia Hillerich in entry for Mike Hillerich, 1870.
  19. ↑ Louisville (Kentucky) Anzeiger, 26 Mar 1876, p. 4, col. 5: "Starb: Am Freitag, den 24 Marz, Abends 10 Uhr, unsere innigst geliebte Gattin und Mutter Appol-na Hillerich, in Alter von 76 jahren. Die Beerdigung findet heute (Sonntag) Nachmittag 2 1/2 Uhr von der St. Bonifaciuskirche, an Greenstrasse, aus statt, wozu Freunde und Bekannte der Familie ohne weitere Notiz eingelladen sind. ~Die trauernden Hinterbliebenen."
  20. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVT-RJNJ : 14 June 2022), Anna Apollonia Ritter Hillerich, 1876; Burial, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America, Saint Louis Cemetery; citing record ID 25767727, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.




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Grave Marker for J. Michael, Anna A., and Adam Hillerich
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