| JOHN ANTHONY FERTIG |
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| MARY N. wife of JOHN FERTIG Born Jan. 11, 1794 Died Jan. 21, 1863 Aged 69 y. 10 d. |
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Johann Anton
Förtig (John Anthony Fertig)
was born and baptized on June 17, 1771 in the
Catholic Parish of Kirchzell (most likely in the town of Watterbach),
Bavaria, Germany1,2,3,4,5,6. He was the son of Sebastian Förtig and Barbara Schorck of
Watterbach, which is located approximately seven
miles southwest
of Miltenberg in northwestern
Bavaria1.
On November
24, 1807, John Anthony was united in marriage to
Maria Anna
Bachmann of Wiesenthal,
Bavaria,
in the Weilbach Parish2,5. Maria Anna was born on May 7, 1786 and was
already a widow at the age of 21, at the time of her marriage to John Anthony7. Most likely around this time, John Anthony
relocated and became a resident and cottager in the village of Ohrnbach,
Bavaria, which is located approximately six
miles
west of Miltenberg1,2,3. John Anthony and Maria Anna were blessed with two sons
together: Anthony
and Adam Joseph 4,5,6. Less than three months after the
birth of Adam Joseph, Maria Anna
departed this life on March 8,
1812, at the age of only 257.
Approximately
four months later, John Anthony remarried
Maria Nothburga
(Mary Anna
Nothburga)
Schwaninger on July 7, 1812 in the chapel of Ohrnbach3.
Mary Anna Nothburga
was born on January 11, 1794 in
Bavaria8,9. She was the daughter of
Joseph Schwaninger,
resident of Ohrnbach and
Anna Margaretha Grimm of Weckbach,
Bavaria3. John
Anthony and Mary Anna Nothburga
begat three additional children:
Mary Anne,
Franz Mathaeus
(Francis Matthew) and
Johann Joseph
(John Joseph)4,6.
In 1837, John Anthony's family of seven departed from their hometown
of Ohrnbach to immigrate to America. The family packed all of their
possessions into one chest and one bag4. They traveled
north approximately 320 miles to the port at Bremen, Germany4.
The family
then boarded the newly constructed
Clementine and set sail for America, on an approximate 3,800 mile
journey4.
This transatlantic voyage presumably took approximately 42 days to complete. However, depending
on weather conditions, the passage could have varied between 25 to 80 days
in transit.
The ship arrived at the Port of New York on September 14, 18374. The passenger
ship manifest indicated that the family had changed the spelling of their
name from
Förtig
to Fertig4. The son, Anthony, was not content with the
city and he immediately
sailed back to Europe6. The remaining
family members traveled approximately 170 miles west and settled in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania10,11,12,13.
In 1850, Mary Anna Nothburga was recorded as residing with her daughter, Mary Anne Kramer's family
in Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County13. John
Anthony had presumably passed away sometime between 1837
to 18504,13. His
burial location is unknown.
Within the
next ten years, Mary Anna Nothburga moved in with the family of her son,
John Joseph Fertig, in Monroe Township, Snyder County9. Several years later,
Mary Anna
passed away at the age of 69 on January 21, 18638. Her body was laid to rest at the
Shreiner's Cemetery, west of Shamokin Dam in Snyder County8.
CHILDREN OF JOHN ANTHONY AND MARIA ANNA:
Anthony, born 1808 to 1811 and died after 1837
Adam
Joseph, born December 16, 1811, married
Harriet and Anna Bolich and died 1863 or 1864
CHILDREN OF JOHN ANTHONY AND MARY ANNA
NOTHBURGA:
Mary Anne,
born August 15, 1813, married John Kramer and died January 29, 1880
Francis
Matthew, born September 12, 1821, married Matilda and Elizabeth Shreiner
and died December 12, 1896
John Joseph,
born May 28, 1826, married Catherine Welker and died February 6, 1917
REFERENCES:
1. 1771 Birth and baptismal record of
John Anthony Fertig.
Diözesanarchiv Würzburg, Pfarrei Kirchzell, Kirchenbuch
A2 b (1705-1790), Auszug
aus den Kirchenbüchern der kath. Pfarrei Kirchzell,
Taufregister 1771:
Seite 27
17. Juny baptizatus est Joannes Antonius, Sebastiani Fertig & Barbarae
natae Schorckin ex Otterbach, conjugum filius legitimus, quem è sacro
fonte levavit Martin Haas ex Watterbach.
English
translation:
Excerpts from the Kirchzell
Parish
Church
Books,
Baptismal Register 1771, A2b (1705-1790),
held at the
archives of the Catholic Bishop in
Würzburg, Germany.
Johann Anton was baptized on
June
17,
1771 in Kirchzell, a son
of Sebastian Fertig and his wife Barbara Schorck from Otterbach. Martin
Haas of Watterbach acted as the sponsor.
2. 1807 Marriage record of John Anthony
Fertig and Maria Anna Bachmann.
Diözesanarchiv Würzburg, Pfarrei Weilbach, Kirchenbuch A2 (1636-1833),
Auszug aus den Kirchenbüchern der kath. Pfarrei Weilbach/Unterfranken,
Eheregister 1807: Seite 301
Novembris
d. 24ta h. adoles. Joannes Antonius, Sebastiani Förtig incolae at
coloni in Watterbach et Barbarae p. m. conj. fil. legit. aet. 36 anno.
et honesta vidua Maria Anna Bachmaennin ex Ohrenbach aet. 21 annor.
coram testibus Sebastiano Hold praetore in Ohrenbach, et Francisco
Josepho Grimm praetore in Gönz.
English
translation:
Excerpts from the
Weilbach/Unterfranken
Parish
Church
Books,
Marriage Register 1807,
A2 (1636-1833),
held at the
archives of the Catholic Bishop in
Würzburg, Germany.
The marriage between Johann Anton Förtig (son of Sebastian
Förtig, cottager in Watterbach, and of his late wife Barbara) aged 36,
and Maria Anna Bachmann,
a widow in Ohrenbach aged 21, has been performed
on
November
24,
1807 in Weilbach.
3. 1812 Marriage record of John Anthony
Fertig and Mary Anna Nothburga Schwaninger.
Diözesan-Archiv Würzburg, Pfarrei Weilbach, Kirchenbuch A2 (1636‑1833), Auszug aus den Kirchenbüchern der
kath. Pfarrei Weilbach/Unterfranken, Eheregister 1812:
Julii
7tima in sacello Ohrenbach viduus Joannes Antonius
Förtig, colonus in
Ohrenbach aet. 39 anno. et soluta Maria Nothburga, Josephi Schwaninger
coloni in Ohrenbach, et Annae Margarethae Grimmin ex Weckbach conj. fil.
legit. aet. 18 anno. et 6 mens. coram testibus Sebastiano [Held?]
praetore in Ohrenbach, et Francisco Josepho Grimm praetore in
Gönz.
English
translation:
Excerpts from the
Weilbach/Unterfranken
Parish
Church
Books,
Marriage Register 1812,
A2 (1636-1833),
held at the
archives of the Catholic Bishop in
Würzburg, Germany.
The marriage between Johann Anton
Förtig,
a cottager in Ohrenbach, a widower aged 39, and unmarried Maria
Nothburga Schwaninger aged 18 years 6 months (daughter of Joseph
Schwaninger, cottager in Ohrenbach, and of his wife Anna Margaretha
Grimm from Weckbach) has been performed on July 7, 1812 in the chapel in
Ohrenbach, parish of Weilbach.
4. 1837 Ship Clementine Passenger
List.
National Archives
Microfilm Publications,
Microfilm Serial No.: M237, Microfilm Roll No.: 35, List
No.: 804,
Ship Clementine, Bremen Port of Embarkation,
September 14, 1837 Date of
Arrival:
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK. I, John
Gesselmann, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare that the following
List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my name, and now
delivered be me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New
York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true
account of all the Passengers received on board the Bremen Ship
Clementine whereof I am Master, from Bremen So help me God. To the
14 September 1837, Sworn before me J?? Campbell D??oe. John
Gesselmann. LIST OR
MANIFEST of all Passengers taken on board the Ship Clementine
whereof Gesselmann is Master, from Bremen burthen 598 1/2 tons.
John Anthony Fertig, age 66, male, occupation peasant, severally belonged to Bavaria, intend to become inhabitants of Williamsburg, cargo 1 chest 1 bag, Mary Notburga Fertig, age 44, female, Mary Anne Fertig, age 22, female, Adam Fertig, age 25, male, Francis Matthew Fertig, age 16, male, John Joseph Fertig, age 11, male. 5. 1811 Birth and baptismal record of Adam Joseph Fertig/Fertich. For more information, see the reference section for Adam Joseph Fertig/Fertich. 6. History of Simon Henry Fertig. For more information, see the reference section for Simon Henry Fertig. 7. 1812 Death record of Maria Anna (Bachmann) Förtig. Diözesanarchiv Würzburg, Pfarrei Weilbach, Kirchenbuch A2 (1636-1833), Auszug aus den Kirchenbüchern der kath. Pfarrei Weilbach/Unterfranken, Sterberegister 1812: Seite 324 Martii, 8va obiit Maria Anna Förtigin conjugata rite provisa aet. 25 ann., 10 mens. et unius diei. English translation: Excerpts from the Weilbach/Unterfranken Parish Church Books, Death Register 1812, A2 (1636-1833), held at the archives of the Catholic Bishop in Würzburg, Germany. Maria Anna Förtig, a wife, died on March 8, 1812, aged 25 years, 10 months and 1 day. 8. Tombstone of Mary Anna Nothburga (Schwaninger) Fertig. The tombstone is located at the Shreiner's Cemetery, west of Shamokin Dam, Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Directions: Take Route 11/15 north towards Shamokin Dam. Take a left at the first light unto 11th Avenue (also called State Route 1019). Go 1.6 miles and take a left unto Shreiner's Road. The Church and cemetery are on the left side of the road. The tombstone is located in the second row from the church, fourth tombstone from the cemetery road. The tombstone was photographed and transcribed on May 23, 2002. MARY N., Wife of, JOHN FERTIG, Born Jan. 11, 1794, Died Jan. 21, 1863, Aged 69 y. 10 d. 9. 1860 Census of Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, John Joseph Fertig family. For more information, see the reference section for John Joseph Fertig. 10. 1848 Petition for Naturalization by Adam Joseph Fertig/Fertich. For more information, see the reference section for Adam Joseph Fertig/Fertich. 11. 1848 Petition for Naturalization by Francis Matthew Fertig/Ferdig. For more information, see the reference section for Francis Matthew Fertig/Ferdig. 12. 1848 Petition for Naturalization by John Joseph Fertig. For more information, see the reference section for John Joseph Fertig. 13. 1850 Census of Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, John Kramer family. For more information, see the reference section for Mary Anne Fertig. |
