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| Image taken from the wedding certificate of John Blanck and Alice Azarian, 1941 |
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| The Blancks and Related Families From Lehe | |
| Henry Blanck, shoemaker, born in Lehe, Germany, the son of Hienrich Christopher Blanck and Dorethea Wenzel, immigrated to Hoboken, New Jersey, circa 1870 where he married Melusine Erxmeyer in 1874. They were the parents of six children. For more information on Henry Blanck, click on the picture of the shoemakers. | 
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| Blanck Family in Frankenthal, Palatinate, Germany, and Montgomery County, PA | |
| The Blank Legacy | |
| John Blanck and his WWII service records | |
| The Story of John War Service, including his capture | |
| Copies of the documents relating to John's war service and capture | |
| Transcription of John's diary, May 7 to June 1, 1945 | |
| Map relating to John's war experience | |
| Pictures relating to John's war experience | |
| The Erxmeyers | |
| Melosine Erxmeyer immigrated to Hoboken, N, J. in 1872. Melosine's family , including her mother, Dorethe Hogrefe Erxmeyer, two brothers, Fred and Henry Erxmeyer, and two sisters, Julia Erxmeyer Lehman and Berthe Erxmeyer Bremer also immigrated to Hoboken. Melosine married Henry Blanck in 1874. For more information on Melosine Erxmeyer click on the flower. | 
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| For information on the Erxmeyers from Walsrode, Germany ERXMEYER | |
| For pictures of Walsrode, Germany go to WALSRODE | |
| Ketelaar (Kettler) from Friesland | |
| Fritz Kettler, longshoreman, son of Christian and Gertrude Kettler, born in Freisland circa 1862. He immigrated to the United States circa 1883 where he married Johanna Peter. The Kettlers lived both in Brooklyn, New York and Hoboken, New Jersey. For more information on Fritz Kettler and his family, click on the image of the docks. | 
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| Children of Fritz Kettler and Johanna Peters/Petersen | |
| Gertrude Kettler Blanck | |
| Peters/Petersen from Norway | |
| Hanna/Johanna Peters/Petersen , born circa 1860 in Norway, immigrated to America circa 1885 where she married Fritz Kettler. After the death of Fritz, she married Johannus Jensen. They lived in Hoboken, New Jersey. For more information on Hanna Peters/Petersen, click on the picture of Norway. | 
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| Other Information | |
| Current photos of the houses where the Blancks and Erxmeyers lived in Hoboken |
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| I also had ancestors who immigrated from Germany in the 1880s,
spent some time in Brooklyn, New York and then moved to Hoboken, New Jersey.
Did my ancestors know Tom's ancestors? Click on the photo of Tom and me for a discussion of this possibility. |
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| Information on the sources used to research the Blancks, Kettlers, and Erxmeyers |
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| Maps of Germany, Brooklyn and Hoboken |
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| General information on German immigration to America and the communities they established |
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| Pictures of Hoboken |
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| Causes of Deaths |
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Copies of some of the original documents, click on the 1907 marriage certificate of Louis Blanck and Gertrude Kettler |
| To see pictures of the ships on which the Blanck family immigrated, click on the photo of the Bremen. |
| To view photos, postcards and pictures relating to immigration into the United States, click on the post card of Ellis Island. |
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The Blancks were from Lehe near Bremen, to see pictures of Lehe/Bremen, click on the picture of city of Bremen |
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The Erxmeyers were from Walsrode, to see pictures of Walsrode, click on the picture of the Walsrode Zeitung building |
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The Blancks in Lehe Germany were linen weavers. For information and pictures, click on the picture of the linen loom. |
| Life in Germany Henry Blanck and the Erxmeyers were among the millions of German American immigrants. For images and information about the German people, customs, houses and more, click on the picture of the wooden shoes. |
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| Germans in America Henry Blanck and the Erxmeyers were among the millions of German American immigrants. For information on and images of the German American in United States click on the image of the German American Family. |
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| Occupations For early pictures representing occupations of the Blanck/Erxmeyer ancestors, click on the picture of the coaches in Central Park |
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| If you have any suggestions, corrections, information, copies of documents, or photos that you would like to share with this site, please contact me at maggie@maggieblanck.com | |
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