Luise Maria Christiane Harning was born in Kussow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany on January 9, 1832 to Johann Joachim Wilhelm Harning and Friederica Magdalena Dorothea (aka Luise) Schroeder. She was their 3rd child, but the 1st of 4 daughters. She was known by several variations of her 1st given name - Luise, Louise or Louisa. Sadly, her mother died in 1847 when Louise was just 15 years old, thrusting additional responsibility on her shoulders to help care for her younger sisters.
In 1854, at the age of 22, Louise along with her father, 2 brothers and 3 sisters emigrated to the United States - arriving in New York City on August 4, 1854 aboard the SS Marchioness of Queensbury from Hamburg. They continued west to Detroit, Michigan to make their new home there.
Unfortunately, life in Detroit was not kind to the Harning family. Louise's father and her brother Christian succumbed to Asiatic Cholera very shortly after arriving in Detroit. Her 8 year old sister Christine also died of Asiatic Cholera in 1855. Louise quickly married Jochim Heinrich Christian "Henry" Engel - a young man who she met during their trip from Mecklenburg to the US. The Engel and Harning families were both making the same journey, and had become close. Although their marriage date is unknown (the marriage records for Wayne County seem to be sporadic before 1856), it definitely occurred in 1854.
Louise and Henry made their home in Springwells Township on the rural west side of the city of Detroit, and started their family right away. They had 3 children:
Aug 1855 - William
Jan 1858 - Amalia
Oct 1859 - Louisa
Unfortunately Louise succumbed to Scarlet Fever during the summer of 1860. Being recent immigrants and of limited means, Louise was buried without a marker in Elmwood Cemetery, in a lot owned by the Washington Lodge of the Oddfellows.
Even though there is no marker, the cemetery has a record of her burial location. This is in contrast to her father, brother Christian and sister Christine - who were buried in one of the Detroit City Cemeteries. Those cemeteries were "removed" in the 1860's-80's, as the city of Detroit rapidly expanded. Those interred there were reportedly moved to newer cemeteries (such as Woodmere), but this was done in a haphazard way, with no records being kept.
In 1854, at the age of 22, Louise along with her father, 2 brothers and 3 sisters emigrated to the United States - arriving in New York City on August 4, 1854 aboard the SS Marchioness of Queensbury from Hamburg. They continued west to Detroit, Michigan to make their new home there.
Unfortunately, life in Detroit was not kind to the Harning family. Louise's father and her brother Christian succumbed to Asiatic Cholera very shortly after arriving in Detroit. Her 8 year old sister Christine also died of Asiatic Cholera in 1855. Louise quickly married Jochim Heinrich Christian "Henry" Engel - a young man who she met during their trip from Mecklenburg to the US. The Engel and Harning families were both making the same journey, and had become close. Although their marriage date is unknown (the marriage records for Wayne County seem to be sporadic before 1856), it definitely occurred in 1854.
Louise and Henry made their home in Springwells Township on the rural west side of the city of Detroit, and started their family right away. They had 3 children:
Aug 1855 - William
Jan 1858 - Amalia
Oct 1859 - Louisa
Unfortunately Louise succumbed to Scarlet Fever during the summer of 1860. Being recent immigrants and of limited means, Louise was buried without a marker in Elmwood Cemetery, in a lot owned by the Washington Lodge of the Oddfellows.
Even though there is no marker, the cemetery has a record of her burial location. This is in contrast to her father, brother Christian and sister Christine - who were buried in one of the Detroit City Cemeteries. Those cemeteries were "removed" in the 1860's-80's, as the city of Detroit rapidly expanded. Those interred there were reportedly moved to newer cemeteries (such as Woodmere), but this was done in a haphazard way, with no records being kept.
Luise Maria Christiane Harning was born in Kussow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany on January 9, 1832 to Johann Joachim Wilhelm Harning and Friederica Magdalena Dorothea (aka Luise) Schroeder. She was their 3rd child, but the 1st of 4 daughters. She was known by several variations of her 1st given name - Luise, Louise or Louisa. Sadly, her mother died in 1847 when Louise was just 15 years old, thrusting additional responsibility on her shoulders to help care for her younger sisters.
In 1854, at the age of 22, Louise along with her father, 2 brothers and 3 sisters emigrated to the United States - arriving in New York City on August 4, 1854 aboard the SS Marchioness of Queensbury from Hamburg. They continued west to Detroit, Michigan to make their new home there.
Unfortunately, life in Detroit was not kind to the Harning family. Louise's father and her brother Christian succumbed to Asiatic Cholera very shortly after arriving in Detroit. Her 8 year old sister Christine also died of Asiatic Cholera in 1855. Louise quickly married Jochim Heinrich Christian "Henry" Engel - a young man who she met during their trip from Mecklenburg to the US. The Engel and Harning families were both making the same journey, and had become close. Although their marriage date is unknown (the marriage records for Wayne County seem to be sporadic before 1856), it definitely occurred in 1854.
Louise and Henry made their home in Springwells Township on the rural west side of the city of Detroit, and started their family right away. They had 3 children:
Aug 1855 - William
Jan 1858 - Amalia
Oct 1859 - Louisa
Unfortunately Louise succumbed to Scarlet Fever during the summer of 1860. Being recent immigrants and of limited means, Louise was buried without a marker in Elmwood Cemetery, in a lot owned by the Washington Lodge of the Oddfellows.
Even though there is no marker, the cemetery has a record of her burial location. This is in contrast to her father, brother Christian and sister Christine - who were buried in one of the Detroit City Cemeteries. Those cemeteries were "removed" in the 1860's-80's, as the city of Detroit rapidly expanded. Those interred there were reportedly moved to newer cemeteries (such as Woodmere), but this was done in a haphazard way, with no records being kept.
In 1854, at the age of 22, Louise along with her father, 2 brothers and 3 sisters emigrated to the United States - arriving in New York City on August 4, 1854 aboard the SS Marchioness of Queensbury from Hamburg. They continued west to Detroit, Michigan to make their new home there.
Unfortunately, life in Detroit was not kind to the Harning family. Louise's father and her brother Christian succumbed to Asiatic Cholera very shortly after arriving in Detroit. Her 8 year old sister Christine also died of Asiatic Cholera in 1855. Louise quickly married Jochim Heinrich Christian "Henry" Engel - a young man who she met during their trip from Mecklenburg to the US. The Engel and Harning families were both making the same journey, and had become close. Although their marriage date is unknown (the marriage records for Wayne County seem to be sporadic before 1856), it definitely occurred in 1854.
Louise and Henry made their home in Springwells Township on the rural west side of the city of Detroit, and started their family right away. They had 3 children:
Aug 1855 - William
Jan 1858 - Amalia
Oct 1859 - Louisa
Unfortunately Louise succumbed to Scarlet Fever during the summer of 1860. Being recent immigrants and of limited means, Louise was buried without a marker in Elmwood Cemetery, in a lot owned by the Washington Lodge of the Oddfellows.
Even though there is no marker, the cemetery has a record of her burial location. This is in contrast to her father, brother Christian and sister Christine - who were buried in one of the Detroit City Cemeteries. Those cemeteries were "removed" in the 1860's-80's, as the city of Detroit rapidly expanded. Those interred there were reportedly moved to newer cemeteries (such as Woodmere), but this was done in a haphazard way, with no records being kept.
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