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I found the first mention of our Breitsprecher ancestry in a ledger recording Wilhelm Breitsprecher arriving in New York on August 10, 1868.  At age 26, he sailed onto he SS Union, from Bremen, Germany with a stop at Southampton, England.  He declared to be from St. Petersburg and intended to go on to Ohio.   Although he is from Russia, he has retained his German identity and language.  He came to America leaving behind his wife, Louise, and a 2-year old son, Edward.  

It was almost a year before he had established himself to send for the rest of his family.  Louise and Edward arrived in new York on the SS Bremen, August 6, 1969.  They declare to be from Russia and to be bound for America.  (click HERE to read more!)

Breitsprecher

William and Louise Breitsprecher, Dad's Great Grandparents, first show up in the U.S. Census in 1880, in the city of Chicago.  At the time, Illinois, and especially Chicago, had the most people with the surname of "Breitsprecher" living in the United States.  The following information is from the 1880 census:

William (Dad's Great Grandfather) came over to America from St. Petersburg in 1868.  One year later, Louisa and Edward (Great Grandmother and Grandfather) arrived.  The following information is from passenger ship lists:

Wilhelm Breitsprecher

Louise & Edward Breitsprecher

Cole

THE HERALD (ARLINGTON HEIGHTS) - Mrs. William L. Breitsprecher left Saturday from Midway airport for New York and from there by overseas plane for a 6-week visit in England. Mrs. Breitsprecher, a war bride of World War I, will spend the greater part of her time with her mother, who is 86 years old and who lives near Portsmouth in Southern England.

She will also visit with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hector Coles and with their sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis, all of Portsmouth. Mrs. Breitsprecher, who has not seen her native country for I7 years, will tour some parts of the British Isles before returning to this country.

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