Descendants of Conrad Krüser
Generation No. 1
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1. CONRAD1 KRÜSER was born 1720 and died March 3, 1801. He married MARIA MAGDALENA UNKNOWN.
Notes for CONRAD KRÜSER:
The following dialog is from the Pans Family Papers Creaser (Kruser) Family Tree - Presented by Barden Creaser, Bridgewater N.S. 4/10/1969. (Public Archives of N.S. Halifax) Compiled by JP.
Conrad Krüser, a farmer age 32 and his wife, Maria Magdalene came from the Palatinates on the ship Gahe (Gale). (For a description of the trip by ship - see notes under Johann Heinrich Wagner). Through the early years the name Krüser has changed from Krüser, Cruser, Creiser, Greeser, Kreser, Creaser and finally Gross. This change is probably due to the people in authority being British and the foreigners were not able to give the correct spelling so the names were written as they were pronounced (or heard). The name Krüser originated in southwestern Germany. The Palatinate was a small state (see history below) along the upper and middle Rhine, noted for its fertile land. The capital was Heidelberg.
On June 5, 1752, the Gale "fell down river" and on June 9,1752 the ship sailed from Rotterdam with 184 freights and 249 souls. Freights were tickets that were to be worked off after landing. Conrad Kruser had two freights to work off.
Conrad and Maria Krüser landed in Halifax and their names appear on the victualling lists for September - October 1752 and February - April 1753 at Halifax. Victual lists were records of food rations. Their names also appeared on victual lists at Lunenburg in June 1755, February - May 1756, January - May 1757.
Conrad Krüser was in Strasburger's Division in 1753 and was called to return to Division in 1754. He was mentioned in 1753-54 in drawing for 30 acre farm lots of Middle Range and in the "livestock distribution" of 1754. The married men were paired for the livestock drawings and Conrad Krüser and George Hohl drew lot 177 and received between them 5 sheep, 1 sow and 1 goat. He was also on the "cattle expedition" in 1756 to Grand Pre to round up livestock left behind by the Arcadians. He was mentioned in the "registry of town lots" in 1760 and on Nov. 7, 1763 he drew a 300 acre lot.
Conrad and Maria had a son George Michael who was born in 1756 and baptized in Lunenberg. They finally settled in Creeser's Cove, now Riverport, near the residence of the late Kenneth Creaser.
George Michael married Anna Catherine Henritchy in 1777. They had ten children which was the beginning of the Creaser (Gross) family in the New World.
Child of CONRAD KRÜSER and MARIA UNKNOWN is:
Generation No. 2
2. GEORGE MICHAEL2 CREASER (CONRAD1 KRÜSER) was born January 18, 1756. He married (1) ANNA BARBARA HENRITCHY October 26, 1777, daughter of JOHANN HENRITCHY and ANNA ENGLBERT. He married (2) REBECCA HEINER 1810, daughter of URBANUS HEINER.
Notes for ANNA BARBARA HENRITCHY:
Later shortened to "Ritchey"
Notes for REBECCA HEINER:
(JP) from Bell Registry 9/94 - Rebecca married George Romkee in 1784. Of their six daughters, three were name Mary something and two were name Anna something. Their sons were all called John something. Obviously these children were called by their something name.
After having 10 children, George died in 1810. Rebecca, then 51 years old married George Michael Creaser Sr. whose wife Anna Barbara Henrici (Ritchey) also dies in 1810. Of the 20 children these two had between them it is possible that nine were still at home. It is even possible that they parented another child named Rebecca.
Children of GEORGE CREASER and ANNA HENRITCHY are:
ii. JOHN PHILLIP CREASER, b. November 30, 1778.
iii. CATHERINE MARGARET CREASER, b. August 23, 1780; m. JOHN REINHARDT.
iv. JACOB CREASER, b. August 31, 1784.
v. MARY CATHERINE CREASER, b. November 10, 1785; m. JOHN MOSER.
vi. JOHN CONRAD CREASER, b. December 5, 1787.
vii. JOHN HENRY CREASER, b. November 28, 1789; d. November 18, 1791.
viii. JOHN HENRY CREASER, b. November 9, 1791, Second John Henry.
ix. ANNA MARY CREASER, b. June 1, 1795.
x. MAGDELENE CREASER, b. October 19, 1797.
Generation No. 3
3. GEORGE MICHAEL3 CREASER , JR (GEORGE MICHAEL2, CONRAD1 KRÜSER) was born July 15, 1782 in christened 7/20/82. He married ANNA BARBARA RISSER February 9, 1808, daughter of GEORGE RISSER and ANNA WEIGAL.
More About GEORGE MICHAEL CREASER , JR:
Birth Statistics: July 20, 1782, Baptized
More About ANNA BARBARA RISSER:
Birth Statistics: December 6, 1786, Christened
Children of GEORGE CREASER and ANNA RISSER are:
ii. CATHERINE ELIZABETH CREASER, b. December 7, 1808.
iii. JOHN CREASER, b. April 3, 1810.
iv. REBECCA CREASER, b. September 15, 1811.
v. ANNA MARIA CREASER, b. October 13, 1813.
vi. ANNA MARY CREASER, b. December 8, 1817.
Generation No. 4
4. GEORGE ROBERT4 GROSS (GEORGE MICHAEL3 CREASER , JR, GEORGE MICHAEL2, CONRAD1 KRÜSER) was born December 22, 1815 in Nova Scotia (See Note), and died July 27, 1907 in Eagle Head (LIVERPOOL ADVANCE 7/31/07). He married DORCAS ANN REMBY April 8, 1838, daughter of JOHAN REMBY and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.
Notes for GEORGE ROBERT GROSS:
True name thought to be Creasar - a stow-away on ship; took name of Gross when man by name of Gross died ??? ( Olive's notes). (LMZ) This story not true. Name evolved-see notes under Conrad Kruser who came to Halifax in 1752.
From Mr Hobbs Town Hall NB.... The record shows that George Gross died Jan 18, 1875. His wife (Sophia H) died March 10 1879. He was 26 when he died and she was 31. A daughter (Nellie) died Aug 29 1872 at 2 months and a son (Charles O.) died Nov 27, 1874 at the age of 1. (Notes MZ... this George Gross may be a son of George Robert Gross Sr. with a something name.
Dutch Reformed church of Lunenberg records give GR's name as Jacob in error. His god-parents were Jacob Henritchy and his wife Elizabeth. The record-keeper mixed up the name in the entry.
Children of GEORGE GROSS and DORCAS REMBY are:
ii. MARY ELIZABETH GROSS, b. July 10, 1840.
iii. WILLIAM DANIEL GROSS, b. July 27, 1842.
5. iv. GEORGE ROBERT GROSS , JR, b. April 20, 1845, Eaglehead, Liverpool, N.B. CA; d. July 3, 1904, Drowned.
v. JAMES JACOB GROSS, b. February 15, 1848.
vi. EMMA SELENA GROSS, b. March 4, 1850.
vii. JOHN THOMAS GROSS, b. May 16, 1852.
viii. ELIZA JANE REMBY GROSS, b. c 5/22/1854.
ix. JOSHUA NEWTON GROSS, b. January 6, 1857.
x. AUGUSTUS BENJAMIN GROSS, b. July 5, 1860.
Generation No. 5
5. GEORGE ROBERT5 GROSS , JR (GEORGE ROBERT4, GEORGE MICHAEL3 CREASER , JR, GEORGE MICHAEL2, CONRAD1 KRÜSER) was born April 20, 1845 in Eaglehead, Liverpool, N.B. CA, and died July 3, 1904 in Drowned. He married MARY JANE WAGNER November 15, 1866 in Beach Meadows, Liverpool City, N.S., daughter of JOHN WAGNER and REBECCA FISHER.
More About GEORGE ROBERT GROSS , JR:
Baptism: June 15, 1845, Baptized
Cause of Death: Accidental drowning (see notes)
George Robert Gross Jr - if 22 [as stated at marriage in 1866] he was born in 1844. If 25 [as stated in 1871 census] he was born in 1846. If 56 [as stated at death] he was born in 1848.
They had 6 children and then Mary Jane left GRG apparently to marry Alonzo Fenton. There is no record of a divorce with Mary Jane Wagner. "I wonder if George had another family in Maine. He had 16 years to accomplish this from the time Mary Jane came with her family to Plympton, MA." (JP) His death certificate states death took place by accidental drowning in W. Tremont, ME. His parents, George Robert Gross and Rebecca Remby are listed, his marital status reads "affirmative", but no spouse is named.
Letter to LMZ from June Parker ( August 3, 1994): "I forgot to tell you in my last epistle that I now have a copy of George R. Gross' death certificate. It does not answer all the questions I have about him, but sheds light on a few puzzelments. The drowning (July 3, 1904) took place at Trement (actually W. Tremont) Maine. ...I located the reporting physician, J.D. Phillips, M.D. whose address was S.W.Harbor and the undertaker, S.S. King whose address was Manset. Finding those two locations, it was not difficult to locate W. Tremont nearby. It you look at a map of Maine, find Mount Desert Island where these towns are located."
More About MARY JANE WAGNER:
Birth Statistics: January 21, 1860, Baptized in the St Catherine River.
See - More About...MARY JANE WAGNER: for a description of her life.
Children of GEORGE GROSS and MARY WAGNER are:
ii. REBECCA JANE GROSS, b. August 3, 1873; m. FRANK LORING BRYANT, March 24, 1895, Plympton by Rev Richard G. Woodbridge of Middleboro.
6. iii. MARY SELENA CATHERINE GROSS, b. July 24, 1874, Beach Meadows Liverpool Cty Nova Scotia, Canada; d. February 28, 1918, Plympton, Mass..
iv. GEORGE DANIEL GROSS, b. May 6, 1876; d. January 19, 1940, Buried Plympton, Hillcrest, Fenton Lot.
v. EDWIN ALBERTON GROSS, b. December 6, 1879.
vi. MAUDE E. GROSS, b. 1882.
Generation No. 6
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