Christian and Rosine Börger
Updated: 25-September-2005
Born in July of 1811, Christian Börger was the father of Justine Börger-Fredrich, making him my great-great-great Grandfather on the Börger side. He lived in the small village of Debenke, in the Kreis Wirsitz County of the Posen Province of what was then Prussia (Germany). The town today is called Debionek.
In the marriage record for Friedrich Fredrick, we see Christian's name listed. It took me the longest time to figure out the other name, but it is "Rosine Prill".
Rosine, then, would have been my great-great-great Grandmother. Later, in marriage records from the town of Lobsens (which covered Debenke), I found a Marriage record (27-Dec-1838 in Debenke) for Christian and Rosine, establishing the month of birth for each. I can assume from that, that Christian and Rosine raised their family in Debenke, and that their daughter Justine would also have been born in Debenke.
Unfortunately 1811 seems to be a difficult time period from which to find birth records for this region. LDS Film 245513 seems to go to about 1805, and subsequent films start up again in the 1840's. If anyone has any suggestions as to which microfilms I might look at, I'd be grateful to know.
In general, I found numerous "Börger" references for Debenke, and a few for the Prill family as well. Most of these are found in the vital records from Lobsens, Kr. Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia.
It is interesting to note that on the marriage record, Rosine Prill was married on the same day as (presumably) her sister, Anna. Anna Prill was married to Johann Lange -- the Lange family is also a prominent family in Debenke.
Other Börger References
- Death records on film 0245520
- Peter Börger, 9 July 1800
- Michael Börger, July 1801
- Catharine Börger, 1805 (other name mentioned, Peter Börger)
- Elizabeth Börger, 15 Dec 1812 (other name mentioend, Michael Börger), 63 years old
- Marriage records on LDS film 0245520
- January 1847 in Debenke, William Roefeler (age 33) from Sadke to Caroline Börger (age 25 yr 6 mos) from Debenke
- June 23, 1844 in Debenke, Ermann Zoellener (age 25 yr 5 mos) from Debenke, to Rosine Börger (age 18 yr 7 mos) from Debenke
- June 27, 1842 in Debenke, George Börger (age 27 yr 8 mos) from Debenke, to Elizabeth Prill (age 28 yr 4 mos) from Debenke
- June 27, 1841 in Debenke, Martin Zoellener (age 25 yr) from Debenke to Wilhelmine Börger (age 19 yr 3 mos) from Debenke
- June 6, 1841 in Debenke, Paul Fleming (age 35) to Wilhelmine Börger (age 22 yr 6 mos) from Debenke
References and Images
- Text File -- some of my Microfilm notes on Boerger residents of kr. Wirsitz
- Marriage Record: Herman and Justine Fredrick, January 23, 1874 in Debenke, Posen, Prussia (LDS Microfilm 234298)
- Marriage Record: Christian Börger and Rosine Prill December 27, 1838 in Debenke, kr. Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia (LDS Microfilm 0245520)
- Low-resolution Small version of above Marriage Record
- Note: names may also be spelled "Christian Boerger" or "Rosine Prill".
- Annotated map of kr. Wirsitz showing Debenke and Kazmierowo
