Gerd Janssen Pree was born November 24, 1825 in Nenndorf, Germany. Nesche was a Gruneweg born in Arle on November 10, 1824. Together they had five sons. They all came to America except for one. What became of Johann back in Ostfreisland?
Date & Place:
at Watseka in Iroquois, Illinois USA
I have a photo in which the people are dressed almost identically! I had no idea of the time frame of the photo. At least you have given me a place to start!
The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...