Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel

1804 - 1856  (52 years)

Louis Klipfel

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Dorothea Suss
Children	+ 1. Heinrich (Henry) Klipfel           b. 1781, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France

Margaret Solomea Lisher

- Bef 1835

Died	Bef 1835	Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Father	Lisher
Family	Chrétien Meyer           b. Abt 1755, Froeschwiller, Bas-Rhin, France
Children	+ 1. Catherina Barbara Meyer           b. Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France + 2. Elizabeth Meyer

Heinrich (Henry) Klipfel

1781 - 1819  (38 years)

Birth	1781	Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Died	Sep 1819	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Louis Klipfel
Mother	Dorothea Suss
Family	Catherina Barbara Meyer           b. Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Married	19 Jun 1796	Niederbronn, Bas-Rhin, France
Children	1. Catherina Elisabeth Klipfel           b. 15 May 1800   2. George Heinrich Klipfel           b. 25 Aug 1801   3. Johann Philipp Klipfel           b. 18 Jan 1803 + 4. Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France   5. Marguerite Klipfel           b. 14 Nov 1807   6. George Klipfel           b. 30 Sep 1808   7. Frederic Klipfel           b. 20 Apr 1811   8. Michel Klipfel           b. 30 Mar 1812   9. Philippe Klipfel           b. 3 Mar 1816

Catherina Barbara Meyer

- 1818

Birth	Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Died	1818	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Chrétien Meyer           b. Abt 1755, Froeschwiller, Bas-Rhin, France
Mother	Margaret Solomea Lisher
Family	Heinrich (Henry) Klipfel           b. 1781, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Married	19 Jun 1796	Niederbronn, Bas-Rhin, France
Children	1. Catherina Elisabeth Klipfel           b. 15 May 1800   2. George Heinrich Klipfel           b. 25 Aug 1801   3. Johann Philipp Klipfel           b. 18 Jan 1803 + 4. Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France   5. Marguerite Klipfel           b. 14 Nov 1807   6. George Klipfel           b. 30 Sep 1808   7. Frederic Klipfel           b. 20 Apr 1811   8. Michel Klipfel           b. 30 Mar 1812   9. Philippe Klipfel           b. 3 Mar 1816

Charles Fields

Abt 1799 - 1834  (35 years)

Birth	Abt 1799	New York State
Died	1834	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Children	+ 1. Julia Fields           b. Abt 1822, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. Antoinette Fields           b. 1 Oct 1826, New Orleans, Louisiana

Julia Fields

Abt 1822 - 1856  (34 years)

Birth	Abt 1822	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	18 Mar 1856	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	St. Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Charles Fields           b. Abt 1799, New York State
Mother	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Family	Drosin Louis Maitrejean           b. 1 Jan 1816
Married	21 Dec 1838	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Anatole Maitrejean + 2. Palmyra Maitrejean           b. 18 Oct 1839, New Orleans, Louisiana   3. Louis Henry Maitrejean           b. 17 Nov 1840 + 4. Louise Philomela Maitrejean           b. Abt 1843 + 5. Anasthasie Maitrejean           b. 1848

Drosin Louis Maitrejean

1816 - 1876  (60 years)

Birth	1 Jan 1816
Died	25 Mar 1876	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	St. Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Louis Maitrejean
Mother	Louise Domet
Family	Julia Fields           b. Abt 1822, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	21 Dec 1838	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Anatole Maitrejean + 2. Palmyra Maitrejean           b. 18 Oct 1839, New Orleans, Louisiana   3. Louis Henry Maitrejean           b. 17 Nov 1840 + 4. Louise Philomela Maitrejean           b. Abt 1843 + 5. Anasthasie Maitrejean           b. 1848

Antoinette Fields

1826 - 1845  (18 years)

Birth	1 Oct 1826	New Orleans, Louisiana
Christened	5 Feb 1829	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	11 Jan 1845
Buried	Girod St. Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Charles Fields           b. Abt 1799, New York State
Mother	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France

John McMillen

1804 - 1842  (38 years)

Birth	1804	New York State
Died	23 Jun 1842	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Girod St. Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Married	31 May 1838	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Children	1. John McMillan           b. 1834   2. Emma McMillan           b. Abt 1838   3. Thomas McMillan           b. 27 Dec 1839 + 4. Ellen McMillan           b. 22 Oct 1842

John McMillan

1834 -

Birth	1834
Christened	27 Dec 1838	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	John McMillen           b. 1804, New York State
Mother	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Married	31 May 1838	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Emma McMillan

Abt 1838 -

Birth	Abt 1838
Christened	1839	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	John McMillen           b. 1804, New York State
Mother	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Married	31 May 1838	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Thomas McMillan

1839 -

Birth	27 Dec 1839
Christened	21 May 1840	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	John McMillen           b. 1804, New York State
Mother	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Married	31 May 1838	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Ellen McMillan

1842 - 1910  (67 years)

Birth	22 Oct 1842
Died	5 Mar 1910	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	John McMillen           b. 1804, New York State
Mother	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Married	31 May 1838	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Family	Joseph H. Degrange           b. 15 Mar 1839
Married	10 Dec 1859	Notre Dame de Bon Secours Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Henry Snodgrass Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Aug 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Dr. Joseph Tormey Degrange           b. 25 Nov 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana + 3. George Edward Degrange           b. 11 Dec 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana + 4. Benjamin Jacques Degrange           b. Mar 1867   5. Isabella N.C. Degrange           b. 1869 + 6. Helen Pauline "Weenie" Degrange           b. 11 May 1872, New Orleans, Louisiana   7. Noel J. Samuel Degrange           b. 1 Dec 1881, New Orleans, Louisiana + 8. Marie Beatrice Louise Choisy Degrange           b. 7 Dec 1883, New Orleans, Louisiana

Joseph H. Degrange

1839 - 1926  (87 years)

Birth	15 Mar 1839
Died	18 Dec 1926
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Jacques Degrange           b. 30 Mar 1808, Lescheraines, Savoie, France
Mother	Isabella Narcisa Mouchon           b. 29 Oct 1803, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Family	Ellen McMillan           b. 22 Oct 1842
Married	10 Dec 1859	Notre Dame de Bon Secours Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Henry Snodgrass Degrange, Sr.           b. 3 Aug 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Dr. Joseph Tormey Degrange           b. 25 Nov 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana + 3. George Edward Degrange           b. 11 Dec 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana + 4. Benjamin Jacques Degrange           b. Mar 1867   5. Isabella N.C. Degrange           b. 1869 + 6. Helen Pauline "Weenie" Degrange           b. 11 May 1872, New Orleans, Louisiana   7. Noel J. Samuel Degrange           b. 1 Dec 1881, New Orleans, Louisiana + 8. Marie Beatrice Louise Choisy Degrange           b. 7 Dec 1883, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Name	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel
  Birth	2 Jan 1804	Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
  Gender	Female
  Census	1840	New Orleans, Louisiana
  as fwf 30-40 in household of “Jno McMillan”
  Census	1850	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 31 210 Mary McMillan 43 1807 F Germany 32 210 John McMillan 16 1834 M Mechanic Louisiana 33 210 Emma McMillan 12 1838 F Louisiana 34 210 Thomas McMillan 10 1840 M Louisiana 35 210 Ellen McMillan 8 1842 F Louisiana  NARA Pub:  M432  Roll:  237  Page:  13B  Enumerated:  23 July 1850
  Obituary	Obituary, Times-Picayune, 6 May 1856: On Monday, 6th inst., at 12 p.m., Mrs. Mary C. McMillan, in the forty-ninth year of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral This Afternoon at _ o'clock from her late residence on Philip street, between Plaquemine and Coliseum.
  Death	4 May 1856	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Burial	6 May 1856	Girod St. Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Louis Klipfel             d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandfather)  Margaret Solomea Lisher             d. Bef 1835, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France   (Grandmother)
  Notes	In 1850, she went to the Recorder's office of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in NOLA and registered the deaths of her father and siblings who had died since their immigration. There is no mention of the death of her mother. The three of her siblings who died in December of 1817 all apparently died on board a ship during the passage from Amsterdam to the US; see their death certificates. According to the certificates, the "Deponent does not recall the name of the ship." On 1 Dec. 1828, she applied in Parish court to be separated from her husband Charles Fields because "the said Fields constantly refuses to make any provision for her or their said children and that when he is in a state of drunkenness he abuses your petitioner in the most vulgar and brutal manner"; the full petition is recorded under her husband. She later attested that he died, aged 35, in 1834. Wedding certificate, which is falling apart, but which I assume to be hers: "This certifies that M. . . McMillan of the City of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana and Mrs. Mary Field of the City of New Orleans in the State of Louisiana were joined together in Holy Matrimony this 31st Day of May in the Year of Our Lord 1838. By me, Wm. M. Curtis. Minister of the Gospel, M.E. Church. In Presence of J.E. Graff (Gross?), Pame(?la) Ross, Gary W. Ross."
  Person ID	I3428
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Heinrich (Henry) Klipfel           b. 1781, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France           d. Sep 1819, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Catherina Barbara Meyer           b. Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France           d. 1818, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Marriage	19 Jun 1796	Niederbronn, Bas-Rhin, France

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Charles Fields           b. Abt 1799, New York State           d. 1834, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 35 years)
  Children	2 daughters
  + 1. Julia Fields           b. Abt 1822, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 18 Mar 1856, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 34 years) └─ Drosin Louis Maitrejean  (Age 60 years)  m. 21 Dec 1838   2. Antoinette Fields           b. 1 Oct 1826, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 11 Jan 1845 (Age 18 years)
  Family ID	F2372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	John McMillen           b. 1804, New York State           d. 23 Jun 1842, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1838	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
  1. John McMillan           b. 1834   2. Emma McMillan           b. Abt 1838   3. Thomas McMillan           b. 27 Dec 1839 + 4. Ellen McMillan           b. 22 Oct 1842             d. 5 Mar 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 67 years) └─ Joseph H. Degrange  (Age 87 years)  m. 10 Dec 1859
  Family ID	F2370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Jan 1804 - Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France  Marriage - 31 May 1838 - Jefferson Parish, Louisiana  Census - 1840 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1850 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Death - 4 May 1856 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Burial - 6 May 1856 - Girod St. Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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  Histories

  Louisiana and Texas Family Mysteries The Louisiana branches (most, but not all, from New Orleans) have not historically been as well researched as families on this website from Maryland and New England. Asahel McLellan, whose family moved from the northeast to New Orleans, has a fairly well documented family. Research on the other families on the site—the Pitards, Gamards, Courets, Maupays, DeGranges, and the rest—has required some rewarding research.

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3428&tree=1sttree (accessed April 21, 2025).