Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel

1804 - 1856  (52 years)

• Name	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	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.
  Died	6 May 1856	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Siblings	8 siblings
  1. Catherina Elisabeth Klipfel           b. 15 May 1800           d. 1830, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
  2. George Heinrich Klipfel           b. 25 Aug 1801           d. Jun 1833, Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Mississippi
  3. Johann Philipp Klipfel           b. 18 Jan 1803
  4. Marguerite Klipfel           b. 14 Nov 1807
  5. George Klipfel           b. 30 Sep 1808           d. Dec 1817, At Sea
  6. Frederic Klipfel           b. 20 Apr 1811
  7. Michel Klipfel           b. 30 Mar 1812           d. Dec 1817, At Sea
  8. Philippe Klipfel           b. 3 Mar 1816           d. Dec 1817, At Sea
  Documents		Death Certificate for Henry Klipfel (d. 1819; registered 1850) Transcription: . . . "on this day, to-wit the twenty fifth of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty . . . personally appeared Mrs. Barbara Klipfel, widow by first marriage of Charles Fields and by second marriage of John McMillen, residing in this city, who by these presents declares that her father Henry Klipfel, a native of Nehweiler, (Lower Rhine), "France," aged thirty eight years, died in this city of New Orleans in the month of September eighteen hundred and nineteen. The deceased was married to Mrs. Barbara Mayers . . . "
  		Death certificate for John McMillan (d. 1842; registered 1850) Transcription: . . . "on this day, to-wit the twenty fifth of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty . . . personally appeared Mrs. Barbara Klipfel, widow by first marriage of Charles Fields and by second marriage of John McMillen, ^who by these presents declares that her second husband John McMillen,^ a native of the State of New York, died in this city of New Orleans on the twenty third day of June eighteen hundred and forty two. . . . "
  		Death certificate for Charles Fields (d. 1834; filed 1850) Transcription: " . . . on the twenty-fifth day of March in the year [1850] . . . personally appeared Mrs. Barbara Klipfel, widow by first marriage of Charles Fields, and by second marriage of John McMillen, residing in this City, who by these presents declares that her first husband, Charles Fields, a native of the state of New York, a cooper by profession, aged thirty five years, Died in this city of New Orleans in the year eighteen hundred and thirty five . . . "
  Notes	She went by Barbara and Mary. 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 her's: "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." 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.
  Person ID	I3428	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2020

  
  

  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
  Married	19 Jun 1796	Niederbronn, Bas-Rhin, France
  Family ID	F2371	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Charles Fields           b. Abt 1799, New York State           d. 1834, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 35 years)
  Children	+ 1. Julia Fields           b. Abt 1822, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 18 Mar 1856, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 34 years)   2. Antoinette Fields           b. 1 Oct 1826, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 11 Jan 1845, Girod St. Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 18 years)
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F2372	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	John McMillan           b. 1804, New York City, New York           d. 23 Jun 1842, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 38 years)
  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           d. 5 Mar 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2006
  Family ID	F2370	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 2 Jan 1804 - Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France  Married - 31 May 1838 - Jefferson Parish, Louisiana  Census - 1840 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1850 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 6 May 1856 - New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3428&tree=1sttree (accessed September 20, 2020).