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Updated: 25 Jan. 2012

I've descended from both Paternal & Maternal Merkel families. This site contains my research on these Merkel families as well as a number of other Merkel families in Rochester that have direct or indirect connections to my Merkels. You can find information on these other Merkelamilies from the menu at the top of the page.

My Paternal Merkel lineage can be traced back to the late 1600's with Joseph Merkel from Iffezheim, Germany. Jacob Merkel was my great Grand father who left Iffezheim and came to Rochester in 1867. Jacob's brother, Anton, arrived in Rochester in 1882. His wife was Magdalena Weber.

My Maternal Merkel family begins with Valentine Merkel born 1789 in Langenbrand, Germany. Valentine Merkel arrived in Rochester in 1851 along with his entire family. Most of his children went on to have large families in the Rochester and Irondequoit areas. Other families on my maternal side that I'm currently interested in are the Sippel, Pabst and Dill families.

This is a link to where I am in the database.

Paternal Merkel Families

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My Paternal Merkel line is nearly complete and the lineage traced back to the late 1600's with Joseph Merkel from Iffezheim, Germany. Jacob Merkel was my great Grand father who left Iffezheim and came to Rochester in 1867. Jacob had 11 children in Rochester to continue the Merkel ancestry.

Jacob's brother, Anton, arrived in Rochester in 1882. His wife was Magdalena Weber. The Weber's are also from Iffezheim, Germany. I've followed the Weber's back to the 1700's in Iffezheim, Germany and continue to look for any Weber families in Rochester who may be related to them.

Maternal Merkel Families

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Valentine Merkel 1789 - 22 June 1856, My maternal great great great grand father emigrated the 9th of Nov. 1851 from Germany and the Atlantic harbor Le Harve and arrived at the Port of New York on the 10 of Dec. 1851 at the age of 62. The Manifest of Passengers indicates that Valentine arrived with his wife Maria Anna Gerstner and 6 children on the ship: Splendid. Two of his other children, Leopold and Valentina also arrived on the same ship but are listed with their husbands and families. Leopold and his wife Valentina Schmitt arrived with their 6 children. Valentina and her husband Elias Fritz made the journey with their two children.

Other Merkel Families

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While researching my Merkel families in Rochester, NY, I've accumulated names for a number of people that belong to other Merkel families.

The families of Eusebius Merkel and Martin Merkel also came from Iffezheim, Germany where my paternal Merkel family originated. The research on these families is not complete. I hope it helps anyone researching any of the Merkel families from Rochester, NY.

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LAST UPDATE 25 Jan. 2012
Total Individuals 50427
Total Males 25851 (51.26%)
Total Females 24576 (48.74%)  
Total Families 16611
Total Unique Surnames 6477
 
 

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