The Briese Diaspora: emigration of Brieses from Prussia to the New World during the 19 th Century.

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1 No. of people The Briese Diaspora: emigration of Brieses from to the New World during the 19 th Century. David Briese (Revised January 2015) Germans had been leaving their homeland to settle in parts of the New World since the 17 th Century, but this became a massive wave of emigration in the 19 th Century when many millions made the lifechanging decisions to move to voyage by ship to a different continent, different language and different culture in the hope of improving their lives. The reasons for this were many; economic hardships due to unemployment, land tenure issues and crop failures, religious and political persecution, the avoidance of military conscription and wars or simply an overpowering sense of adventure. Amongst these were 223 people bearing the surname Briese. The attached tables show the names of Briese families and individuals who left their homes in during this period and settled in Australia, Brazil, Canada and the USA. They were compiled from online shipping records 1 and family trees 2,3 and have two purposes; as a reference for people interested in the genealogy of different Briese lineages and as source data for the Briese Family Y-DNA project, an attempt to discover the genetic relationships between different Briese families and lineages. The list should neither be considered as complete nor without error, as it is based on transcribed rather than original sources. There are also gaps in the details collected and the author would be grateful for any extra input or corrections (see contact details below). In total, 223 people with the surname Briese emigrated from between 1851 and The temporal pattern of this emigration is shown in Fig. 1 and shows that the peak period of movement was from USA Canada Brazil Australia 0 Fig. 1. Emigration of Brieses from to Australia, Brazil, Canada and the USA in 5-year intervals during the 19th Century.

2 The majority of these people crossed the Atlantic Ocean by ship to North America, though some sailed to the southern hemisphere, settling in Australia and South America (see Table 1). Table 1. Breakdown of Briese families and individuals emigrating to different countries (families include couples, parents with children or sibling groups) Destination Total Persons No. of Families (members) No. of Single Individuals USA ( ) 45 ( ) Australia 30 5 ( ) 5 ( ) Canada 6 1 ( ) Brazil 6 1 ( ) The table suggests that there are 70 potential Briese lineages (37 families and 33 single males) that could provide genetic data for the Briese surname Y-DNA project. In reality there are probably fewer, as individuals of the same family may arrived separately, while not all families would have produced male descendants. Of these lineages, the place or region from which they originated in has been recorded in 42 cases (Table 2). Table 2. Known n origins of 42 emigrant Briese lineages (family or single male that potentially can carry on the surname). Province District Town No. of lineages Brandenburg Berlin 3 Brandenburg Hasenholz/Lebus 1 Hannover Oldendorf 1 Pommern Stettin 1 Pommern Stettin Lubow 1 Pommern Klein Werkow 1 Posen Josephowo 4 Posen Laskowo 2 Posen Witkowo Mogilno, Potzrymowo 2 Posen Waldau 2 Posen Wirsitz 4 Deutsch Krone Appelwerder 2 Deutsch Krone Klausdorf, Klausdorf 7 Deutsch Krone Klein Nakel 4 Deutsch Krone Neugolz 2 Deutsch Krone Luben 2 Deutsch Krone Jastrow 2 Deutsch Krone Hohenstein 1 Deutsch Krone Lebehnke 1

3 Interestingly, half of these come from one region, Deutsch Krone in. DNA comparisons have been made between three Briese lineages from in or near this area and showed them to be related 4,5. This suggests that genetic studies can show the relationships between different Briese lineages and can show how these are influenced by geographic origins. The Briese surname originated in what were the eastern provinces of 6, as shown in Table 2. As well as the emigrant families, many more Briese lineages remain in modern-day, but they too have largely dispersed from the land of their origins as a result of the post-war expulsion of German-speaking people from former German territories in the east. The Briese family DNA study is equally valid in discovering the links between Briese lineages in as it is for those that have spread to other parts of the world. If participants from the different lineages can be found, the pattern of the Briese diaspora can be unravelled. References 1 Records of the Center for Castle Garden Immigration at the Battery Conservancy 2 Hamburg Passenger Lists Searches of databases held by Ancestry.com, Mundia.com, MyHeritage.com, FamilySearch.org 4 Briese family genealogy pages 5 Briese Surname Y-DNA project 6 Preliminary Phylogenetic Analysis of Briese Family Relationships 7 Why is the family tree a silver birch? The meaning of the Briese name

4 Appendix: Lists of Brieses leaving for Australia, North America and South America in the 19 th Century Table 1. List of Briese emigrants to Australia. ID First Last F1 Friedrich Wilhelm Briese 13 Feb M 5 Nov 1870 Emilie Auguste Briese 09 Apr F 5 Nov 1870 Johann Gottlieb Briese M 5 Nov 1870 Auguste Matthilde Briese F 5 Nov 1870 Neugolz, Neugolz, Neugolz, Neugolz, Humboldt Toowoomba, Queensland Humboldt Toowoomba, Queensland Humboldt Toowoomba, Queensland Humboldt Toowoomba, Queensland F2 Franz Julius Briese 15 Mar M 25 May 1878 Maria Wilhelmine Ernstine August Hermann Briese Minna Maria Briese Friedrich Karl Briese Briese 15 Jan F 25 May 1878 Briese M 25 May 1878 Briese F 25 May 1878 Briese 10 Sep M 25 May 1878 Eduard Morgan, South Australia Eduard Morgan, South Australia Eduard Morgan, South Australia Eduard Morgan, South Australia Eduard Morgan, South Australia F3 Friedrich Augustus Briese Cooper M 25 May 1878 Henriette Briese F 25 May 1878 Carl Friedrich Gotthilf Briese M 25 May 1878 Gustav Albert Briese M 25 May 1878 Hermann Paul Briese M 25 May 1878 Amalie Ottilie Briese F 25 May 1878 Elizabeth Auguste Briese F 25 May 1878 Franz Briese M 25 May 1878 Krone, Krone, Krone, Krone, Krone, Krone, Krone, Krone,

5 ID First Last F4 August Ferdinand Briese 21 Apr M 15 Sep 1889 Anna Maria Briese F 15 Sep 1889 Augusta Pauliene Briese 2 Aug F 15 Sep 1889 Krone, Krone, Krone, Quetta Crows Nest, Queensland Quetta Crows Nest, Queensland Quetta Crows Nest, Queensland F5 Ernst Eduard Briese 10 Sep M 30 Sep1899 Wilhelmine Louise Briese 1 Jun F 30 Sep1899 Wilhelmine Augusta Emilie Briese F 30 Sep1899 Paul Ernst Eduard Briese M 30 Sep1899 Emma Wilhelmine Henriette Briese 4 Aug F 30 Sep1899 Krone, Krone, Krone, Krone, Krone, Duke of Fife Crows Nest, Queensland Duke of Fife Crows Nest, Queensland Duke of Fife Crows Nest, Queensland Duke of Fife Crows Nest, Queensland Duke of Fife Crows Nest, Queensland I1 Johann Ludwig Briese Blacksmith 20 Oct M 19 Dec 1855 Potrzymowo, Posen Steinwaerder I2 I3 August Friedrich Wilhelm Emma Ernestine H Briese Jindera, New South Wales Briese M 5 Nov 1870 Humboldt Toowoomba, Queensland Briese F 5 Nov 1870 Humboldt Toowoomba, Queensland I4 Adalbert Gottfried Briese 8 Oct M 13 Dec 1880 Mogilno, Posen Potosi I5 Bertha Louise Briese 6 Nov F 25 Jun 1884 Krone, Jindera, New South Wales Crows Nest, Queensland

6 Table 2. List of Briese emigrants to Brazil. ID First Last F1 Johann Friedrich Briese F 5 Sep 1868 Lubow, Stettin, Pommern Nikalaus Colonia Santo Angelo Henriette Briese F 5 Sep 1868 Lubow, Stettin, Pommern Nikalaus Colonia Santo Angelo Emilie Auguste Briese 16 Sep M 5 Sep 1868 Lubow, Stettin, Pommern Nikalaus Colonia Santo Angelo Charlotte Briese M 5 Sep 1868 Lubow, Stettin, Pommern Nikalaus Colonia Santo Angelo Mathilde Paulina Briese 4 Mar M 5 Sep 1868 Lubow, Stettin, Pommern Nikalaus Colonia Santo Angelo Bertha Hulda Luise Briese 11 Dec M 5 Sep 1868 Lubow, Stettin, Pommern Nikalaus Colonia Santo Angelo Table 3. List of Briese emigrants to Canada. ID First Last F1 Elisabeth Louise Briese F 1868 Albertine Goltz (Briese) F 1868 John August Briese 23 Aug M 1868 Martin Briese M 1868 Karl Ludwig Briese M 1868 Ferdinand Briese 18 Jan M 1868 Nakel, Nakel, Nakel, Nakel, Nakel, Nakel, Muskoka, Ontario Muskoka, Ontario Muskoka, Ontario Muskoka, Ontario Muskoka, Ontario Muskoka, Ontario

7 Table 4. List of Briese emigrants to the USA. ID First Last F1 Gottfried (Gottlieb) Briese 15 Jun 1813 M 1852 Laskowo, Posen Marquette, Caroline Briese 1817 F 1852 Laskowo, Posen Marquette, Gustaf Briese 7 May 1851 M 1852 Laskowo, Posen Marquette, F2 Andreas Briese Farmer M 22 Jul 1856 Laskowo, Posen Amaranth Wilhelmine Briese Wife F 22 Jul 1856 Laskowo, Posen Amaranth Emilie Briese Daughter F 22 Jul 1856 Laskowo, Posen Amaranth Amalie-Auguste Briese Daughter F 22 Jul 1856 Laskowo, Posen Amaranth August Ferdinand Briese Son 18 Mar M 22 Jul 1856 Laskowo, Posen Amaranth Marquette, (then Minnesota) Marquette, (then Minnesota) Marquette, (then Minnesota) Marquette, (then Minnesota) Marquette, (then Minnesota) F3 Ludwig Briese Farmer ca M Aug 1864 Josephowo, Posen Excelsior Indiana? Amalie Briese Wife ca F Aug 1864 Josephowo, Posen Excelsior Indiana? Gustav Briese Son 24 Jan F Aug 1864 Josephowo, Posen Excelsior Indiana? F4 John Gottlieb Briese Farmer 21 Dec M 16 Jul 1867 Josephowo, Posen Atlantic Wilhelmine Briese Wife 9 May F 16 Jul 1867 Josephowo, Posen Atlantic Friedrich Wilhelm Briese Child 16 Mar M 16 Jul 1867 Josephowo, Posen Atlantic Wilhelmine Ernstine Briese Child 7 Apr F 16 Jul 1867 Josephowo, Posen Atlantic Augusta Briese Child F 16 Jul 1867 Josephowo, Posen Atlantic Ottiline Briese Child 26 Feb F 16 Jul 1867 Josephowo, Posen Atlantic Mecan, Marquette, Mecan, Marquette, Mecan, Marquette, Mecan, Marquette, Mecan, Marquette, Mecan, Marquette,

8 ID First Last F5 Henriette Briese Wife F 26 Oct 1868 Gutenberg Herrmann Briese Son M 26 Oct 1868 Gutenberg Rudolph Briese Child M 26 Oct 1868 Gutenberg Paul Briese Child M 26 Oct 1868 Gutenberg F6 Friedrich Briese Laborer 16 Feb M 16 Apr 1869 Henriette Briese Unknown 12 Nov F 16 Apr 1869 Pauline Briese Unknown F 16 Apr 1869 Auguste Briese Child F 16 Apr 1869 August Briese Child M 16 Apr 1869 Lebehnke, Deutsch Krone, Lebehnke, Deutsch Krone, Lebehnke, Deutsch Krone, Lebehnke, Deutsch Krone, Lebehnke, Deutsch Krone, Jenny Jenny Jenny Jenny Jenny Harris, Marquette County, Harris, Marquette County, Harris, Marquette County, Harris, Marquette County, Harris, Marquette County, F7 Louise Briese Woman F 7 Apr 1869 Allemannia Continued on to Canada Carl Briese Child ca M 7 Apr 1869 Allemannia Continued on to Canada August Briese Child ca M 7 Apr 1869 Allemannia Continued on to Canada Martin Briese Child ca M 7 Apr 1869 Allemannia Continued on to Canada Ferdinand Briese Child ca M 7 Apr 1869 Allemannia Continued on to Canada F8 Carl Friedrich Briese Unknown M 24 May 1869 Leipzig Johanne Briese F 24 May 1869 Leipzig Albert Briese Unknown M 24 May 1869 Leipzig F9 Henriette Briese Woman F 24 May 1869 J. Briese Son M 24 May 1869 Jastrow, Jastrow, Holsatia Holsatia

9 ID First Last F10 Peter Briese Farmer M 7 Jun 1872 Wilhelmine Briese Unknown F 7 Jun 1872 Carl Briese Unknown M 7 Jun 1872 Friedrich Briese Farmer M 7 Jun 1872 Friedrike Briese Unknown F 7 Jun 1872 Johanne Briese Unknown F 7 Jun 1872 Niagara Niagara Niagara Niagara Niagara Niagara not on F11 Carl August Briese M Flaosta? Wheeling West Virginia shipping list Ernstine Briese F 14 Dec 1872 Baltimore Wheeling West Virginia Auguste Briese F 14 Dec 1872 Baltimore Wheeling West Virginia Mathilde Briese F 14 Dec 1872 Baltimore Wheeling West Virginia Carl Briese M 14 Dec 1872 Baltimore Wheeling West Virginia Julius Briese M 14 Dec 1872 Baltimore Wheeling West Virginia F12 Mathilde Briese Woman F 13 May 1873 Tschinschkowo, Posen Vandalia August Briese Infant M 13 May 1873 Tschinschkowo, Posen Vandalia F13 Karl Leopold Wilhelm Briese Farmer M 30 Apr 1874 Pauline Briese Wife F 30 Apr 1874 Hedwig Briese Child F 30 Apr 1874 Wilhelm Leopold Paul Briese Child 15 Nov M 30 Apr 1874 Elise Briese Infant F 30 Apr 1874 Gustav Wilhelm Max Briese Child 10 Jul M 30 Apr 1874 Wilhelm Hugo Briese Child 16 Oct M 30 Apr 1874 Hasenholz/Lebus, Brandenburg Hasenholz/Lebus, Brandenburg Hasenholz/Lebus, Brandenburg Hasenholz/Lebus, Brandenburg Hasenholz/Lebus, Brandenburg Hasenholz/Lebus, Brandenburg Hasenholz/Lebus, Brandenburg Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Thuringia Platte, Nebraska

10 ID First Last F14 Friedrich Briese Shepherd 16 May M 15 May 1876 Henriette Briese Wife 16 Sep F 15 May 1876 Auguste Briese Unknown 25 Aug F 15 May 1876 Bertha Briese Unknown 11 Jun F 15 May 1876 Friedrich Briese Unknown M 15 May 1876 Anna Briese Unknown F 15 May 1876 Emma Briese Unknown 16 Mar F 15 May 1876 Louise Briese Unknown F 15 May 1876 F15 Johann Gottlieb (Gustav) Briese Laborer M 21 Jun 1879 Ottilie Briese Wife F 21 Jun 1879 Minna Briese Daughter F 21 Jun 1879 Auguste Briese Daughter F 21 Jun 1879 Amalie Briese Daughter F 21 Jun 1879 Hohenstein, Deutsch Krone, Hohenstein, Deutsch Krone, Hohenstein, Deutsch Krone, Hohenstein, Deutsch Krone, Hohenstein, Deutsch Krone, Weser Weser Weser Weser Weser Jefferson County, Jefferson County, Jefferson County, Jefferson County, Jefferson County, F16 Gottlob Briese Smith M 23 May 1881 Waldau, Posen Vandalia Louise Briese Wife F 23 May 1881 Waldau, Posen Vandalia Carl Briese Child M 23 May 1881 Waldau, Posen Vandalia Wanda Briese Child F 23 May 1881 Waldau, Posen Vandalia Emilie Briese Infant F 23 May 1881 Waldau, Posen Vandalia Hulda Briese Infant F 23 May 1881 Waldau, Posen Vandalia

11 ID First Last F17 Robert Briese Laborer M 15 Oct 1881 Josephowo, Posen Wilhelmine Briese F 15 Oct 1881 Josephowo, Posen Emma Briese Farmer F 15 Oct 1881 Josephowo, Posen Reinholt Briese M 15 Oct 1881 Josephowo, Posen Benton County, Minnesota Benton County, Minnesota Benton County, Minnesota Benton County, Minnesota F18 Ferdinand Briese ca M 10 Mar 1882 Rosantine Briese F 10 Mar 1882 Emilie Briese F 10 Mar 1882 Krone, Krone, Krone, Gainsborough Wayne, Michigan Gainsborough Wayne, Michigan Gainsborough Wayne, Michigan F19 August Briese Laborer 24 Aug M 19 Aug 1882 Auguste Briese Wife Feb F 19 Aug 1882 Paul Briese Child 18 Feb M 19 Aug 1882 Pauline Briese Child ca F 19 Aug 1882 Anna Briese Child ca F 19 Aug 1882 Otto Briese Child ca M 19 Aug 1882 Gustav Briese M 19 Aug 1882 Cimbria Denison, Iowa Cimbria Denison, Iowa Cimbria Denison, Iowa Cimbria Denison, Iowa Cimbria Denison, Iowa Cimbria Denison, Iowa Cimbria Denison, Iowa F20 Hermann Briese Laborer Feb M 14 Apr 1883 Pennland Milwaukee, Albertine Briese Unknown Jul F 14 Apr 1883 Pennland Milwaukee, F21 Wilhelm Briese Laborer M 18 Apr 1883 Hohenzollern Anna Briese Unknown F 18 Apr 1883 Hohenzollern Carl Briese Unknown M 18 Apr 1883 Hohenzollern

12 ID First Last F22 Ernst Briese Farmer M 17 Apr 1884 Braunschweig Wilhelmine Briese Unknown F 17 Apr 1884 Braunschweig August Briese Child M 17 Apr 1884 Braunschweig Christian Briese Child M 17 Apr 1884 Braunschweig Hermann Briese Child M 17 Apr 1884 Braunschweig Louis Briese Infant M 17 Apr 1884 Braunschweig F23 Eduard Briese M 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Albano died on ship? Dina Briese F 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Albano Alden, Iowa Grethe Briese F 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Albano Alden, Iowa Fenna Briese F 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Albano Alden, Iowa Harm Briese M 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Albano Alden, Iowa Everdine Briese F 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Albano Alden, Iowa F23a Edmd. Briese Laborer M 5 May 1884 Servia Dina Briese F 5 May 1884 Servia U Briese Laborer M 5 May 1884 Servia Jenna Briese F 5 May 1884 Servia Horonn Briese Child M 5 May 1884 Servia Emerdine Briese Child F 5 May 1884 Servia F24 Friedrich Briese Laborer M 24 Jun 1884 Franz Briese Laborer M 24 Jun 1884 Moravia Already lived in Detroit? Moravia Detroit, Michigan F25 Robert Briese Laborer M 6 Jun 1884 Main Marie Briese Wife F 6 Jun 1884 Main

13 ID First Last F26 August Briese Farmer M 31 Mar 1884 Main Ohmsted, Minnesota Auguste Briese Wife F 31 Mar 1884 Main Ohmsted, Minnesota Otto Briese M 31 Mar 1884 Main Ohmsted, Minnesota Emilie Briese Servant F 31 Mar 1884 Main Ohmsted, Minnesota Marie Briese Servant F 31 Mar 1884 Main Ohmsted, Minnesota F27 Heinrich Briese Butcher M 4 Jun 1887 Kersitz Ems Bertha Briese Unknown F 4 Jun 1887 Kersitz Ems F28 Carl Briese Laborer M 22 May 1890 Kl. Werkow, Pommern Dania Joh. Briese Wife F 22 May 1890 Kl. Werkow, Pommern Dania August Briese Wife M 22 May 1890 Kl. Werkow, Pommern Dania Bertha Briese Child F 22 May 1890 Kl. Werkow, Pommern Dania Anna Briese Child F 22 May 1890 Kl. Werkow, Pommern Dania Martha Briese Child F 22 May 1890 Kl. Werkow, Pommern Dania F29 August Briese Barber M 12 Apr 1892 Friesland Milwaukee, Friedke Briese Wife F 12 Apr 1892 Friesland Milwaukee, Fred Briese Laborer M 12 Apr 1892 Friesland Milwaukee, Bertha Briese Servant F 12 Apr 1892 Friesland Milwaukee, F30 Ernst Briese M 26 Jul 1899 Wilhelmine Briese F 26 Jul 1899 Minna Briese F 26 Jul 1899 Paul Briese M 26 Jul 1899 Emma Briese F 26 Jul 1899 Krone, Krone, Krone, Krone, Krone, Northenden Northenden Northenden Northenden Northenden

14 ID First Last I1 Friedrich Wilhelm Briese Merchant M 16 Oct 1851 Batz India I2 Friedrich Briese Laborer M 21 Nov 1859 Josephowo, Preussen I3 J. Briese Farmer M 18 Jun 1860 Louis Napoleon John Bertram I4 Ludewig Briese Smith M 1 Jul 1863 Australia I5 Johann Briese Laborer M 17 Jul 1866 Jastrow, Teutonia I6 Louise Briese Unknown 28 F 22 Sep 1866 Crummel, Landsberg Borussia I7 W. Briese Unknown M 20 Jun 1871 Eichfries, Schlesien Silesia I8 Aug. Briese Laborer M 16 Apr 1872 Ohio I9 Johann Briese Carpenter M 18 Apr 1872 I10 Auguste Briese Girl F 9 May 1872 Borek Hauland, Johanne Marie Hammonia I11 Mich. Briese Farmer M 19 Apr 1873 Carl Milwaukee, I12 Agnes Briese Single F 29 Jul 1874 Brandenburg Thuringia I13 Wilhelm Briese Laborer 3 Aug M 10 Sep 1878 Waldau, Posen Wieland Montana I14 Ottilie Briese F 11 Aug 1880 Radzonke, Posen Fresia I15 Wilhelm Briese M Oct 1880 Koln I16 Friedrich Briese M Oct 1880 Koln I17 Robert Taddor Briese Joiner 2 Nov M 26 Mar 1881 Konigsdorf, Wirsitz, Posen Suevia Morrison, Minnesota I18 Gustav Briese Farmer M 17 Apr 1882 Luben, I19 Juliane Briese Servant F 15 Sep 1882 Donau I20 August Briese Laborer 29 Jan M 2 Dec 1882 Luben, I21 Karoline Briese Servant F 3 May 1883 Braunschweig I22 Robert Briese M 19 May 1883 Fulda I23 Ferd. Briese Farmer M 5 Apr 1884 Elbe I24 Friedrich Briese M 12 Apr 1884 I25 Carl Briese Laborer M 21 Feb 1885 Wiezice Main I26 Wilh. Briese Child M 1 Apr 1885 India Silesia Gellert Sprite Fond du Lac Co,

15 ID First Last I27 Ad. Briese Laborer M 14 May 1885 Italy Waesland I28 Gotthold Briese Laborer M 7 Aug 1885 Fulda I29 Louise Briese Servant F 26 Sep 1885 Plienitz Neckar I30 Minna Briese F 19 Nov 1887 x I31 Paul Briese Blacksmith Jan M 2 Oct 1889 Berlin, Brandenburg Suevia Neugolz, I32 Friedrich Briese M 13 Jul 1890 Rugia Will County, Illinois Pommern I33 Ernst Briese Laborer M 25 Jul 1890 Lahn I34 Alwine Briese Unknown M 10 Feb 1891 Nuernberg Augusta I35 Julius Briese M 7 Aug 1891 Berlin, Brandenburg New York Victoria I36 Wilhelm Briese Laborer M 23 Nov 1891 Suevia Iowa I37 Martha Briese F 16 Jul 1892 Berlin, Brandenburg x I38 Louise Briese F 16 Jul 1892 Berlin, Brandenburg x I39 Emma Briese F 16 Jul 1892 Berlin, Brandenburg x I40 Amalie Briese Unknown F 10 Aug 1892 x I41 Emma Briese Wife F 25 Jul 1893 Bohemia c I42 Fritz Briese M 17 Aug 1893 Berlin, Brandenburg Columbia I43 Bertha Briese F 14 Sep 1893 Berlin, Brandenburg x I44 Elsa Briese Governess F 9 Aug 1895 c I45 Gottfried Briese M 5 Jul 1898 Stettin, Pommern Aragonia