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 (March 2014) 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 32 cases (Table 2). Table 2. Known n origins of 32 emigrant Briese lineages (family or single male that potentially can carry on the surname). Province District Town No. of individuals Brandenburg Berlin 3 Brandenburg Hasenholz/Lebus 1 Hannover Oldendorf 1 Pommern Stettin 1 Pommern Stettin Lubow 1 Pommern Klein Werkow 1 Posen 1 Posen Laskowo 1 Posen Witkowo Mogilno 1 Posen Witkowo Potrzymowo 1 Posen Waldau 2 Deutsch Krone Appelwerder 2 Deutsch Krone Klausdorf 4 Deutsch Krone Klein Nackel 4 Deutsch Krone Neugolz 2 Deutsch Krone Luben 2 Deutsch Krone 1? Batz 1? Kersitz 1? Wiezice 1

3 Interestingly, almost 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 Germany, 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 Germany 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 Searches of databases held by Ancestry.com, Mundia.com, MyHeritage.com, FamilySearch.org 3 Briese family genealogy pages 4 Briese Surname Y-DNA project 5 Preliminary Phylogenetic Analysis of Briese Family Relationships 6 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. 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, Deutsch Krone, Neugolz, Deutsch Krone, Neugolz, Deutsch Krone, Neugolz, Deutsch Krone, 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 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. 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. F1 Elizabeth Briese F 1868 Albertine 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 Nackel, Deutsch Krone, Nackel, Deutsch Krone, Nackel, Deutsch Krone, Nackel, Deutsch Krone, Nackel, Deutsch Krone, Nackel, Deutsch Krone, Muskoka, Ontario Muskoka, Ontario Muskoka, Ontario Muskoka, Ontario Muskoka, Ontario Muskoka, Ontario

7 Table 4. List of Briese emigrants to the USA. F1 Gottfried (Gottlieb) Briese 15 Jun 1813 M Laskowo, Posen Germany Marquette, Wisconsin Caroline Briese 1817 F Laskowo, Posen Germany Marquette, Wisconsin Gustaf Briese 1851 M Laskowo, Posen Germany Marquette, Wisconsin F2 Andreas Briese Farmer M 22 Jul 1856 Posen Germany Amaranth Wilhelmine Briese Wife F 22 Jul 1856 Posen Germany Amaranth Emilie Briese Daughter F 22 Jul 1856 Posen Germany Amaranth Amalie-Auguste Briese Daughter F 22 Jul 1856 Posen Germany Amaranth August Ferdinand Briese Son 18 Mar M 22 Jul 1856 Posen Germany Amaranth F3 John Gottlieb Briese Farmer 21 Dec M 16 Jul 1867 Germany Atlantic Wilhelmine Briese Wife 9 May F 16 Jul 1867 Germany Atlantic Friedrich Wilhelm Briese Child 16 Mar M 16 Jul 1867 Germany Atlantic Wilhelmine E. Briese Child 7 Apr F 16 Jul 1867 Germany Atlantic Augusta Briese Child F 16 Jul 1867 Germany Atlantic Ottiline Briese Child F 16 Jul 1867 Germany Atlantic Plainview, Wabash County, Minnesota Plainview, Wabash County, Minnesota Plainview, Wabash County, Minnesota Plainview, Wabash County, Minnesota Plainview, Wabash County, Minnesota Mecan, Marquette, Wisconsin Mecan, Marquette, Wisconsin F4 Henriette Briese Wife F 26 Oct 1868 Germany Gutenberg Herrmann Briese Son M 26 Oct 1868 Germany Gutenberg Rudolph Briese Child M 26 Oct 1868 Germany Gutenberg Paul Briese Child M 26 Oct 1868 Germany Gutenberg

8 F5 Friedrich Briese Laborer 16 Feb M 16 Apr 1869 Jenny Henriette Briese Unknown 12 Nov F 16 Apr 1869 Jenny Pauline Briese Unknown F 16 Apr 1869 Jenny Auguste Briese Child F 16 Apr 1869 Jenny August Briese Child M 16 Apr 1869 Jenny Harris, Marquette County, Wisconsin Harris, Marquette County, Wisconsin Harris, Marquette County, Wisconsin Harris, Marquette County, Wisconsin Harris, Marquette County, Wisconsin F6 Louise Briese Woman F 7 Apr 1869 Germany Allemannia Carl Briese Child M 7 Apr 1869 Germany Allemannia August Briese Child M 7 Apr 1869 Germany Allemannia Martin Briese Child M 7 Apr 1869 Germany Allemannia Ferdinand Briese Child M 7 Apr 1869 Germany Allemannia F7 Carl-Fr. Briese Unknown M 24 May 1869 Leipzig Johanne Briese F 24 May 1869 Leipzig Albert Briese Unknown M 24 May 1869 Leipzig F8 Henriette Briese Woman F 24 May 1869 Germany Holsatia J. Briese Son M 24 May 1869 Germany Holsatia F9 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 Deutsch Krone, Deutsch Krone, Deutsch Krone, Deutsch Krone, Deutsch Krone, Deutsch Krone, Germany Niagara Columbus, Ohio Germany Niagara Columbus, Ohio Germany Niagara Columbus, Ohio Germany Niagara Columbus, Ohio Germany Niagara Columbus, Ohio Germany Niagara Columbus, Ohio

9 F10 Carl August Briese M Flaosta? Germany not on shipping list Wheeling West Virginia Ernstine Briese F 14 Dec 1872 Germany Baltimore Wheeling West Virginia Auguste Briese F 14 Dec 1872 Germany Baltimore Wheeling West Virginia Mathilde Briese F 14 Dec 1872 Germany Baltimore Wheeling West Virginia Carl Briese M 14 Dec 1872 Germany Baltimore Wheeling West Virginia Julius Briese M 14 Dec 1872 Germany Baltimore Wheeling West Virginia F11 Mathilde Briese Woman F 13 May 1873 Germany Vandalia August Briese Infant M 13 May 1873 Germany Vandalia F12 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 Germany Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Germany Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Germany Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Germany Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Germany Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Germany Thuringia Platte, Nebraska Germany Thuringia Platte, Nebraska F13 Friedr. Briese Shepherd M 15 May 1876 Germany Rhein Henriette Briese Wife F 15 May 1876 Germany Rhein Auguste Briese Unknown F 15 May 1876 Germany Rhein Bertha Briese Unknown F 15 May 1876 Germany Rhein Friedrich Briese Unknown M 15 May 1876 Germany Rhein Anna Briese Unknown F 15 May 1876 Germany Rhein Emma Briese Unknown F 15 May 1876 Germany Rhein Louise Briese Unknown F 15 May 1876 Germany Rhein

10 F14 Gustav Briese Laborer M 21 Jun 1879 Weser Ottilie Briese Wife F 21 Jun 1879 Weser Minna Briese Daughter F 21 Jun 1879 Weser Auguste Briese Daughter F 21 Jun 1879 Weser Amalie Briese Daughter F 21 Jun 1879 Weser F15 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 F16 Robert Briese Laborer M 15 Oct 1881 Germany Rhein Wilhelmine Briese F 15 Oct 1881 Germany Rhein Emma Briese Farmer F 15 Oct 1881 Germany Rhein Reinhardt Briese M 15 Oct 1881 Germany Rhein F17 Ferdinand Briese 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

11 F18 August Briese Laborer M 19 Aug 1882 Auguste Briese Wife F 19 Aug 1882 Paul Briese Child M 19 Aug 1882 Pauline Briese Child F 19 Aug 1882 Anna Briese Child F 19 Aug 1882 Otto Briese Child 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 F19 Hermann Briese Laborer M 14 Apr 1883 Germany Pennland Milwaukee, Wisconsin Albertine Briese Unknown F 14 Apr 1883 Germany Pennland Milwaukee, Wisconsin F20 Wilhelm Briese Laborer M 18 Apr 1883 Hohenzollern Anna Briese Unknown F 18 Apr 1883 Hohenzollern Carl Briese Unknown M 18 Apr 1883 Hohenzollern F21 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

12 F22 Eduard Briese M 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Germany Albano died on ship? Dina Briese F 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Germany Albano Alden, Iowa Grethe Briese F 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Germany Albano Alden, Iowa Fenna Briese F 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Germany Albano Alden, Iowa Harm Briese M 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Germany Albano Alden, Iowa Everdine Briese F 22 Apr 1884 Oldendorf, Hannover Germany Albano Alden, Iowa F23 Edmd. Briese Laborer M 5 May 1884 Germany Servia Dina Briese F 5 May 1884 Germany Servia U Briese Laborer M 5 May 1884 Germany Servia Jenna Briese F 5 May 1884 Germany Servia Horonn Briese Child M 5 May 1884 Germany Servia Emerdine Briese Child F 5 May 1884 Germany Servia F24 Fried. Briese Laborer M 24 Jun 1884 Franz Briese Laborer M 24 Jun 1884 Moravia Moravia F25 Robert Briese Laborer M 6 Jun 1884 Germany Main Marie Briese Wife F 6 Jun 1884 Germany Main F26 August Briese Farmer M 31 Mar 1884 Germany Main Ohmsted, Minnesota Auguste Briese Wife F 31 Mar 1884 Germany Main Ohmsted, Minnesota Otto Briese M 31 Mar 1884 Germany Main Ohmsted, Minnesota Emilie Briese Servant F 31 Mar 1884 Germany Main Ohmsted, Minnesota Marie Briese Servant F 31 Mar 1884 Germany Main Ohmsted, Minnesota F27 Heinrich Briese Butcher M 4 Jun 1887 Kersitz Germany Ems Bertha Briese Unknown F 4 Jun 1887 Kersitz Germany Ems

13 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 Germany Friesland Milwaukee, Wisconsin Friedke Briese Wife F 12 Apr 1892 Germany Friesland Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fred Briese Laborer M 12 Apr 1892 Germany Friesland Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bertha Briese Servant F 12 Apr 1892 Germany Friesland Milwaukee, Wisconsin 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, Germany Germany Germany Germany Germany Northenden Northenden Northenden Northenden Northenden I1 Friedrich Wilhelm Briese Merchant M Batz India I2 Friedrich Briese Laborer M Louis Napoleon I3 J. Briese Farmer M Germany John Bertram I4 Ludewig Briese Smith M Australia I5 Joh. Briese Laborer M Germany Teutonia I6 Louise Briese Unknown 28 F Germany Borussia I7 W. Briese Unknown M Germany Silesia I8 Aug. Briese Laborer M Germany Ohio

14 I9 Johann Briese Carpenter M Johanne Marie I10 Auguste Briese Girl F Germany Hammonia I11 Mich. Briese Farmer M Germany Carl Milwaukee, Wisconsin I12 Agnes Briese Single F Brandenburg Germany Thuringia I13 Wilhelm Briese Laborer 3 Aug M Waldau, Posen Wieland Montana I14 Ottilie Briese F Radzonke, Posen Fresia I15 Wilhelm Briese M Germany Koln I16 Friedrich Briese M Germany Koln I17 Robert Taddor Briese Joiner 2 Nov M Konigsdorf, Wirsitz, Posen Suevia Morrison, Minnesota I18 Gustav Briese Farmer M Luben, Deutsch Krone, Silesia I19 Juliiane Briese Servant F Donau I20 Aug. Briese Laborer M Luben, Deutsch Krone, Gellert I21 Karoline Briese Servant F Braunschweig I22 Robert Briese M Germany Fulda I23 Ferd. Briese Farmer M Germany Elbe I24 Friedrich Briese M Germany Sprite I25 Carl Briese Laborer M Wiezice Germany Main I26 Wilh. Briese Child M India I27 Ad. Briese Laborer M Italy Waesland I28 Gotthold Briese Laborer M Germany Fulda I29 Louise Briese Servant F Plienitz Germany Neckar I30 Minna Briese F Germany x I31 Paul Briese Blacksmith M Berlin, Brandenburg Suevia Neugolz, Deutsch Krone, I32 Friedrich Briese M Rugia Pommern I33 Ernst Briese Laborer M Germany Lahn I34 Alwine Briese Unknown M Nuernberg

15 I35 Julius Briese M Berlin, Brandenburg Augusta Victoria I36 Wilhelm Briese Laborer M Suevia Iowa I37 Martha Briese F Berlin, Brandenburg Germany x I38 Louise Briese F Berlin, Brandenburg Germany x I39 Emma Briese F Berlin, Brandenburg Germany x I40 Amalie Briese Unknown F x I41 Emma Briese Wife F Bohemia c I42 Fritz Briese M Berlin, Brandenburg Columbia I43 Bertha Briese F Berlin, Brandenburg Germany x I44 Elsa Briese Governess F Germany c I45 Gottfried Briese M Stettin, Pommern Germany Aragonia

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

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