Johan Gerhard Heinrich Franzen

1803 - 1858  (54 years)

• Name	Johan Gerhard Heinrich Franzen
  Birth	16 Aug 1803	Schale, Westfalen, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	26 Aug 1803	Schale, Westfalen, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	John, Gerhard  [4, 5]
  Occupation	Farmer  [2, 6]
  Burial	1858	St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [3, 5]
  Death	28 May 1858	Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I111	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Hermann Bernhard Heinrich Franzen           b. Sep 1772, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 7 Jan 1844, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Anna Catharina Gertrud Uphaus           b. 12 Oct 1783, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 18 May 1806, Schale, Westfalen, Germany (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F79	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Catharina Hartbecke           b. 24 Oct 1806, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 1853, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1829	Schale, Westfalen, Germany   [1, 4]
  Notes	John and Catherine were 2nd cousins.
  Children	+ 1. Catharina Adelheid Franzen           b. 4 Jul 1830, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 21 Oct 1891, Union City Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA (Age 61 years) + 2. Fenne Adelheit Franzen           b. 3 Nov 1832, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 13 Apr 1902, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age 69 years) + 3. Bernard Heinrich Franzen           b. 20 Dec 1837, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 18 Aug 1887, Iowa, USA (Age 49 years) + 4. Gesina Frederika Franzen           b. 30 Dec 1844, Schale, Westfalen, Germany           d. 20 Jul 1887, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Gesina Koebbemann
  Marriage	9 Nov 1854	DuPage County, Illinois, USA   [3, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Aug 1803 - Schale, Westfalen, Germany Christening - 26 Aug 1803 - Schale, Westfalen, Germany Marriage - 11 Mar 1829 - Schale, Westfalen, Germany Marriage - 9 Nov 1854 - DuPage County, Illinois, USA Burial - 1858 - St. Johannes Cemetery, Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA Death - 28 May 1858 - Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Immigrated to US with his wife and two children in 1853 (19 years after his father, step-mother, and step-siblings).; settled in Addison Township (Bensenville). Godparents: Johann Frantzen & Gesina Helena List [2, 4, 9]

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Schale Evangelical Church records: Evangelisch Kirchengemeinde - Schale Geburtsregister/Heiratsregister/Sterberegister. [S40] Michael Martens Kirchhoff, The Franzen Family from Schale, Co Tecklenburg, Westphalia: a family tree of descendants of Johan Frantzen. [S4325] username Calcat, Find A Grave memorial for Johan Gerhard Franzen, #42071483. [S153] Gloria Landwer Scott, Families from Schale, Westfalen & Sonneborn, Lippe. [S548] Necrology Records of Selected Townships in DuPage County, (DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society). [S2] Elaine Schoelzel, Letter to Bradley Mohr. [S52] Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900. [S24] DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society, DuPage County (Illinois) Marriages 1839-1906, (Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois, USA), US/Can 977.324 V2d. [S4870] Wilderness Here When the Franzen Family Arrived.