I received this document a few years back from my Grandmother who in turn received it from one her Stoffel cousins from Chippewa. I believe that some of them had made the trip to Belgium and got in touch with Stoffel cousins there. The original is in French and can be found here in PDF form. I have added an explanation at the end of this document as to where these town are located in Belgium and Luxemburg. -William 12/16/2005
I. John Stoffel, ploughman from Waltzing
Born :
Died : in Avt on February 2, 1779
Married : Anne Marg. GERENTS in Walzing on May 9, 1745
She was the daughter of Etienne GERENTS and Susanne
WOLHAUSEN. Anne died on January 19, 1767.
Childern :
1. Etienne STOFFEL, farmer from Waltzing
Married : Mie Cath AREND from Eischen on April 27, 1774. She
died on November 11, 1811.
2. Anne Margerite STOFFEL Born in Waltzing on December 16,
1747
3. Henry STOFFEL, farmer from Eischen. Born in Waltzing on
September 12, 1749. See generation II.
4. Marie Marg. STOFFEL Born in Waltzing on September 11, 1751
5. Barbe STOFFEL Born in Waltzing on March 27, 1754. She Married
in Eischen on February 20, 1779 to Charles SCHEEREN of Waltzing
6. Elisabeth STOFFEL Born in Waltzing on October 10, 1755.
She Married in Eischen on February 11, 1782 to JP KAUFFMAN
7. Peter STOFFEL Born in Waltzing on February 6, 1758
8. Catherine STOFFEL Born in Waltzing on December 16, 1747.
Died at age 10 in Arlon on May 19, 1770
9. Marguerite STOFFEL Born in Waltzing on February 4, 1763
II. Henry STOFFEL, farmer from Eischen.
Born : in Waltzing on September 12, 1749
Died : in Eischen on March 31, 1815
Married : Marie GOBIN daughter of GOBIN and MULLER
(See filiation GOLBIN). She was born in Eischen on MONTH? 22, 1754 and died
on January 13, 1829.
Children :
1. Anne Marg. STOFFEL Born in Eischen on November
1, 1776. She Married Jacques EVRARD, a farmer in Hondelange.
2. Nicolas STOFFEL a farmer in Eischen. Born in Eischen on
June 21, 1778. He Married in Hobscheid on February 25, 1805 to Catherine
KIPGEN. She was born circa 1781.
Children : Dominique STOFFEL born in Hobscheid on April 15,
1806, and Charles STOFFEL born in Hobscheid on September 19,
1810.
3. Barbe STOFFEL Born in Eischen on December 25, 1779. She
was Married in Hobscheid on January 16, 1806 to Michael KLEIN
a day laborer in Eischen. He was born circa 1777/80 and died in Eischen in October
15, 1851.
4. Peter STOFFEL Born in Eischen on February 27, 1781. See
generation III.
5. Henry STOFFEL Born in Eischen on November 26, 1782 and Died
December 15, 1782
6. Marie Catherine STOFFEL Born in Eischen on October 16, 1783.
Married Nic. PETER of Fousches
7. Henry STOFFEL Born in Eischen on February 2, 1785, remaining
in Holtzem (1829).
8. John Nic. STOFFEL Born in Eischen on November 26, 1786,
tisserand in Sterpenich (1829)
9. Anne STOFFEL Born in Eischen on May 7, 1788 and she Died
in Avt on March 31, 1815.
10. Marie STOFFEL Born in Eischen on May 29, 1789.
11. Marie Elisabeth STOFFEL Born in Eischen on November 16,
1792 and she Died on that same day.
III. Peter STOFFEL, Farmer
Born : in Eischen on February 27, 1781.
Died : in Barnich on November 14, 1868
1st Marriage : Married in Barnich on February
12, 1810 to Anne Marie THILL, daughter of John THILL
and Anne MULLER of Barnich.
Children :
1. Francois STOFFEL, Farmer. Born in Barnich on November 4,
1810. He died in Barnich on May 31, 1881. He married in Barnich in 1851 to Mie
Cath. TORTU. She was born in Lintgen on December 6, 1820 and died in
Barnich on December 11, 1890. They had 4 children.
2. Anne Marg. STOFFEL Born in Barnich on March 18, 1812 and
Died in Barnich on January 1, 1831.
3. Nicolas STOFFEL Born in Barnich on April 3, 1814. See generation
IVa.
4. Catherine STOFFEL Born in Barnich on September 13, 1817
and Died in Barnich on May 3, 1818
5. Susanne STOFFEL Born in Barnich on February 29, 1820 and
Died in Barnich on August 1, 1820.
2nd Marriage : Married in Barnich on February 3, 1825 to Marie KRIER daughter of Dominique KRIER (Died April 1790) and Marie BONN. Marie BONN Died on February 29, 1818. Marie KRIER was Born in Eischen on February 24, 1791 and Died in Barnich on February 9, 1847.
Children :
1. Francois STOFFEL Born in Barnich on May 22, 1826.
2. Peter STOFFEL Born in Barnich on October 25, 1828. See generation
IVb.
3. Henry STOFFEL Born in Barnich on September 26, 1832 and
Died in Barnich on August 4, 1850.
4. Jacques STOFFEL Born in Barnich on April 22, 1835 and Died
on February 1, 1836.
IVa. Nicolas STOFFEL, Farmer
Born : in Barnich on April 3, 1814
Died : in Barnich on December 21, 1896
Married : Marie Anne FRANTZEN
(See Filation FRANTZEN) in Barnich on January 10, 1849. She was Born in Betting
on April 30, 1819 and Died after December 21, 1896.
Children :
1. Marie STOFFEL Born in Barnich on January 29, 1850. See generation
Va.
2. Francois STOFFEL Born in Barnich on September 7, 1851. See
generation Vb.
3. Catherine STOFFEL Born in Barnich on August 8, 1853.
4. Anne STOFFEL Born in Barnich on November 20, 1856 and Died
in Autelbas on August 8, 1920. She was married in Barnich on May 16, 1883 to
JP (JB) LIPPERT, farmer, son of John LIPPERT
(who died in Barnich August 25, 1878) and of Catherine NEU (NEY)
(She Died in Barnich on June 2, 1864)
5. Susanne STOFFEL, teacher, Born in Barnich on March 28, 1859.
6. Marie Catherine STOFFEL Born in Barnich on November 30,
1861.
7. Marguerite STOFFEL Born in Barnich on April 18, 1864 and
Died on March 6, 1877.
IVb. Peter STOFFEL, Cartwright (workman who makes and repairs carts
and wagons) more info
Born : in Barnich on October 25, 1825.
Died : in Tilden, WI USA on March 25, 1925.
Married : Anne WEBER, daughter of Nicolas WEBER,
day laborer, (Died in Toernich on November 16, 1849) and Elisabeth GRAS. Anne
WEBER was born in Toernich on May 30, 1830.
Children :
1. Elisabeth STOFFEL Born in Sterpenich on April 4, 1858 and
Died on April 11, 1860.
2. Marie STOFFEL Born in Sterpenich on April 4, 1858.
3. Peter STOFFEL Born in Sterpenich on January 13, 1860.
4. Catherine STOFFEL Born in Sterpenich on January 3, 1862.
5. Susanne STOFFEL Born in Sterpenich on March 15, 1864.
6. Nicolas STOFFEL Born in Sterpenich on May 12, 1866.
Emigrated to the USA-Wisconsin-Tilden in 1868 and had four additional births while in the USA.
Va. Marie STOFFEL
Born : in Barnich on January 29, 1850.
Died : in Heinstert on March 21, 1912
Married : Michael LECLER, blacksmith, in Hondelange on February
12, 1878. He was Born in Hondelange on May 1, 1849. Michael Died on November
28, 1891.
Children :
1. Agnes LECLER Born in Hondelange on January 21, 1879. See
generation VIa.
2. Catherine LECLER Born in Hondelange on July 29, 1883. See
generation VIb.
3. Nicolas LECLER, horticulturist, Born in Hondelange on August
24, 1890 and Died in Arlon on March 24, 1954. Nicolas Married Marichen
CONRATH. She was Born in Eich and Died in Virton St. Mard on February
15, 1973. (s.p. sine prole - They had no children)
Vb. Francois STOFFEL, farmer
Born : in Barnich on September 7, 1851
Died : in Barnich on May 6, 1935
Married : Madeleine KIEFFER in Barnich in 1890. She was the
daughter of Henry and Marg. WIES. Madeleine was Born in Gascht
Muhlen (Mamer) on March 22, 1861.
Children :
1. Nicolas STOFFEL, priest, Born in Barnich on May 5, 1891
and Died in Barnich on September 29, 1965.
2. Camille STOFFEL Born in Barnich on December 11, 1894. See
generation VIc.
VIa. Agnes LECLER
Born : in Hondelange on January 21, 1879.
Died : in Hondelange on February 26, 1910
Married : Victor SCHWEICH in Hondelange on June 11, 1902. Victor
was Born in Bebange on April 26, 1875. He Died in Hondelange on August 2, 1956.
Children :
1. Bertha SCHWEICH Born in Hondelange on August 20, 1904. She
married Clement MUSCHANG, farmer. They had children.
2. Anna SCHWEICH Born in Hondelange on July 26, 1906 and Died
in Udange circa September 6, 1984. She married Marcel CLAUDE.
VIb. Catherine LECLER, teacher
Born : in Hondelange on July 19, 1883.
Died : in Post on June 20, 1948.
Married : Lucien MATHIEU,
teacher, in Post on March 24, 1913. He was Born in Post on May 31, 1884 and
Died in Brussels on September 26, 1957.
Children :
1. LIMPACH - MATHIEU
2. PERBAL - MATHIEU
3. MATHIEU – JOARLETTE
VIc. Camille STOFFEL, farmer
Born : in Barnich on December 10, 1894
Died : in Barnich on July 30, 1962
Married : Anne Marie BESTGEN in Barnich on November 17, 1917.
She was Born in Nothomb on October 23, 1888. She Died in Barnich on December
16, 1961.
Children :
1. Marie STOFFEL, Nun, Born in Barnich on November 3, 1918.
2. Susanne STOFFEL Born in Barnich on January 10, 1920 and
Died in Arlon on August 13, 1977.
3. Albertine STOFFEL Born in Barnich on February 4, 1922. Married
in Barnich to Peter THOMAS, Farmer, on April 23, 1951. He was Born on February
31, 1913 and Died in January 1986. They had children.
4. Nicolas Emile STOFFEL Born in Barnich on November 16, 1923
and Died in Barnich on October 1, 1966.
5. Albert Joseph STOFFEL Born in Autelbas on March 27, 1926.
He married in Autelbas to Marthe Justine MARTIN on May 13,
1957. She was born in Sterpenich on May 24, 1925. They had children
6. Leon Francois STOFFEL Born in Barnich on August 31, 1929
and Died in Arlon on August 22, 1968.
Arlon-
During the third century A.D., the city was invaded by the Francs who Germanized
the region. As a result, today, one can still hear a German dialect spoken in
more than 20 communes (districts) along the border of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Later on, from 1681-1697, the French colonized Arlon. Until 1815, again, Arlon
was made a part of the French Empire. However, with the Treaty of Vienna, the
city was handed over to the Dutch. Arlon was then made a part of Belgium when
the country declared its independence in 1830. Today, Arlon is the capital city
for Belgium's province of "Luxembourg".
Barnich-
(Autelbas) Barnich is a little village situated close to the border between
Belgium and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. This village (often called "Barnich-Autelbas")
is now part of the township of Arlon. This is where Peter Stoffel was born in
1828.
Bruxelles-
Brussels, the capital of Belgium
Eischen-
A town across the border into the Grand Duchy (Country) of Luxembourg, just
east of Arlon.
Heinstert-
(Attert) near or in Arlon
Hobscheid-
A town in the Grand Duchy (Country) of Luxembourg.
Hondelange-
(Messancy) near or in Arlon
Toernich-
(Arlon) Just south of Arlon. This is where Anna (Weber) Stoffel was born in
1832.
Waltzing-
(Arlon) near or in Arlon