Altengronau, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen
Since 1 July 1974, Altengronau is administratively part of the municipality of Sinntal. At that point, Schlüchtern, the district (Kreis) in which Altengronau had been located, was also dissolved.
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Appenborn, Kr. Gießen, Hessen
Today, Appenborn is administratively part of the municipality of Rabenau.
Elpenrod, Kr. Vogelsberg, Hessen
Today, Elpenrod is administratively part of the municipality of Gemünden.
Meier (Meinhard)
Johann Heinrich Hartleben, his wife Johanna, son (Johann [Jakob], age 6), and [step-]children (Johann [Meier], age 18; Franz [Meier], age 14) arrived from Lübeck at the port of Oranienbaum on 15 September 1766 aboard a ship under the command of Skipper Gabriel Wild.
Heinrich Meier (age 18) and his brother Franz Joseph (age 15) are recorded on an appendix to the 1767 census of Boisroux in Household No. 33 along with their mother Dorothea and her husband (Heinrich Hartleben). [See Hartleben Family.]
Obersotzbach, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen
Today, Obersotzbach is administratively part of the municipality of Bierstein.
Ulm, Kr. Lahn-Dill, Hessen
Today, Ulm is administratively part of the municipality of Greifenstein. It is located about 20 kilometers northwest of Braunfels.
Eichstätt, Kr. Eichstätt, Bayern
From the 13th century until 1802, Eichstätt was located in an area that was controlled by the Electorate of Mainz (German = Kurmainz). Today, it is located in the German state of Bayern (Bavaria).
Neuhof, Kr. Offenbach, Hessen
The old estate of Neuhof is located just north of Götzenhain, not far from the castle of Philippseich.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Park
From 1896 to 1901, the Capuchin Fathers provided weekday celebration of Mass in private homes.
During 1899 and the spring of 1900, the first Catholic church building was constructed (a frame building, 30 x 60 feet). It was erected on the southwest corner of block twelve by Mr. B. Albers of Angelus with his son and brother-in-law assisting him. In 1901, on the patronal feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the church was dedicated. In 1909, the church was extended 20 feet and a steeple was added.