Henry Rebmann (1865-1912)
Census record for Henry (Henri) Rebmann
Henry Rebmann in 1905 NY census
Individual Facts
- Name: Henry Rebmann
- Sex: Male
- Also Known As: Henri Lang
- Birth: 7 Dec 1865, Gundershoffen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
- Death: 18 Oct 1912, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Birthplace: Gundershoffen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Henry Rebmann was born on 7 Dec 1865 in Gundershoffen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. At that time, life there was rural and village-based. Most people lived in small homes, worked in farming, vineyards, or local trades, and depended on family and church life. Travel was slow, and daily life followed the seasons.
Alsace in 1865 was also a border region shaped by both French and German culture. People often spoke local Alsatian dialects as well as French or German. The area was politically French when Henry was born, but it was close to major tensions in Europe. Within a few years, the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 brought fighting near the region, and Alsace later passed to German control. So although Henry was born into a traditional village world, his early years were likely affected by major political change and uncertainty.
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Gundershoffen, France
Franco-Prussian War (1870) battlefields near Gundershoffen
Biographical note
- 1865 - born out of wedlock as "Henri Lang"
- 1866 - his mother married his father and he became "Henri Rebmann"
- 1870 - Prussia took Alsace and he became "Heinrich Rebmann"
- 1888 - he came to the US and he became "Henry Rebmann"
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