Switzerland, Palatinate, and the AL region of France
In about 1845 my Beallers came over from...well by some census records Switzerland and by others Palatine (modern Rheinland-Pfalz not to be confused with parts of modern Isreal).
Since they settled in Lancaster Co., PA they were obviously Memmonites like my other Lancaster relatives were. Ive been trying to find more about the immigration of the Memmonites to the US. Most I found is what I already know since some of my distant relations were from the early Germantown Memmonits from Münster. In fact that is how I am related to Sir Samuel Cunnard, but these Bealler ones puzzle me.
I do think I found a ship's record for Marks/Marx Bealler. The passenger is the right age b.*1821 immigrated on that ship 1846. The problems are 1) last name spelling and 2) this fellow is from France. Of course it doesnt say where in France and he may have well lived a year in France before hopping on the ship. Or thanks to the many AL border changes he may have been born in France then it became Palatine. Or he was from Zürich or one of those tiny towns on the 3 country border.
The arrival year of 1846 gave him plenty of time to meet Mary, his wife and have his son Oliver but all censuses say Oliver was born in Switzerland/Palatine. Ive yet to find when Mary and Oliver came. They arent listed on the list with my suspected "Marx Boller. It is just the dates match so well I have a feeling it is him. This is so frustrating and it doesnt help that Marx's wife was named Mary. Just frustrating
Since they settled in Lancaster Co., PA they were obviously Memmonites like my other Lancaster relatives were. Ive been trying to find more about the immigration of the Memmonites to the US. Most I found is what I already know since some of my distant relations were from the early Germantown Memmonits from Münster. In fact that is how I am related to Sir Samuel Cunnard, but these Bealler ones puzzle me.
I do think I found a ship's record for Marks/Marx Bealler. The passenger is the right age b.*1821 immigrated on that ship 1846. The problems are 1) last name spelling and 2) this fellow is from France. Of course it doesnt say where in France and he may have well lived a year in France before hopping on the ship. Or thanks to the many AL border changes he may have been born in France then it became Palatine. Or he was from Zürich or one of those tiny towns on the 3 country border.
The arrival year of 1846 gave him plenty of time to meet Mary, his wife and have his son Oliver but all censuses say Oliver was born in Switzerland/Palatine. Ive yet to find when Mary and Oliver came. They arent listed on the list with my suspected "Marx Boller. It is just the dates match so well I have a feeling it is him. This is so frustrating and it doesnt help that Marx's wife was named Mary. Just frustrating