PARENTS
Son of Johann Biedermann and Unknown
Daughter of Gottfried Schneider & Unknown
RELATIONSHIP TO ME
SECOND Great Grand-Parents
In the summer of 1861, Gottlieb J. Biedermann and his wife Dorothea Christine Elisabeth Schneider, bid farewell to all their kinfolk in Pennow, Province of Brandenburg, Germany and sailed for Canada.
Dorothea's sister Christine, her husband Gottfried Bramburger and their family came along with them to America. America, the new land promised them a home and freedom from the wars which were causing unrest in Europe from 1855 till 1865.
TRAVEL
Application for land had been made and granted, and so they sailed from Germany arriving in Montreal; proceeded by rail to Bytown which is now Ottawa. Here they were allotted land; supposedly rich farm land, in the Ottawa River valley around what is now the Pembroke area. They travelled on foot from Bytown for six days securing food and lodging at the taverns and stopping places along the way. Their personal belongings were wrapped tightly in sacks and hung over their shoulders. A wooden tub brought with them was used to carry the young children. A spinning wheel was also part of the possessions they had brought with the from the Old Country. When they arrived at their destination, there were no roads - trails had to be blazed, the land had to be cleared and buildings had to be erected. Being the housekeeper was the duty of every married woman but family life was simple and happy as we learn from our older generation.
OCCUPATIONS, RESIDENCE, FAITH
Gottlieb Biederman had fair curly hair, was refined and sociable, a blacksmith by trade. His wife Dorothea was a seamstress which was quite fashionable in those days. Women in her day, wore their black wedding dress only on special occasions. They were distinguished by their white embroidered aprons which they wore to church and they hung a dainty fabric bag from the belt which contained a handkerchief and the few pennies they had.
The family settled on fifty acres of land in Rankin - corner lot 6, Concession 23 in Wilberforce Township. Gottlieb set up a Blacksmith shop on the site of what later became Paul Schultz's Store and is presently owned by Allan Snyder who runs a grocery store there today. The Biederman Blacksmith Shop attracted many business services and it was a corner of many friendly relationships.
These German settlers were mostly Lutheran in faith and of primary importance to them was the observance of the Lord's Day. It was on these premises that the first church services were held. Gottlieb Biederman provided seating for the worshippers by cutting logs and tree stumps to sit on. They had brought with them their faith, the fear and love of God and they looked for His blessings. Their children were brought up in this atmosphere. In 1861, the first Lutheran Missionary was sent into this Upper Ottawa Valley and in 1862, Grace Lutheran Parish, Rankin was established by Rev. L. Gerndt. By 1870, when Rev. Gerndt relinquished the parish, Wilberforce and Alice Parishes were the largest congregations in the Valley, each with fifty families.
CHILDREN
Gottlieb and Dorothea were blessed with eight children, seven of which were born in Germany. They were August, William, Carl, Frederick, Auguste, Wilhelmine, Gustav and Pauline. Auguste Remus was eleven years old when she came to Canada. Wilhelmine was nine years and Pauline was born in this new homeland in 1862. From these eight children there descended fifty-eight grandchildren for their parents.
DESCENDANTS
Exactly one hundred and twenty years after the arrival of Gottlieb Biederman and his family in Canada, his descendants gathered in Ladysmith, Quebec at Thorne Centre Recreation Building in response to an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krose (Carl Biederman lineage) for a get together. More than three hundred were in attendance. An informal welcome and program highlighted the afternoon with many displays of hand work, posters of family data and a talent show under the direction of Sister Esther Brose, President of the Remus family. Everyone joined in a pot luck supper which was enjoyed by all and many acquaintances were renewed.
MEMORIAM
CREDITS
Narrative extracted (verbatim) from the July 26, 1981 Biederman Get-Together document " Seven Generations of Descendants of Gottlieb Biederman and his wife Dorothea - in Canada since 1861 "
Photography from family albums and supplied by Wayne Hampel (cousin) and Rhoda O'Kane (mother).
Son of Johann Biedermann and Unknown
Daughter of Gottfried Schneider & Unknown
RELATIONSHIP TO ME
SECOND Great Grand-Parents
In the summer of 1861, Gottlieb J. Biedermann and his wife Dorothea Christine Elisabeth Schneider, bid farewell to all their kinfolk in Pennow, Province of Brandenburg, Germany and sailed for Canada.
Dorothea Schneider (scanned from family album)
Dorothea's sister Christine, her husband Gottfried Bramburger and their family came along with them to America. America, the new land promised them a home and freedom from the wars which were causing unrest in Europe from 1855 till 1865.
TRAVEL
Application for land had been made and granted, and so they sailed from Germany arriving in Montreal; proceeded by rail to Bytown which is now Ottawa. Here they were allotted land; supposedly rich farm land, in the Ottawa River valley around what is now the Pembroke area. They travelled on foot from Bytown for six days securing food and lodging at the taverns and stopping places along the way. Their personal belongings were wrapped tightly in sacks and hung over their shoulders. A wooden tub brought with them was used to carry the young children. A spinning wheel was also part of the possessions they had brought with the from the Old Country. When they arrived at their destination, there were no roads - trails had to be blazed, the land had to be cleared and buildings had to be erected. Being the housekeeper was the duty of every married woman but family life was simple and happy as we learn from our older generation.
OCCUPATIONS, RESIDENCE, FAITH
Gottlieb Biederman had fair curly hair, was refined and sociable, a blacksmith by trade. His wife Dorothea was a seamstress which was quite fashionable in those days. Women in her day, wore their black wedding dress only on special occasions. They were distinguished by their white embroidered aprons which they wore to church and they hung a dainty fabric bag from the belt which contained a handkerchief and the few pennies they had.
The family settled on fifty acres of land in Rankin - corner lot 6, Concession 23 in Wilberforce Township. Gottlieb set up a Blacksmith shop on the site of what later became Paul Schultz's Store and is presently owned by Allan Snyder who runs a grocery store there today. The Biederman Blacksmith Shop attracted many business services and it was a corner of many friendly relationships.
These German settlers were mostly Lutheran in faith and of primary importance to them was the observance of the Lord's Day. It was on these premises that the first church services were held. Gottlieb Biederman provided seating for the worshippers by cutting logs and tree stumps to sit on. They had brought with them their faith, the fear and love of God and they looked for His blessings. Their children were brought up in this atmosphere. In 1861, the first Lutheran Missionary was sent into this Upper Ottawa Valley and in 1862, Grace Lutheran Parish, Rankin was established by Rev. L. Gerndt. By 1870, when Rev. Gerndt relinquished the parish, Wilberforce and Alice Parishes were the largest congregations in the Valley, each with fifty families.
CHILDREN
Gottlieb and Dorothea were blessed with eight children, seven of which were born in Germany. They were August, William, Carl, Frederick, Auguste, Wilhelmine, Gustav and Pauline. Auguste Remus was eleven years old when she came to Canada. Wilhelmine was nine years and Pauline was born in this new homeland in 1862. From these eight children there descended fifty-eight grandchildren for their parents.
DESCENDANTS
Exactly one hundred and twenty years after the arrival of Gottlieb Biederman and his family in Canada, his descendants gathered in Ladysmith, Quebec at Thorne Centre Recreation Building in response to an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krose (Carl Biederman lineage) for a get together. More than three hundred were in attendance. An informal welcome and program highlighted the afternoon with many displays of hand work, posters of family data and a talent show under the direction of Sister Esther Brose, President of the Remus family. Everyone joined in a pot luck supper which was enjoyed by all and many acquaintances were renewed.
MEMORIAM
Narrative extracted (verbatim) from the July 26, 1981 Biederman Get-Together document " Seven Generations of Descendants of Gottlieb Biederman and his wife Dorothea - in Canada since 1861 "
Photography from family albums and supplied by Wayne Hampel (cousin) and Rhoda O'Kane (mother).
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