Seventh Generation


126. Francois Joseph "Frank" MERCK was born on 12 September 1819 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France.47,73,74,75 About 1859 he was an inventor of the Merck plough.2 Before 1880 he was an a manufacturer of woolen goods in France.73 Frank immigrated in 1880 to Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA.73 Before 1886 he was a machinist in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.76 He died complications of heart disease on 13 December 1886 at the age of 67 in Alexian Brothers Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.73,76,77 Frank was buried on 15 December 1886 in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Freeport, Illinois.73

Francois Joseph "Frank" MERCK and Madeleine MAMMOSER were married on 18 September 1843 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France.47,74 Madeleine MAMMOSER, daughter of Francois Joseph MAMMOSER and Madeleine LEISER, was born on 29 April 1825 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France.47,74 She died after 15 July 1865 at the age of 40.

Francois Joseph "Frank" MERCK and Madeleine MAMMOSER had the following children:

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Mary MERCK lived in France in 1886.73

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Francois Joseph MERCK.

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Michel MERCK was born in 1845 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France. He died on 6 August 1846 at the age of 1 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France.78

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Michael MERCK73 was born on 27 December 1846 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France.51 He lived in Arizona, USA in December 1886.73 He died after 1886 at the age of 40 in Arizona, USA. Michael was also known as Michel MERCK.

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Adèle MERCK was born on 9 December 1848 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France. She died on 21 April 1850 at the age of 1 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France.

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Edward MERCK.

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Edmund M MERCK.

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Marie Joséphine MERCK was born on 10 March 1855 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France.71

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Marie Magdalene MERCK.

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Philomène MERCK was born on 20 November 1856 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France.71 She died on 3 December 1856 at the age of 0 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France.

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Adele MERCK.

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Theophile MERCK.

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Célestine MERCK was born on 26 May 1861 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France.71

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Joseph MERCK was born about 1864 in France.79 He immigrated about 1882.79 Before 1895 he was a farmer in Illinois.79 Joseph died on 14 February 1895 at the age of 31 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA.77,79 He was buried on 16 February 1895 in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Freeport, Illinois, USA.79

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Aloyse Theodore MERCK was born on 1 July 1865 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France. He died on 15 July 1865 at the age of 0 in Schoenenbourg, 67250, Alsace, Bas-Rhin, France.80

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Emil H. MERCK was born about 1867 in France.81,82 He immigrated in 1880 to USA.82 Between 1900 and 1912 he was a machinist in Cook County, Illinois, USA.83 Emil appeared in the census on 2 June 1900 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.84 He lived in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA in December 1904.81 He appeared in the census in April 1910 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.82 Emil was single in April 1910 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.82 He died nephritis on 9 September 1912 at the age of 45 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.77,83

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Edward MERCK was born on 27 January 1875.85 He died from injuries related to a fall on 4 April 1884 at the age of 9 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA.85,86 He was buried on 6 April 1884 in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA.86