OUR BULLER / BULLERT FAMILY HISTORY
(1808-1885)
son of Christian BULLER (1773-1846)
grandson of Daniel BULLER (1726-1803)
At age 48, Gottfried and his family obtained permission from the German Government to emigrate to America from their homeland in the village of
Vandsburg, Kreis Flatow, West Prussia,
(now Wiecbork, Poland)
departing from the Port of Bremen, Germany,
on the ship "Meta",
arriving at the Port of New York City, NY on
Sept. 29, 1856.
Passenger List:
Gottfried Bullert (age 48)
wife Dorothea E. (Garz/Jahns) Bullert (age 45)
Children:
Carl L. Bullert (age 24)
Wilhelmine Bullert (age 21)
John A. Bullert (age 18)
Fredrich Bullert (age 9)
Daniel Bullert (age 7)
Bertha E. Bullert (age 4)
The Schauer and Meihlke families traveled from Zempelburg together with the Bullert family, destined for Minnesota. There were marriages between descendants from both families.
By the 1860 U.S. census,
Gottfried BULLERT and his family had settled in Green Isle Township, Sibley County, Minnesota where he farmed 160 acres
receiving a land patent in 1861 from
President Abraham Lincoln.
(1820-1887)
son of Erdmann BULLER (1770-1829)
grandson of Daniel BULLER (1726-1803)
At age 37, David and his family left their homeland in Zempelburg, Kreis Flatow, West Prussia,
departing from Hamburg, Germany,
on the ship "Gulfstream",
arriving in Quebec, Canada on
May 1, 1857.
Passenger List:
David Bullert (age 37)
wife Rosa (maiden SEEHAWER) (age 33)
daughter Pauline (age 4)
daughter Augusta (age 1 1/2)
son August (age 11)
sister Justine (age 18)
By the 1870 U.S. census,
David BULLERT and his family had settled in Green Isle Township, Sibley County, Minnesota where he farmed 160 acres.
Passenger Lists
(1809-1970)
son of Erdmann BULLER (1770-1829)
grandson of Daniel BULLER (1726-1803)
At age 44, Gottlieb and his family left their homeland
in Zempelburg, Kreis Flatow, West Prussia,
embarking on a long journey across the
Atlantic Ocean, to a new destiny in America.
The Bullerts departed Hamburg, Germany,
on the ship "North America",
arriving in New York City, NY on
Dec. 11, 1853.
Passenger List:
G. Bullert (age 44)
wife Caroline (maiden RISTAU) (age 41)
daughter Wilhelmine (age 18)
son Friedrich (age 15)
son Julius (age 7)
son Carl (age 5)
By the 1870 U.S. census,
Gottlieb BULLERT and his family had settled in Jessenland, Sibley County, Minnesota where he farmed 160 acres.
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