TOGA: Frank Liebler

Frank Leibler (1823 - 1896)-2nd great grandfather
Michael G Liebler (1858 - 1921) son of Frank Leibler
William Burnham Liebler (1902 - 1975) son of Michael G Liebler
William Michael Liebler (1928 - 1994) son of William Burnham Liebler
Mary Rose Karline Liebler daughter of William Michael Liebler


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A lot of the documentation for this story is at the above link.  Here is some more information.
The first time we see a Franz Leiber in the United States is in the Castle Garden archives.  This shows that a Franz Leibler arrived from Germany on the Silvie de Grasse and arrived December 7, 1846.  There is another record of a passenger list for a Franz Liebler arriving in 1853 with his wife Margaret and son Frank.  This may have been a return visit because the obituary for his son Frank indicated that Frank Jr. was born in Cromwell CT.

We can't see a record for Frank in the 1850 census, but by 1860, he was 36 years old, living in Cromwell CT with his wife Margaret (age 36) and his three children Frank (11), Barbara (9) and Michael (my great-grandfather age 2).  Not long after that, he left his wife and three children behind while he served in the 24th CT regiment, company E infantry in the Civil War.This company was formed in November 1862, served in the New Orleans area under Grover's division from March 1863 until September 1863.  They all went home at the end of September.  The worst part of this service must have been the diseases. They list 59 men to disease and 16 men in battle. Luckily Frank returned home safe.


Cromwell CT has a lot of land records for Frank dating from 1855 until his death.  Will get to these at another time.

The couple was Roman Catholic and were buried in two cemeteries associated with St. Johns parish in Middleton CT.  Frank was buried in 1896 and his civil war service was documented there.  Having computer trouble today and things are going slow.  Hope to have more next week...

Looks like he had a 25 acre farm and that it was productive.  However, both sons left the farm and made lives for themselves in nearby towns.  Michael (my great-grandfather) went