I first met my 5x Great Grandfather, Johann Mangen in the marriage record of his son, Mathias in 1794 in Munsbach, Luxembourg. While looking in the records in Schuttrange which is where Munsbach is located, I came across the index for the marriage record for Johann.   The above record shows me a few interesting … More Johann Mangen 1737-1793

My 4x Great Grandfather, Mathias Mangen from Munsbach, Luxembourg was one of ten children that I have found born to Johannes Mangen and Catherine Putz. I searched through the Church records in Munsbach between 1761-1793. The start date was when the parents married and the end date is when I found Johannes’ death and Catherine … More Siblings of Mathias Mangen 1769-1814

I was introduced to my 4x Great Grandfather, Mathias Mangen in the marriage record of his son, Jacques in 1825. This record indicated that Mathias died on 11 April 1814 in Munsbach and that he was married to Marie Engle. I then proceeded to find his death record which didn’t give me much information.The only … More Mathias Mangen 1769-1814

3x Great Grandfather. Jacques Mangen was born in 1802 to Mathias Mangen and Marie Engle. I have found 7 siblings thus far. This is what has been found all documents are in Luxembourg, the commune is listed.   Johann Pierre baptized 1796, lost track of him. Michel born 20 October 1800, died 25 December 1868 … More Siblings of Jacques/Jacob Mangen 1802-1892

I first encountered Jacques Mangen,  my 3x Great Grandfather, in the census while I was looking for his son Nicholas. He appeared in 16 of the 19 censuses in Mensdorf, Luxembourg between 1843-1889. The various censuses revealed many facts about Jacques. His birthday is 22 August 1802 and he was born in Munsbach. His wife … More Jacques/Jacob Mangen 1802-1892

My 2x Great Grandfather, Nicholas Mangen from Luxembourg was one of nine children born to Jacques Mangen and Catherine Feipel. I would like to show what has been found about the siblings of Nicholas. To avoid a lot of repetition, all records are from Luxembourg and only the commune is listed. Pierre born 7 February … More The Siblings of Nicholas Mangen 1829-1907

Last post provided the information about the birth, marriage, and death of Nicholas Mangen. He was born 27 July 1829 to Jacques Mangen and Catherine Feipel, married 9 April 1861 to Anne Weber, and died 4 September 1907 all in Luxembourg. Shifting to the census, there were 19 taken between 1843 and 1900 in Luxembourg. … More Nicholas Mangen in the Census

The Mangen line in my family comes from Luxembourg. Great Grandfather, George was born 1868 in Luxembourg and immigrated in 1889 to Chicago, IL. He married Eva Guill in 1896 and they had 4 children. George was killed mysteriously in 1903. His son, Henry is my Grandfather who was born in 1900, married Florence Bostwick … More Continuing the Mangen Line – Nicholas

Great Grandfather, George Mangen was one of 14 children, all born in Luxembourg. Their parents are Nicholas Mangen and Anne Weber. The following is what I have found about the siblings. 1 Jacques born 9 February 1862. He stayed with the family and must have been the son that inherited the farm. He was married … More Siblings of George Mangen

Last post covered the death of Great Grandfather, George Mangen, and the mystery surrounding it. George died at the age of 35 in 1903 and he died intestate. I have found a document in the probate records in Cook County, Chicago, IL.   This shows that on 6 January 1904 Nellie Carlin from the Federal … More Probate and Burial of George Mangen