The imigration of the Rockenbach to Brazil

To that we know the Rockenbach last name was introduced in the Rio Grande Do Sul - Brazil in 1829 (March, 9rd 1929), year where we find the register of the immigration of Johan Daniel Rockenbach (some times written as Roggenbach), with 25 years of age,            bachelor.

Johan Daniel, who was born at the margins of River Mosel, in the town of Pünderich - Germany, in December, 10rd of 1803, was one of the first inhabitants of  São José do Hortêncio, in the Rio Grande Do Sul - Brazil, where he married Anna Margareth Burgn on May, 2nd 1830 and they had eight children:

  1. Catharina - oo 01/05/1855 Peter Rauber
  2. Mathias - oo 25/02/1862 Catharina Rambo
  3. João -

    4. oo I 11/06//1861 Margarida Schneider
    oo II Wve Esswein
  4. Jakob - 05.06.1865 - Margareth Wammes
  5. José Pedro - oo 25.07.1871 - Margarida Schäfer
  6. Margarida - oo 19.06.1866 - Peter Braun
  7. Anna Gertrudes - oo 30.06.1868 - John Puhl
  8. Adão Aloísio - oo . .1872 - Catharina Horn
John Daniel built his house with wood and rocks, in 1853. The house is still built up and is located at the Street 17th in   São José do Hortêncio - RS.

Later on came also to Brazil , Mathias Rockenbach , John Daniel's brother. He arrived in 1854. He was married in  Pünderich - Germany (February, 25 rd 1840) with Anna Bárbara Gibbert. They bring togheter their seven children:

  1. Anna Maria - oo 20.07.1865 - Pedro Schmitz
  2. Maternus - oo 04.02.1865 - Maria Dewes
  3. Mathias - oo 02.07.1872 - Helena Barth
  4. Margareth - oo 03.05.1865 - João Barth
  5. Elisabeth - oo 20.06.1870 - Pedro Ten Roller
  6. Clara - oo 07.10.1873 - Pedro Knob
  7. Peter - oo ?
Mathias Rockenbach was established initially also in São José do Hortêncio, where more three children
              had been born:
  1. Philomena Catharina - oo 27.04.1880 - Nicolau Berwanger
  2. João - oo 24.11.1879 - Margarida Knob
  3. Miguel - oo 27.04.1880 - Anna Maria Kringes 

In November, 9rd 1857, it is registered the immigration of Johann Nikolaus Rockenbach, married with Elisabeth Margareth, born Schein, with its six  children:

  1. Christoph - oo Francisca Herkert
  2. Nikolaus - oo Maria Herkert
  3. Johann Peter - oo Victória Herkert
  4. Joseph ( + single)
  5. Jakob ( + single)
  6. Margareth - oo Albert Karkow
Nikolaus Rockenbach came from Wüschheim  - Germany and they had fixed residence in the Colony of Santo Ângelo, today named Agudo - RS.

 

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