Do you have ancestors who were born in New York City between 1869 and 1906? Discover if their baptisms were performed by Reverend Schneider in his home on Allen Street. These baptism registers may reveal your ancestor’s full name, birth and baptism date, and parents’ names.
Do you have ancestors who were born in New York City between 1869 and 1906? Discover if their baptisms were performed by Reverend Schneider in his home on Allen Street. These baptism registers may reveal your ancestor’s full name, birth and baptism date, and parents’ names.
Rev. Mr. Francis Joseph (Franz Joseph) Schneider immigrated to New York City from Germany around 1869. An independent Lutheran minister not affiliated with any formally established church, he married couples and performed baptisms out of his home on Allen Street, and later at Second Avenue near Sixth Street in the German neighborhood of New York City (Manhattan) then known as "Kleindeutschland." The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is the repository of twelve handwritten register books—all of which have been digitized—that record 6,913 baptisms performed by Rev. Schneider between August 1869 and 1906. The registers are in German and Latin and mostly conform to the following format:
Child’s given name
Birthdate
Father’s name and birthplace
Mother’s name and birthplace
Baptism sponsors
Baptism date and location