Ernst Fredric (Edward Frederick) Schmidt
1811 - 1876 (64 years)-
Name Ernst Fredric (Edward Frederick) Schmidt Born 2 Nov 1811 Maria Magdalena (AB) 
[1] Gender Male Died 1 May 1876 New Orleans, Louisiana, US [2] Person ID I31 Schmidt Last Modified 4 Mar 2015
Father Fredric* Schmidt, b. 6 Apr 1789, Tyska Sankta Gertrud (AB) , d. 27 Dec 1843, Maria Magdalena (AB) (Age 54 years) Mother Louise* Eleonora Skoge, b. 30 Oct 1787, d. 6 Mar 1869, Maria Magdalena (AB) (Age 81 years) Married 20 Dec 1810 Maria Magdalena (AB) [3] Family ID F15 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elisabeth* Marion Shepard, b. 1816, New Orleans, Louisiana, US , d. 4 Nov 1880, New Orleans, Louisiana, US (Age 64 years) Children 1. Louisa* Ann Schmidt, b. 12 Apr 1839, New Orleans, Louisiana, US , d. 10 Oct 1916, Belton, Bell County, Texas, US (Age 77 years)2. Emily* Henrietta Schmidt, b. 17 Nov 1850, New Orleans, Louisiana, US , d. 10 May 1889, Houston, Harris County, Texas, US (Age 38 years)3. Frederick* Gustavus Schmidt, b. 17 Sep 1852, New Orleans, Louisiana, US , d. 30 Nov 1865, New Orleans, Louisiana, US (Age 13 years)4. George Joseph* Howard Schmidt, b. 1 May 1856, New Orleans, Louisiana, US , d. 3 Jul 1860, New Orleans, Louisiana, US (Age 4 years)Last Modified 28 Dec 2015 Family ID F26 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Received passport 1832-08-07
Travelled to US over New York 1832-US citizens 1840-07-06Merchant in New Orleans, LA, USHe was first connected with the shipping house of Mr. H.P. Baxter, and afterwards with the firm of Baxter & Lovell. Subsequently he became a partner of Mr. Buddendorff, a respectable merchant of this city.Was one of the founders of the Howard Association of New Orleans & president from 1866 until he died in 1876. HA was a volantary organization for fighting yellow fever. During the epidemic of 1873, he repaired to Shreveport, and at the risk of his own life rendered many invaluable services to the poor and suffering people of that place.
- Received passport 1832-08-07
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