Jefferson County, NY Pioneers

PIONEER HEIL FAMILY


1. JOHANN PHILIPP HEIL was born circa 1778 in Gross-Zimmern, Hesse-Darmstadt. JOHANN PHILIPP HEIL immigrated to the United States, arriving in New York on September 1, 1832. Accompanying him were five of his children. One had died in Germany. The other, JOHANN PETER HEIL, had arrived one year earlier, on August 20, 1831, at Baltimore. All members of this family who immigrated settled in Jefferson County, New York.

He married
BARBARA HOTTES, born November 4, 1787 in Gross-Zimmern. She died in Gross-Zimmern November 15, 1822, after bearing seven children.

2. HEINRICH HEIL (HEYL) married CATHERINE M. HELDT

3. JOHANN PETER HEIL married LOUISA FRIDERICA BEATA BULLING

4. ANNA MARIA HEIL married BERNHARD STEINHILBER

5. ANNA CATHARINA HEIL married EZEKIEL STEINHILBER

6. BARBARA HEIL, b. June 1, 1816 in Gross-Zimmern, d. there on February 26, 1829.

7. JOHANN GEORG HEIL married JOHANNA FRIEDERIKA BULLING

8. JOHANN WENDEL HEIL married KAROLINE CHRISTIANA BEAT BULLING

2. HEINRICH HEIL (HEYL) (son of JOHANN PHILIPP & BARBARA (HOTTES) HEIL) was born December 27, 1805, Gross-Zimmern, Hesse-Darmstadt. He changed the spelling of his name to Heyl. He died at Depauville circa 1879 and is buried in Depauville Cemetery.

Gravestone gives dates 1806-1878.

He married after arriving in Jefferson County
CATHERINE M. HELDT, who was also born in Germany in 1804 (Bartlett) and died 27 May 1880. She is buried in Depauville Cemetery with her husband.

Children, all born at Lafargeville, HEYL:

9 i PHILLIP HEYL m LUCIRA LINGENFELTER

9a ii GEORGE HEYL m RUAH H. SNELL

10 iii CATHERINE M. HEYL m ADAM J. SNELL

11 iv HENRY HEYL, Jr.

12 v WENDEL J. HEYL m as her second husband SARAH J. LINGENFELTER (Click on name above to see family.)

13 vi MARIA H. HEYL

14 vii HENRIETTA HEYL m JAY CADWELL

3. JOHANN PETER HEIL (son of JOHANN PHILIPP & BARBARA (HOTTES) HEIL) was born January 26, 1808, Gross-Zimmern, Hesse-Darmstadt. He immigrated, arriving at Baltimore on August 20, 1831. He remarried twice, moved to Iowa, Kansas, and eventually to California where he died March 8, 1894 in Santa Ana.

He married in the Town of Orleans circa 1836
LOUISA FRIDERICA BEAT BULLING After moving to adjacent Lewis County, LOUISA died after giving birth to twins.

Children, HEIL:

15 i GEORGE HEIL

16 ii FREDERICK JOHN HEIL

17 iii PETER HEIL

18 iv LEONARD ALAN HEIL

19 v LOUIS HEIL

20 vi LOUISA HEIL

He married (2) in Lewis County
ANNA MARIA (HUEBERGER) ROHR

Children from second marriage, HEIL:

21 vii JOSEPH PHILLIP HEIL

22 viii MARY CATHERINE HEIL

4. ANNA MARIA HEIL (daughter of JOHANN PHILIPP & BARBARA (HOTTES) HEIL) was born February 1, 1811, Gross-Zimmern, Hesse-Darmstadt. This family remained in Jefferson County, and ANNA MARIA died in LeRay on March 24, 1891. She was buried in the old Evans Mills Cemetery, with her husband.

She married in Jefferson County
BERNHARD STEINHILBER, who was an immigrant from Wuertemberg. His gravestone at Evans Mills: 1 Sep 1880, aged 68 years, 8 months, 5 days.

Children, all born in Jefferson County, STEINHILBER:

23 i PETER STEINHILBER

24 ii JOHN FREDERICK STEINHILBER

25 iii MARGARET STEINHILBER

26 iv PHILLIP STEINHILBER

27 v LOUIS STEINHILBER

5. ANNA CATHARINA HEIL (daughter of JOHANN PHILIPP & BARBARA (HOTTES) HEIL) was born October 26, 1813, Gross-Zimmern, Hesse-Darmstadt. This family too remained in Jefferson County. She died there before 1901. Buried in the new Evans Mills Cemetery, her gravestone indicates 29 Oct 1813-12 Dec 1889.

She married in Jefferson County
EZEKIEL STEINHILBER, Bernhard's brother, was buried in Town of LeRay, in the new Evans Mills Cemetery. Gravestone: 26 Aug 1814-19 Oct 1867.

Children, all born in Jefferson County, STEINHILBER:

28 i JOHN F. STEINHILBER

29 ii CATHERINE STEINHILBER

30 iii GEORGE W. STEINHILBER

31 iv EZEKIEL STEINHILBER, Jr.

32 v MARY STEINHILBER

33 vi JOSEPH J. STEINHILBER

34 vii LYDIA STEINHILBER

35 viii EMMA STEINHILBER

7. JOHANN GEORG HEIL (son of JOHANN PHILIPP & BARBARA (HOTTES) HEIL) was born August 3, 1818, Gross-Zimmern, Hesse-Darmstadt. They remained in the county where he died September 18, 1855 in LeRay. He was buried in the old Evans Mills Cemetery there.

He married in Jefferson County
JOHANNA FRIEDERIKA BULLING, a sister of Louisa who married Johann Peter Heil. She died 27 Mar 1875, and is buried in the old Evans Mills Cemetery.

Children, HEIL:

36 i FRANKLIN HEIL

37 ii JAMES HEIL

38 iii GEORGE W. HEIL

39 iv AUGUSTA HEIL

40 v JOHANNA HEIL

41 vi JOHN FREDERICK HEIL

8. JOHANN WENDEL HEIL (son of JOHANN PHILIPP & BARBARA (HOTTES) HEIL) was born July 20, 1821, Gross-Zimmern, Hesse-Darmstadt. He died in LeRay March 28, 1890.

He married in Jefferson County
KAROLINE CHRISTIANA BEATA BULLING, another Bulling sister. They had two children, born in LeRay, who died young.

Children, born in Le Rayh, HEIL:

42 i MARY HEIL

43 ii JAMES HEIL

For further information, contact:
Robert A. Heil

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