. History of German immigration in the United States and successful German-Americans and their descendants . er in theBronx and he has seen how the district in whichhe was born grew from a collection of hamletsand villages to a city of nearly four hundredthousand inhabitants. Mr. Haffen was marriedin February, 1NS0, in Miss Caroline Kurz, whogave him nine children, eighl hoys and one girl,of whom six are living. JACOI, WEIDMANN of Paterson, , wasborn at Thalweil in the Canton of Zurich inSwitzerland, on May jj. 1845. e was educatedin the public schools of his birthplace ami ap-prenticed to
. History of German immigration in the United States and successful German-Americans and their descendants . er in theBronx and he has seen how the district in whichhe was born grew from a collection of hamletsand villages to a city of nearly four hundredthousand inhabitants. Mr. Haffen was marriedin February, 1NS0, in Miss Caroline Kurz, whogave him nine children, eighl hoys and one girl,of whom six are living. JACOI, WEIDMANN of Paterson, , wasborn at Thalweil in the Canton of Zurich inSwitzerland, on May jj. 1845. e was educatedin the public schools of his birthplace ami ap-prenticed to a dyer when sixteen years old. Helearned his trade thoroughly, being naturally am-bitious, and therefore not satisfied with master-ing the mere routine of the calling which he hadSelected. The knowledge he thus acquired madeit easy for him to secure employment when, in 1867, he came to America. Me settled in SouthManchester, Conn., ami was employed in the dy<ing plant of the large -ilk manufactory of Cheney Bros, from [867 until 1872. in that year theplan hi had always cherished and never lost sight. WILLIAM DEMUTH. 151
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