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THE LITT FAMILY HISTORY PAGE

Updated September 5, 2000

 		UPDATED: April 15, 2000, 10:12AM

Happy Spring to all our Litt Cousins and Fellow Genealogists!

As my family history page evolves, I have tried to make it interesting and informative by including stories, photos and related links. I would be very happy to post any stories or photographs you would like to share. Just forward them to me.

To date, our family tree has grown to over 6,000 names!!! Incredible...

My acknowledgement and thanks to all of you who have been kind enough to share your information with me. I will continue to do what I can to contribute back.

I am still researching information for the following surnames:

ANGLEBRANDT (Angebrandt), BECHER (Beecher), DILLON, FRANZEL, GIBBARD, GRUBER (Gruver, Grover, Groover), HOEFLER, EISENECKER (Iseneker or Eisenecker), LE VASSEUR, LITT, MATUSZAK, NICHOLS, PETERS, REINELT, REYNOLDS, SHAGENA (Schagene, Shagene), and TRATHEN.

The oldest known Litt ancestor is currently Peter Litt. He immigrated from ALSACE, FRANCE to western Canada with his descendants settling in WATERLOO, PERTH and GREY COUNTIES, ONTARIO, CANADA. From there, some of the Litts crossed Lake Huron to the United States through Sanilac County, Michigan, homesteading originally near the town of Argyle. Today, Litt descendants still reside in Ontario, Canada. Primary residence in the U.S. is still Michigan, though descendants have been found in Texas, Colorado, Florida, and Illinois.

I am also researching:
BOHAN (from Iowa)
ERICKSON (from Windom, Minnesota)

Types of information I am collecting:

- Birth, marriage, and death dates
- Maiden names of spouses
- General medical data, especially known hereditary conditions
- Education level
- General occupation or work
- Military service record, war history, medals or citations
- Obituaries
- PHOTOGRAPHS (Please scan me some of your favorite)

I will be happy to share what information I currently have, as well as the final product.

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Then be sure to click on the GEDCOM Trees and Descendant Reports below. To protect the privacy of the living, these reports contain only a SAMPLING of information. They are provided to help you determine whether or not there is a connection between your family and ours. If you find there is a connection and would like to share more information, please contact me by phone or e-mail.

FAMILY PHOTOS
Don't you dare leave here until you take a look at some of our family photos!

FAMILY STORIES
If you haven't visited in a while, then you haven't read the Family Stories in the RELATED FILES section.

RELATED LINKS
Open these to travel to more Litt Family connections and other genealogy research information.

Thanks so much for checking into The Litt Family History Page. Have fun tracking down your family's history. Please let me know how you make out.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Deborah
Deborah A. Bohan

Weston, Florida

United States

954-389-4838

Joel_Debby@msn.com

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GEDCOM Trees (viewing trees requires 4.0 or later)

  • The Franzel Family Tree (26 KB)
    Two sisters, Dora and Christina "Tina" Litt, married two Franzel brothers. Dora and Tina were the daughters of John Fredrick Litt, Sr.(report last updated 3/5/00)
  • The Peters Family Tree (127 KB)
    Descendants of Stephen Peters (1791-1897)and Josephine Bordeau (1804-1867), who immigrated from France to settle in Sanilac County, Michigan. The Peters name is seen throughout the Litt family tree, criss-crossing with the Shagenas, Grubers, and Franzels. (report last updated 2/5/00)
  • The Descendants of Daniel Angebrandt (83 KB)
    Annie Litt (1874-1945) married Daniel's son, Heinrich "Henry" Angebrandt/Anglebrandt(1866-1949) and had eight sons. Here are the first three generations of the Angebrandt Family Tree. (last updated: 3/6/00)
  • The Jacob Litt Family Tree (35 KB)
    Descendants of Jacob Litt (son of Peter Litt), born August 1838 in Wilmont Twp, Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada. Jacob did not immigrate to the U.S. with his father and siblings, making this branch our Canadian connection! (report last updated 1/29/00)
  • The Morell Family Tree (21 KB)
    Descendants of Joseph Morell, born 1835 in Canada. (report last updated 2/5/00)
  • The Dillon Family (55 KB)
    The Dillon family settled in Tuscola County, Michigan and farmed land in the Colwood area. Solomon Litt's daughter, Beatrice, married a Dillon boy, uniting the family lines. Starting with the good old Irishman, Edward "Paddy" Dillon (1833-1907), here are the first three generations of the Dillon clan. (last updated: 3/6/00)
  • The Bohan Family Tree (34 KB)
    Descendants of Dennis Bohan, born 1875 in Iowa. He married Anna Erickson from Windom Village, Minnesota(report last updated 1/30/00).
  • The Becher (Beecher) Family Tree (172 KB)
    Descendants of Peter Becher, born 1862 in Alsace-Lorraine, France. He was the father of Irene Becher, who married Solomon Litt.(report last updated 1/30/00)
 

Family Photos

  • Ruth Mary Litt and Clarence Joseph LeVasseur (7 KB)
    Ruth with her first husband, Joe, taken in Bay City, Michigan
  • Litts and Beechers, April 1976 (28 KB)
    Taken on the day of Ann Matuszak's wedding - - From left - Back Row: Lawrence and Verna Beecher (Irene Litt's brother and sister-in-law), Patricia F. Litt-Matuszak, Ruth M. Litt-Epstein Seated: Solomon Litt, Irene Beecher-Litt and Beatrice Litt-Dillon
  • Ronald and Donald Dillon, 1944 (21 KB)
    Identical twin babies of Beatrice S. Litt and Edward J. Dillon, at 6 months of age
  • Beatrice Sara Litt-Dillon, Christmas Day, 1999 (48 KB)
    Beatrice as she is today. Taken at the Chateau Lake Louise in Lake Louise, Canada. (Age 87)
  • Patrick Cleary with niece, Deborah Bohan (11 KB)
    Pat was the second husband of Pearl Agnes Litt. He was also Debby's favorite uncle, calling him "Uncle Daddy". This photograph was taken Easter, 1958, at home in North Miami Beach, Florida.
  • Edward Patrick Dillon, Age 10 (8 KB)
    Oldest son of Beatrice S. Litt and Edward J. Dillon, St. Agatha Elementary School picture, Gagetown, Michigan
  • Donald Francis Bohan (1944-45) (152 KB)
    Though he was 39 years old at the time, Donald served his country by enlisting in the U.S. Army. He served as a Staff Sargeant in the Medical Corp during World War II. Here he is photographed in his military uniform in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Pearl and Pat Cleary with Edward "Junior" Dillon (16 KB)
    Photographed in Key West, when Edward "Junior" was vacationing in Florida, sometime between 1955-59.
  • Edward Patrick Dillon, Age 20 (10 KB)
    Oldest son of Beatrice S. Litt and Edward J. Dillon, taken in Bay City, Michigan around 1954
  • Ronald and Donald Dillon, Age 3 (16 KB)
    A young photograph of the identical twins, taken in Unionville, Michigan, sometime between 1946-47
  • Solomon and Irene Litt, 50th Wedding Anniversary (9 KB)
    Solomon and Irene renewed their vows at Sacred Heart Church in Caro, Michigan, 1957
  • Pearl Agnes Litt, First Holy Communion, 1916 (29 KB)
    Oldest daughter of Solomon and Irene Litt, Pearl Agnes received her First Communion around age seven, at the Holy Trinity Church, in Bay City, Michigan.
  • Beatrice Sarah Litt, First Holy Communion (10 KB)
    Beatrice, the second oldest daughter of Solomon and Irene Litt, received her First Holy Communion at Holy Trinity Church, when she was about seven years old. Here she is pictured in her white Communion dress, sometime around 1919.
  • Irene Litt and Michael Beecher (7 KB)
    Irene Beecher-Litt, with her brother, Mike. Probably taken when living at Worth Farm during the depression.
  • Beatrice Sarah Litt-Dillon (15 KB)
    Age twenty-something, this photograph of Beatrice was taken sometime after she was married to Edward J. Dillon. It was most likely taken at the drug store in downtown Bay City, for a cost of 25 cents.
  • DeRussell Charles Dillon, Age 8 (16 KB)
    Second son of Beatrice S. Litt and Edward J. Dillon, while attending St. Agatha Elementary School, Gagetown, Michigan
  • Ronald G. Dillon in Vietnam (14 KB)
    Ron (right) is shown here with another soldier. Photographed sometime during 1966-67 aboard the SS Corpus Christi, while serving in the U.S. Army Medical Corp, as a specially trained technician.
  • 905 N. Henry Street (44 KB)
    Last address of Solomon and Irene Litt in Bay City, Michigan
  • Ruth Mary Litt and Paul Epstein (9 KB)
    Daughter of Solomon and Irene Litt, pictured here with 2nd husband, Paul Epstein
  • Edward J. Dillon (1908-1986) (22 KB)
    Edward married Solomon Litt's daughter, Beatrice S. Litt, in 1932 and together they had four boys. Here is a picture of Edward (Eddie), taken at Christmas time, in 1973, in his home in Colwood, Unionville, Michigan.
  • Pearl and Beatrice Litt, 1925 (26 KB)
    Pearl (left) and Beatrice (right) playing on South Henry Street, where they lived in Bay City, Michigan
 

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