They Passed Through Brooklyn: Ancestral Ties to the Past

Researching the following paternal family lines, most of which passed through Brooklyn, New York in the 1800s-1900s:
Appelhans, Bogert, Breidinger, Finger, Flaherty, Heinzenburg, Kuhn, Lindner, Matschke, Mueller, Muller, Pfisterer and many more.

Also interested in the following related families: Backle and Stern (New Jersey); Matschke (Minnesota, Florida, Ohio and Ontario, Canada); Draper (Florida).

Researching the following maternal family lines, most of which also passed through Brooklyn, New York in the 1800s-1900s:
Cavanaugh, Duganne, Fieseler, Fudenski, Henry, Lang, Lent, Leonard, Karcher, Mann, Robertson, Schenck, Van Voorhis, Wilson and many more.



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Family Photos

• The Card Party (33 KB)
  Left to Right: Theodore Albert Mueller, Anna (Finger) Bogert, Peter Paul Finger, Anna Maria (Breidinger) Finger, Joseph Finger, Adelaide (Lindner) Mueller
• Rocking Horse Baby (32 KB)
  Young Caroline "Babe" (nee Cavanaugh) Finger
• Christmas 1992 (16 KB)
  Caroline "Babe" (Cavanaugh) Finger, Caroline (Henry) Cavanaugh & Tom Cavanaugh
• 1964 World's Fair, Flushing Meadows Park (71 KB)
  "Babe" (nee Caroline Cavanaugh) and Joe Finger
• 322 Stagg Street (65 KB)
  George "Chick" Lang with mother, Christina (Karcher) Lang
• Baby Christina Karcher (18 KB)
  Christina (nee Karcher) Lang, 1870-1943
• School Girl (15 KB)
  Christina Anna Lang, a.k.a. "Teenie"
• Graduation Girl (27 KB)
  Caroline (nee Henry) Cavanaugh, 1939
• Sheepshead Bay (35 KB)
  Tommy & Caroline (nee Henry) Cavanaugh, c. 1950s
• Wedding Bells (25 KB)
  Helen Mastrangelo & George C. Henry, 1952
• Young Joe & Anna (24 KB)
  Joseph & Anna Finger, c. 1940
• Going to the Chapel... (31 KB)
  Babe & Joe's Wedding Day, 1961 Caroline "Babe" Cavanaugh and Joseph C. Finger
• Soldier (18 KB)
  William Finger (1891-1954)
• Cavanaugh Brothers (25 KB)
  Tommy, Jimmy and Bill Cavanaugh
• In the Army (15 KB)
  Joseph Charles Finger (1937-2001)
• Family Gathering (35 KB)
  Back Row: Frances (Messina) Finger, Edward Finger, Joseph Finger, Veronica (Cascio) Finger, Frank Finger. Seated: Caroline (Finger) Ferle, Arthur Ferle, Joseph Finger, Theresa (Mueller) Finger, Caroline (Cavanaugh) Finger
• Caroline Johanna Lang (1898-1938) (22 KB)
  

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Joseph Charles Finger (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Thomas Lawrence William Cavanaugh (View PDF)


• Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Caroline Anna Henry (View PDF)