1. Gerardus Deuss, son of Joannes Laurentius Deuss and Maria Barbara Spetgens, was born on 22 Nov 1827 in Born, Limburg, Netherlands,1 died on 4 Apr 1900 in Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota2 aged 72, and was buried in Guardian Angels Cath Cem, Chaska, Carver Co, MN. The cause of his death was heart faileur and asthma.
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Occupation: innkeeper, Born, Limburg, Netherlands.
Public Sales: 12 Nov 1862, Born, Limburg, Netherlands.
Emigration: Mar 1863.
Occupation: superintendent Carver Co Poor Farm, 1868-1878, Dahlgren Twp, Carver Co, MN.
Occupation: general merchant, 1878-1900, Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota.
Gerardus married Maria Catharina Luijten, daughter of Joannes Theodorus Luijten and Maria Helena Storms, on 12 May 1852 in Born, Limburg, Netherlands.1 Maria was born on 14 Oct 1819 in Born, Limburg, Netherlands,1 died on 29 Dec 1906 in Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota3 aged 87, and was buried in Guardian Angels Cath Cem, Chaska, Carver Co, MN. The cause of her death was eschamtian, old age.
Notes:
Census: 7 Jul 1900, Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 2 F i. Maria Barbara Deuss was born on 7 Jun 1853 in Born, Limburg, Netherlands,1 died on 10 Mar 1881 in Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota4 aged 27, and was buried in Guardian Angels Cath Cem, Chaska, Carver Co, MN.
+ 3 F ii. Anna Maria Catharina Deuss was born on 2 Sep 1856 in Born, Limburg, Netherlands,1 died on 14 Mar 1950 in Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota5 aged 93, and was buried in Guardian Angels Cath Cem, Chaska, Carver Co, MN.6
+ 4 F iii. Maria Elisabeth Deuss was born on 19 Nov 1859 in Born, Limburg, Netherlands,1 died on 13 Sep 1947 in Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota5 aged 87, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cem, Chaska, Carver Co, MN.6
+ 5 M iv. Jan Frans Joseph Deuhs was born on 4 Sep 1862 in Born, Limburg, Netherlands1 and died on 26 Mar 1930 in Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota5 aged 67.