My Maternal 3rd. Great Luxembourger Grandfather, Frank Haupert (aka Hupert, Hubard)

Sandweiler, Luxembourg

Name: Frank Haupert (aka Hupert, and Hubard)

Grandson of Mathias Haupert and Magdalena Kunsch of Luxembourg.

Son of Pierre “Peter” Haupert and Elizabeth Souvignier of Luxembourg. 

Birth: Nov. 1808 in Diekirch, Luxembourg

Retired Farmer. Roman Catholic. Widower.

Married: before 1845 in Luxembourg to Unknown

Children: (1) Mary “May” Haupert (Palen) (she is my maternal 4th. great grandmother)

Frank and his daughter, Mary Haupert emigrated to America from Luxembourg in 1854. Since I have no records showing who her mother was or when she died. I suppose she died in 1854 before Frank and Mary Haupert left for America. There are no records available for her mother. They settled in Caledonia, Houston, Minnesota, USA near the other Luxembourger families.

The 1880 U. S. Census for Caledonia, Houston County, Minnesota, USA shows Frank “Hupert”, FatherL, age 72, Luxembourg, Retired Farmer, a Widower as residing with Leopold & Mary “May” (Haupert) Palen, Caledonia, Houston, Minnesota, USA.

The emigration records state that Frank and his daughter, May Haupert emigrated in 1854 together to New York from Luxembourg, then on to Caledonia, Houston, Minnesota by covered wagon. My mother’s cousin, Virginia Palen Long, told her about how May Haupert traveled by covered wagon, and about how she used to help the Indian squaws take care of their children. 

The Census record states that Frank was a Widower, and there is no record of his wife’s immigration to the United States. The 1880 and 1885 U. S. Census states that Frank “Hupert”, FatherL, age 72, Luxembourg, Retired Farmer, Widower, resided with Leo & May (Haupert) Palen, daughter and son-in-law, Caledonia, Houston County, Minnesota, USA.

Caledonia, Houston, Minnesota, USA

name:Hupert Frank
residence:Caledonia, Houston, Minnesota
birthdate:1808
birthplace:Luxembourg
relationship to head:Father-in-law
spouse’s name:
spouse’s birthplace:
father’s name:
father’s birthplace:Luxembourg
mother’s name:
mother’s birthplace:Luxembourg
race or color (expanded):White
ethnicity (standardized):American
gender:Male
martial status:Widowed
age (expanded):72 years
occupation:Retired Farmer
nara film number:T9-0623
page:366
page character:B
entry number:2593
film number:1254623
HouseholdGenderAgeBirthplace
selfLeopold PalenM40Luxembourg
wifeMay PalenF38Luxembourg
sonFrank PalenM15Luxembourg
dauAnna PalenF13Minnesota, United States
dauMary A. PalenF11Minnesota, United States
dauFrances PalenF8Minnesota, United States
sonNicholas PalenM6Minnesota, United States
dauJane PalenF5Minnesota, United States
sonHenry PalenM3Minnesota, United States
sonJohn PalenM4MMinnesota, United States
Hupert FrankM72Luxembourg
Source Citation
“United States Census, 1880,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ98-44G : accessed 25 June 2012), Hupert Frank in household of Leopold Palen, Caledonia, Houston, Minnesota.

Family links:
Children: (1)

Mary Haupert (Palen) (1845 – 1937)

Death: 1886 in Caledonia, Houston, Minnesota, USA

Burial: 1886 in Calvary Cemetery, Caledonia, Houston, Minnesota, USA

Created by: TEXAS TUDORS

Managed by: Sally Frederick Johnson
Record added: Mar 17, 2016
Find A Grave Memorial# 159608135

Caledonia, Houston, Minnesota, USA