Gies and Gallam Families
Ancestor Story Submitted by Peter J. Hritsko
First Families of Huron County Member #322
Ancestor Story Submitted by Peter J. Hritsko
First Families of Huron County Member #322
The GIES family lived in Lutzelbourg, Lorraine, France. The region is located in northeast of France. Its borders consisted of Alsace, Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg . On August 26, 1793, Mathias GIES and Anna Maria CARABIN were married in Lutzelbourg, Lorraine, France. I’m not sure where Mathias GIES was born or who his parents were. He died March 18, 1808, and is buried in Lorraine, France. Anna Maria CARABIN was born January 2, 1773 in Lutzelbourg, Lorraine, France. She was the daughter of Clement CARABIN and Agnes VARIES. Anna Maria (CARABIN) GIES died on October 27, 1847, in Bronson Township, Huron County , Ohio. She is buried at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church Cemetery. They had 5 children, one of them being Joseph GIES, who is my 3rd great grandfather.
My 3rd great-grandfather, Joseph GIES, was born on March 9, 1801, in Lutzelbourg, Lorraine, France. He married Cresentia KAISER on February 18, 1828, in Lutzelbourg, Lorraine, France. At this time, I don’t have any further information about Cresentia or her family. Joseph and Cresentia (KAISER) GIES and their baby daughter Catherine left France from the port of LaHavre, aboard the ship Antioch. After several week of voyage on the Atlantic Ocean, they arrived at the Port of New York on August 18, 1829.
After arrival, Joseph, Cresentia, and Catherine traveled to Bronson Township, Huron County, Ohio, to make their new home. They most likely chose this region to live in, as Joseph’s uncle, Joseph CARABIN, and family had already settled in Bronson in 1828. Sometime between 1829 to 1834, Joseph purchased 104 acres of property from John Waggoner. Joseph and Cresentia had 7 children: Catherine, Mary, Michael, Caroline Mary, Theresa, Joseph, and Magdalena, all born in Bronson Township, except the oldest child, Catherine, was born in France.
Caroline Mary GIES, my 2nd great grandmother, married Michael GALLAM on December 1, 1859 in St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Bronson Township, Huron County Ohio. Caroline Mary GIES was born November 22, 1835, in Bronson Township, Ohio, the daughter of Joseph and Cresentia GIES. Michael GALLAM was born around 1829, I think in Alsace Lorraine, France. I don’t have any information on him or his parents. Upon the death of Caroline Mary (GIES) GALLAM and her father Joseph GIES, my 3rd great grandfather, the property was willed to my 2nd great grandfather Michael GALLAM between May and June 1863. They lived and farmed the property with their 8 children, Magdalene, Frank, Edward, Joseph, Amelia Isabelle, John, Albert, and Charles.
Edward GALLAM, my great grandfather, was born December 6, 1868, in Bronson Township, Huron County, Ohio. Edward was baptized at St. Alphonsus Church. He received his first Communion on April 23, 1868, at St Alphonsus, from Father M. Dechant. Edward GALLAM’s father, Michael GALLAM, died in November 10, 1900, in Bronson Township, and is buried in St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Caroline Mary (GIES) GALLAM died April 1, 1914, in Bronson Township, where she lived her entire life. Caroline is also buried at St. Alphonsus Cemetery next to her husband, Michael. Edward GALLAM married Anna Mae MILLER in Litchfield, in Medina County, Ohio, January 7, 1897. Anna Mae MILLER was born in Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio, on November 11, 1871. Her parents were Mathias and Mageline (NEFF) MILLER. Edward and Anna Mae (MILLER) GALLAM moved back to Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. Edward and Anna Mae GALLAM had 4 children: Alna, Edwin, Arthur, and Verna. Only two children, Arthur and Verna, lived to adulthood. My grandparents were Arthur GALLAM and Anna Mae (MILLER) GALAM. Anna Mae died on December 12, 1930, in Norwalk, Ohio, and is buried in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery. Edward GALLAM died November 22, 1955 in Norwalk, Ohio, and is buried in St. Paul's Cemetery next to his wife.
My 3rd great-grandfather, Joseph GIES, was born on March 9, 1801, in Lutzelbourg, Lorraine, France. He married Cresentia KAISER on February 18, 1828, in Lutzelbourg, Lorraine, France. At this time, I don’t have any further information about Cresentia or her family. Joseph and Cresentia (KAISER) GIES and their baby daughter Catherine left France from the port of LaHavre, aboard the ship Antioch. After several week of voyage on the Atlantic Ocean, they arrived at the Port of New York on August 18, 1829.
After arrival, Joseph, Cresentia, and Catherine traveled to Bronson Township, Huron County, Ohio, to make their new home. They most likely chose this region to live in, as Joseph’s uncle, Joseph CARABIN, and family had already settled in Bronson in 1828. Sometime between 1829 to 1834, Joseph purchased 104 acres of property from John Waggoner. Joseph and Cresentia had 7 children: Catherine, Mary, Michael, Caroline Mary, Theresa, Joseph, and Magdalena, all born in Bronson Township, except the oldest child, Catherine, was born in France.
Caroline Mary GIES, my 2nd great grandmother, married Michael GALLAM on December 1, 1859 in St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Bronson Township, Huron County Ohio. Caroline Mary GIES was born November 22, 1835, in Bronson Township, Ohio, the daughter of Joseph and Cresentia GIES. Michael GALLAM was born around 1829, I think in Alsace Lorraine, France. I don’t have any information on him or his parents. Upon the death of Caroline Mary (GIES) GALLAM and her father Joseph GIES, my 3rd great grandfather, the property was willed to my 2nd great grandfather Michael GALLAM between May and June 1863. They lived and farmed the property with their 8 children, Magdalene, Frank, Edward, Joseph, Amelia Isabelle, John, Albert, and Charles.
Edward GALLAM, my great grandfather, was born December 6, 1868, in Bronson Township, Huron County, Ohio. Edward was baptized at St. Alphonsus Church. He received his first Communion on April 23, 1868, at St Alphonsus, from Father M. Dechant. Edward GALLAM’s father, Michael GALLAM, died in November 10, 1900, in Bronson Township, and is buried in St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Caroline Mary (GIES) GALLAM died April 1, 1914, in Bronson Township, where she lived her entire life. Caroline is also buried at St. Alphonsus Cemetery next to her husband, Michael. Edward GALLAM married Anna Mae MILLER in Litchfield, in Medina County, Ohio, January 7, 1897. Anna Mae MILLER was born in Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio, on November 11, 1871. Her parents were Mathias and Mageline (NEFF) MILLER. Edward and Anna Mae (MILLER) GALLAM moved back to Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. Edward and Anna Mae GALLAM had 4 children: Alna, Edwin, Arthur, and Verna. Only two children, Arthur and Verna, lived to adulthood. My grandparents were Arthur GALLAM and Anna Mae (MILLER) GALAM. Anna Mae died on December 12, 1930, in Norwalk, Ohio, and is buried in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery. Edward GALLAM died November 22, 1955 in Norwalk, Ohio, and is buried in St. Paul's Cemetery next to his wife.
