History Blog

The purpose of this blog is to document the Herman B. PETERS family begining with their journey across the Atlantic Ocean to America in 1853.




The Herman B. PETERS Family - Charlestown, Calumet County, Wisconsin
Photograph taken about 1895
Back Row : Nicholas (1846? -1920), August (1869-?), Emma (1867-1967) (William SCHIEFER),
 Henry John (1852-1902), Rudolph (1850-1931)
Front Row : Katrine "Katie" (1855?-1941) (Henry THODE), mother Louisa (HANSEN) (1825-1906), father Herman B. (1820-1912), Margret "Maggie" (1858-?) (Henry F. THODE) 

 

Herman B. PETERS Family of Calumet County, Wisconsin

The Herman B. PETERS family of Calumet County,Wisconsin arrived at the Port of New York on the October 1, 1853 as passengers aboard the ship Arabia.  Herman PETERS’ family is listed on the ship's manifest on page 10.

New York Passenger List

Information found at Family History Library Film #175488, New York Passenger Lists, Sept 20 - Oct 21, 1853.

Page 10

NAMES.	Age.	SEX.	OCCUPATION	The country to which the severally belong.	The country in which they intend to become inhabitants.
Herman Peters	33	M	Labourer	England	United States
Louisa Peters	28	F	Servant (?)	“	“
Nicholas	7	M	Child	“	“
Rudolph	3	“	“	“	“
Henry	Infant	“	“	“	“

Arabia 1853 –1864

Cunard Line steamship built by Robert Steele and Company, 1852 at Greenock, Scotland.

Woodcut engraving printed in the Illustrated London News.

Image found at www.heritage-ships.com - images showing the historic vessels that carried immigrants to America and other parts of the world. 

The Arabia was a built by Robert Steele and Company in1852 and made its first voyage on the 1^st of January 1853.  Information on the Arabia states that it had a children’s playroom and this room was the first of its kind to go to sea.  The ship had a length of 284 feet and a breadth of 41 feet.  In 1864 it was damaged off Nova Scotia and converted to a sailing ship; in 1868, it sunk.