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A lot of Kieffer's came to the United States and Canada from Soufflenheim in Alsace, France / Germany. Many of them initially settled in Western New York (Erie County) in Buffalo or Eden Township in the 1830's and 1840's. I have more information about Soufflenheim and your family if you are interested in going back to the early 1600's.
Here is the Soufflenheim marriage record of Joseph's parents:
ANTOINE KIEFFER and CATHERINE KIRCHDORFER Marriage Record
21 Nov 1801 30 Brumaire Year 10
On the 30 Brumaire year 10 of the French Republic, marriage record of ANTOINE KIEFFER, aged 21 years, born in Soufflenheim department of Bas Rhin the 23d January in year 1780, profession a farmer, living in Soufflenheim, major son of deceased Lorentz Kieffer in his life a farmer and of his living widow Margretha Renck, living here, and CATHARINA KIRCHDORFER, aged 24 years, born in Soufflenheim the 16th April in year 1777, living in the named Soufflenheim, daughter of Johannes Kirchdorffer forester of the national forest of Haguenau, and of Barbara Obermeyer his wife in the same place ; the preliminary records were taken out the records of publications passed in the town hall of Soufflenheim on the 20th Brumaire in the same Soufflenheim, which records were hung on the main gate at midday in Soufflenheim as the law requires, all in correct form, from those records I, public officer, can say that the named Anton Kieffer and Catharina Kirchdorffer have declared their intention to get married together, in presence of Antoni Brucker, farmer, 45 years old, Lorentz Kieffer, farmer aged 50, Johannes Kirchdorffer, grenadier in the 10th half- brigade light infantry, 28 years old, Georg Helmer, joiner, 42 years old, all four in city place, the two first as uncles of Antoni Kieffer, and the third and fourth children of the brothers and sisters of parents of Catharina Kirchdorffer, upon which I, Joseph Messner, mayor of Soufflenheim, as a public officer, have declared the new couple married bound in front of the law, and the new married and witnesses have undersigned the entry passed in Soufflenheim on date above
Antoin Kieffer, Antony Brucker, Johannes Kirchdorffer, Catharina Kirchdorffer
Lorentz Kieffer, Messner maire, Johannes Kirchdorffer, Margretha Renck
Georg Helmer
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