Möller Surname
The Möller surname (written as "Moeller" in English script) is German in origin. The name essentially means "miller." The earliest of this family were living near the village of Kembs in Schleswig-Holstein.1st Generation:
Clas Möller was born circa 1690 in Germany.
Close to nothing is known about Clas and his wife Magdalena. Their names comes from their son's marriage record. They probably lived in Schleswig-Holstein.Clas married Magdalena circa 1720. She was born circa 1692 in Germany.
They had the following child:
1 Christian Gottfried Möller
2nd Generation:
Christian Gottfried Möller was born circa 1722 in Germany 1. He died on December 10, 1819 in Kembs, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1.
Christian married Dorothea Luths on November 18, 1768 in Lütjenburg, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1. She was born circa 1734 in Germany 1. She died on February 1, 1784 in Kembs, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1.Father: Clas Möller Christian spent most of his life in the area of Kembs, Germany. He was buried on December 13, 1819.
Mother: Magdalena
They had the following children:
1 Christopher Hinrich Möller 2 Magdalena Dorothea Möller was born circa 1773 in Kembs, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She died after 1819. 3 Elisabeth Margaretha Dorothea Möller was born on April 28, 1775 in Kembs, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 2. She died after 1819. 4 Hinrich Clas Möller was born on September 28, 1778 in Kembs, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 2. He died between 1784-1819.
3rd Generation:
Christopher Hinrich Möller was born on June 9, 1769 in Kembs, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1. He died after 1819 in Germany.
Christopher married Elisabeth Margaretha Wulf was born on November 7, 1797 in Lütjenburg, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1. She was born circa 1772 in Behrensdorf, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She died after 1819 in Germany.Father: Christian Gottfried Möller Christopher probably had other children besides Friederica, but they are not known. He and his wife were living in 1819, but their deaths are not recorded in Lütjenburg Parish. They apparently moved away from the immediate area. Where they went is unknown.
Mother: Dorothea Luths
They had at least one child:
1 Friederica Elisabeth Sophia Möller
4th Generation:
Friederica Elisabeth Sophia Möller was born on November 19, 1798 in Kembs, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein 1. She died on December 1, 1874 in Darry, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1.
Friederica married first Hans Detlef Lilienthal on November 13, 1819 in Lütjenburg, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1.Father: Christopher Hinrich Möller Friederica spent the first part of her life in the village of Kembs, Germany. In 1819, she married Hans Lilienthal, who lived in the nearby village of Darry, Germany. They were married until his untimely death in 1835. Freiderica remained in Darry for the duration of her life, even though most of her children had moved away from the area.
Mother: Elisabeth Margaretha Wulf
Friederica married second Friedrich Christian Rosenthal on August 19, 1838 in Darry, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1. He was born circa 1813 in Ronfeldholz, Ploen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 3. He died on January 31, 1856 in Darry, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1.
For information on their children, see his page.
They had the following children:
1 Friedrich Rosenthal was born circa 1839 in Darry, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 3. He died between 1840-1855 in Darry, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 2 Johannes Ernst Rosenthal was born on January 26, 1844 in Darry, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1. He died after 1874.
Sources:
1. Parish Register, Lütjenburg Parish, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
2. International Genealogical Index. (http://www.familysearch.com)
3. 1840 Census, Darry, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
4. 1855 Census, Darry Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.