Valentine Hufft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 15 Jan 1845 - Mecklenburg, Germany
    Christening: 
          Death: 19 Jul 1883 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

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Parents

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         Father: Ludwig Hufft
         Mother: Catherine Schmidt

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Catherine Dusch
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Frederick Hufft
                2. Barbara Hufft
                3. Lawrence Hufft
                4. Ludwig Louis Hufft
                5. Cathrine Hufft
                6. Rosina Hufft
                7. Charles John Hufft

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Notes

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General:

Per New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
Name: Valentin Hufft
Arrival Date: 20 Dec 1860
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Le Havre, France
Ship Name: Evening Star
Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana
National Archives' Series Number: M259_50
Per image the family was from Bavaria, and consisted of 50 year old Ludw Hufft, 49 year old Cathar Hufft, 16 year old Valentin Hufft, 9 year old Freder. Hufft, and 3 year old Cathar Hufft.

Per 1870 US Census: 6/25/1870, 11th Ward, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
Valentine Hufft is a 25 year old white male laborer, born in Bavaria, his parents also foreign born. His wife, 27 year old Catherine Hufft, keeps house and was born in Louisiana. They have a son, 3 year old Frederick Hufft, born in Louisiana.

Per 1880 US Census: 6/8/1880, 632 Annunciation St. New Orleans, Orleans Louisiana
Valentine Hufft is a 35 year old white male tailor, born in Mecklenburg Germany, his father in Baden Germany, his mother in Mecklenburg Germany. He is married to 37 year old Catherine Hufft. who keeps house. Catherine was born in Louisiana, her father in France, her mother in Alcace. Son Frederick Hufft, age 12, is at school. Son Lawrence Hufft, age 9, is at school. Louis Huft is their 6 year old son. Rosina Hufft is their 11 month old daughter born in July. All the children were born in Louisiana.

Per New Orleans death index:
Hufft, Valentin Male White
Age:38 yrs
Date 07/19/1883
Volume 83Page 229

Per Tomb in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, LA
VALENTINE HUFFT
native of
Mechtersheim
Rhenesh Bavaria
Germany
Born Jan. 15, 1845
Died July 19, 1883

Per Obituary in the Times-Picayune 7/20/1883 Page 4
HUFFT -- In this city, at 9:10 o'clock Thursday night, July 19, 1883, VALENTINE HUFFT, aged 38 years and 6 months, a native of Bavaria, and for 22 years a resident of this city.
The friends of the family and those of his wife, mother, mother-in-law, and brothers and sisters, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from his late residence, No. 630 Annunciation, between Seventh and Eighth streets, at 4 o'clock This (Friday) Afternoon, July 20, 1883.