Today I am writing about the marriage of Friedrich Formazin [Fermazin] and Louise Bonau.  Fredrich married Louise Boanau in Ruhden, Posen, Prussia. He was single and the marriage papers stated his father was deceased.

In researching our family history in Posen, Prussia, [present day Poland] we found Friedrich Formazin was the son of Daniel Formaezyn born about 1785 and Mariana Soblinska. 
FHL # 245334, p.118 marriage 1806

We pick Friedrich Vormazin up in Labischin, Kreis Schubin in 1840 as a 21 year old lad getting married to Louise Bonau. Friedrich Vormazin Formazin married Louise Bonau (possibly Huguenaut name) in Labischin on Dec.6,1840.Per his marriage records he was single, age 21, and resided in Ruhden, his father was deceased at time of marriage, while Louise is also listed as single 24 years and 5 months. Their children were:

August (recorded as Vormazin)

Born: Sep.7,1841 Florentowo

Bapt.: Sep.12,1841

Witnesses: Carl Meyer, August Reddmann, Renate Pinau (? spelling), Eva Meyer

Entry #  264 pages 138-139

Henriette

Born: Oct.9, 1843 Florentowo

Bapt: Oct.29,1843

Godparents: Michael Fenske, Justine Reddmann, Christine Wegner, Anna Schmidt, Justine Lurke

Entry # 358/1843 pages 332-333

Stephan

Born Oct.15, 1847 Bagno

Bapt: Oct. 17,1847 Schubin

Father – Einwohner - resident

Witnesses: Heinrich Brachschein, Justine Brachschein, Daniel Kopicke

Caroline

Born: Aug.13,1850 Rynarzewo

Bapt. Aug. 18,1850

Witnesses: Eduard Zillmmer, Louise Wienkauf, August Bartung

Father – Einwohner

Entry # 271/1850 page 320-321

Two years later two family members die of cholera: Louise and Henriette

Louise Formazin nee Bonau age 34, spouse of  Freidrich Formazin, Einwohner;  died Sep. 25,1852  Rynarzewo; she left behind 3 children

Entry # 120/1852  pages 6,7

Henriette Formazin daughter of Friedrich and Louise Bonau died at the age of 8 years and 11 months on Sep. 27,1852 in Rynarzewo

Entry #  223/1852 pages: 6,7

I know quite a bit about August Fermazin so will write a post about him and his family. One member of his family came to Chicago to see her Grandpa Friedrich Fermazin and stayed on to get married in Michigan. Then of course we lose her in the records. [Friedrich Fermazin came to the USA in 1879 with his third wife, Caroline Hartwig. I am getting ahead of myself. 

I am trying to do more research on Louise Bonau. I think the Bonau name is Huguenaut.  Looking for birth and family records for Louise. I am hoping by finding more out about the Bonau's I might find where the Fermazin's were living before Posen. [Possibly The Netherlands or Alsace Lorraine]

Louise Bonau is not my direct line.  After her death Friedrich married twice more. I am descended from the second family: Friedrich Formazin and Caroline Hartwig.
Source:  FHL film # 0714893 
Alternate spellings: Vormagen, Vormazin, Formazin, Formaeyn, Fermazin

Carolina HARTWICH/HARTWIG

Well more brick walls

In examining Ancestry DNA I found I matched with Hartwigs. Possibly my Charles FERMAZIN's mother was Caroline Hartwig and not Justine Braun.

What mysteries we find. Waiting for more films from Family Search. to review marriages for Friedrich FERMAZIN.

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Friedrich Fermazin and Justyn Braun

Boy when you think you know a lot about your ancestors a monkey wrench gets thrown in.
I was lurking around the Poznan Marriage Project and found a divorce record for my 2nd Great Grandfather or rather I found his second wife as divorced and marrying an Emmanuel Woltermann in 1874 in Schubin.  See attachment

Now I am totally confused.  I need a Polish researcher who specializes in ethnic Germans in Posen
to find the divorce papers for Justyn Braun/Brauer and Fred Fermazin and also to find any children born to this marriage.

This means I have to find a marriage record for Karolina Hartwich and Fred Fermazin since
she is the wife listed in the USA with him as emigrating from Posen in 1878 with three children

I know all the children from the Louise Bonau marriage but have to confirm the mother of
the other Fermazin Children via the Christening records rather than the Illinois marriage records. The marriage records list the mothers with their maiden names but this may not be correct. Just need the Christenings. I have looked and found Amelia from the third liaison but have not found the others, only the ones from the first marriage to Louise Bonau.

Augusta
Karl
Otto
Friedrich
Amalie
Bertha
Reinhart
Marriage certificates list the parents on some of them but I would like the Christening records.

Oh More research. I need a Polish researcher again to find more records.