Frieda Trefzger
born 1893, immigrated 1928, died 1988
   



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father: Fridolin Trefzger
mother: Marie Buechli
siblings: Otto, Marie, 'Fritz', Pauline, Lena, & Frieda
Frieda came with her family in 1909. A passenger list and records from Ellis Island show that Frieda and her family arrived on 7/24/1909, from Basel, Switzerland on the La Lorraine, from La Harve, France.

In 1912 she returned to Basel with her family to their family homestead.

After their parents died Frieda and Lena returned to the U.S.A. in the spring of 1928 to Patterson, NJ where they Lived with Pauline and Gene (69 years old). When Frieda and Lena could not find jobs in Patterson they moved to the Swiss girls home on West 67th Street in N.Y.C.. Later they got an apartment on East 64th St.in New York City.

Frieda evadently went back to Germany to visit in 1938. She returned from Bremen, Germany to New York, NY on October 6,1938.

On July 25, 1946 Frieda petitioned for Naturalization

When they retired Frieda and Lena moved to San Francisco.

Social Securities death record indicates:
Frieda was born 4/24/1893 in NY. She died 2/1988 in Oakland, CA.

Study
Our thanks to Mary O'Dell of Hayden, Idaho who provided all of the information about Fritz and Pauline Trefzger who arrived in 1905, Fridolin and the rest of his family who arrived in 1909, along with all of the photos.
Thanks to Peter Trefzger who recommended we contact Mary O'Dell.
Comment
Although family records show that Fridolin was born in Wehr, no birth or baptismal records for Fridelin have been found so we can’t tie Fridolin into either of the 2 large Trefzger families from Wehr.




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