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The Descendants of Casimir and Joseph Wild

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Casimir and Joseph Wild

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Casimir and Joseph Wild in Bayfield

This is a genealogy site for the descendants of Casimir Wild (1827-1904) and Joseph Wild (1824-1900), brothers who were born in Sinsheim, Germany and who resided in Bayfield, Ontario, Canada for many years. Between them, they had 20 children, 48 grandchildren, and hundreds of great grandchildren and other descendants, most of whom now live in the United States and Canada.

Casimir and Joseph - Their Wives and Children

Casimir Wild and Catherine Vogt

Casimir Wild (1827-1904) and his wife Catherine Vogt (1827-1892) had 7 children:

Hellena (1853-1949) - Married George Campbell (1841-1912), 4 children

Peter (1857-1906) - Married Catherine Fahnlander (1860-1940), 12 children

John (1861-1926) - Married Louisa B Mueller (1864-1936), 8 children

Annie (1864-abt 1890) - Married Albin Schwartz (abt 1843-?), 1 child

William (1866-1901) - Never married

Catherine (1868-1949) - Married George Weir (1856-1911), 2 children

Margaret (1870-1929) - Married Francis Keegan (1868-1952), no children

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Of Casimir's and Catherine's seven children, their eldest son Peter (1857-1906) is of particular interest because he is my great grandfather. Peter Wild left Bayfield as a young man and became a homesteader in North Dakota. He eventually became a very successful farmer before dying suddenly of peritonitis at the age of 49.

Peter Wild Biography (.pdf)

Peter Wild Biography (.epub)

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Joseph Wild and Freda Bickle

Joseph Wild (1824-1900) had 2 children with his first wife Maria Crescentia Vogt (1824-1858). He had 11 children with his second wife Fredericka "Freda" Bickle (1840-1922), who is shown in this photo. Joseph Wild's 13 children were:

Joseph William (1856-1900) - Married Ida Mary Ohlman (1865-1952), 2 children

Elizabeth (1857-1940) - Married Herman Joseph Kaupp (1850-1918), 3 children

Rachel (1861-1914) - Married George Bulloch (1852-1925), 2 children

Wilhelmina (1863-1947) - Married Anton Rees (1853-1941), 3 children

August (1865-1940) - Never married

Valentine (1866-1929) - Married Bridget Agnes O'Sullivan (1874-1959), 5 children

Veronica "Fanny" (1867-1951) - Never married

Frances (1869-1935) - Married Henry Young (1860-1935), 2 children

Louis (1871-1948) - Never married

Ellen (1873-1921) - Never married

Catherine "Kate" (1876-1933) - Never married

Annie (1876-1928) - Never married

Flora May (1879-1964) - Married William Harvey Johnston (1882-1981), 4 children

My English ancestors

17th and 18th century Daggett ancestors

My maternal grandmother Dorothy "Billie" Daggett Wild (1900-1964) was a descendant of John Doggett (1602-1673). Doggett emigrated from Boxford, Suffolk, England to Massachusetts in 1630 with Governor Winthrop. The Doggett/Daggett family is exceptionally well documented.

I have divided this story into three parts. PART ONE covers our 17th and 18th century Doggett and Daggett ancestors, including a connection to the Mayflower and an in-law relationship with Benjamin Franklin.

Our 17th and 18th Century Daggett Ancestors (.pdf)

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My parents visited Boxford in 1986. My mother wrote a charming account of their visit and included a copy of a promotional booklet called "Boxford: Past, Present and Future".

Boxford: Past, Present and Future.pdf


John Minot Daggett (1818-1905)

PART TWO of the story is about my great great grandfather John Minot Daggett.

John Minot Daggett grew up in Maine. As a young man he went to sea on whaling ships out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1853 he moved his family from New England to the Midwest. Over the years, he worked variously as a small farmer; a day laborer; a hotel keeper/livery stable operator; a Justice of the Peace; a railroad station agent; and a postmaster. In his later years, he worked as an insurance agent in St. Paul, Minnesota.

John Minot Daggett Biography (.pdf)


William Smith Daggett (1864-1912)

PART THREE of the Daggett story is about my great grandfather William Smith Daggett.

As a young man, W.S. Daggett served as a deputy federal marshal, first out of St. Paul, Minnesota and then out of Fargo, North Dakota. During this time, he played a central part in the 1890 Minneapolis/St. Paul Census War. He left law enforcement in his early 30s; spent a few years in the patent medicine business; and then spent a few years as a private detective. In about 1906, he established a bucket shop based on wheat prices in Minneapolis, but he was forced to close it after a few years. His name appeared in the Minneapolis and St. Paul newspapers many times in connection with his various roles over the years, especially during his time as a deputy marshal.

W.S. Daggett died of a kidney ailment at only 48 years old, leaving behind a widow and five children, including young Dorothy Daggett (1900-1964), future wife of Ted Wild (1892-1980).

W.S. Daggett Biography (.pdf)

W.S. Daggett Biography (.epub)


My Irish ancestors

On her mother's side, my maternal grandmother Dorothy Daggett Wild (1900-1964) was descended from Irish immigrants.

Dorothy's mother -- and W.S. Daggett's widow -- was Anne Ryder Daggett Hatch (1869-1945) (pictured here). Anne's parents were Irish immigrants Michael Ryder (1828-1877) and Rose Joyce (1837-1885).

The Ryder family lived in St. Catharines, Ontario for many years. During the 1860's and 1870's, Michael Ryder's name appeared frequently in the St. Catharines newspapers -- and occasionally in the St. Catharines jail records. Even from a distance of over 150 years, it is clear that Michael Ryder was a colorful and articulate alcoholic who lived his life in poverty; who wasn't afraid to get into a physical fight if necessary; and who even occasionally beat his wife Rose.

On a more positive note, according to his grandson Paul Daggett (1893-1973), Michael Ryder was "violently opposed to all forms of tyranny and oppression" and had been involved in the Underground Railroad. It is difficult to know the truth of that claim, but it is clear from the newspaper articles that Michael Ryder had a cordial relationship with the black community of St. Catharines.

Michael Ryder Biography (.pdf)

Michael Ryder Biography (.epub)

My Swedish ancestors

My father Melvin Earl Mattson (1926-2010) was the son of Swedish immigrants Amanda Strom (1883-1973) and Ed Mattson (1884-1947). Ed and Amanda spoke Swedish and thought of themselves as Swedish, but they actually came to the U.S. from Finland.

Ed and Amanda were part of an ethnic subgroup within Finland known as Swedish Finns, today comprising about 5% of the Finnish population. With support from the Swedish Finn Historical Society, I have traced Ed's and Amanda's ancestries in Finland and have written a document telling their story.

Melvin Earl Mattson Ancestry (.pdf)

Melvin Earl Mattson Ancestry (.epub)


Acknowledgements

This site was started based on work done many years ago by my mother, M. Joyce Mattson, nee Wild (1929-2004). She became interested in genealogy in the 1970s, and passed the torch -- together with documents and photos -- to me circa 2000.This site would not exist today if not for her work back then. Thank you Mom.

I would also like to thank Peter Etue, who maintains the Joseph Wild branch of this site. Peter's contributions over the years have been invaluable and are much appreciated.

I am Jan Gallant nee Mattson, a great great granddaughter of Casimir Wild. Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments, questions, corrections, additions, etc. regarding this site, or if you would just like to say hello to a distant cousin.

Let us praise our ancestors

Let us praise our ancestors, illustrious men in their successive generations.

The Lord has created an abundance of glory and displayed his greatness from earliest times.

Some...were intelligent advisors and uttered prophetic oracles.

Others directed the people by their advice, by their understanding of the popular mind, and by the wise words of their teaching.

Others were rich and powerful, living peacefully in their homes.

All these were honored by their contemporaries and were the glory of their day...

Here is a list of generous men, whose good works have not been forgotten.

In their descendants there remains a rich inheritance born of them.

--Ecclesiasticus 44:1-14

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Mom's genealogy work

My mother did her genealogy research back in the pre-internet era. She summarized her results in a 1983 typed document which she entitled "Let Us Praise Our Ancestors". The contents of this document formed the basis of this website and are shared here in her memory and honor.

"Let Us Praise Our Ancestors" by M Joyce Mattson (.pdf)




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