Second Generation

4. Johann David WILDE (*) was born in 1791 in Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^2,10,11,12 This is a map of Germany, showing its current provinces. At the time of Johann's birth, Prussia covered the entire northern part of present-day Germany and Poland.

Prussia was a member state of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866, and from 1848 until 1849 it was part of the short-lived German Empire. After the Prussian-Austrian War it became the leading member state of the North German Confederation in 1867. It was a leading force in the creation of the German Empire in 1871, of which it became a state.

Today, the former Prussia is part of the Federal Republic of Germany, with significant parts of its territory located in Poland and small pieces of territory incorporated into Lithuania, Russia and the Czech Republic.

. He died in 1857 at the age of 66.^2,12 He has Ancestral File Number 99X8-KMZ.

Johann David WILDE (*) and Dorothea Eleonora BRODEHL (*) were married on 16 November 1816 in Uchtenhagen, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^2,7,10,12,13 (The 1875 Wisconsin state census for Ridgeville contains the listing for "J. Wilde," who was living alone. That may have been him.) Dorothea Eleonora BRODEHL (*), daughter of Michael Friedrich BRODEHL and Dorothea Elizabeth SCHULZ, was born on 11 July 1791 in Uchtenhagen, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).^10,12 (This is a map of Prussia in the mid-1800's. Uchtenhagen, Prussia, is now Krzywnica (Stargard Szczeciński), Szczecin, Poland.)

. She was christened on 17 July 1791 in Uchtenhagen, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).² She died on 20 January 1846 at the age of 54 in Uchtenhagen, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).¹² Dorothea was buried on 23 January 1846 in Uchtenhagen, Kreis Saatzig, Regierungsbezirk Stettin, Pommern (Pomerania) Province, Preussen (Prussia).² She has Ancestral File Number 99X8-KM1.

Johann David WILDE (*) and Dorothea Eleonora BRODEHL (*) had the following children: