He married Anna Katherina Haschen on July 17, 1841 in Lingen at the Church of St. Bonifatius.

The groom was born in Estringen and baptised circa 1813 in Lingen.
The bride may have been born circa 1817 in Geeste and at the time of her marriage was from Estringen.

Hermann died at age 51 circa March 16, 1863 in Estringen.

His parents were Walter Droste(?) genannt Wessling and Maria Engel Wessling.¹

(Witnesses were named Johann Heinrich Wessling and Gerhard Wessling.)

They were the parents of the following children:²

Bernard Heinrich ³

was born or baptized on August 9, 1841.

Gesina Adelheid

was born on or baptized on May 1, 1843.
She was married on November 21, 1871 in Lingen.

Theresa

was born on or baptized in June, 1846.
She died or was buried on April 15, 1855.

Hermann Heinrich

was born on or baptized on April 29, 1851

N. N.

was born on or baptized in May 21, 1853.

Bernard Hermann ⁴

was born on September 4, 1854 and was baptized on the following day.
(Sponsors were Johann Hermann Honekamp ⁵ and Maria Engel Robben.)
He was married and died on August 17, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Maria

was born on or baptized in April 13, 1857.
She died or was buried on May 22, 1857.

N. N.

was born on or baptized in 1859.

Gerhard Hermann

was baptized on May 7, 1861.
(A sponsor was Gerhard Heinrich Hasken.)
He married Anna Dorothea Hampe on June 17, 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts.
He died on November 28, 1891 in Boston, Massachusetts.

This page and those linked to it are being included because 2 of the children immigrated to America and settled in Boston, Massachusetts. At the time of their arrival there were several Wesslings from Lingen living there; but, it cannot be determined if there was a family connection on account of the problem of continuity with the LIngen documents. However, a reference in the 1728 marriage record indicated that the groom was from Estringen.

1. Maria Engelina inherited the Wessling family's property in Estringen and her husband took the Wessling surname.

2. All of the children were born in Estringen and baptized in Lingen.

3. He become the Colon.
He marrried Anna Margaretha Theresa Silies who had been born on September 17, 1859 in Dalum. At the time of her marriage she may have been from Nordlohne.
He died on January 16, 1901 in Estringen and she died on July 24, 1929 in Estringen.

4. According to the naturalization records his arrival date in Boston, Massachusetts was June 17, 1879.

5. Interestingly, several of the baptismal sponsors for his children were named Honekamp.