This project is focused on the descendants and extended family of William Frederick Altevogt, who was born in the parish of Lienen, Kreis Steinfurt, in the Kingdom of Prussia in 1816 and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1862. Please consider joining this project if you are a descendant of William and his wife Mary C. Altevogt (?1823-1886), have the names Altevogt/Altevoigt or Lückener/Lueckener/Luijkenaar in your family tree, or are a descendant of Sophia Maria Siecker (1848-1927) and her husband George Jacob Fritz of St. Marys, Pennsylvania. We also welcome anyone who has family connections to Lienen, Kreis Steinfurt, or any of the places and family names listed in our profile.