From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1991). -

Born ca. 1802 in Hamburg, Germany; father of William Aschmann, Jr.; in New York City, New York, c. 1835; in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1847, piano and organ maker; died 6 Oct. 1861.

Sources:

• Local directories for the place and time in question.


• Tracker 34:1, 14.


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