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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

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               FREDERICK REHBAUM, another one of the prominent and well-
            known engineers of the lakes, was born in Saxony, Germany,
	    December 27, 1840, a son of FREDERICK and CHRISTINA
	    (HABENSTREIT) REHBAUM. The family emigrated to this country in
	    the year 1851, coming direct to and settling in Buffalo, N.Y.,
	    where the subject of our sketch entered and completed his
	    education in the public schools of the city.
	       When about twelve years of age he started to work, learning
	    the machinist's trade with the firm of Sutton Bros., and for
	    the next twenty years his services were solicited by the
	    various machine shops of the city, among which were the Shepard
	    Iron Works (now King's), DAVID BELL's, Knight & Sissons,
	    Rugers, Farrar & Trefts, the King Iron Works, and the Buffalo
	    Steam Forge Company, being also employed in the same line in
	    Chicago and Louisville. While in the employ of these concerns
	    he put in the machinery of several boats, and was very often
	    urged by owners and masters of steamboats to take to the lakes.
	    He finally entered the service of the Union Steamboat Company,
	    with which he remained for twenty consecutive seasons; starting
	    as second engineer of the Potomac, he remained for half a sea-
	    son, and then went back to the King Iron Works, to return again
	    to the water the next season as second on the Dean Richmond.
	    Next season he shipped on the old Tioga as her chief, and the
	    seven succeeding seasons was chief of the St. Louis. The next
	    two seasons he acted as chief of the Avon, and then brought out
	    new the Jewett, on which he remained six seasons, subsequently
	    going on the Portage, of which he was chief until September of
	    that season, when he brought out new the Owego, running her on
	    her trial trip. The next season he was back on the Jewett, and
	    at the end of it left the employ of the Union. He then put in
	    the machinery and brought out the America, running her most of
	    the season, which he finished with a couple of trips on the E.
	    P. Wilbur. Next season he ran the Owego, and the following one
	    fitted out the Schlesinger, and then brought out new the
	    Maruba, of which he was chief for half of that season, the
	    remaining half being put in on the Armour. He next put in the
	    machinery of, and ran for one season, the excursion steamer
	    Idle Hour, and then went with the Anchor line as chief of the
	    Wissihickon, which berth he has held for the last five seasons.
               In April, 1858, MR. REHBAUM was married to AGNES ROTH, of
            Switzerland, and they have had ten children, six now living,
            viz.: EMILY, ROBERT, FRED, JR., JOHN, HANNAH and ELIZABETH, of
            whom EMILY, ROBERT, JOHN and HANNAH are married. ROBERT is a
            second engineer on the lakes; FRED, JR., has also six issues of
            license, being second on the Gordon Campbell; and JOHN is
            greaser on one of the Rockefeller boats.
               MR. REHBAUM is a member of Local Harbor No. 1, Marine
            Engineers Beneficial Association, and of Queen City Lodge,
            A. O. U. W. He resides at No. 152 Madison street, Buffako, New
            York.

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