History of the Haanel and Fox Families On June 18, 1861, a
twenty-six year old clerk named Hugo Paul Haanel disembarked
from the ship Bavaria at Castle Gardens, New York. He was
following in his younger brother's footsteps. Eugene Haanel had
left for the United States in 1857. Both would make lives for
themselves and settle down with families. This is the beginning
of the Haanel family in the United States and Canada. Both
brothers were born in Prussia. Hugo was born in Leobschutz (now
Glubczyce) and Eugene, full name being Eugene Emile Felix
Richard Haanel, was born in Breslau (now Wroclaw). Hugo was the
elder of the two brothers, born May13, 1835, while Eugene was
born on May 24, 1841. It is not known if there were any other
siblings. Their parents were Franz Haanel and Ann Herde. Franz
Haanel was a government officer — described as Secretary of the
Council — in Breslau. One of the parents came from Austria and
the other from Germany, but there seems to be a disagreement
over which. This isn't important bec