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Facts and Events
Name[4] |
Maria Mensching |
Alt Name |
Engel Maria Mensching |
Alt Name |
Mary Mensching |
Gender |
Female |
Birth? |
7 Sep 1833 |
Nordbruch #1, Hesse Kassel, Germany |
Baptism? |
15 Sep 1833 |
Hohnhorst, Hesse Kassel, GermanySt. Martin Church |
Marriage |
14 Mar 1852 |
Crete, Will, Illinois, United StatesTrinity Lutheran Church to Carl Hitzemann |
Census |
Jul 1860 |
with Carl Hitzemann |
Census |
Jun 1870 |
with Carl Hitzemann |
Census |
Jun 1880 |
with Carl Hitzemann |
Occupation? |
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Housewife |
Death? |
3 Oct 1907 |
Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana |
Burial? |
5 Oct 1907 |
Dyer, IndianaZion Cemetery |
Maria Mensching was born in House #1 in Nordbruch, Hesse-Kassel, the same house her father was born in, and his father before him, and his father before him, and his father before him, and who knows how many more generations before him (the written records run out). She was thus breaking tradition when she moved to Indiana to become matriarch of the Carl Hitzemann family.
References
- Karen Rowe. Genealogy: Buchmeier.
- Donna Graves and Ronna Lounsbery. Graves/Lounsbery Genealogy (Hitzemann and Seegers). (unpublished).
- Schaumburger Auswanderer #2821 (Schaumburg Auswanderer 1820-1914, by Heinrich Rieckenberg, Rinteln, Germany).
- ↑ Variously known as Maria, Mary, and Engel Maria. Maiden name appears as Mensching, Mensing, and Menssing.
Not to be confused with sister of the same name who died young, and two other sisters with similar name.
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