When Anna Maria 'Mary' 'Polly' Schonour was born on October 13, 1814, in Berks, Pennsylvania, her father, Johannes, was 33, and her mother, Susanna, was 22. She married Daniel Fitterling on April 12, 1835. They had one child during their marriage. She died on September 18, 1892, having lived a long life of 77 years.