MFH: 23 August

Today is the 188th anniversary of the birth my great-great-great-grandmother, Margaretha Bender, and the 165th anniversary of the marriage of my great-great-great-grandparents, Margaretha Bender and Johannes Schoen. Margaretha was born 23 August 1820 in Altenkirchen, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Margaretha and Johannes were married on Margaretha's 23rd birthday, 23 August 1843, also in Altenkirchen. All four of their children were born in Altenkirchen and two died there. On 26 July 1856 they, along with their two living sons, Frederick and Karl, arrived in New York on board the ship Havre. By 1860 the family was living in Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA. Margaretha died at the family home in Ludlow Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA on 15 May 1889.

My descent from Margaretha and Johannes is:
Margaretha Bender + Johannes Schoen
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Frederick August Schoen + Margaret Anna "Marianne" Kress
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John Charles Schoen + Helena Loretta Ruppel
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Harry Frederick Schoen + Freda Irene Needs
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My Father + My Mother
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Me