Born in Nachtsheim, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Ancestors 
Daughter of Stephan Berend
and Anna (Muller) Berend
Sister of
Maria Ingrid (Berend) Schneider
Wife of
Stephen Schneider
— married
21 Sep 1831 in Nachtsheim, Rheinland, Germany
Descendants 
Died
at about age 82
in Johnsberg Township, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 May 2016
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Biography
- Catherine's birth name was spelled at times "Berend" as well as "Berent" and "Behrent."
- Catherine Berend was born in 1808 in Nachtsheim, Mayen, Rhine, Prussia to Stephan Berend and Anna Muller. She married Stephen Schneider on September 21, 1831, in her hometown. They immigrated to Wisconsin in 1845 and bought land in Fond du Lac. They had six children during their marriage.[1] Peter died in 1863, but she lived first with her son Matthias Schneider in 1870 [2] and then son Peter in 1880. [3] She died on February 27, 1889, at the age of 81.
Parents Stephan Berend (Ackerer) born in Bermel, died 03.06.1850 Nachtsheim 68 Jahre [4] Anna Müller born 21.04.1781 Nachtsheim [5] died 08.02.1853 Nachtsheim [6]
Sources
- ↑ 1860 US Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Marshfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1408; Page: 706; Family History Library Film: 805408
- ↑ 1870 US Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Marshfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1714; Page: 415A; Family History Library Film: 553213
- ↑ 1880 US Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Marshfield, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: 1426; Page: 341D; Enumeration District: 050
- ↑ (Nr. 168/1850 StA Mayen-Stadt)
- ↑ (KB Nachtsheim S. 113/10)
- ↑ (Nr. 40/1853 StA Mayen-Stadt)
- 1860 U.S. Census
- 1880 U.S. Census
- Kruse, Uwe "Survey of Stephan Schneider" email 1.2019.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~1.56%
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Berend-13 and Berend-43 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate, accidental
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