Elizabeth Maria (Brecht) Strauss (1738 - 1795)

Born 14 Feb 1738 in Lebanon Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1738. She was the daughter of Johannes Brecht and Anna Kraemer. On 28 May 1758/9 in Bern, PA, she married Jacob Strauss. They had four known children. Living her life in Pennsylvania, it is here she passed away 1795. It is unknown where she is buried as no burial record can be found in the area in which she was known to have lived.

Children:

Albrecht b. 1760 - d. 1843, m. Maria Magdalena Gensel

Johannes b. 1762 - d. 1843, m. Johanna Christina Hannah Umbenhauler

Jacob b. 1771 - d. 1839

Catharine b. 1778 - d. 1857, m. John Ritzman

Research Note

Note:  !SOURCES

 !BIRTH: Helen Weaver Gould, "My Pennsylvania-German Ancestors", Private

1977.

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NOTES: Her Birth is recorded in "Bern Church Records" according to HWG.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215978964/elisabeth-maria-strauss
• Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014
• Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881. Extracted from microfilmed transcriptions of the original church records. The microfilmed records are located at the Family History Library.
• Pennsylvania, U.S., Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages, 1730-1799: Early Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA, USA: n.p., 1896.

Acknowledgment

This person was created through the import of 2011-5-20.ged on 21 May 2011.