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Anna Maria (Keyser) Schreiber (1710 - 1801)

Anna Maria Schreiber formerly Keyser
Born in Heidelburg, Germanymap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1 Jun 1733 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 90 in Littlestown, Adams, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

Anna Maria (Keiser) Keyser, the daughter of Ulrich and Veronica Keiser, was born near Heidelberg, Germany, on September 6, 1710. [1]

Anna and her family immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1731, settling near the Shriver family. The family had come to Pennsylvania in the ship, "Brittanica", of London, Michael Franklin, master, from Rotterdam, arriving in Philadelphia, September 21, 1731. The roll of passengers gave the age of Ulrich Keiser, the father as 70 years; that of his wife "Feronica" as sixty-six; Magdalena, as aged twenty-nine, and Anna Maria, aged nineteen years.

Anna was married to Andreas (Andrew) Schreiber on June 1, 1733.[2]

Anna died on May 8, 1801 near Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania. A short obituary could be found in the May 20th Alexandria Times.

Died, near Hanover, in Adams county, Pennsylvania, Ann Maria Shriver, consort of the late Andrew Shriver, deceased, on the 8th instant, in the 92nd year of her age. She lived in a state of matrimony with her late husband 66 years, and resided on the plantation where she died, 70 years. Her descendants, including children, grand children and great grand children, amounted to 126, at the time of her death.[3]

She is buried in the Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery in Littlestown. A memorial has been established on Find A Grave: Memorial #38962706.

Sources

  1. Richard Henry Spencer, LL.B, Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland (The American Historical Society, Inc; New York, N.Y., 1919), Vol 2, p. 661.
  2. Richard Henry Spencer, LL.B, Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland (The American Historical Society, Inc; New York, N.Y., 1919), Vol. 2, p. 662.
  3. "Baltimore, May 16," Alexandria Times, 20 May 1801, p. 2, col. 4; digital images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com), historic newspapers.
  • Find a Grave, database and images accessed 26 August 2021, memorial page for Anna Maria Keiser Schreiver (1 Apr 1710–8 May 1801), Find A Grave: Memorial #38962706, citing Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery, Union Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA..




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