Born in Bedminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania Colony
Daughter of Heinrich Scherer
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Johann Heinrich Junghen
— married
25 Jul 1753 in Upper Saucon, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Junghen, Ernest Junghen, John Michael Younkin, Dorothea (Younkin) Youngken, Jacob Michael Younkin, Frederick G. Younkin, Rudolph Younkin, Anna Elizabeth (Younkin) Youngken, Anna Catharine (Younkin) Haupt, Henry (Younkin) Youngkin and Annamaria Catherine (Junghen) Myers
Died
at about age 98
in Bedminister Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
Born 1726 Bedminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania. [3][4]
Marriage Husband @P234@. Wife Catherine Scherer. Child: Elizabeth Junghen. Child: Ernest Junghen. Child: Johannes Younkin. Child: @P247@. Child: @P222@. Child: @P246@. Marriage: 1753-07-25 Upper Saucon, Lehigh,Pennsylvania,USA. Marriage: Jan 1756 St Paul's Lutheran, Upper Saucon, Northampton, PA. [5]
Husband Henry Junghen is DAR Ancestor #: A063573. He signed the Oath of Allegiance in Bucks Co. Pennsylvania 28 August 1777, His wife Catherine Scherer. Daughter Elizabeth m. John Haupt; Son Frederick m. Catharene Patton, son John m. Catherine Killicher; son Henry m. Anna Maria Overpeck. DAR Ancestor #: A063573
Died 1825 Bedminister Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. [6]
Buried Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. [7]
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S1150785858 Source number: 535.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JLM
- ↑ Source: #S1150770833
- ↑ Source: #S1150785858 Source number: 535.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JLM
- ↑ Source: #S1150770833
- ↑ Source: #S1150785858 Source number: 4273.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
- ↑ Source: #S1150770833
- ↑ Source: #S1150770833
- Younkins, Susan Wilson, "Aut Pax Aut Bellum: A Family History," LAS Books Publisher, 2013, p. 20.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24536666/catharine-youngken
- Source: S1150770833 Repository: #R1150043838 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: R1150043838
- Source: S1150770847 Repository: #R1150043838 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=100915083&pid=233
- Source: S1150785858 Repository: #R1150043838 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catharina 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 Catharina:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catharina 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 Catharina:
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~1.56%
Doug Younkin
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~1.56%
Joann Younkin :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Melissa Choens :
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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Beverly Benfer
Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Mary (Pistorius) Rudd
Scherer-609 and Scherer-386 appear to represent the same person because: duplicate profile
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by Mary (Pistorius) Rudd
Beverly Benfer
Wow! If her birth and death dates are correct, I hope her descendants are saving for their retirement. They could live a very long time.
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by Beverly Benfer
Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Scherer-470 and Scherer-386 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse and children. Difference in date of birth to be noted in the biography until a primary source can be added.
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by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Featured National Park champion connections: Catharina is 14 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 21 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 15 degrees from George Catlin, 14 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 21 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 16 degrees from George Grinnell, 26 degrees from Anton Kröller, 16 degrees from Stephen Mather, 21 degrees from Kara McKean, 17 degrees from John Muir, 15 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 22 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.