Date of death is shown in Source [1] as 25 Aug 1827. The engraving on Esther's tombstone is unreadable in the photo, but this date is almost certainly incorrect, as it is the same as the date of the second marriage of Esther's husband Jacob. We have shown the death occurring before Aug 1827, but the exact date is uncertain. Source
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lists it as 1826.
Paternal Relationship
Esther is named as Esther Flook in her father Daniel Biser's 1817 will.
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Interment
● Interred at Christ Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Frederick County, MD.
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Marriage Record
● Data base, "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655 - 1850." Marriage of Esther Biser, female, and Jacob Fluke, male, 11 Jun 1810, Frederick County. (Accessed 08 May 2022. No image available.)
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Birth and Christening Record
● "Maryland German Church Records," vol 1 (Beisser, Esther). Baptized 28 April 1789, Christ Reformed Church, Middletown, Frederick County, MD. Birth, 3 Sep 1788. Parents, Daniel and Eliss. Beisser.
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Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #106287630. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 April 2020), memorial page for Esther "Elizabeth" Biser Flook (3 Sep 1788–25 Aug 1827), Find a Grave Memorial no. 106287630, citing Christ Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Amy Hunt (contributor 47263728).
↑ Schrodel, Charles S., Jr. ("Jack"), "Ancestors of Nora Flook", an unpublished and undated custom file provided 02 Feb 2017 (18 pp). (Background explained in the indicated link. The document itself is not posted.)
↑ Ancestry.com. Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. Accessed on ancestry.com, 08 May 2022.
↑ Weiser, Frederick Sheely, translator and editor, "Maryland German Church Records," Vol. 1, Records of Christ Reformed Church also known as the German Reformed Church, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, 1770 - 1840, p. 15. Noodle-Doosey Press, Manchester, MD, 1986
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther 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 Esther: