Henrich Keefer (abt. 1778 - 1846)

Born about 9 Jun 1778 in Frederick, Maryland, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Getzendanner) Keefer — married 5 Mar 1808 in Frederick, Maryland, USA

Died 10 Jul 1846 at about age 68 in Frederick, Maryland, USA

Biography

Henrich son of Christian and Maria Barbara Kiefer was born 9 Jun 1778 and christened in the Lutheran Church on 19 July 1778. The sponsors were Henrich and Magdalena Fauth, probably his mother's relatives.^[1]

A marriage license for Henry Keefer and Elizabeth Getzendanner was issued in Frederick County, Maryland on 5 March 1808, and they were married in the Reformed Church on 6 March 1808.^[2][3]

An 1847 Frederick County, Maryland equity court case over Henry's estate says that he was the son of Christian Keefer and that Henry died intestate in July 1846. ^[4] His wife had predeceased him and he had no surviving children, as the heirs named are his siblings or their children:

• brother Jacob Keefer
• sister Charlotte Finney, wife of James Finney, living in Washington County, MD
• brother Michael Keefer, deceased, leaving two children:
  • Hiram Keefer
  • Peter Keefer
• sister Mary Thomas, deceased, wife of Samuel Thomas Jr., also deceased, leaving three children:
  • Christian Keefer Thomas, living in Baltimore
  • William Notley Thomas
  • Ann Eliza wife of Charles Shriver
• brother Christian Keefer, deceased, leaving four children:
  • Ezra R. Keefer, living in Virginia
  • Michael Keefer
  • Caroline Keefer
  • Mary, deceased wife of William T. Palmer, leaving three minor children:
    • Eleanor A. Palmer
    • Caroline P. Palmer
    • Mary J. Palmer

Sources

1. ↑ Frederick S. Weiser, ed. Maryland German Church Records, Volume 3: Monocacy Lutheran Congregation and Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptisms, 1742-1779, Frederick, Frederick County [Maryland]. Historical Society of Carroll County, Westminster, MD, 1987. p. 89
2. ↑ Margaret E. Myers. Marriage Licenses of Frederick County, 1778-1810, second edition. Family Line Publishing, 1994.
3. ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V3-S61 : 11 February 2018), Henry Kiefer and Eliz. Goetzendanner, 06 Mar 1808; citing German Reformed Church,Frederick,Frederick,Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 13,935.
4. ↑ Equity Court Records of Frederick County, Maryland, Liber WBT-2. pp. 36-58. Abstracted by Dorinda Shepley at https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc6000/sc6016/county/frederick/equity/wbt02.htm.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 March 2018), memorial page for Heinrich Kieffer (9 Jun 1778–10 Jul 1846), Find A Grave: Memorial #125715385, ; Maintained by jmkeifer (contributor 47092752) Unknown.