Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Lawson Lighter
and Catherine (Bowlus) Lighter
Sister of
Samuel L. H. Lighter
Wife of
John Harmon Remsberg
— married
9 Feb 1857 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Alda F. C. Remsberg, Annie V. (Remsberg) Keller, Albert S. Remsberg, Amos L. Remsburg, Lucy M. Remsberg, Mary E. (Remsberg) Klein, Jesse W. Remsberg, Margaret Ellen (Remsberg) Hauver and John H. Remsberg
Died
at age 84
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Sep 2017
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Biography
Mary was christened in the Reformed Church in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, USA. [1] Mary married John Harmon Remsberg on 9 FEB 1857. [2] Mary had nine children, six of whom were living in 1910. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Frederick S. Weiser, ed. Maryland German Church Records, Volume 1: Christ Reformed Church, Middletown, Frederick County 1770-1840. Historical Society of Carroll County, Westminster, MD, 1986 p. 61
- ↑ Myers, Margaret E. Marriage Licenses of Frederick County, 1841-1865. Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD, 1988
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2FP-KV3 : accessed 11 September 2017), Mary E Remsberg, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 20B, family 450, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 564; FHL microfilm 1,374,577.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M69Z-3KQ : 26 July 2017), Mary E Remsburg in entry for John H Remsburg, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNQ2-2P4 : 15 August 2017), Mary E Remsburg in household of Jno H Remsburg, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 72, sheet 167A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0509; FHL microfilm 1,254,509.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2FP-KV3 : accessed 11 September 2017), Mary E Remsberg, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 20B, family 450, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 564; FHL microfilm 1,374,577.
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