Catharina (Loescher) Van Steenbergh (1776 - aft. 1860)

Born 30 Nov 1776 in Germantown, Columbia, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Abraham D. Van Steenbergh — married 17 Jan 1802 in Katsbaan, Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States

Descendants

Died after 1860 after age 83 in Hartwick, Otsego, New York, United States

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Biography

Catharina was born in 1776 at Germantown, Columbia County, New York.^[1]

In 1802, she married Abraham D. Van Steenbergh at Katsbaan, Ulster County, New York. The couple and their family settled in Hartwick, Otsego County, New York.

Catharina died sometime after the 1860 Census was taken.

Children of Catharina Loescher and Abraham D. Van Steenbergh:

1. Philip B. Van Steenbergh, b. 25 December 1802, Schoharie County, New York, USA; d. 18 May 1879, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA.
2. Unknown Son Van Steenbergh, b. Abt. 1804, New York, USA.^[2]
3. Elizabeth "Betsey" Van Steenbergh, b. 27 March 1806, West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA; d. Aft. 1870, Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA?.
4. John S. Van Steenbergh, b. 2 April 1809, West Camp, Ulster, New York, USA; d. 1882, Marcellon, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA.
5. Sally Ann Van Steenbergh, b. Abt. 1814, Schoharie County, New York, USA; d. Aft. 1860, Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA?.
6. William Van Steenbergh, b. 11 January 1815, Schoharie County, New York, USA; d. Aft. 1872, Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA?.
7. Phebe Van Steenbergh, b. 9 June 1818, New York?; d. 9 April 1841, Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA.

Research Notes

• Numerous, but unsourced, family trees depict Catharina Loescher as the third wife of Abraham Van Steenbergh (1751-1809). When Abraham (born 1780) and his wife Catherine were found in the 1850 and 1860 Census, it became clear that the older Abraham was not the husband of Catharina Loescher or the father of her children.

Determining the parentage of Catharina Loescher wife of Abraham D. Van Steenbergh:

• Catharina is noted as having been born in about 1779 or 1781, per census records. She stated she was born in Columbia County, New York on the 1855 State Census.
• Catharina Lescher christened 30 November 1776 Germantown, Columbia County, New York, a daughter of Phillip Lescher and Elisabeth Schuhmacher. Sponsors: Michel Schuhmacher and Catharina his wife. The first two children of Abraham and Catharina Loescher Van Steenbergh were named Philip and Elizabeth. Catharina's brother, Johannes, and his wife, Lena, were the sponsors for the baptism of Abraham and Catharina's son, Jan.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism records, Germantown, New York, Holland Society of New York, Book 81, U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records from Selected States, 1660-1926, Ancestry.com. (Catharina baptized Nov. 30, 1776, daughter of Phillip Lescher and Elisabeth Schuhmacher. Sponsors were Michel Schuhmacher and Catharina, his wife.)
2. ↑ 1810 U.S. Federal Census, Broome, Schoharie, New York; Roll: 36; Page: 146; Image: 00106; Family History Library Film: 0181390, Ancestry.com. Listed as Abraham Van Steenberg (3 Males - Under 10, 1 Male - 26 thru 44, 1 Female - Under 10, 1 Female - 26 thru 44).

• New York, Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804, Ancestry.com. 1803 Tax Assessment, Rensselaerswyck, Ulster, New York, USA. Listed as Abraham D. Van Steenbergh.
• "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HWNS-YNPZ : 21 January 2020), Birth of Elizabeth Steinberg, 27 March 1806, West Camp, Ulster, New York. Baptized April 1806 at Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran, West Camp, Ulster, New York.
• "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HWFT-SH3Z : 21 January 2020), Birth of Jan Steenbergh, 2 April 1809, West Camp, Ulster, New York, Baptized at Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran, West Camp, Ulster, New York. (Parents listed as Abraham Steenbergh and Cath. Lascher. Sponsors were listed as Joh. Loescher and Helena Salbach.)
• "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDTF-VVS : 20 January 2020), Birth of William Steenbargh, 11 January 1815, Schoharie County, New York, Baptized 13 July 1815, Reformed Dutch Church, Middleburg, Schoharie, New York, USA.
• "New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQ64-YSW2 : 13 June 2019), Phebe Van Steenberg, ; citing Burial, Robinson Cemetery, Otsego, New York, United States, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 007844475.
• "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDP6-G6T : 21 January 2020), Birth of Philip Van Steenburg, 25 December 1802, Baptized 30 January 1803, Dutch Reformed Church, Katsbaan, Ulster, New York, USA.
• 1820 U S Federal Census, Hartwick, Otsego, New York; Page: 136; NARA Roll: M33_74; Image: 147. Listed as Abraham Van Steenberg (1 Male - Under 10, 2 Males - 10 thru 15, 1 Male - 16 thru 18, 1 Male - 16 thru 25, 1 Male - 26 thru 44, 2 Females - Under 10, 1 Female - 10 thru 15, 1 Female - 26 thru 44).
• 1830 U.S. Federal Census, Hartwick, Otsego, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 102; Page: 90; Family History Library Film: 0017162. Listed as Abraham R. Steinberg (1 Male - 15 thru 19, 1 Male - 50 thru 59, 1 Female - 10 thru 14, 1 Female - 15 thru 19, 1 Female - 20 thru 29, 1 Females - 50 thru 59).
• 1840 U.S. Federal Census, Hartwick, Otsego, New York; Roll: 329; Page: 246; Family History Library Film: 0017203. Listed as A. Van Steenburgh (1 Male - 5 thru 9, 1 Male - 20 thru 29, 1 Male - 60 thru 69, 2 Females - 20 thru 29, 1 Female - 30 thru 39, 1 Female - 60 thru 69).
• 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Hartwick, Otsego, New York; Roll: 579; Page: 217b. Listed as Abram V. Steenburgh, aged 70, farmer, value of real estate $2500, born in New York. Others in household: Catharine (his wife), aged 71, born in New York; Betsy (his daughter), aged 43, born in New York; Sally A. (his daughter), aged 36, born in New York; William (his son), aged 33, born in New York.
• 1855 New York State Census, Hartwick, Otsego, New York; Enumeration District E.D. 1; Dwelling Number 333; Household Number 371; Line Number 15. Listed as Abraham Steanbirg, aged 75, born in Ulster County, New York; father to head of household; farmer; married; lived in community 37 years; able to read and write. (Others in household: William Steanbirg, aged 38, born in Schoharie County, New York; head of household; farmer; unmarried; lived in community 37 years; able to read and write; owner of property. Catherine Steanbirg, aged 74, born in Columbia County, New York; mother to head of household; married; lived in community 37 years; able to read and write. Elizabeth Steanbirg, aged 36, born in Schoharie County, New York; sister to head of household; unmarried; lived in community 35 years; able to read and write. Sally Steanbirg, aged 34; sister to head of household; unmarried; lived in community 34 years; able to read and write).
• 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Hartwick, Otsego, New York, Page: 530, Dwelling 71, Family 71; Family History Library Film: 803840, Ancestry.com. Listed as Abraham Steemburgh, aged 81, born in New York. Also listed were William Steemburgh, 40 (his son as head of household), Kate, 82 (his wife), Betsey, 50 (his daughter), Sally Ann, 43 (his daughter), and Elizabeth O. Weeks, 6. All born in New York.