Maria Magdalena (Michael) Schurtz (1731 - aft. 1772)

Born 25 Dec 1731 in Columbia, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Schurtz — married 1751 in Camp, Dutchess, New York

Descendants

Died after 23 Jan 1772 after age 40 in New York Colony

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Biography

When Maria Magdalena Michel was born on December 25, 1731, in Tarbush, Columbia, New York, United States, her father, Henrich, was 30, and her mother, Anna, was 31. She married Samuel Schurtz in 1751 in Dutchess, New York, USA. She had five sisters.

Magdalena was born in 1734. She is the daughter of Henrich Michael and Anna Dafoe.

St. Peter’s Lutheran Rhinebeck baptism record for Magdalena on Epiphany 1734 gives dob and lists parents as Henrich Michel and Maria. Witnesses were Henrich Schauerman and Sibilla Michelin sister [of the father]. Also Jones p. 635.

Research Notes

Conflicting vital information in a merge:

• Born 25 Dec 1731 in Taarbusch, Columbia, NY
• Born 17 Nov 1734 in Dutchess, New York Colony

Sources

• Edwards Family Tree
• Baptismal Record of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Rhinebeck ... by Arthur C. M. Kelly (c1968, 1986)

• Jones, Henry, Palatine Families of New York (1985)
• St. Peter’s Lutheran Rhinebeck

Geneanet Community Trees Index Name Maria (Magdalena) Michael Gender F (Female) Birth Date 25 déc. 1731 (25 Dec 1731) Birth Place Loonenburg Luth. Church, Taarbosch, Columbia, New York, USA Father Henrich Michael Mother Anna Marie Davoe (Dafoe) Spouse Samuel Schurtz Child Petrus Shertz; Andries Schurtz