Margaretha Schmidt was born on January 25, 1736, in Holzgerlingen, Württemberg, daughter of Johann Georg Schmidt and Catherine (Velder) Schmidt.[1] She married Hanß Jerg Schmid on June 4, 1755, in her Holzgerlingen. They had 14 children. She died on July 8, 1815, in Holzgerlingen and was buried there, having lived a long life of 79 years.
2. "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCTX-SVN : 11 February 2018), Hanss Jerg Schmied and Margaretha Schmied, 04 Jun 1755; citing Evangelisch, Holzgerlingen, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg; FHL microfilm 1,055,754.
3. Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Burials, 1500-1985 Margaretha Schmid Death 8 Jul 1815 Holzgerlingen Page No. 113/114
2. Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. FHL Film Number: 1055754
3. Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Evangelische Kirche Holzgerlingen Page Number: 113;114
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