Christopher (Steel Stihl) Stiehl (abt. 1745 - abt. 1790)

Born about 1745 in Rocky Hill, Frederick, Maryland

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Schleiffer) Stiehl — married 1761 (to Jun 1762) in Frederick County, English province of Maryland

Descendants

Died about 1790 at about age 45 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States

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NOTE by CHET SNOW, Feb 19, 2014 - This profile is a "tough one" as there are several spellings of the Surname plus multiple marriages and, if the research below is correct, it seems this man returned to Germany in 1762 after his first wife died in MD and married a German woman there and brought her back to Maryland. Even though the original last name was undoubtedly STIEHL, and this man was NOT part of the Steele /Steel family of England, because most of his children used STIHLI as their surname, that seems the best one to keep here with the others as AKAs.

Entered by a Steele / Steel descendant from the Delmarva branch.

Biography

Christopher was born about 1745. He passed away about 1790.

Christoph STIEHL
Christopher (Christoph) /Stihli (Stihl)/ Steele
Birth: ABT 1743 in Frederick Co., Maryland
Birth 1743 Rocky Hill, Frederick, Maryland,
Death: OCT 1782 in Frederick Co.,Maryland

Son of Johannes Abraham Stiehl and [mother unknown]

Jacob Bowman married "Catharine (Wine) Steele, widow of Christopher Steele of Frederick County, Maryland, who had died in 1782."^[1]

Father of Eve Elizabeth Steele

Died October 16, 1782 in City, Frederick, Maryland, United States

NOTES

WILL: Will docket G.M. #1, Folio 275, pages 275-277; dated 2 Oct 1782, offered for probate 16 Oct 1782, Frederick Co., Maryland.

Various spellings of last name: Stahl, Steel, Steele, Stiehl, Stihli
Occupation: farmer and turner (A "turner" worked in a sawmill or in carpentry work, turning a lathe.)

Christoph was a Lutheran before marrying into German Baptist Brethren families. On April 12, 1776, he was fined by the "Committee of Observation" for being a "non-associator. The fine was reduced from six pounds and ten pence to four pounds and 10 pence "because of hardship." (Maryland Historical Magazine, v. XI, no. 3, Sept. 1916, p. 257.)

Marriage 1 Mary SCHLEIFFER b: ABT 1742

Children

1.Has Children Barbary STIEHL b: 3 JUN 1762 in Pennsylvania
Marriage 2 Catherine WINE b: ABT 1742 in Germany •Married: ABT 1763

Children

1.Has Children Elizabeth STIHLI b: NOV 1764 in Frederick Co.,MD
2.Has Children Catharine STIHLI b: 1 OCT 1767 in Frederick Co.,Maryland c: 11 MAY 1787 in Rocky Hill Luth., Woodsboro, Fredrk. Co., MD
3.Has Children Abraham STIHLI
4.Has Children Mary STIHL b: 11 NOV 1768
5.Has No Children Hannah STIHLI
6.Has No Children Susanna STIHLI
7.Has No Children Sarah STIHLI
8.Has No Children Eve STIHL b: 17 OCT 1779
9.Has Children Saloma STIHL b: 20 JAN 1781 in Frederick Co.,Maryland
10.Has No Children Christopher STIHLI

Is this the same person?

Christopher (Christoph) Stihli (Stihl)
Birth ABT 1750 Virginia^[2]

ABT 1743^[3][4]

Death OCT 1782 Frederick Co., MD, United States^[5][6]
Date: ABT 1785^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Dr. Emmert F. Bittinger, “The Jacob and Varena Bowman Family, Brethren Pioneers of Maryland and Virginia,” Mennonite Family History, Vol. XVI, No. 3 (July 1997), page 119.
2. ↑ Source: #S82
3. ↑ Source: #S37 Page: Online; September 5, 2011 TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType VALUE Online FIELD Name: AccessDate FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest VALUE September 5, 2011
4. ↑ Source: #S1089 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page
5. ↑ Source: #S37 Page: Online; September 5, 2011 TMPLT FIELD Name: AccessType VALUE Online FIELD Name: AccessDate FIELD Name: ItemOfInterest VALUE September 5, 2011
6. ↑ Source: #S1090 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page
7. ↑ Source: #S82

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• Title: Immigration - Ship Patience, Philadelphia, 1750;Format: pdf
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• Source: S1089 Abbreviation: Source #1089 TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote FIELD Name: ShortFootnote FIELD Name: Bibliography
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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33199699/catharine-huffert : accessed 9 March 2022), memorial page for Catharine Stihli Huffert (1 Oct 1767–11 Jan 1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33199699, citing Casper Hufford Cemetery, Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by AMB (contributor 46844067) .
• Source: S82 Author: David Lovegrove, Compiler: David Lovegrove Title: Lovegrove family tree, Location: Ancestry.com, Url: www.ancestry.com Publication: Name: March 26, 2002;