Margaretha ABLER

From the "Family Book of the catholic parishes St. Lawrence in Masburg, with (subparishes) Bermel, Eppenberg, Hauroth and Kalenborn from 1717 until 1798 and from 1860 - 1899 and St. Hubert in Müllenbach, with (subparishes) Laubach, Leienkaul and Hochpochten from 1717 until 1899" by Ursula Buchholz, copyright 2003. Most of the information is from official church records of both parishes. Ursula has also used some civil records to clarify information. Some of the records from the United States came from other researchers:

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Family 154

(This is the portion of the family record that pertains to Margaretha. The rest of the family record is in the notes of her husband.)

Married on May 7, 1816 in Müllenbach.

• Witnesses: Matthias Joseph Felser (Family #1141) and Johann Arenz (Family #181).

Wife: Abler, Margaretha

• Roman Catholic

• Parents: Abler, Matthias and Stoll, Anna Maria (Family #5)

• (Margaretha Abler immigrated to America as a widow with her children.)

• Born September 12, 1797 in Müllenbach.

• Godparents: Matthias Joseph Felser (Family #1146) and Margaretha Steffes (Family #5474).

• Was the godparent of Peter Alflen on December 9, 1812 (Family #34).

• Was the godparent of Hubert Gorges on July 16, 1821 (Family #1457).

• Was the godparent of Margaretha Abler on September 19, 1825 (Family #8).

• Was the godparent of Margaretha Klee on January 14, 1833 (Family #2477).

• Was the godparent of Margaretha Berenz on November 23, 1846 (Family #313).

• Lived in Müllenbach.

• Died after 1860 in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA.

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From the 1860 Federal Census of Marshfield, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, pages 39-40, taken June 18, 1860, household 268; from ancestry.com, images 3-4 of 36. Margaret is listed in the household of her daughter Anna Margaret Schmitz and her husband Anton Schmitz:

Margaret Arenz; age- 64, female, born- Prussia

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