Ludwig Heldt
(-1777)
Ludwig Held
Catharina Held
(1769-1857)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Balthaser Schmidt

Catharina Held 2

  • Born: 17 Mar 1769, , , Pennsylvania, USA 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Balthaser Schmidt on 14 Apr 1793 in , Berks, PA 1
  • Died: 6 Jan 1857, Reading, Berks, PA at age 87 2 3
  • Buried: Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA 2

   Another name for Catharina was Catharine Held.1

   FamilySearch ID: MRDZ-LTC

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Tombstone: 6 Jan 1857, Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA. 2 Hier ruht Catharina Schmidt Wittwe von Balthasar Schmidt Sie wurde geboren den 17. Merz 1769 und verschied den 6. Jan. 1857 Brachte ihr Alter auf 87 Jahre 9 Monate u. 20 Tage.
English: Here rests Catharina Schmidt Widow of Balthasar Schmidt. She was born the 17th of March 1769 and departed the 6th of January 1857. Reached her age of 87 years, 9 months, and 20 days.

2. Obituary: Reading Adler: Jan 6. Catharine Schmidt 87/9/20 wid/o Balthaser - Rdg on 13 Jan 1857 in Reading, Berks, PA. 3


Catharina married Balthaser Schmidt, son of Philip Schmidt and Margaret Formwald, on 14 Apr 1793 in , Berks, PA.1 (Balthaser Schmidt was born on 8 Nov 1768 in Reading, Berks, PA,4 died on 7 Sep 1850 in Reading, Berks, PA 5 and was buried on 20 Sep 1850 in Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA 4.)

Sources

1 Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.), https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2204/records/383347.

2 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/292955316.

3 Reading Adler Newspaper (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania.), 13 Jan 1857, Obituary of Catharine Schmidt.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95748571.

5 Reading Adler Newspaper (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania.), 10 Sep 1850, obituary of Balthaser Schmidt.


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