Magdalena Burkholder
(1801-1887)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Benedict Bucher

Magdalena Burkholder

  • Born: 17 Jan 1801
  • Marriage (1): Benedict Bucher on 15 Apr 1852 in West Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA 1
  • Died: 15 Nov 1887, , Lancaster, PA at age 86
  • Buried: West Cocalico Twp.: Mellinger Union Meeting House, Lancaster, PA

   Other names for Magdalena were Magdelina Birkholder 1 and Molly Burkholder.

   FamilySearch ID: MRPY-VX1.

  General Notes:

Her tombstone establishes her as the wife of Benedict Bucher, but he is not buried with her.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence: in 1852 in West Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. 1

2. Census in 1860 in East Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA. 2 Benadic Bucher, master miller, 68, was living with wife Molly, 54; Elizabeth Burkholder, 47, serving; and Martin Rolland, 19, miller apprentice. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. His real estate was worth $5,000 and personal estate $400. The post office was Reamstown.


Magdalena married Benedict Bucher, son of John Bucher and Elizabeth, on 15 Apr 1852 in West Cocalico Twp., Lancaster, PA.1 (Benedict Bucher was born on 23 Jan 1792 in , Lancaster, PA,3 4 5 6 died on 22 Feb 1863 in , Lancaster, PA 5 6 and was buried in Denver: Fairview (Bucher) Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 5 6.)

Sources

1 Rev. Daniel Hertz (Microfilm 1433081), Page 14.

2 1860 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, East Cocalico Township, Series: M653 Roll: 1124 Page: 242.

3 Gladys Bucher Sowers, The Bucher Family, 1681-1997 (1997. Gladys Bucher Sowers, 1410 Cornwall Road, Lebanon, PA 17042, 78 pp.), Tree Page 1.

4 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Ephrata Township, Series: M432 Roll: 789 Page: 155.

5 Harmon, Dr. Shirley A., Cemetery Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Closson Press, 257 Delilah St Apollo PA, 15613-1933. (724) 337-4482.), Volume 5, page 141.

6 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30227364.


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