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Hewit Root / Experience Pomeroy

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Hewit Root / Experience Pomeroy

Husband: Hewit Root
Born:	6 Jul 1724	at:	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Married:	12 May 1744	at:
Died:	Feb 1788	at:
Father:	John Root
Mother:	Mary Leonard
Sources:	[7434]
Wife: Experience Pomeroy
Born:	19 Jun 1723	at:	Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died:	11 Dec 1788	at:
Father:	Medad Pomeroy
Mother:	Hannah Trumbull
Sources:	[7432]
Children
Name:	Daniel Root [7436]
Born:	29 Dec 1744	at:	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Died:	Jan 1744	at:	Infant
Spouses:
Name:	Thankful Root [7437]
Born:	20 Jan 1745	at:	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	James Root [7435]
Born:	25 Aug 1747	at:	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Died:	ABT 1802	at:	Barrington, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Spouses:
Name:	Experience Root [7438]
Born:	14 Jan 1748	at:	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Died:	1748	at:
Spouses:
Name:	John Root [7439]
Born:	1754	at:	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	Mercy Root [399] [400]
Born:	1 Apr 1763	at:	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	Elijah Root [7440]
Born:	6 Jun 1756	at:	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	Hewit Root [7441]
Born:	1763	at:	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	Rhoda Root [7442]
Born:	ABT 1765	at:	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	Lydia Root [7443]
Born:	1768	at:	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Died:		at:
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: Hewit Root

      /--John  Roote 
   /--Thomas  Root 
   |  \--Mary  Kilbourne 
/--John  Root 
|  |  /--Thomas  Spencer 
|  \--Mary  Spencer 
|     \--Sarah  Bearding 
|--Hewit  Root 
|     /--
|  /--Josiah  Leonard 
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\--Mary  Leonard 
   |  /--
   \--Sarah  Dumbleton 
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Pedigree Chart for: Experience Pomeroy

      /--
   /--Joseph  Pomeroy 
   |  \--
/--Medad  Pomeroy 
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|  \--Hannah  Seymour 
|     \--
|--Experience  Pomeroy 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Hannah  Trumbull 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

[399] The Phelps Family of America and Their English Ancestors, by Judge Oliver Seymour Phelps
& Andrew T. Servin. Privately published, 1899.

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John Sutton / Mary Ellison

Husband: John Sutton
Born:	19 Jan 1788	at:	Billings, Parr, Lancashire, England
Married:	1835	at:	Welchwittle, Lancashire, England
Died:	4 Mar 1865	at:	Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States
Father:	Henry Sutton
Mother:	Sarah Yates
Sources:	[6474]
Wife: Mary Ellison
Born:	13 Aug 1799	at:	Chorley, Lancashire, England
Died:	24 Nov 1869	at:	Provo, Utah, USA, Utah
Father:	Adam Ellison
Mother:	Ellen Glover
Sources:	[6475]
Children
Name:	Ann Sutton [6476]
Born:	10 Oct 1828	at:	St Helens, Lancashire, England
Died:	11 Feb 1866	at:
Spouses:
Name:	Henry Sutton [6477]
Born:	3 Feb 1845	at:	Parr, St Helens, Lancashire, England
Died:	26 Dec 1909	at:	Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States
Spouses:
Name:	Sarah Ellison Sutton [6478]
Born:	23 Sep 1830	at:	St Helens, Lancashire, England
Died:	10 Nov 1901	at:	Richmond, Cache, Utah, USA
Spouses:
Name:	Alice Sutton [6481]
Born:	9 Feb 1837	at:	Parr, St Helens, Lancashire, England
Died:	21 Sep 1917	at:	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Spouses:
Name:	Mary Sutton [6482]
Born:	12 Nov 1833	at:	St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Died:	15 Dec 1914	at:	Salt Lake City,Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Spouses:
Name:	Ellen Sutton [1572]
Born:	22 Jan 1832	at:	St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Married:		at:
Died:	2 Apr 1909	at:	Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States
Spouses:	Samuel Linton
Name:	Peter Sutton [6483]
Born:	12 Jul 1839	at:	Parr, St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Died:	20 Mar 1904	at:	Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: John Sutton

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/--Henry  Sutton 
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|--John  Sutton 
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\--Sarah  Yates 
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Pedigree Chart for: Mary Ellison

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/--Adam  Ellison 
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|--Mary  Ellison 
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\--Ellen  Glover 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

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Robert Lyles / Elizabeth Hilleary

Husband: Robert Lyles
Born:	1665	at:	Calvert, Maryland, United States
Married:	1686	at:	Calvert, Maryland, United States
Died:	1705	at:	Calvert, Maryland, United States
Father:
Mother:
Sources:	[1860]
Wife: Elizabeth Hilleary
Born:	ABT 1662	at:	Calvert, Maryland, United States
Died:		at:
Father:
Mother:
Sources:	[1861]
Children
Name:	Robert Lyles [1856]
Born:	1687	at:	Calvert, Maryland, United States
Married:		at:
Died:	1733	at:	Calvert, Maryland, United States
Spouses:	Priscilla
Name:	William Lyles [1862]
Born:	1686	at:	Calvert, Maryland, United States
Died:	1733	at:	Calvert, Maryland, United States
Spouses:
Name:	Mary Lyles [1863]
Born:	1691	at:	Calvert, Maryland, United States
Died:		at:
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: Robert Lyles

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Pedigree Chart for: Elizabeth Hilleary

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|--Elizabeth  Hilleary 
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William Reed Jr. / Susannah Hayme

Husband: William Reed Jr.
Born:	30 Aug 1618	at:	St Peter's, Canterbury, Kent, England
Married:	12 Oct 1629	at:	Gillingham, Dorset, England
Died:	13 Jun 1669	at:	Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Father:	John Read
Mother:	Sarah Lessie
Sources:	[2182]
Wife: Susannah Hayme
Born:	1606	at:	Gillingham, Dorset, England
Died:	12 Oct 1653	at:	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Father:	Edward Hayme
Mother:	Johanna Montier
Sources:	[2183]
Children
Name:	Hannah Read [2188]
Born:	1632	at:	Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Died:	25 Nov 1656	at:	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Spouses:
Name:	Susannah Read [2189]
Born:	1634	at:	Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	Margaret Reade [2192]
Born:	20 Jan 1636	at:	, Weymouth, Northfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Died:	6 Jul 1659	at:	Weymouth, Norf., Massachusetts, USA
Spouses:
Name:	William Reed [2187]
Born:	15 Oct 1639	at:	of Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died:	12 Sep 1706	at:	Prob. Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Spouses:
Name:	Esther Reade [2190]
Born:	8 May 1641	at:	Weymouth, Br of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Died:	11 Jul 1719	at:	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Spouses:
Name:	Josiah Reed [2160]
Born:	ABT 1643	at:	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Married:		at:
Died:	3 Jul 1717	at:	Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Spouses:	Grace Holloway
Name:	Thomas Reade [2186]
Born:	1645	at:	Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Died:	14 Nov 1719	at:	Weymouth, Norf., Massachusetts, USA
Spouses:
Name:	Susanna Read [2191]
Born:	23 Sep 1646	at:	Boston, Suffolk, England
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	John Read [2184]
Born:	25 Sep 1646	at:	New London, Connecticut, United States
Died:	4 Mar 1727	at:	Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: William Reed Jr.

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/--John  Read 
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|--William  Reed  Jr.
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\--Sarah  Lessie 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

Pedigree Chart for: Susannah Hayme

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/--Edward  Hayme 
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|  \--
|     \--
|--Susannah  Hayme 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Johanna  Montier 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

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Sanford Haines / Julia Phelps

Husband: Sanford Haines
Born:	16 Dec 1816	at:	Champaign Co., Ohio
Married:	8 Sep 1836	at:
Died:	1871	at:	Des Moines, Iowa
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Julia Phelps
Born:	7 Apr 1819	at:
Died:	ABT 1850	at:	Near Peoria, Mahaska Co., Iowa
Father:	Sylvester Ira Phelps
Mother:	Maria Lathrop
Children
Name:	A.I. Haines
Born:		at:
Died:		at:
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: Sanford Haines

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Pedigree Chart for: Julia Phelps

      /--David  Phelps  Sr.
   /--John  Phelps 
   |  \--Margaret  Colton 
/--Sylvester Ira  Phelps 
|  |  /--
|  \--Anna  Baker 
|     \--
|--Julia  Phelps 
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\--Maria  Lathrop 
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   \--
      \--

Robert Boggs Zimmerman / Mary C. Townsend

[14493]

Husband: Robert Boggs Zimmerman
Born:	5 Oct 1811[10560] [10561] [10562]	at:	Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
Married:	2 Oct 1845	at:	Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Died:	12 May 1894[10563] [10565] [10566]	at:	Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Father:
Mother:
Notes:	[10571]
Sources:	[10569] [10570] [10560] [10561] [10562] [10563] [10565] [10566] [10567] [10568] [10572] [10573] [10574] [10575] [10576] [10577] [10578] [10579]
Wife: Mary C. Townsend
Born:	7 Nov 1821[10783]	at:	Caledonia County, Vermont
Died:	ABT 1894[10784]	at:
Father:
Mother:
Sources:	[10783] [10784] [10785] [10786]
Children
Name:	Lizzie S. Zimmerman [10758] [10757] [10759] [10760] [10761]
Born:	ABT 15 Aug 1849[10757]	at:	New York, United States
Married:		at:
Died:		at:
Spouses:	Martin V. Smith
Name:	Willie Zimmerman [5635]
Born:		at:
Died:		at:
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: Robert Boggs Zimmerman

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Pedigree Chart for: Mary C. Townsend

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|--Mary C.  Townsend 
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   \--
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[14493] Had two children that died as infants.

[10571] Searched WFT vols. 1-42, no hits. Searched Pres & F&P no hits.

Robert Boggs Zimmerman was born on October 5th, 1811 in Centre County, Pennsylvania. As a young man he moved from Pennsylvania to Elmira, New York and learned the trade of painter and chair maker. In the summer of1835 Robert started west with his eyes set on the prairies of Illinois. He traveled by stage, but while in Terre Haute, Indiana he missed his connection. Instead of waiting in Terre Haute for the next stage, Robert and two others started on foot. Upon arriving at the Okaw River in Illinois, they found a company of emigrants from Tennessee. The company of approximately 200-300 hundred people numbered 100 hundred wagons, the men of the company were constructing a bridge for the teams to cross. Robert and his friends helped build the bridge and remained with the wagon train. On November 18th, 1835 the emigrants reached its destination in Springfield, Illinois.

From the moment Robert settled in Springfield, he proved to have a nose for business. He first entered into business with Mr. Powell & Mr. Phelps and then with a man by the name of John A. Mason. Finally in1841, Robert established a partnership with Alexander P. Williard that lasted 24 years until Williard's death in 1865. After the death of Williard, Zimmerman was in business primarily by himself. He owned a paint/hardware store and was one of the most sought after house builders in Sangamon County. According to the United States Census of 1870, Zimmerman's personal wealth exceeded $28,000, which was a considerable estate for that time period.

Zimmerman came to Springfield as a chair maker, but his skill as a carpenter and woodsman made him a true craftsman. Robert's pieces were sought out by people from all over central Illinois. One of his first customers was William Butler*. Like Zimmerman, Butler was one of Springfield's first settlers and was likewise very successful. Zimmerman custom built most of the Butler family furniture. Little did the two men know that their grandchildren would make them in-laws. It is because of that fact that many of the Zimmerman/Butler pieces are still in the family today, the most famous of which is the grandfather clock which is displayed in home of Susan Butler-Crawford **.

Robert married Susan Philenia Seeley in her hometown of Farmington on Christmas Day, 1838. They had one child, Susan Louise who was born on April 17, 1840. After two years of marriage, Susan Philenia died on October 30, 1840. She was only 22 years old. At just 6 months of age, Susan Louise was without a mother. Robert must have felt almost helpless having to raise a young child by himself, but somehow he managed. Finally in the fall of 1845 Robert met and married Mary C. Townsend. Mary and Susan Louise readily accepted one another. Robert & Mary became very active in the community of Springfield. They were lifelong members and generous contributors of the Second Presbyterian Church. During the War of Rebellion, Mary was a proud member of the "Ladies Aid Society, "which worked tirelessly for the Union War effort. Robert & Mary had two children, which died in infancy, but were blessed with the adoption of little girl named Lizzie.

In the late 1849 a group of Portuguese refugees fleeing across the United States on their way to California, stopped in Springfield to camp for the winter. During their stay, sickness broke out among the refugees. Several people in the party died including the parents of a three-month baby girl. With no hesitation, the Zimmermans took the baby into their heart and adopted her as their own. The little girl was named Lizzie.

Both of Robert's girls grew up to marry prominent men. In 1860, Susan Louise married Eugene Gross, also of Springfield. Eugene was an attorney and owned a law practice with his brother William Gross. The practice was very successful and the brothers wrote a series of law-books which only enhanced the reputation of their practice***. Lizzie married Martin Smith in 1875. Not much is known about Martin other than he was an Officer in the United States Army and that he supposedly came from a wealthy family.

In 1874, tragedy struck the Zimmerman & Gross family, when Eugene died leaving Susan Louise with four children and no means to support them. Immediately after Eugene's death, Robert, with the help of Mary, stepped into the household and became its mainstay. Robert helped with the things around the house that a husband would ordinarily do and provided a positive male influence that the children needed. He also provided the family with some financial help, until Susan Louise could get on her feet. Most importantly Robert helped Susan Louise make a new life for herself. Not only did Robert teach his daughter how to keep track of household finances, but he also taught her how to run a business. In time, Susan Louise became an astute businesswoman who was to be become very successful at investing in real estate. Susan Louise learned from her father what must have been extremely difficult, how survive in man's world.

The twilight of Robert Zimmerman's life was spent quietly with his family. When not helping his daughter with her business affairs or spending time with his grandchildren, Robert enjoyed reading and keeping up with local affairs. Although he never ran for a public office, he was an avid member of the Whig Party, and then Republican Party. Robert also found time to be an officer in the Second Presbyterian Church of which he and Mary contributed generously.

On May 12, 1894, Robert Boggs Zimmerman died of old age; he was 82 years old. Robert had lived a remarkable life, he watched the small village of Springfield, which he helped to found, turn into a flourishing city. Most importantly, he created a highly successful business and raised a beautiful family. The greatest tribute ever written about Robert Zimmerman was probably done by Betty Butler-McHenry: "Of all the ancestors I've heard about, Robert B. Zimmerman, my Grandmother Gross's father is the one I would like to have known the most. Not only because of what he did, but also because of the kind of man he was. My mother spoke of him often, calling him "Grampuzimun," running his name together as though it was one word, as she must have done when she was a little girl. Always she spoke of him with the most frank adoration, which was mingled with grief and yearning that Grampuzimun was not still there to stand between her and the world and all the troubles that came to her later in life, as he must have done when she was young and he was living. Undoubtedly, he was a most loving, helpful, generous, understanding and kindly man."

*For information on William Butler refer to bio in FTM
** For more information on the clock refer to "Mr. Lincoln & The Grandfather Clock."
*** For more information on Eugene Gross refer to bio in FTM

[10758] Lived in East St. Louis

[5635] Willie probably died as a boy.

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Dieter von Rüdesheim / Ida Vogt von Hunolstein

Husband: Dieter von Rüdesheim
Born:	ABT 1410[6853]	at:
Married:	ABT 1440	at:
Died:		at:
Father:	Friedrich VII von Rüdesheim
Mother:	Margarethe von Reipoltzkirchen
Sources:	[6853] [6854]
Wife: Ida Vogt von Hunolstein
Born:	[10890]	at:	gen. 1474
Died:		at:
Father:	Johann Vogt von Hunolstein
Mother:	Schonette Elisabeth Vetzer von Geispitzheim
Sources:	[10890] [10891]
Children
Name:	Anna von Rüdesheim [9061] [9062] [9063] [9064] [9065] [9066]
Born:	ABT 1450[9061] [9062]	at:
Married:		at:
Died:	1516[9063] [9064]	at:	Kiedrich, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany
Spouses:	Heinrich Brömser von Rüdesheim , Dietrich Knebel von Katzenelnbogen

Pedigree Chart for: Dieter von Rüdesheim

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|--Dieter  von Rüdesheim 
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|  /--Reinfried  von Reipoltzkirchen 
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\--Margarethe  von Reipoltzkirchen 
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Pedigree Chart for: Ida Vogt von Hunolstein

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   /--Johann Vogt  von Hunolstein 
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/--Johann Vogt  von Hunolstein 
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|  \--Else Kämmerer  von Worms 
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|--Ida Vogt  von Hunolstein 
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|  /--Hermann Bubes  von Geispitzheim 
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\--Schonette Elisabeth Vetzer  von Geispitzheim 
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   \--Adelheid  von Merxheim 
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Jeremiah Weeden / Mary Clarke

Husband: Jeremiah Weeden
Born:	1654	at:	Of Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Married:	BEF 1701	at:
Died:	1756	at:
Father:
Mother:
Sources:	[7245]
Wife: Mary Clarke
Born:	1682	at:	Newport, Rhode Island
Died:	1726	at:	Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Father:
Mother:
Sources:	[7246]
Children
Name:	Margaret Clarke Weeden [7232]
Born:	1701	at:	Of Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island
Married:		at:
Died:	5 May 1785	at:
Spouses:	James Barker
Name:	Jeremiah Weeden [7247]
Born:	ABT 1694	at:	Of Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	William Weeden [7248]
Born:	ABT 1696	at:	Of Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	Ann Weeden [7249]
Born:	ABT 1698	at:	Of Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	Mary Weeden [7250]
Born:	ABT 1699	at:	Of Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	James Weeden [7251]
Born:	ABT 1704	at:	Of Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	Caleb Weeden [7252]
Born:	ABT 1706	at:	Of Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Died:		at:
Spouses:
Name:	Francis Weeden [7253]
Born:	ABT 1709	at:	Rhode Island
Died:		at:
Spouses:

Pedigree Chart for: Jeremiah Weeden

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Pedigree Chart for: Mary Clarke

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|--Mary  Clarke 
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Johann Peter Bremser / Anna Elisabetha Kruger

Husband: Johann Peter Bremser
Born:	ABT 1749	at:
Married:		at:
Died:	ABT 1805	at:
Father:	Johann Daniel Bremser
Mother:	Christina Elisabetha Weyland
Wife: Anna Elisabetha Kruger
Born:	ABT 1762	at:
Died:	ABT 1806	at:
Father:
Mother:
Children
Name:	Johann Georg Bremser
Born:	ABT 1789	at:
Married:		at:
Died:	ABT 1861	at:
Spouses:	Katharina Margaretha Weiss

Pedigree Chart for: Johann Peter Bremser

      /--Johann Konrad  Brömser 
   /--Johann Philipp  Bremser 
   |  \--Anna Maria  Gartner 
/--Johann Daniel  Bremser 
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|  \--Anna Regina  Thiel 
|     \--
|--Johann Peter  Bremser 
|     /--
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|  |  \--
\--Christina Elisabetha  Weyland 
   |  /--
   \--
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Pedigree Chart for: Anna Elisabetha Kruger

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|--Anna Elisabetha  Kruger 
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John Mock / Mary Horney

Husband: John Mock
Born:	3 Jun 1780	at:	Guylford Co., North Carolina
Married:	23 Mar 1800	at:	North Carolina
Died:	30 May 1862	at:	Jeffersonville, Fayette Co., OHio
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Mary Horney
Born:	3 Jun 1780	at:	Rowan Co., North Carolina
Died:	13 Jun 1854	at:	Jeffersonville, Fayette Co., Ohio
Father:	William Horney Sr.
Mother:	Hannah Harriet Chipman
Children
Name:	Hannah Mock
Born:	27 Aug 1805	at:	Green Co., Ohio
Married:		at:
Died:	22 Jun 1891	at:	Towanda, Illinois, USA
Spouses:	John Calhoun , David M. Gaff , John Calhoun

Pedigree Chart for: John Mock

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|--John  Mock 
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Pedigree Chart for: Mary Horney

      /--Jeffrey Horney 
   /--Jeffrey Horney  III
   |  \--Elizabeth Harwood 
/--William Horney  Sr.
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|  \--Deborah Baynard 
|     \--
|--Mary  Horney 
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\--Hannah Harriet Chipman 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

William II of Orange / Mary Stuart

Husband: William II of Orange
Born:		at:
Married:		at:
Died:		at:
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Mary Stuart
Born:		at:
Died:		at:
Father:	Charles Stuart I King of England
Mother:	Henrietta-Marie of France
Children
Name:	William III King of England
Born:		at:
Married:		at:
Died:		at:
Spouses:	Mary Stuart

Pedigree Chart for: William II of Orange

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Pedigree Chart for: Mary Stuart

      /--Henry  Stuart  Duke of Albany
   /--James  Stuart  I King of England
   |  \--Mary  Stewart  Queen of Scots
/--Charles  Stuart  I King of England
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|  \--Anne of Denmark   
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|--Mary  Stuart 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Henrietta-Marie of France   
   |  /--
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      \--

Franz Albert Wilhelm Backhaus / Emilie Ernstine Auguste Backhaus

Husband: Franz Albert Wilhelm Backhaus
Born:		at:
Married:	4 May 1878	at:	New Fane, Washington, Wisconsin, USA
Died:		at:
Father:	Daniel Frederich Gothilf Backhaus
Mother:	Wilhelmina Friedericke Stege
Wife: Emilie Ernstine Auguste Backhaus
Born:		at:
Died:		at:
Father:	Carl Backhaus
Mother:	Wilhelmina Baumann
Children

Pedigree Chart for: Franz Albert Wilhelm Backhaus

      /--
   /--Peter  Backhaus 
   |  \--
/--Daniel Frederich Gothilf  Backhaus 
|  |  /--
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|--Franz Albert Wilhelm  Backhaus 
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\--Wilhelmina Friedericke  Stege 
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Pedigree Chart for: Emilie Ernstine Auguste Backhaus

      /--Peter  Backhaus 
   /-- Backhaus 
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/--Carl  Backhaus 
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|--Emilie Ernstine Auguste  Backhaus 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Wilhelmina  Baumann 
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Henry Schmidt / Catherine Terlinden

Husband: Henry Schmidt
Born:		at:
Married:		at:
Died:		at:
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Catherine Terlinden
Born:	9 Feb 1852	at:	Auburn, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
Died:	ABT 1915	at:
Father:	Jacob Terlinden II
Mother:	Catherine Ingfeldt
Children

Pedigree Chart for: Henry Schmidt

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|--Henry  Schmidt 
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Pedigree Chart for: Catherine Terlinden

      /--
   /--Peter  Terlinden 
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/--Jacob  Terlinden  II
|  |  /--
|  \--Catharina  Otten 
|     \--
|--Catherine  Terlinden 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Catherine  Ingfeldt 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

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