Margaretha Catharina Louise Osbahr

Brief Life History of Margaretha Catharina Louise

When Margaretha Catharina Louise Osbahr was born on 2 January 1822, in Kiel, Schwesing, Ostenfeld (Husum), Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, her father, Marx Friederich Osbahr, was 23 and her mother, Johanna Jacobina Euchler, was 24. She married August Friedrich Wilhelm Dreger about 1851, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died on 14 April 1877, in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

August Friedrich Wilhelm Dreger
1824–1863
Margaretha Catharina Louise Osbahr
1822–1877
Marriage: about 1851
Wilhelmine Susanna Dreger
1852–1912
Caroline Dreger
1854–1855
Mary Dreger
1855–1920

Sources (14)

  • Margt Dreger in household of August Dreger, "New York State Census, 1855"
  • New Jersey index to records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1848-1900
  • Margaretha Osbar, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"

World Events (8)

1823

"Corfield vs Coryell was a significant federal court case that upheld New Jersey's existing regulation, which prohibited any non-residents from gathering clams and oysters. The case was decided by Justice Bushrod Washington of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Justice Washington primarily referenced the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment, regarding ""privileges and immunities"" to arrive at his decision."

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1840

Historical Boundaries 1840: Hudson, New Jersey, United States

Name Meaning

from Greek. See Margaret .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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