Brief Life History of Elisabetha Catharina
When Elisabetha Catharina Zundel was born on 16 March 1804, in Wiernsheim, Maulbronn, Württemberg, Germany, her father, Johann Eberhard Zundel, was 42 and her mother, Juliane Pflüger, was 40. She married David Wagner about 1832, in Phillipsburg, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Oregon, United States in 1862. She died on 15 June 1883, in Aurora, Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Aurora Community Cemetery, Aurora, Marion, Oregon, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Catherine Wagners, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elisabetha Catharina Zundel, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
- Catharina Wagner, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1803–1873 Male
1804–1883 Female
Children (7)
1833–1916 Female
1835–1882 Male
1838–1909 Female
1840–1912 Male
1842–1923 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1761–1819 Male
1764–1815 Female
Siblings (11)
1787–1790 Female
1788–1790 Male
1791–1791 Female
1792–1852 Male
1794–1795 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 4
1812
Age 8
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 21
Name Meaning
German (also Zündel): from a diminutive of Zunder, a metonymic occupational name for a seller of kindling wood, from Middle High German zunder ‘tinder’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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