Brief Life History of Maria Magdalena
Maria Magdalena Stotzel was born on 6 September 1761, in Reimerswiller, Bas-Rhin, France as the daughter of Hannss Georg Stotzel and Maria Magdalena Zimmerin. She married Georg Jakob Kochersperger II on 24 February 1789, in Betschdorf, Bas-Rhin, France. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died after 1830, in Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Maria Magdalena Stötzel Kochersperger, "Find A Grave Index"
- Madelaine Stoetzel in entry for Michel Matteret, "France, Bas-Rhin, Parish and Civil Registration, 1525-1912"
- Madeleine Stoulzel in entry for Michel Ruby, "France, Bas-Rhin, Parish and Civil Registration, 1525-1912"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1780
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
Name Meaning
Altered form of South German Stötzel, a nickname for a stockily built man, from a diminutive of Middle High German stotze ‘log, clod, lump’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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