Brief Life History of Katharina
Katharina Steinmetz was born on 29 October 1750, in Wincheringen, Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany as the daughter of Margaretha Prost, Brost. She married Nicolaus Fochs on 6 March 1788, in Wincheringen, Saarburg, Rhineland, Prussia. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 25 April 1800, in her hometown, at the age of 49.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Catharina Steinmetz - Published information: birth-name: Katharina Steinmetz
- Catharina Steinmetz, „Deutschland, Rheinland, Bistum Trier, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1704-1957“
- Catharinae Steinmetz in entry for Catharina Fox, "Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957"
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German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Middle High German steinmetze, German Steinmetz ‘stonemason, worker in stone’. Compare Stamets .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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