Brief Life History of Maria Sophia Christina
When Maria Sophia Christina Schroeder was born on 27 November 1821, in Mecklenburg, Germany, her father, Charles Schroeder, was 30 and her mother, Lena Krüger, was 31. She married Frederick Peters on 30 March 1857, in Ottawa, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Ballville, Sandusky, Ohio, United States in 1880. She died on 16 December 1904, in Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States, at the age of 83.
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- Mary Peters in household of Fredrick Peters, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary Schroeder, "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1942"
- Mary Elizabeth Schrader in entry for Mary Elizabeth Sherk, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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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.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Fritz, Helmut, Horst, Alois, Ernst, Ewald, Gerhard, Klaus.
North German (mainly Schröder): occupational name for a cloth cutter or tailor, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German schrōden, schrāden ‘to cut’. The same term was occasionally used to denote a grist miller as well as a shoemaker, whose work included cutting leather, and also a drayman, one who delivered beer and wine in bulk to customers; in some instances the surname may have been acquired in either of these senses. This surname is also found France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Poland. Compare Schroder .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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