Mathilda Widmayer

Brief Life History of Mathilda

When Mathilda Widmayer was born on 20 July 1818, in New Harmony, Harmony Township, Posey, Indiana, United States, her father, Andreas Widmaier, was 31 and her mother, Agnes Katharina Forstner, was 25. She had at least 5 sons and 3 daughters with Jacob Diem. She lived in Daugherty Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Diem
1803–1880
Mathilda Widmayer
1818–
Sarah Diem
1835–1879
Andrew Diem
1836–1916
Jacob Diem
1839–1839
Johann Jacob Diem
1841–1879
William Diem
1843–1895
Catharine Diem
1845–
Mariah Diem
1847–1879
John Frederick Diem
1850–1932

Sources (5)

  • Matilda Diem in household of Jacob Diem, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mathilda Widmajer - Church record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Mathilda Widmajer
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mathilda Widmajer -

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1821

Historical Boundaries 1821: Posey, Indiana, United States

1851 · Constitution of 1851

Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

Name Meaning

South German: variant of Widmaier .

Americanized form of Slovenian Vidmajer, itself of South German origin (see Widmaier ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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