Maria Magdalena Fuchs

1 August 1770–1825 (Age 54)
Monzingen, Monzingen, Kreuznach, Rhineland, Prussia, German Empire

The Life Summary of Maria Magdalena

When Maria Magdalena Fuchs was born on 1 August 1770, in Monzingen, Monzingen, Kreuznach, Rhineland, Prussia, German Empire, her father, Johann Nickol Fuchs, was 38 and her mother, Catharina Margretha Dimmler, was 26. She married Adam Kephart on 17 March 1795, in Union Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Limerick Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States in 1800. She died in 1825, in Osceola, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 55.

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Family Time Line

Adam Kephart
1744–1826
Maria Magdalena Fuchs
1770–1825
Marriage: 17 March 1795
Jonathan Kephart
1797–1885
Daniel Kephart
1802–1866
Rachel Kephart
1809–1882
Sarah Anna Kephart
1809–1852

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 March 1795Union Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
    • Children

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1776
    Age 6
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1776
    Age 6
    The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
    1786 · Shays' Rebellion
    Age 16
    Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Hans, Kurt, Gerhard, Fritz, Mathias, Matthias, Armin, Ulrich, Erwin, Helmut.German and Jewish: from Middle High German vuhs, German Fuchs ‘fox’, a nickname for a sly or cunning person, or for someone with red hair. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Poland, Czechia, and Slovenia, often as a translation into German of corresponding Slavic nicknames or surnames. Compare Fox 4, Fuks , and Futch .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Fuks
    Fochs
    Fuhs
    Futch
    Fox

    Sources (7)

    • Magdalena Fuchs, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
    • Maria Magdalena Fuchss, "Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898"
    • Ancestry Family Trees

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