Esther Hettie Seidel

Female15 January 1844–16 June 1904

Brief Life History of Esther Hettie

When Esther Hettie Seidel was born on 15 January 1844, in Alsace Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Henry Seidel, was 38 and her mother, Judith Herb, was 32. She married Isaac Ritter Masser in 1860. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 16 June 1904, in Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Alsace Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Ritter Masser
1839–1883
Esther Hettie Seidel
1844–1904
Marriage: 1860
Edward Seidel Masser
1860–1907
Ellen S. Masser
1863–1950
Harry Masser
1867–1868
Minnie S Masser
1868–1941
Nora Masser
1869–1949
Emma Masser
1871–1875
Charles Seidel Masser
1876–1955

Sources (8)

  • Esther Seidel in household of Henry Seidel, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Esther Seidel, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Esther Masser, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1860
  • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1846

    Age 2

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1863

    Age 19

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

    Age 19

    The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Gerhard, Dieter, Erwin, Otto, Gunther, Fritz, Hans, Horst, Klaus, Arno, Dietrich.

    South German: from the medieval name Sidel, a pet form of Sīfrit (see Siegfried ).

    South German: metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden drinking vessels, see Seidler .

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

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