Magdalena Hafen was born on 24 July 1856, in Scherzingen, Thurgau, Switzerland. She married John Fowles in 1873. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Mount Pleasant Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 15 July 1926, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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I received the above from Darlene Winkler Bybee in 2004. Many records have become available since that time. Someone has posted a marriage date for Magdalena's mother, Anna Katharina Hafen Fech …
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