Esther Johanna Grenzbach

Brief Life History of Esther Johanna

When Esther Johanna Grenzbach was born in 1894, in New York, United States, her father, Bion Nelson Grenzebach, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Wolcher Gasteiger, was 25. She married Frank Tettemer on 14 June 1914, in Queens, New York City, New York, United States. She lived in Queens Village, Queens, New York, United States in 1910 and Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States in 1930. She died in 1957, in New York, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Pinelawn Memorial Park, East Farmingdale, Babylon, Suffolk, New York, United States.

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Frank Tettemer
1892–
Esther Johanna Grenzbach
1894–1957
Marriage: 14 June 1914

Sources (4)

  • Esther Grenzbach, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Esther Johanna Grenzbach, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
  • Esther J. Grenzbach Tettemer, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

Biblical name, borne by a Jewish captive who became the wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus. Her Hebrew name was Hadassah ‘myrtle’, and the form Esther is said to be a Persian translation of this, although others derive it from Persian stara ‘star’. It may also be a Hebrew form of the name of the Persian goddess Ishtar. According to the book of the Bible that bears her name, Esther managed, by her perception and persuasion, to save large numbers of the Jews from the evil machinations of the royal counsellor Haman. See also Hester .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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