Magdalena Breitenbucher

Female2 October 1818–28 April 1881

Brief Life History of Magdalena

When Magdalena Breitenbucher was born on 2 October 1818, in Keffenach, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, her father, Franz Ludwig Louis Breitenbucher, was 39 and her mother, Margaretha Hey, was 19. She married Michael Schneider on 11 November 1838, in Holmes, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Knox Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. She died on 28 April 1881, in Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Kaylor Ridge Cemetery, Knox Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Michael Schneider
1813–1899
Magdalena Breitenbucher
1818–1881
Marriage: 11 November 1838
Philip Schneider
1839–1891
Lewis Schneider
1841–1919
George Schneider
1842–1916
Henry Schneider
1845–1929
Magdalena Schneider
1848–1869
Martin Schneider
1850–1927
John M Schneider
1853–1889
William Schneider
1855–1901
Daniel Schneider
1858–1940
Caroline Schneider
1860–1942

Sources (18)

  • Magadelena Snyder in household of Michel Snyder, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Magdalena Freitenbuoher, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Magdalena Breitenbucher Schneider, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 November 1838Holmes, Ohio, United States
  • Children (10)

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    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 1

    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. 

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 2

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 18

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    Name Meaning

    New Testament. See Madeleine .

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

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