Archive for February, 2013

On This Day … 28 February

1890 – Clementine Kessler was born in Detroit, Michigan 123 years ago to Joseph Kessler & Margaret Memel.  (1st cousin 3x removed)

1902 – Christopher Kessler died 111 years ago in Detroit, Michigan.  He was 80 years old.  (3rd great-grandfather)

1912 -  August Hoeninghausen died 101 years ago in Detroit, Michigan of dropsy.  He was 60 years old.  (1st cousin 4x removed)

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On This Day … 27 February

1810 – Eva Klein was born 203 years ago in Putzig, Germany to Joseph Klein & Susanna Drewa.  (3rd great-grandaunt)

1894 -  Henry Raass died 119 years ago in Detroit, Michigan.  He was 46 years old.  (3rd great-granduncle)

1914 – Marion Chesney was born in Bay County, Michigan 99 years ago to Joseph Chesney & Elizabeth Uttech.

1932 – William Kauthen died 81 years ago in Garden, Michigan.  He was 87 years old.  (husband of 1st cousin 4x removed, Anna Hanson)

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On This Day … 26 February

1879 – Henry Klepaczyk was born in Detroit, Michigan 134 years ago to John Klepaczyk & Mary Kozlawski.

1880 – Herman Hoeninghausen was born in Detroit, Michigan 133 years ago to Joseph Hoeninghausen & Hattie Knickbein.  (2nd cousin 3x removed)

1910 – Alice Chesney was born in Bay County, Michigan 103 years ago to Joseph Chesney & Elizabeth Uttech.

1916 – John Ostrowski died 97 years ago in Detroit, Michigan of tuberculosis.  He was 51 years old.  (1st cousin 4x removed)

1932 – Ignatz Buchkowski died 81 years ago in Parisville, Michigan.  He was 69 years old.  (husband of Juliana Kwart, 2nd great-grandaunt)

1941 – Mary Garlick Wilson died 72 years ago in Lockport, Illinois.  She was 58 years old.  (1st cousin 4x removed)

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On This Day … 25 February

1927 – John Davison died 86 years ago in Chicago, Illinois.  He was 80 years old.  (husband of 3rd great-grandaunt, Ann Garlick)

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On This Day … 24 February

1837 – Thomas Garlick was born in England 176 years ago to Joshua Garlick & Mary Downes.  (3rd great-granduncle)

1880 – Maria Elizabeth Raass was born in Detroit, Michigan 133 years ago to Henry Raass & Elisabeth Degenfelder.  (1st cousin 4x removed)

1891 – Paul Klebba was born in Detroit, Michigan 122 years ago to Albert Klebba & Marianna Ostrowski.  (1st cousin 3x removed)

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On This Day … 23 February

1832 – Maria Catharina Elisabeth Assmann was born in Germany 181 years ago to Mathias Assmann & Elizabeth Schneider.  (3rd great-grandaunt)

1910 – Gilbert Strnad was born in Detroit, Michigan 103 years ago to Frank Strnad & Marie Schultheis.

1941 – Blanche Hopp (10) &  her brother Harry Hopp (13) died 72 years ago.  (2nd cousins 1x removed, children of Martha Hincka Hopp)

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On This Day … 22 February

1838 – Johann Lennemann (36) married Elisabeth Schulte (29) in Germany 175 years ago.  (4th great-grandaunt)

1887 – Clara Grubba was born in Detroit, Michigan 126 years ago to John Grubba & Marianna Ostrowski.  (1st cousin 3x removed)

1909 – Catherine Kessler Maas died 104 years ago in Detroit, Michigan following a c-section.  She was 31 years old.  (1st cousin 3x removed)

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