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Catharina Kurtz 1696 – 1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1696

Birth Location: Durlach, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Death Date: 1725

Death Location: New York, United States

Father: Michael Kurtz

Mother: Anna Nuoding

Spouse(s): Christopher Merkley

Children(s): Christopher \Merckel)

In 1696, Catharina Kurtz entered the world in Durlach, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, born to Michael Kurtz and Anna Maria Nuoding. Catharina Kurtz married Christopher Merkley, and had children including Christopher Friedrich Merkley (Merckle \Merckel). Catharina Kurtz passed away in 1725 in New York, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1696, Catharina Kurtz entered the world in Durlach, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, born to Michael Kurtz and Anna Maria Nuoding.
  • Catharina Kurtz married Christopher Merkley, and had children including Christopher Friedrich Merkley (Merckle \Merckel).
  • Catharina Kurtz passed away in 1725 in New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Kurtz
1661 – 1732
Birth Location: Geradstetten, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Anna Nuoding
1662 – 1737
Birth Location: Geradstetten, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Christopher Merkley
1693 – 1773
Birth Location: Durlach, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Children(s)

Christopher \Merckel)
1722 – 1772
Birth Location: Durlach, Stadt Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Catharina Kurtz's Ancestors

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Catharina Kurtz
1696 – 1725
Birth Place: Durlach, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Parents
Michael Kurtz
1661 – 1732
Geradstetten, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany
Anna (Maria) Nuoding
1662 – 1737
Geradstetten, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Georg Kurtz
1615 – 1673
Geradstetten, Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Magdalena Hamp
1621 – 1666
Geradstetten, Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Georg ((Georgius) Nuding) (Nuoding)
1628 – 1709
Schnait, Bad Tolz-Wolfratshausen, Bavaria, Germany
Anna Bauer
1631 – 1705
Raitenbuch, Parsberg, Bayern, Deutschland
Great-Grandparents
Michael Kurtz
1589 –
Catharina Lähers
1593 – 1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Laefers
1555 – 1604
Margretha (Lauer)
1557 – 1608

Catharina Kurtz's Descendants

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Catharina Kurtz (1696 – 1725) m. Christopher Merkley (16 Sep 1693 – 1773)
  1. 1. Christopher (Friedrich Merkley (Merckle) \Merckel) (14 Mar 1722 – 14 Sep 1772) m. Sophia (Dorothea) Fischerin (1725 – 1753)
    1. 1. Johann (Jacob) Merckel (17 Oct 1747 – 2 May 1818) m. Maria (Margretha Schaeffer) Merckel (21 Jan 1750 – 10 Sep 1833)
      1. 1. Jacob Merkley (20 AUG 1781 – 2 JUN 1864) m. Elizabeth Stata (13 May 1785 – 10 Jun 1856)
        1. 1. * (Elizabeth "Betsy") Merkley (22 Nov 1817 – 10 Apr 1886) m. Peter Marselis (1814 – 16 Mar 1911)

Catharina Kurtz's Timeline

2 Records

1696
1696
Birth of Catharina Kurtz in Durlach, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Durlach, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
1725
1725
Age 29
Death of Catharina Kurtz in New York, United States
New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Durlach, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: New York, United States
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