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Catherine Elizabeth Schaefer 1818–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1818

Birth Location: Hesson, Germany

Death Date: 12 May 1899

Death Location: Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Spouse(s): William Gaul

Children(s): Charles Gaul

In 1818, Catherine Elizabeth Schaefer entered the world in Hesson, Germany, born to Johannes Schaefer And Anna Martha Sippel. Catherine Elizabeth Schaefer married William Wilhelm Gaul, and had children including Charles H Gaul. Catherine Elizabeth Schaefer passed away in 1899 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Catherine Elizabeth Schaefer entered the world in Hesson, Germany, born to Johannes Schaefer And Anna Martha Sippel.
  • Catherine Elizabeth Schaefer married William Wilhelm Gaul, and had children including Charles H Gaul.
  • Catherine Elizabeth Schaefer passed away in 1899 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

William Gaul
1824–1862
Birth Location: Frankenthal, Rheinpfalz, Germany
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Children(s)

Charles Gaul
1855–1906
Birth Location: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
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Catherine Schaefer's Ancestors

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Catherine Schaefer
1818–1899
Birth Place: Hesson, Germany
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Catherine Schaefer's Descendants

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Catherine (Elizabeth) Schaefer (9 Feb 1818–12 May 1899) m. William ((Wilhelm)) Gaul (18 Oct 1824–31 May 1862)
  1. 1. Charles (H) Gaul 1855–1906 m. Elizabeth (E) James 1860–1912
    1. 1. W. (Archibald) Gaul 1887–1926 m. Adeline ((Hattie)) Evans 1887–1953
      1. 1. Daniel (W.) Gaul 1923–1976 m. Marjorie (Louise Lane) (Gaul) 1924–

Catherine Schaefer's Timeline

2 Records

1818
9 Feb 1818
Birth of Catherine Elizabeth Schaefer in Hesson, Germany
Hesson, Germany
1899
12 May 1899
Age 81
Death of Catherine Elizabeth Schaefer in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1818
    Event Place: Hesson, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1899
    Event Place: Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
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