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Dorothea Elizabeth PETERS 1840–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 AUG 1840

Birth Location: Stelle Hanover Germany

Death Date: 16 MAR 1925

Death Location: Crookston, Cherry, Nebraska, USA

Father: Claus Peters

Mother: Dorothea Backhaus

Spouse(s): Johann PORATH

Children(s): Maria PORATH

In 1840, Dorothea Elizabeth PETERS entered the world in Stelle Hanover Germany, born to Claus Peter Peters And Dorothea Elisabeth Backhaus. Dorothea Elizabeth PETERS married Johann Christoph Porath, and had children including Maria Magdelena Dorothea Porath. Dorothea Elizabeth PETERS passed away in 1925 in Crookston, Cherry, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Dorothea Elizabeth PETERS entered the world in Stelle Hanover Germany, born to Claus Peter Peters And Dorothea Elisabeth Backhaus.
  • Dorothea Elizabeth PETERS married Johann Christoph Porath, and had children including Maria Magdelena Dorothea Porath.
  • Dorothea Elizabeth PETERS passed away in 1925 in Crookston, Cherry, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claus Peters
1800–1870
Birth Location: Stelle, Harburg, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
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Dorothea Backhaus
1804–1855
Birth Location: Scharmbeck, Harburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Johann PORATH
1840–1921
Birth Location: Stelle, Harburg, Niedersachsen, Hanover, Germany
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Children(s)

Maria PORATH
1867–1936
Birth Location: Stelle, Harburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
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Dorothea PETERS's Ancestors

Self
Dorothea PETERS
1840–1925
Birth Place: Stelle Hanover Germany
Parents
Claus Peter Peters
1800–1870
Stelle, Harburg, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Dorothea (Elisabeth) Backhaus
1804–1855
Scharmbeck, Harburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Peter) Peters
1755–1818
Stelle, Harburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Catharina (Margarethe Brandt) ❤️
1770–1816
Stelle, Harburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Hans (Peter) Backhaus
1764–1812
Scharmbeck, Harburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Catharina (Margaretha Matern) ❤️
1767–1830
Bissendorf, Ortsteil Wersche, Gemeinde Bissendorf, Landkreis Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany.
Great-Grandparents
Peter Peters
1718–1769
Anna Hilmer
1728–1799
Johann Brandt
1731–1796
Catharina Behr
1740–1819
Hans Backhaus
1737–1793
Catharina Jaspers
1745–1809
Johann Backhaus
1741–1797
Anna Langenberg
1745–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Heyne Peters
1681–1757
Margarethe Maack
1686–1759
Anna Soltau
1704–1761
Johann (Bahr)
1711–1788
Anna Benecken
1709–1776
Johann Niemeyer
1711–1771
Anna Backhaus
1707–1742
Jost Langenberg
1683–1750
Marie Upmeyer
1698–1790

Dorothea PETERS's Descendants

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Dorothea (Elizabeth) PETERS (12 AUG 1840–16 MAR 1925) m. Johann (Christoph) PORATH (30 JAN 1840–24 DEC 1921)
  1. 1. Maria (Magdelena Dorothea) PORATH 1867–1936 m. Johann (Heinrich) SCHLÜTER 1859–1941
    1. 1. Emma (Magdalene) SCHLUETER 1890–1952 m. Ernst (Christoph) DITTMER 1888–1961
      1. 1. Harold (Christ) DITTMER 1922–2004 m. Irene (Elizabeth) SATHER 1921–2011
        1. 1. Harold (Christ) DITTMER 1946–2010 m. Jeanine (Marjorie) UNTERSEHER 1947–2014
      2. 2. Walter (Ernest) DITTMER 1927–1977 m. Laurine (H. Overman) Dorsey 1930–2001

Dorothea PETERS's Timeline

2 Records

1840
12 AUG 1840
Birth of Dorothea Elizabeth PETERS in Stelle Hanover Germany
Stelle Hanover Germany
1925
16 MAR 1925
Age 85
Death of Dorothea Elizabeth PETERS in Crookston, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
Crookston, Cherry, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1840
    Event Place: Stelle Hanover Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 MAR 1925
    Event Place: Crookston, Cherry, Nebraska, USA
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