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Margaret Teskey 1842 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1842

Birth Location: County, Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 8 Nov 1900

Death Location: Delmar, Clinton Co., IA

Father: Christopher Teskey

Mother: Catherine Holland

Spouse(s): Claus Ruus

Children(s): Ida Ruus, Lena Ruus, Margaret Ruus, Gertrude Ruus, Frederick Ruus, Claus Ruus

Margaret Teskey was born in 1842 in County, Cork, Ireland, the child of Christopher Thomas Teskey and Catherine Ann Holland. Margaret Teskey married Claus Christian Ruus, and had children including Ida Theresa Ruus, Lena Ruus, Margaret Amelia Ruus, Gertrude Anna Ruus, Frederick John Ruus, Claus Christian Ruus. Margaret Teskey passed away in 1900 in Delmar, Clinton Co., IA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Teskey was born in 1842 in County, Cork, Ireland, the child of Christopher Thomas Teskey and Catherine Ann Holland.
  • Margaret Teskey married Claus Christian Ruus, and had children including Ida Theresa Ruus, Lena Ruus, Margaret Amelia Ruus, Gertrude Anna Ruus, Frederick John Ruus, Claus Christian Ruus.
  • Margaret Teskey passed away in 1900 in Delmar, Clinton Co., IA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Teskey
1792 – 1886
Birth Location: Killeheen, Co. Limerick, Ireland
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Catherine Holland
1801 – 1880
Birth Location: Co. Limerick, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Claus Ruus
1836 – 1902
Birth Location: Apenrade Aabenraa, Schleswig now, Sonderjylland, Denmark
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Children(s)

Ida Ruus
1867 – 1941
Birth Location: Elwood, Clinton, Iowa, USA
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Lena Ruus
1869 – 1944
Birth Location: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, United States
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Margaret Ruus
1872 – 1944
Birth Location: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, USA
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Gertrude Ruus
1876 – 1902
Birth Location: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, United States
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Frederick Ruus
1877 – 1938
Birth Location: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, United States
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Claus Ruus
1883 – 1948
Birth Location: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, United States
CR

Margaret Teskey's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Teskey
1842 – 1900
Birth Place: County, Cork, Ireland
Parents
Christopher Thomas Teskey
1792 – 1886
Killeheen, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Catherine (Ann) Holland
1801 – 1880
Co. Limerick, Ireland
Grandparents
Christopher Teskey
1752 – 1837
Limerick, Ireland
Sarah (Ann) Bowen
1761 – 1846
Rathkeale, County Limerick, Ireland
Peter Holland
1770 –
Ireland
Sara (O) Mahoney
1775 – 1857
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Teskey
1720 – 1808
Julianna Switzer
1726 – 1783
John Bowen
1728 – 1763
Ann Teskey
1730 – 1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Teskey
1689 – 1760
Barbara Daniel
1701 – 1762
Johann Schweitzer
1685 – 1755
Katherine Ruckle
1690 – 1755
Wendel Bowen
1700 – 1800
Jacob Teskey
1693 – 1764
Catherine Hedrick
1708 – 1798

Margaret Teskey's Descendants

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Margaret Teskey (10 Mar 1842 – 8 Nov 1900) m. Claus (Christian) Ruus (5 May 1836 – 23 March 1902)
  1. 1. Ida (Theresa) Ruus (4 April 1867 – 19 March 1941)
  2. 2. Lena Ruus (29 Mar 1869 – 1944)
  3. 3. Margaret (Amelia) Ruus (abt 1872 – 21 Sep 1944)
  4. 4. Gertrude (Anna) Ruus (26 January 1876 – 9 June 1902)
  5. 5. Frederick (John) Ruus (5 Mar 1877 – 14 Jan 1938)
  6. 6. Claus (Christian) Ruus (18 Aug 1883 – 20 Jun 1948)

Margaret Teskey's Timeline

2 Records

1842
10 Mar 1842
Birth of Margaret Teskey in County, Cork, Ireland
County, Cork, Ireland
1900
8 Nov 1900
Age 58
Death of Margaret Teskey in Delmar, Clinton Co., IA
Delmar, Clinton Co., IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1842
    Event Place: County, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Delmar, Clinton Co., IA
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