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Mary Louisa Knapp 1846 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1846

Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 27 February 1884

Death Location: Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States

Father: Martin Knapp

Mother: Julia Bercier

Spouse(s): Thomas Messersmith

Children(s): Thomas Messersmith

The story of Mary Louisa Knapp began in 1846 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. Mary Louisa Knapp married Thomas Kimball Messersmith, and had children including Thomas Henry Messersmith. Mary Louisa Knapp passed away in 1884 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Louisa Knapp began in 1846 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
  • Mary Louisa Knapp married Thomas Kimball Messersmith, and had children including Thomas Henry Messersmith.
  • Mary Louisa Knapp passed away in 1884 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Knapp
1820 –
Birth Location: –
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Julia Bercier
1828 – 1891
Birth Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Messersmith
1834 – 1914
Birth Location: Cole, Missouri, United States
TM

Children(s)

Thomas Messersmith
1866 – 1939
Birth Location: Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah, USA
TM

Mary Knapp's Ancestors

Self
Mary Knapp
1846 – 1884
Birth Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Parents
Martin W. Knapp
1820 –
Julia (Ann Rocker) Bercier
1828 – 1891
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Francois (Bercier Dit) Rocker
1787 – 1880
Québec, Canada
Marie (Julie) Leblanc
1802 – 1906
Louiseville, , Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Pierre Bercier
1748 – 1812
Marie Leger
1761 – 1838
Jean Leblanc
1769 – 1824
Marie Blais
1780 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Bercier
1719 – 1801
Marie GENDRON
1718 – 1799
François Leger
1725 – 1788
Elizabeth Sedilot-Montreuil-Buisson
1733 – 1775
Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc
1738 – 1814
Marie Fortier
1744 – 1815
Jean-Baptiste Blais
1745 – 1789
Marie-Anne GODARD
1745 – 1795

Mary Knapp's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Louisa) Knapp (4 March 1846 – 27 February 1884) m. Thomas (Kimball) Messersmith (20 Sep 1834 – 21 Feb 1914)
  1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Messersmith (1 Mar 1866 – 1 Aug 1939) m. Anna (or Antomina) OTTOSON (06 Apr 1871 – 20 Dec 1957)
    1. 1. Ralph (Henry) Messersmith (13 Sep 1890 – 9 Feb 1962) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Berry (27 Aug 1891 – 14 Mar 1968)
      1. 1. Ivy (LaVon) Messersmith (26 Mar 1911 – 5 February 1997) m. Aldred (J.) Jones (8 Sep 1911 – 21 Feb 1989)
        1. 1. Vilda (Vinece) Jones (29 Aug 1929 – 15 Nov 2012)
        2. 2. Arthur (Aldred) Jones (30 Oct 1930 – 25 Jul 1944)
        3. 3. Margaret (Ann) Jones (3 Aug 1932 – 5 Oct 1986)
        4. 4. Darlene Jones (19 Sep 1934 – 18 Jul 2014)
        5. 5. Kaye Jones m. Frank (C) Baxter (abt 1931 – ) m. Dennis (Irwin) Greenwood (12 Feb 1929 – 7 Dec 1997)

Mary Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1846
4 March 1846
Birth of Mary Louisa Knapp in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1884
27 February 1884
Age 38
Death of Mary Louisa Knapp in Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1846
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1884
    Event Place: Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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