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Mary Margaret (Polly) Rinker 1808–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Nazareth, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 21 Aug 1856

Death Location: Stoddartsville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Peter Rinker

Mother: Catharine Dotterer

Spouse(s): Jefferson Swainbank

Children(s): Elizabeth Saxe\swainbank

Mary Margaret (Polly) Rinker was born in 1808 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, the child of Peter Rinker And Catharine Dotterer. Mary Margaret (Polly) Rinker married Jefferson Jessie Swainbank, and had children including Elizabeth Saxe Swainbank. Mary Margaret (Polly) Rinker passed away in 1856 in Stoddartsville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Margaret (Polly) Rinker was born in 1808 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, the child of Peter Rinker And Catharine Dotterer.
  • Mary Margaret (Polly) Rinker married Jefferson Jessie Swainbank, and had children including Elizabeth Saxe Swainbank.
  • Mary Margaret (Polly) Rinker passed away in 1856 in Stoddartsville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Rinker's Ancestors

Self
Mary Rinker
1808–1856
Birth Place: Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Parents
Peter Rinker
1774–1860
Pennsylvania
Catharine Dotterer
1797–1870
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Captain (Captain Christopher Abraham) Rinker
1756–1820
Tohickon, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Gertrude Stacey
1758–1837
Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Christian Rinker
1723–1766
Maria Kitterman
1736–1799
Henry Stacey
1717–1760
Mary Chapman
1720–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Stacey
1695–

Mary Rinker's Descendants

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Mary (Margaret (Polly)) Rinker (1808–21 Aug 1856) m. Jefferson ((Jessie)) Swainbank (1810–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Saxe\swainbank 1836–1909 m. Sterling Saxe 1826–1899
    1. 1. Arthur (Lewis) Saxe 1876–1938 m. Myrtis (Edna) Saxe 1875–1950
      1. 1. Hazel (Agatha) Saxe 1908–1962 m. Russell (S) Keiper 1907–1979
        1. 1. Karl (Saxe) Keiper 1928–2010 m. Wilma (Mae) Vineyard 1930–1997
      2. 2. Walter (Arthur Saxe) Sr 1900–1967
      3. 3. Edward (Harold) Saxe 1898–1954
      4. 4. Herbert (Alfred) Saxe 1906–1975
      5. 5. Elsie (Carolyn) Mansfield 1902–1959

Mary Rinker's Timeline

2 Records

1808
1808
Birth of Mary Margaret (Polly) Rinker in Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
1856
21 Aug 1856
Age 48
Death of Mary Margaret (Polly) Rinker in Buck Twp, Pa
Buck Twp, Pa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Nazareth, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1856
    Event Place: Buck Twp, Pa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stoddartsville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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