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1785 On 1 January, Maria (wife of John Foutz), Elizabeth (wife of Christian Herr), Susanna (wife of Benedict Bucher), and Salome Mohler, four daughters of Henry Mohler, late of Cocalico, received £728 and released Jacob Keller and Daniel Bowman, executors of the estate of Henry Mohler. [1]

1813 On 13 September, Maria Mohler Pfautz died and a memorial stone was placed at Middle Creek Brethren Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [2] The inscription reads:

Maria Pfautz/Eine geborene Mohler/sie war geboren den 13/October 1750 Nach der/Alten zeit und ist ge/storben den 13ten Sep-r/1813. ihr Alter 62 Jahr/10 Monat und 18 Tag.

Translation: Maria Pfautz, born Mohler. She was born Oct. 13, 1750 (old-style) and died Sep. 13, 1813. Her age was 63 years 10 months and 18 days.

1821 On 24 March, Johannes Pfautz died and a memorial stone was placed at Middle Creek Brethren Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [3] The inscription reads:

Hier ruhen/die Gebeine von/Johannes Pfautz/war gebohren den 24ten/October 1745; und ist gestorben den 24 ten Marz 1821; seines Alters/75 Jahr 5 Monat/und 1 Tag.

A biosketch reports [4]:

John Pfautz lived and died near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pa. He was born October 24, 1745, and died March 24, 1821, aged 75 years and 5 months. His wife Mary, a daughter of John Mohler, was born October 13, 1750, and died September 13, 1813, aged 62 years and 11 months. They had ten children, named Michael, Henry, John, Jacob, Samuel, Christian, Elizabeth, Susanna, Mary and Catharine.

Research Notes:

1750 The birth of Mary Mohler has been reported on 13 October, 1750, in Cocalico Twp, Lancaster County.

1767 The marriage has been reported in 1767.


Footnotes:

[1] Recorder of Deeds, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed Book DD, 357-358, [357], [358], [FHLCatalog].

[2] Find A Grave Memorial 66444492, [FindAGrave].

[3] Find A Grave Memorial 66445084, [FindAGrave].

[4] John Eby Pfautz, A family record of John Michael Pfautz (1881), 28, [HathiTrust].