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Notes for Abraham Stauffer and Magdalena Engel

Magdalena Engel married Abraham Stauffer. [1]

1817 Abraham Stauffer died on October 24 and was buried at Wildcat Farm Cemetery, Maytown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Abraham Stauffer was born on November 7, 1776. [2] [3] [4]

1832 Magdalena Engel Stauffer died on November 27 and was buried at Wildcat Farm Cemetery, Maytown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Magdalena Engel Stauffer was born on August 19, 1778. [5] [6]

Research Notes:

Mennonite card file. [7] [8]

There were several men named Abraham Stauffer who might have been the spouse of Magdalena Engel. [9]

Abraham Stauffer of Donegal, Hempfield, and Manor Townships … was born circa 1752 and died September 3, 1826. … His first and only wife was Annm who was a Nissley. … In 1774 he conveyed land to Jacob Ebersole, of Donegal. In 1784 … he conveyed property to Jacob MIllinger on the Susquehanna River

No proof is found of the identity of Abraham Stauffer, of Donegal Township, … who died intestate April 19, 1794, owning land on the Susquehanna River, leaving a widow Magdalena, and the following children, according to Orphans Court records: Abraham, eldest son, Magdalena, m. Jacob Musser, and Susanna, Nancy, and Mary, whose guardian was Jacob Kreider of Donegal.

Abraham of Fayette Co. write his will in 1817 … Issue
i. Barbara, b. 1773, d. Sept. 6, 1847; m. John Smith
ii. Ann, b. 1775, d. Aug. 16, 1857; m. John Sherrick
iii. Christian, b. Dec 1, 1777, d. July 6, 1852; m. Agnes Overholt, b. Feb. 12, 1773
iv. Martin, b. Aug 31, 1780, d. Mar 8m 1869; m. (1) in 1801 Elizabeth Oberholt, b. June 12, 1777; (2) Anna Oberholt Loucks … sister of the first wife
v. Frances, m. John Tintsman
vi. Abraham … m. Elizabeth Meyers (1782-1818)
vii. John … m. Catherine Loucks [or] Barbara Strickler
viii. Maria, … m. … Abraham Overholt
ix. Elizabeth … m. Christian Overholt


Footnotes:

[1] Morris M. Engle, The Engle History and Family Records of Dauphin and Lancaster Counties (Mt Joy, Pennsylvania: Bulletin Press, 1927), 24, reports birth and death dates, [InternetArchive], [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].

[2] Find A Grave Memorial 131851232, [FindAGrave].

[3] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[4] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, [AncestryRecord].

[5] Find A Grave Memorial 131851233, [FindAGrave].

[6] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[7] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].

[8] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].

[9] Meredith B. Colket, "The Stauffer-Stouffer (Stover) Family of Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 15 (1947), 216-258, at 254.