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Teresia <I>Burgert</I> Bassler

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Teresia Burgert Bassler

Birth
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
7 Jul 1881 (aged 66)
Sainte Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Zell, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Information on this person was obtained from files of the Catholic Church of St. Joseph, Zell, Ste. Genevieve Country, Missouri which was published by Book Committee Perry County Historical Society.Birth: 21 Sep 1814 in Bohlsbach, Baden

Theresia was the daughter of Joseph C Burgert, 1780-1859, and his wife Geneveva Kempf. She was known for her fine needle work and her correspondence with cousins who stayed in Germany.

Marriage 1 Valentine Basler ( b: 4 Feb 1813 in Rammersweier, Baden)
Married: 23 Sep 1839 in Baden

In 1858, after her husband Valentine's death, Theresa Basler moved to America with the four children and a niece.

Theresa had a cousin in Zell, Missouri, who told her about a vacant housekeeper's job in the local priest's house in Zell. So Theresa had employment waiting for her. For the trip on the sailing ship she was required to bring a supply of food for the six of them for ninety days. The ship supplied the water and fuel for cooking. They sailed on open water for ninety days on the trip from Germany to New Orleans, Louisiana. From New Orleans, they came up the Mississippi River to Zell.
Theresa's daughter Veronica, when 18 years old, took a postiion as maid and cook for a household in Ste. Genevieve.

Children:
Veronica Basler b: 2 Sep 1840 in Fessenbach, Baden
Carl Basler b: 30 Jan 1842 in Fessenbach, Baden
Franciska Basler b: 2 Apr 1843 in Fessenbach, Baden
Johann Baptist Basler b: 10 Jun 1844 in Fessenbach, Baden
Magdalena Basler b: 19 Jul 1845 in Fessenbach, Baden
Andrew Basler b: 28 Nov 1846 in Fessenbach, Baden
Joseph Basler b: 26 Mar 1848 in Fessenbach, Baden
Helena Basler b: 13 May 1849 in Fessenbach, Baden
Information on this person was obtained from files of the Catholic Church of St. Joseph, Zell, Ste. Genevieve Country, Missouri which was published by Book Committee Perry County Historical Society.Birth: 21 Sep 1814 in Bohlsbach, Baden

Theresia was the daughter of Joseph C Burgert, 1780-1859, and his wife Geneveva Kempf. She was known for her fine needle work and her correspondence with cousins who stayed in Germany.

Marriage 1 Valentine Basler ( b: 4 Feb 1813 in Rammersweier, Baden)
Married: 23 Sep 1839 in Baden

In 1858, after her husband Valentine's death, Theresa Basler moved to America with the four children and a niece.

Theresa had a cousin in Zell, Missouri, who told her about a vacant housekeeper's job in the local priest's house in Zell. So Theresa had employment waiting for her. For the trip on the sailing ship she was required to bring a supply of food for the six of them for ninety days. The ship supplied the water and fuel for cooking. They sailed on open water for ninety days on the trip from Germany to New Orleans, Louisiana. From New Orleans, they came up the Mississippi River to Zell.
Theresa's daughter Veronica, when 18 years old, took a postiion as maid and cook for a household in Ste. Genevieve.

Children:
Veronica Basler b: 2 Sep 1840 in Fessenbach, Baden
Carl Basler b: 30 Jan 1842 in Fessenbach, Baden
Franciska Basler b: 2 Apr 1843 in Fessenbach, Baden
Johann Baptist Basler b: 10 Jun 1844 in Fessenbach, Baden
Magdalena Basler b: 19 Jul 1845 in Fessenbach, Baden
Andrew Basler b: 28 Nov 1846 in Fessenbach, Baden
Joseph Basler b: 26 Mar 1848 in Fessenbach, Baden
Helena Basler b: 13 May 1849 in Fessenbach, Baden

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67 yrs

Gravesite Details

Widow of Valentine



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  • Created by: Scott Reed
  • Added: Feb 17, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24708497/teresia-bassler: accessed ), memorial page for Teresia Burgert Bassler (21 Sep 1814–7 Jul 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24708497, citing Saint Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, Zell, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Scott Reed (contributor 46930743).