Listed on the ship manifest as Sophia Maria, she traveled from Switzerland with her husband Joseph Affentranger and small daughter Mary, to the United States. While in route she gave birth to a daughter, Josephine Amphritrite Affantranger . (The children used the spelling AFFANTRANGER.) The baby's middle name was for the ship that they traveled on.
After settling in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania and raising their family her husband submitted petition to run the first tavern in Crawford County and was granted the license. On the day it was published in the local paper, his obituary was also printed. The Widow Affentranger remarried and successfully ran the tavern that was started by her Joseph, with her second husband, David Hottel. Sophia was known in documents as Josephine. She is buried in St. Agatha Cemetery next to her first husband Joseph.
After settling in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania and raising their family her husband submitted petition to run the first tavern in Crawford County and was granted the license. On the day it was published in the local paper, his obituary was also printed. The Widow Affentranger remarried and successfully ran the tavern that was started by her Joseph, with her second husband, David Hottel. Sophia was known in documents as Josephine. She is buried in St. Agatha Cemetery next to her first husband Joseph.
Listed on the ship manifest as Sophia Maria, she traveled from Switzerland with her husband Joseph Affentranger and small daughter Mary, to the United States. While in route she gave birth to a daughter, Josephine Amphritrite Affantranger . (The children used the spelling AFFANTRANGER.) The baby's middle name was for the ship that they traveled on.
After settling in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania and raising their family her husband submitted petition to run the first tavern in Crawford County and was granted the license. On the day it was published in the local paper, his obituary was also printed. The Widow Affentranger remarried and successfully ran the tavern that was started by her Joseph, with her second husband, David Hottel. Sophia was known in documents as Josephine. She is buried in St. Agatha Cemetery next to her first husband Joseph.
After settling in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania and raising their family her husband submitted petition to run the first tavern in Crawford County and was granted the license. On the day it was published in the local paper, his obituary was also printed. The Widow Affentranger remarried and successfully ran the tavern that was started by her Joseph, with her second husband, David Hottel. Sophia was known in documents as Josephine. She is buried in St. Agatha Cemetery next to her first husband Joseph.
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