Emma Elsie <I>Lehmann</I> Liechty

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Emma Elsie Lehmann Liechty

Birth
Switzerland
Death
1939 (aged 79–80)
Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Berne, Adams County, Indiana, USA
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Emma Elise Lehmann was born on the Sous Le Rochet Farm on the Munsterberg; north of Souboz in the Jura Mountains, Canton Bern, Switzerland. She was the eldest of fourteen children born to Abraham M and Maria Anna (Neukomm) Lehmann. Emma married Christian Liechty in a Mennonite service officiated Reverend Konig in Dachsfelden (Tavannes), Switzerland on April 16, 1881.
Shortly after their marriage, they emmigrated to the United States, settling in Berne, Adams County, Indiana where they joined other members of their extended family; early pioneers of Indiana as well as the Mennonite faith in the USA. Emma did at the age of 79 in Wabash, Adams County, Indiana.

Christian and Emma were the parents of these children:

Selena Julia "Lena" Liechty 1879 - 1953
Rosella "Rosa" Liechty 1881 - 1977
Christian Arnold Liechty 1882 - 1982
Bertha M Liechty 1883 - 1973
Levi Benjamin Liechty 1885 - 1949
Ernest Liechty 1888 -
Elma or Alma Liechty 1895 -
Minnie E Liechty 1897 - 1969
Leona Liechty 1900 -


>From Bern to Berne by George D. McClain:

1880: Life at the Monible Mill

Emma scours the book for advice on caring for an infant, for she has a one-year-old baby Selena Julia and will soon be marrying Christian Liechty in a service in Dachsfelden (Tavannes) conducted by Pastor Konig.

[NOTE: The Mennonites were not allowed to officially marry in Switzerland without years of requests and waiting for government permission. They often lived together and had children before they were able to legally marry.]

Emma Elise Lehmann was born on the Sous Le Rochet Farm on the Munsterberg; north of Souboz in the Jura Mountains, Canton Bern, Switzerland. She was the eldest of fourteen children born to Abraham M and Maria Anna (Neukomm) Lehmann. Emma married Christian Liechty in a Mennonite service officiated Reverend Konig in Dachsfelden (Tavannes), Switzerland on April 16, 1881.
Shortly after their marriage, they emmigrated to the United States, settling in Berne, Adams County, Indiana where they joined other members of their extended family; early pioneers of Indiana as well as the Mennonite faith in the USA. Emma did at the age of 79 in Wabash, Adams County, Indiana.

Christian and Emma were the parents of these children:

Selena Julia "Lena" Liechty 1879 - 1953
Rosella "Rosa" Liechty 1881 - 1977
Christian Arnold Liechty 1882 - 1982
Bertha M Liechty 1883 - 1973
Levi Benjamin Liechty 1885 - 1949
Ernest Liechty 1888 -
Elma or Alma Liechty 1895 -
Minnie E Liechty 1897 - 1969
Leona Liechty 1900 -


>From Bern to Berne by George D. McClain:

1880: Life at the Monible Mill

Emma scours the book for advice on caring for an infant, for she has a one-year-old baby Selena Julia and will soon be marrying Christian Liechty in a service in Dachsfelden (Tavannes) conducted by Pastor Konig.

[NOTE: The Mennonites were not allowed to officially marry in Switzerland without years of requests and waiting for government permission. They often lived together and had children before they were able to legally marry.]

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