Baptized 28 Feb 1808 in Kirchberg as the eldest daughter of Johannes Soehne & Maria Magdalena née Holzförster. She married Christian Grass in nearby Besse on 30 Jun 1833. Together with their eldest son, they arrived in New York on 30 Aug 1836 from Hamburg aboard the ship Henriette.
Their eldest daughter was born while they lived in New York and their son is believed to have died. While there, the they also became interested in the efforts led by several Lutheran ministers in Saxony to establish a Lutheran colony in Missouri. Together with several other families in New York, they journeyed west in 1839 to join the new arrivals.
Their daughter died while they lived in St. Louis but at least three additional children were born to them. They also spent some time across the river in Madison County, IL before finally ending up in Perry County, MO.
Concordia Lutheran death record:
Age 70 years, 4 months, 26 days, died at 9:30 p.m. of pneumonia, widow, buried at 6 p.m., left 3 children, 2 sons-in-law, 1 daughter-in-law.
[calculated DOB of 25 Feb 1808 is two days earlier than what is indicated by baptism record]
Their eldest daughter was born while they lived in New York and their son is believed to have died. While there, the they also became interested in the efforts led by several Lutheran ministers in Saxony to establish a Lutheran colony in Missouri. Together with several other families in New York, they journeyed west in 1839 to join the new arrivals.
Their daughter died while they lived in St. Louis but at least three additional children were born to them. They also spent some time across the river in Madison County, IL before finally ending up in Perry County, MO.
Concordia Lutheran death record:
Age 70 years, 4 months, 26 days, died at 9:30 p.m. of pneumonia, widow, buried at 6 p.m., left 3 children, 2 sons-in-law, 1 daughter-in-law.
[calculated DOB of 25 Feb 1808 is two days earlier than what is indicated by baptism record]
Baptized 28 Feb 1808 in Kirchberg as the eldest daughter of Johannes Soehne & Maria Magdalena née Holzförster. She married Christian Grass in nearby Besse on 30 Jun 1833. Together with their eldest son, they arrived in New York on 30 Aug 1836 from Hamburg aboard the ship Henriette.
Their eldest daughter was born while they lived in New York and their son is believed to have died. While there, the they also became interested in the efforts led by several Lutheran ministers in Saxony to establish a Lutheran colony in Missouri. Together with several other families in New York, they journeyed west in 1839 to join the new arrivals.
Their daughter died while they lived in St. Louis but at least three additional children were born to them. They also spent some time across the river in Madison County, IL before finally ending up in Perry County, MO.
Concordia Lutheran death record:
Age 70 years, 4 months, 26 days, died at 9:30 p.m. of pneumonia, widow, buried at 6 p.m., left 3 children, 2 sons-in-law, 1 daughter-in-law.
[calculated DOB of 25 Feb 1808 is two days earlier than what is indicated by baptism record]
Their eldest daughter was born while they lived in New York and their son is believed to have died. While there, the they also became interested in the efforts led by several Lutheran ministers in Saxony to establish a Lutheran colony in Missouri. Together with several other families in New York, they journeyed west in 1839 to join the new arrivals.
Their daughter died while they lived in St. Louis but at least three additional children were born to them. They also spent some time across the river in Madison County, IL before finally ending up in Perry County, MO.
Concordia Lutheran death record:
Age 70 years, 4 months, 26 days, died at 9:30 p.m. of pneumonia, widow, buried at 6 p.m., left 3 children, 2 sons-in-law, 1 daughter-in-law.
[calculated DOB of 25 Feb 1808 is two days earlier than what is indicated by baptism record]
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