US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main
Margaretha Bauer
(1838-****)
| Variant name | Margaret Bower(s) |
| 21 June 1838 | Margaretha is born in
Stockstadt am Main as the (illegitimate) daughter of the day laborer Matthäus
Bauer (1811-1886) and Charitas Bott
(1808-1902). Her parents marry in 1850. Her godmother is Margaretha Bott. |
| 1 May 1854 | Margaretha's parents
Matthäus and Charitas and her four siblings emigrate to the US. Port: Le Havre Ship: Challenge Arrival: New York Date: 1 May 1854 Family members: Bauer Matthes, head, 43 Bauer Caritas, wife, 44 Bauer Catherine, daughter, 18 Bauer Marguerite, daughter, 16 Bauer Andre, son, 11 Bauer Gottfried, son, 8 Bauer Adam, son, 11 months Other passengers from Stockstadt am Main: Wienand Heinrich, head, 33 Wienand Sophie, wife, 29 (=Mueller Sophia) Wienand Helene, daughter, 8 Wienand Barbara, daughter, 6 Wienand Heinrich, son, 3 Wienand Caspar, son, 11 months Mueller Helene, sister of Sophia, 18 (=Mueller Magdalena) Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 |
| Margaretha took the
vows of a sister of charity and died in a convent. Source: Article The Bowers of Uniontown |