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Anne Marie Elisabeth Fenncker was born on 1 Feb 1802 in No. 100, Brockum, Electorate of Hanover
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4,5 Her mother died on 1 Feb 1802, at Anne's birth.
10,11,12 Anne was baptized on 2 Feb 1802 in Evangelische Lutherische Kirche, Brockum, Electorate of Hanover
G, with Dorothe Elisabeth Kösters as godparent.
1 As was the custom, she used one of her middle names, so she was known as Elisabeth.
13,14 Anne married
Ernst Heinrich Kuhlmann, son of Johann Heinrich Kuhlmann and Margarethe Elisabeth Rast, on 23 Jun 1824 in Brockum, Kingdom of Hanover
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6,7 Anne and Ernst moved by 1829 to the Geltmayer farm, which near but outside of Brockum.
15 Elisabeth and Ernst arrived in New York
G on 7 Jul 1832, with their two youngest children
Friedrich and
Sophie, aboard the brig
Charlotte Louise, having departed from Bremen, Germany. According to family lore, the trip was made for visit, but they liked the country and decided to stay.
16,17,18,19 Elisabeth and Ernst settled in Allentown, Pennsylvania
G. Their daughter
Anne joined them the following year. Whether their son Christian did as well is unknown.
20,21 Elisabeth and Ernst moved to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
G, after a short time.
22 Anne died 1844 or 1845 Pennsylvania, most likely, though it is possible she moved to Ohio with the family about 1844. No record of her death has been found in either state.
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