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Catherine <I>Babp</I> Messinger

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Catherine Babp Messinger

Birth
Death
8 Sep 1818 (aged 59–60)
Burial
Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Catherine (Catharina)Babp (Babb) is the daughter of John Peter Babp 1727-1811 Germany in Ulbig in Hesse Darmstadt and Anna Maria Riel 1740-1799 born in Germany.
It is unknown at this time where Catherine was born.

About 1778 Catherine married George Messinger (Mesinger) Sr.
George Messinger Sr. is the son of Michael Messinger 1719-1791 born in Switzerland and Mary Catherine Abel 1723-1785 .
George Messinger served as a Private in the Revolutionary War.

In 1772 owned taxable land, 150 acres of land, 2 horses, 2 cattle (PA Archives, Vol XIX, p. 369).

A George Messinger and his household appears on the Forks Township 1790 Census, showing:
1 male over age 16 (including head of household)
2 males under age 16, and 5 females

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Together Catherine and George had nine known children:

Maria Elizabeth MESSINGER b: 1780
Heinrich MESSINGER b: 24 SEP 1783
Catharina MESSINGER b: 14 OCT 1785 in Pennsylvania
Margaret MESSINGER b: 13 SEP 1787
Susanna MESSINGER b: 18 SEP 1789 in Pennsylvania
Sarah MESSINGER b: 21 JAN 1792 in Pennsylvania
Abraham MESSINGER b: 20 OCT 1793 in Pennsylvania
George MESSINGER b: 25 JAN 1797 in Pennsylvania
Anna Marie MESSINGER b: 20 MAY 1799 in Pennsylvania
Catherine (Catharina)Babp (Babb) is the daughter of John Peter Babp 1727-1811 Germany in Ulbig in Hesse Darmstadt and Anna Maria Riel 1740-1799 born in Germany.
It is unknown at this time where Catherine was born.

About 1778 Catherine married George Messinger (Mesinger) Sr.
George Messinger Sr. is the son of Michael Messinger 1719-1791 born in Switzerland and Mary Catherine Abel 1723-1785 .
George Messinger served as a Private in the Revolutionary War.

In 1772 owned taxable land, 150 acres of land, 2 horses, 2 cattle (PA Archives, Vol XIX, p. 369).

A George Messinger and his household appears on the Forks Township 1790 Census, showing:
1 male over age 16 (including head of household)
2 males under age 16, and 5 females

...............
Together Catherine and George had nine known children:

Maria Elizabeth MESSINGER b: 1780
Heinrich MESSINGER b: 24 SEP 1783
Catharina MESSINGER b: 14 OCT 1785 in Pennsylvania
Margaret MESSINGER b: 13 SEP 1787
Susanna MESSINGER b: 18 SEP 1789 in Pennsylvania
Sarah MESSINGER b: 21 JAN 1792 in Pennsylvania
Abraham MESSINGER b: 20 OCT 1793 in Pennsylvania
George MESSINGER b: 25 JAN 1797 in Pennsylvania
Anna Marie MESSINGER b: 20 MAY 1799 in Pennsylvania

Inscription

Sacred
To the Memory of
Mrs. CATHERINE MESSINGER
wife of
Mr. GEORGE MESSINGER
who departed this life
Sept 8th D 1818.
in the 60th year
of her age.



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