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Mary Catherine Kircher

Female 1825 - 1908  (~ 82 years)


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  • Name Mary Catherine Kircher 
    Birth May 1825  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 17F70AAC8CD640169E07F77878BEF26018DA 
    Death 15 Apr 1908  Goodrick, ND Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 20 Apr 1908  St. Stephen's Cemetary, Block 2, lot 12, grave 2. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I763  Gary and Connie Genealogy
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2009 

    Family Franz Joseph Leitheiser,   b. 1819, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1884, Bridgewater, SD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 1843  Buffalo, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 0E1EAE172BB141E5BA7F6563414E097F0B9C 
    Children 
     1. Marie Leitheiser,   b. 1846, Buffalo, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1864, West Bend WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
     2. Sophia Leitheiser,   b. 10 May 1849, Buffalo, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1910 (Age 60 years)
     3. Adam Leitheiser,   b. 28 Nov 1851, Buffalo NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1931, Provost, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     4. Rosa Leitheiser,   b. 1853, Buffalo NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1912, Scotland, SD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     5. John Leitheiser,   b. 11 Mar 1855, West Bend, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1921, Bridgewater, SD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     6. Henry Leitheiser,   b. 8 Mar 1858, West Bend, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1924, Bridgewater, SD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     7. Frank Leitheiser,   b. 27 Jun 1860, West Bend, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1930, Bridgewater, SD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     8. Martin Leitheiser,   b. 27 Jun 1860, West Bend, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1912, Bridgewater, SD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     9. William Leitheiser,   b. 15 Oct 1862, West Bend, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1928, Bridgewater, SD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     10. Charles Leitheiser,   b. 11 Mar 1866, West Bend, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1929, Bridgewater, SD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     11. Mary (Marie) Leitheiser,   b. 30 Jun 1868, West Bend, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1950, Minneapolis, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - May 1825 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1843 - Buffalo, NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Apr 1908 - Goodrick, ND Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Leitheiser Mary Catherine sons
    Leitheiser Mary Catherine sons
    Front row: Adam, Mary Catherine, John
    Back row: Charles, Will, Frank, Martin, Henry
    (Frank and Martin are twins)

  • Notes 
    • Mary Catherine came to America by herself when she was 18 (1843).

      Mary Catherine was an Irish child who was sent to Germany to be brought up in a good Catholic family, the Kirchers, during the English and Irish religious wars. She grew up as one of the Kircher family. She didn't know that she wasn't a biological daughter until the father died when she was 16. The father divided his property, and he shared with her as one of the family. However, she was so upset about this news that she ran away and worked away from home a couple of years.

      She then bought a ticket to go to New York in a sailing vessel. Stormy weather blew them way south so that when they reached Americait was in New Orleans and not New York. The ship's company sent her overland to the state of New York. She found a job on a farm that made cheese. Somehow, the two immigrants (Franz and Mary Catherine) met, fell in love, and were married.

      They lived in Buffalo, NY, where Sophie, Rosa, and Adam were born.

      Mary Catherine wrote to her foster mother and told her she was marrieda nd living in America. Her mother answered and told her that her brothers had also gone to America and lived in Barton, WI. Franz and Mary Catherine decided to move there too.

      After Franz died in 1884, she went to live in Scotland, SD where the two older daughters lived. She sold the hotel to Joe Heiberger of Bridgewater and rented her farm to Charley.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Bridgewater Centennial Committee, Bridgewater Centennial Committee. Ester Shane Edited. Echoes of an, Era-Centennial Book. Bridgewater Tribune, June 1980. Page 38.