Margaretha+ Brengal
Margaretha+ was born on October 29th, 1652 in
St. Steffen, Semmental, Switzerland
. Margaretha+'s father was
Steffen+ Brengal
and her mother was
Elsbeth+ Bratten
. She was an only child. She died at the age of 68 on May 21st, 1721 in
Wolfersheim, Germany
.
General Notes
Jacob and Margaretha moved to Wolfersheim in the Homburg-Saar are of Germany around 1708.
SOURCES: LDS FHL Ancestal File # 56JK-33 (familysearch.org)
Uncle Robert`s Troxell research Source 2: "Troxel(l) Trails and Tales", by Richard Troxell.
HISTORICAL HI-LITES: Margaretha was barely learning to walk when the first postage stamps were introduced, in Paris, France.
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
Steffen+ Brengal
- b.1636 in St. Steffan, Canton of Berne, Switzerlan d. in unk
Margaretha+ Brengal
- b.29 Oct 1652 in St. Steffen, Semmental, Switzerland d.21 May 1721 in Wolfersheim, Germany
Elsbeth+ Bratten
- b.1632 in St. Steffan, Canton of Berne, Switzerlan d. in unk
Margaretha+'s family with Jakob+ Trachsel
‌Margaretha+ and
Jakob+
were married in a religious ceremony on January 18th, 1684. They had five sons and a daughter, named
Jacob
,
Johannes
,
Peter
,
Christian
,
Benedikt
and
Elizabeth
.
Children
Elizabeth Trachsel
Elizabeth was born on November 2nd, 1684 in
Lenk, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
. She died at the age of 36 on April 30th, 1721 in
Wolfersheim, Germany
.
Jacob Trachsel
Jacob was born in 1687 in
Germany
. He died at the age of 80 in 1767 in
unk
.
Johannes Trachsel
Johannes was born in August 1689 in
Lenk, Switzerland
. He died at the age of 61 in 1750 in
PA
.
Peter Trachsel
Peter was born in 1691 in
Alsace Lorraine, France
. He died at the age of 75 on April 16th, 1766 in
Whitehall Twp., PA
.
Christian Trachsel
Christian was born in 1694 in
Germany
. He died at the age of 78 in 1772 in
unk
.
Benedikt Trachsel
Benedikt was born in
Lenke, Berne Canton, Germany
and his baptism took place there on January 1st, 1698.
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