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An American Family History

Anna Catharina Dreisbach Ulrich
Feudingen is a village in the city of Bad Laasphe and its 13th century church ministered to the entire surrounding area. The church has been Protestant since 1555.

Anna Catharina Dreisbach Ulrich was born in Oberndorf, Germany and her christening was recorded at the Evangelical Lutheran church in Feudingen on May 4, 1737. Her parents were Johan Simon Dreisbach and Maria Cathrin Keller.

She came to America with his family on the ship Lydia which departed Rotterdam and arrived in Philadelphia on September 20, 1743. 

On October 29, 1755 Anna Catharina married Henry Ulrich. She was 17. The couple settled on land adjoining that of Simon Sr

Four daughters were born between 1757 and 1763. The two youngest died in early childhood and were buried in the cemetery near Jost Dreisbach's. 

In April, 1771 Henry Ulrich sold his land.  Thereafter nothing is known of him or his family.

Oberndorf is a village in northwest Germany and part of the city of Bad Laasphe. It was in the feudal country of Wittgenstein in the 18th century.
17th century Germans often gave children two names at baptism. The first was a saint's name. The second a secular name which is what the child was called. The saint's name was usually given to all the children of that family of the same gender. Johannes was rarely a saint's name, but Johann was.
 

 

 

 

  

 

     

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