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Mary Magdalena (Youngken) Seip |
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John David's grave, 1849 Courtesy Tom Myers |
Seven children resulted from this marriage -- William Seip, Anna Margaret Seip, Rosanna Wright, David Seip, Catharine Steely, Maria Maxwwell and Elizabeth Oldham.
Little more about their lives is known.
John David died at the age of 76 on Oct. 12, 1849.
Mary Magdalena outlived him by 24 years. Death spirited her away at the age of 91 on July 28, 1873. Interment was in St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery in Ferndale, Bucks County. Her death was noted on the pages of the cross-state Pittsburgh Commercial, which said that her death "occurred at her residence in Nickamixon... at the advanced age of ninety-three, [and she] was the eldest person living in that neighborhood. She left thirty-eight grandchildren, forty great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild."
While David's grave is marked, Mary Magdalena's apparently is not.
Information on this clan was provided to the late Donna (Younkin) Logan by Shirley Hadley of Englewood, CO.
~ Son William Seip ~
Son William Seip ( ? - ? ) was born on (?).
He wed Anna Maria Raub ( ? - ? ).
His occupation over the years was as a tinsmith.
Evidence suggests that he may have died in Reigelsville, Bucks County on May 7, 1882, at the age of 81, with burial in Durham Cemetery, and an obituary appearing in the Philadelphia Inquirer. This needs to be confirmed.
~ Daughter Anna Margaret Seip ~
Daughter Anna Margaret Seip (1805- ? ) was born on March 1, 1805.
At her infant baptism, her sponsors were her uncle and aunt, Anthony and Margaret (Youngken) Hoffman.
~ Daughter Rosanna Seip ~
Daughter Rosanna Seip ( ? - ? ) was born on (?).
She was united in matrimony with George P. Wright ( ? - ? ).
~ Son David Seip ~
Son David Seip (1816-1885) was born on Aug. 7, 1816.
He married Catharine (1819-1858), a New Jersey native.
Their known offspring were Mary Ellen Seip, Theodore F. Seip, John Henry Seip, Sarah Seip and Emma Nicholas.
The federal census enumeration of 1850 shows this family as farmers in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, and living next-door to 62-year-old widow Mary Seip.
Sadly, Catharine died in 1858.
David survived his bride by 27 years and wed a second time to Louisiana "Lucy Ann" (1818- ? ). The family dwelled in Nockamixon in 1860, with Mary Seip (age 80), John (54) and Margaret (60) under his roof
At the age of 69, he passed away on Aug. 16, 1885. His remains are in eternal repose in St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery in Ferndale, Bucks County.
Daughter Mary Ellen Seip (1845- ? ) was born in about 1845.
Son Theodore F. Seip (1847- ? ) was born on Aug. 11, 1847 and was baptized on Oct. 24 that year in St. Luke's Evangelical Church of Ferndale, Bucks County, A notation of the sacred event was made in the church records. It is possible that he may have married Elizabeth Hoot (Nov. 8, 1846-1920) and to have died on Nov. 25, 1934, with burial in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Quakertown.
Daughter Sarah Seip (1849- ? ) was born in about 1849, likely in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County.
Son John Henry Seip (1851- ? ) was born in 1851. He was united in matrimony with Catharine Matilda (McElroy) Slifer (1851-1915). A stone stands in his name in Upper Tinicum Cemetery in Bucks County, but without a year of death. Catharine died at the age of 64 on Sept. 5, 1915.
Daughter Emma Seip (1859-1906) was born in 1859 or 1861. Circa 1880, she tied the knot with Elias Nicholas (June 1851-1915). They made their residence in Durham, Bucks County and produced two offspring -- Jenny Nicholas and Raymond Nicholas. Elias earned a living as a miner of iron ore. Stricken with what a physician called "congestion of the brain," at the age of 45, she died in the state hospital in Norristown, PA on May 2, 1906. Dr. Mary M. Wolfe signed the death certificate. Burial was in Durham Cemetery.
~ Daughter Catharine (Seip) Steely ~
Daughter Catharine Seip (1819- ? ) was born on March 7, 1819.
She was joined in wedlock with Frederick Steely ( ? - ? ).
~ Daughter Maria (Seip) Maxwell ~
Daughter Maria Seip ( ? - ? ) was born on (?).
Maria tied the knot with William Maxwell ( ? - ? ).
~ Daughter Elizabeth (Seip) Oldham ~
Daughter Elizabeth Seip ( ? - ? ) was born on (?).
She entered into marriage with William Oldham ( ? - ? ).
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