Ancestors of Elizabeth Nickinson Chitty Magdalena KEHLER

Magdalena KEHLER
(1802-1882)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Philip HARSH

George HARSH+
Eliza HARSH
Nathan John HARSH+
Caroline HARSH+
Harriet HARSH
Killian HARSH
Louisa HARSH+
Sarah HARSH+
Amanda HARSH+
Clara HARSH+

Magdalena KEHLER

Born: 1802, Pottsville PA
Marriage (1): Philip HARSH
Died: 1882, Nashville TN at age 80
Buried: Nashville Cemetary, with husband

General Notes:

Her family was from Holland. Her parents settled in Pottsville PA when it was still Indian territory. Her father owned a large harness business. Probably spoke German (“Pennsylvania Deutsch”)

Her mother was scalped in an Indian uprising, and some of her siblings were killed. Ten children lived to maturity. She had a twin sister. (Minnie Long)

Magdalena married Philip HARSH, son of Harsh von Oppenheim HARSH and Unknown Ney. (Philip HARSH was born in 1798 in Oppenheim, Germany and died in 1871 in Nashville, TN.)