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Catherine Messinger
1809 - 3/29/1894
Catherine Messinger was born about 1809 in an unknown place overseas in France and died on March 29, 1894 in Erie County, New York. Actual date of birth is unknown. She lived to be about 85 years old.

She married John Thiell (abt. 1805 - bef. 1860)

Children:
Peter (1836 -1875) -married Mary
Mary (1840)
George (1843-1912)-married Minnie Grass
Margaret (1853-1931)
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Immigration6/30/1849 New York NY (New York County) 40 yrs old 
This information, while true, may NOT apply to our Catherine Messinger.  Name: Catherine Theill, Age: 20, Gender: F (Female),
Peter Theill, Gender: M (Male),Age: 24
Arrival date: June 30, 1849,Port of Arrival: New York, Port of Departure: Liverpool, Place of Origin: Ireland, Ship: Ashburton, Family Identification: 2708027, Microfilm Serial Number: M237, Microfilm Roll Number: 80 
Census8/2/1860 Cheektowaga NY (Erie County) 51 yrs old 
Page 898-#1278 Catharine Theille (age 50), Peter Theille (25), Mary Theille (20), George Theille (17), Margaret Theille (6) and farm hand George Seiling (27)NY. All born in Germany, except Margaret in NY. George is a farmer. Their home is valued at $2000, personal at $500. 
Census7/5/1865 Cheektowaga NY (Erie County) 56 yrs old 
#380 , #360-Catherine Thiell (age 50), George Thiell (22), Margarett Thiell (11). Catherine and George were born in France, Margaret in Erie Co. NY. George is a farmer. They live in a frame house, it is valued at $500  
Graveyard/Tombstone3/29/1894 Lancaster NY (Erie County) 85 yrs old 
Catherine Thiell, Age 85 ~ Wife (widow) of John Thiell. From St. Mary's Church death records.

burial: Catherine Thiell - 1809 to 3/29/1894, Saint Mary's Cemetery  
Other1/1/1901 Buffalo NY (New York County) 7 yrs after death 
This information, while true, may NOT apply to our Catherine Messinger.  City Directory 1901 - Address: 227 Prospect Ave (rents)
Catherine Theill(Peter's daughter) -occupation: dress maker
George N. -occupation: clerk
Lena R. -occupation: bkpr. buf. at Weaving Co.
Mary (widow) -occupation: Flint & Kent
Mrs. Mary (widow of Peter) -occupation: none listed  

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5 1814 The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson
21 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
30 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
35 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
44 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
47 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
50 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
56 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
60 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
68 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
70 1879 Edison invents the electric light bulb.
80 1889 The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards
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2 1811 NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians.
3 1812 NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured.
19 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
25 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
52 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
53 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
73 1882 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
76 1885 NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen.
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2 1811 By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians.
11 1820 The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands.
21 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
26 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
28 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
31 1840 Oregon Trail is established
33 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
46 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
51 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
53 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
54 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
56 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
59 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
66 1875 Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
67 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded
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24 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico


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John Thiell
Born about 1805 and died about 1860
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The Children of Catherine Messinger

Margaret Thiell
Born somewhere in New York on an unknown day in September 1853 and died in Lancaster, Eric County, New York on May 5, 1931. She was 77 years old.

She was called "Maggie". Her parents were John Thiell (- bef. 1860) and Catherine Messinger Thiell (1809 -3/29/1894) both from Germany.

Margaret first married Francis "Frank" J. Raynor (1849 -...
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