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From: "ROBERT HARTER" <>
Subject: Re: [BRE] Herr & Groff
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:19:37 -0400
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I just realized, I have a problem on dates here. Either my dates are wrong,
or I have her married to the wrong person!

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "ROBERT HARTER" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [BRE] Herr & Groff


> It just happens that I do. Magdalena was second wife of my 5G Grandfather,
> Frantz Groff. He was born 13 Jun 1734 in Raffz, Switzerland and died 1 Dec
> 1819 in Lancaster Co., PA. His first wife was Eva Hammacher (8 Nov 1746 -
> 24
> Dec 1825). I do not have a marriage date for them. I also do not have a
> marriage date for Magdalena, but I assume she was a much younger woman
> because he had 8 children by her - the oldest was born 1758. I also have
> no
> birth nor death date for her.
>
> Either the book owner or I have an error. I have Magdalena's parents as
> Rudolph Herr and Barbara Brubaker. They did have a son named Abraham,
> though.
>
> Interesting that she would still be using the Herr name in 1794.
>
> What else did you want to know?
>
> Bob Harter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kim Garrison" <>
> To: <>; "PALANCA" <>
> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 4:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [BRE] Herr & Groff
>
>
>>
>> I have a hymnbook published in Germantown in 1785. The bookplate reads
>> "Magdalena Herrin den 10 ten Januarius 1794", which I believe reads
>> "Magdalena Herr the 10th of January 1794". The inside of the back cover
>> appears to have "Groff" written. The owner said that Magdalena was the
>> daugher of Abraham Herr and possibly married a Groff. Does anyone have
>> more information on this family?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Kim Garrison
>> Arlington, VA
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