Catharine Langohr ^{1058,1206,1207}

   Another name for Catharine was Catherina Langohr(In).⁸⁵¹

  General Notes:

28 Jun 1831: Jacob, profession bricklayer, age 35, wife, Catherina, age 38 and 5 children were authorized (by authorities in Geissen) to emigrate from Wettsassen, Germany.

2 Aug 1831: From Wettsassen to Ziegenhain, Germany
3 Aug 1831: To Munden, Germany
5 Aug 1831: To Bremen, Germany
18 Aug 1831: Paid $193 passage to Baltimore for 3 persons over 12 years, 3 persons over 6 years, 1 person over 1 year.

28 Aug 1831: Scheduled to depart Bremen.

8 Sep 1831: Departed on Ship Grugin (sp?) to Baltimore, MD

18 Nov 1831: Landed at Baltimore, MD after 77 days at sea. Then by wagon train to Somerset Co., PA and first settled on the Stull homestead, just a short distance from the Duppstadt Farm. A few years later they took up residence on this heritage farm, in a log house which has been gone for many years. This is undoubtedly the original log house which Catherina (1795-1854) maintained as a widow after Jacob's death.

6 Jan 1852: Will probate documents show George Dopstadt to be executor of Jacob's will on May 30,1851 and executor of Catherina's will.

1870: The main house which now stands was built in 1870. A great portion of this homestead is known as the Lambert tract of land along Callendar Creek, to be exact, 104 acres and 149 perches and the house allowance. This property was an original Land (grant (or indenture)) issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Samuel Lambert and dated the 6th day of January AD 1794. Other deeds adding parcels of land to this farm are many, one of which was issued to Joseph Kirkbride in the year 1794 AD on the third day of September and signed by John Penn, Esq. ¹²²⁵

  Research Notes:

Shanksville Cemetery

Situated in the Borough of Shanskville, Stonycreek Township, Somerset County. Near the old school house.
Transcribed from WPA records by Sharon Newton Burnes.
Plot # Name Born Died Inscription
6 DUPPSTADT, Catherine
consort of Jacob 1-30-1854 Aged 58-7-18
7 DUPPSTADT, Jacob 5-10-1851 Aged 53-2-8

Records of Glade Lutheran Reformed Church 1780-1866
Obtained 5/30/02 from Historical Society of Somerset by Joyce Frostad

Page 7 - Dupstadt
Note by Caroline that Catherine confirmed 16 Apr 1827

NOTE: Tombstone has the incorrect year of 1852 for Catharine's year of death.
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  Death Notes:

Aged 58 Yrs, 7 Mos, 18 Dys

  Burial Notes:

Plot 6

  Life Events:

1. Alt. Birth, 5 Jun 1794, Wettsassen, Wettsaasen, Hessen, Germany. ⁸⁵¹

2. Census, 1850, Stonycreek Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹²⁰⁹

3. Confirmation, 16 Apr 1827, Glade Lutheran Reformed Church Cemetery (Stonycreek Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA). ¹²²⁷

Catharine married Johann Jacob "Jacob" Duppstadt, son of Johann Doppstadt and Catherina Herber, on 3 Jun 1819 in Nieder Ohmen, , Hessen, Germany ⁸⁵¹.^,1058 (Johann Jacob "Jacob" Duppstadt was born on 1 Feb 1796 in Wettsassen, Wettsaasen, Hessen, Germany,^1058,1208 died on 5 Oct 1851 in Shanksville, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA ^1058,1223 and was buried in Shanksville Cemetery (Shanksville, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA) ^1058,1223.)