I have a grandfather who wrote his will and left everything to his wife. She died and he never bothered to change the will to the surprise of his children. Perhaps this Christian either forgot???? or didn't have the money for a new will????. I guess one should look at the original date of the will. Strange things do happen. Eleanor > -----Original Message----- > From: JYoung6180@aol.com [SMTP:JYoung6180@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 1998 1:18 AM > To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GEIGER-L] Christian Geiger had HOW many wives? > > I just received an e-mail from Barbara J. Brown who is working on a book > and > stopped long enough to ask me a question that I guess I tried to hide from > until now. Nothing that she presented is news to me but I guess I just > have > been ignoring the facts on this one. So listen up and put your thinking > caps > on all of you Christian Geiger descendants--here is something to think > about. > > We assume Christian Geiger's first wife (and probably the mother of his > son > Wilhelm) is Barbara. > We know Christian married Anna Maria Esskuchen 18 March 1739. > We know Christian married again, after Anna Maria's death, on 23 Oct. 1752 > to > a widow Christina Veit. > We also know that Christian Geiger wrote his will and died in May of 1779, > and > in that will he names his wife Christiana. > Then explain this! From the records of Trinity Lutheran Church, > Lancaster, > PA; Oct. 9, 1773: Christina, wife of Christian Geiger, who fell down the > stairs and remained dead at the same place, ages 60 years and a few weeks. > > If Christina fell down the stairs and died in Oct. 1773 then who is the > wife > Christiana referred to in Christian's will in 1779???? Did he remarry > once > again???? > > Joan