Bonne: Have you looked into Pennsylvania, especially Franklin Co. there were Ambrose families there, and maybe Miller too assuming they were Lutheran. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie" <borrison@comcast.net> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 7:05 PM Subject: [MDWASHIN] Margaret GOWER/Richard WELSH > Hooray, this is my WELSH/ WELCH family. I have information from several > sources, including my grandfather's notes, who spelled GOWER as GOUR. > Both families were from Funkstown (Jerusalem) and were active in the > Lutheran Church there. Both Richard and Margaret are buried at the > Funkstown cemetery. They were married May 14, 1829 (by Rev. B. Kurtz) and > had 12 children, for whom I have information - including my great > grandmother, Sarah Ellen who married John Ambrose MILLER [on whom I would > love to get some information]. > Richard WELSH - b. Nov. 1, 1805 - d. Sept 9, 1863 > Margaret GOWER - b. Jan. 6, 1811 - d. Mar 7, 1886 or 87 - conflicting > dates > > Richard's father was also a Richard, I believe, as may have been his > grandfather. I think Margaret's father was either George or Jacob, but > there were a number of both in the area. [I would appreciate any > information on their parents. Also, I would like to make a connection > with the Maxwell WELSH family, but have never been able to.] > Bonnie Orrison > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "richard van wagenen" <rckhound68111@yahoo.com> > To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 11:11 PM > Subject: [MDWASHIN] Margaret GOWER > > >> Looking for info on Margaret GOWER who married Richard >> WELSH in May 1829. > > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Many Washington County families are online at the FamilyHart Database. > The url is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >