I have a Leanna Bloss/Blose married to Benjamin Franklin Hensinger. Our family records indicate they were married about 1870. Rita ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle LeClair" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:27 PM Subject: [PACARBON] Blose (Bloss) Conundrum > I posted a message a couple of days ago concerning Lovina Blose who married > William Strohl. We'll after receiving some new information I'm back to see > if anyone knows more about this family. Lovina was born in June 23 1828 in > Towamensing Twp (Northampton Co now Carbon Co). > > Thank you to Evan, who told me that Lovina's parents are Peter and Maria (?) > Blose (Bloss). Since Blose is one of my lines I have a lot of info on this > family. Except, of course, what I'm looking for. > > Now he's the fun part, looking in my records there's a Peter Blose who > married Maria Edelman. This would be the natural link BUT I think there's > another Peter and Maria somewhere. To keep things clear, I'm going to say > Edelman for the first couple and just Peter and Maria for the second because > this gets confusing fast. > > The Peter (of Peter and Maria Edelman) died in 1828. He was born and died in > Washington Twp of Lehigh Co. Lovina was born in 1828 which doesn't rule > anything out but she was raised in Towamensing Twp. > > I found census records of a Peter and Maria living in Towamensing Twp. from > 1830, 1840 and 1850. By 1860 this Peter had died and Maria was living with > Thomas (presumed son from earlier records). This couple also seemed to have > a son Benjamin. He lived next door for a couple of the censuses. And stayed > living next door through 1860 when Maria was living with her son. > > So the end question of all this is, do you have any info on another Peter > and Maria in Towamensing Twp? > > Based on census info, Peter and Maria were born between 1780 and 1790. I've > checked the other info on my Blose lines and don't have any other sons named > Peter. The one family that seems like a possibility is George Conrad and > Anna Magdalena Daubenspeck's son Henry. We have proof he went to Towamensing > Twp. I only have 2 children listed for him, Catherine and John (b. 1798). In > the 1790 census of Towamensing, it lists 2 sons and 2 daughters. In 1800 > (Towamensing Twp) he was listed with 3 sons and 3 daughters. So this Peter > could be the other son listed in 1790. Whew. Understand all this so far? > > Henry's brother Conrad also moved to Towamensing Twp., but in 1800 he's > listed with 1 son and 4 daughters. Even though something is a little weird > here because he had 2 sons and 3 daughters; doesn't really matter though > because his sons were Jacob and Conrad. So I don't think Peter is a part of > this family. > > So any ideas? > > Thanks so much. > Michelle > > > > ==== PACARBON Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Carbon Co., PA mailing list, use [email protected] or [email protected] if you are on the Digest list. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >