The Family of Henry Mehring
 
     Henry Mehring was born in 1746, whether he was born in the United States is not known at this time. On August 4 ,1786  he married Catherine Hauser. Catherine was born in Lancaster County in 1758. Henry and Catherine had four known children, all  born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Henry died in 1823  in  New Holland , Lancaster County. His wife died in 1848 in Lancaster County. Their daughter Catherine is my direct  ancestor.
 
The Children Of Henry Mehring and Catherine Hauser:
 
1) Catherine was born March 28, 1791 in Lancaster Pennsylvania. She was baptised on January 5, 1799 in the Trinity Evangelical Church, New Holland, Lancaster County. She married George Bolich/ Boley  on March 30, 1820 at the Mudd Creek Church in New Holland. George and Catherine had five known children. John, Henry, Catherine, Susanna and one unknown. Catherine died on October 18, 1837 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and is buried in Kurtz Cemetary. For more information on her children please use the above link.
 
2) Eva was born in New Holland, Lancaster County on December 23, 1788. She was baptized om August 20, 1789. Eva married George Ranck.
 
3) John was born March 8, 1794 in Earl Township, Lancaster County and baptized the same day as his sister Catherine. He married Barbara Petrie. John had at least two children Elijah and Frederick. Elijah was born May 20, 1825 in Lancaster and died December 3, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois. Frederick was born in 1826. John died on March 27, 1864 in Covington, Kentucky.
 
4) Henry Mehring Junior was born on May 6, 1796 in New Holland and baptized January 5, 1799. He was twice married. His first marriage was to Anna Hurst, who died April 27, 1834. They had three children together: Luciana, Catherine Elizabeth, and Anna. Henry then married Lydia Stougerd on February 24, 1842. Henry died on May 12, 1860.
 
 
 
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