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Edward Benz's first cousin twice removed's wife
Husband Hermann Johann TEWS, 1842-192930 May 1844 - Born at Zarben, Kreis Greifenberg, Pommern. Her parents were Gottlieb Arndt, a cottager in Zarben and Caroline Benz.
16 June 1844 - Baptized there. Godparents were Johann Kressin, farmer from Langenhagen, Charlotte Benz, cottager's daughter from Zarben and Marie Benz from Zarben
12 June 1868, age 24 - Married Hermann Johann TEWS, age 26, there. The couple had ten children: Lena (b.1869), Tillie (b.1871), John (b.1873), Minnie (b.1874), Martha (b.1875), Emma (b.1877), Pauline (b.1879), Molly (b.1880), Gustave (b.1882), and Lydia "Liddie" (b.1885).
July 1868, age 24 - Emigrated at Bremen, Hannover. August Tews, his wife Charlotte, their three children, and Herman Tews and his wife Mary traveled together on the ship America via South Hampton.
18 July 1868, age 24 - Immigrated at New York, New York County, New York
28 June 1872, age 28 - Father-in-law Johann "Hans" TEWS, age 69, died at Lewetzow, Kreis Greifenberg, Pommern of Gicht (gout, podagra, rheumatism)
Sometime after 1872 - Mother-in-law Catharine POLTZIN Tews died
8 February 1927, age 82 - Died at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery there