 1871 - 1953 (81 years)
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| Name |
Mary Jane Potteiger |
| Also called |
Molly |
| Born |
29 Apr 1871 |
Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
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Mary Jane Potteiger "Grandma Berger" Berger - biography by Alison Berger Boor
From family papers and oral histories given by Dorsen and Betty Berger, Kathryn Berger, Paul Berger, Doris Berger Miller, Carrie Unger Spatz, Bob Unger
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| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
08 Jun 1880 |
Penn Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Penn Township, 1880
living with step-father, William Sheidy |
| Confirmation |
1889 |
Friedens Evangelical Lutheran (aka Old Northkill) Church, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Census |
1900 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1900
Benjamin S Berger (29,farmer), Mary J (29), Daniel (9), Maud (6), Samuel (5), George Ritzman (18, servant farm laborer) |
| Census |
1910 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1910
Benjamin (39, Driver US Mail), Molly (39), Daniel (18, student), Maud (16, operator shirt factory), Samuel (15, operator shirt factory), Albert (8), Christina (68) |
| Census |
1920 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Upper Tulpehocken Township, 1920
Benjamin Berger, age 48, laborer at foundry; Molly, 48 |
| Census |
1930 |
Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Strausstown Borough, 1930
Benjamin S. Berger (head), age 59, property value $1250; Mary J. (wife), age 58; Maude (daughter), age 36 |
| Census |
1940 |
Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Strausstown Borough, 1940
Claude C.Strauss, 55; wife Maude B, 46; mother-in-law Mary J.Berger, 68 |
| Census |
8 Apr 1950 |
Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Strausstown Boro, 1950
Claude C Strauss (65), Maude B (56), Mary G Berger (78) |
| Died |
03 Mar 1953 |
Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Death Certificate
Mary J. (Potteiger) Berger, 1953 |
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Obituary
Reading Eagle |
| Buried |
07 Mar 1953 |
Strausstown Union Cemetery, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Tombstone Photo
Mary J. Berger · nee Potteiger · April 29 1871 - Mar. 3 1953
shared with husband Benjamin S. |
| Person ID |
I000095 |
Strausstown Roots | KaMaMaBaHe |
| Last Modified |
28 Mar 2016 |
| Father |
Daniel Keller Batteiger, b. 23 Sep 1834, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 19 Jan 1876, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 41 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Heilig, b. 21 Aug 1838, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 10 Apr 1890, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 51 years) |
| Family ID |
F07148 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Benjamin S Berger, b. 13 Feb 1871, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 20 May 1939, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 68 years) |
| Married |
14 Feb 1891 |
Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Marriage Application
Benjamin S. Berger and Mary J. Potteiger |
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Marriage Certificate
Benjamin S. Berger & Mary J. Potteiger |
| Children |
| + | 1. Daniel P Berger, b. 3 Jun 1891, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 18 Jun 1981, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 90 years) |
| | 2. Maud B Berger, b. 22 Jun 1893, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 22 Mar 1970, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years) |
| + | 3. Samuel Berger, b. 01 Apr 1895, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 18 Aug 1980, West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 85 years) |
| + | 4. Albert P Berger, b. 28 Dec 1901, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 7 Apr 1987, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 85 years) |
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| Photos |
 | Benjamin Berger & Family
Seated: Benjamin & Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger; standing Albert, Daniel, Samuel & Maude Berger |
 | All the Bergers
Standing: Flora (Unger) Berger, Daniel Berger, Russell Berger, Maud (Berger) Strauss, Samuel Berger, Helen (Unger) Berger, Kathryn Berger, Albert Berger, Edna (Hummel) Berger
Seated: Benjamin Berger, Doris Berger, Betty Berger , Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger
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| Documents |
 | Family Register
Bible given to Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger by her husband Benjamin |
| Last Modified |
4 May 2011 |
| Family ID |
F00039 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos
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 | Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger and children
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 | Russell Berger, Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger, Samuel Berger, Kerrie Berger
4 Generations |
 | Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger
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 | Great Grandmas and me
Alice (Spengler) Unger, Mary Alice Berger, Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger |
 | Bergers, Strausstown
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 | Mary Jane Potteiger
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 | Berger Brothers and Wives
From Left: Henry and Sallie (Speicher), Amos and Mary (Eyrich), Benjamin and Mary Jane (Potteiger) |
 | Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger
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 | Mary Jane 80th Birthday
Standing: Helen (Unger) Berger, Samuel Berger, Maud (Berger) Strauss, Kathryn (Strauss) Dreibelbis, Karl Dreibelbis, Flora (Unger) Berger, Daniel Unger, Edna (Hummel) Berger, Albert Berger
Sitting: Dorsen Berger, Betty (Berger) Berger, Richard Berger, Kathryn Berger, Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger, Doris (Berger) Miller, Fritz Miller
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 | Kitchen in Strausstown
Edna standing; Aunt Maude; Grandma Berger; Uncle Claude |
 | Berger Picnic, 1934
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 | Grandma Berger
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