Tag Archives: KENNEDY

Barbara (GENGEL) HAAS (1816-1899): Gave Birth on the Voyage to America – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 27)

Posted on 27 January 2015 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

My great-great grandmother Barbara (GENGEL) HAAS was born on 15 February 1816,1 exactly 150 years to the day before I was born, likely in Württemberg, Germany. I would say that’s pretty close to my birthday, which is this week’s 52 Ancestors … Continue reading →

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Barbara Ellen (HAAS) WILSON – First American Birth – 52 Ancestors (Ancestor 13)

Posted on 6 November 2014 by Elizabeth Wilson Ballard

Barbara Ellen HAAS, my great grandmother, was born in August, 1854, in Pennsylvania, probably in Philadelphia. Her family, consisting of her parents and six older siblings had emigrated from Sulzbach, Freudenstadt, Württemberg, Germany in 1851. Her brother Henry was born … Continue reading →

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