Among documents held by Pauline Staeheli which Paul Staeheli
provided to me is a copy of a birth record listing all sixteen of the children
born to Caspar Albert and Maria. This document was issued by the Zivilstandsamt
Egnach on May 10, 1984.
Two daughters born to the Staeheli's did not survive to make the trip to the United States. Their first child was Maria Johanna born May 26, 1878 in Gübsen. She died April 1, 1881 in Altenwegen.
Another daughter, Theresia, was born April 23, 1885 in Straubenzell and died in Gübsen on September 26, 1887.
A handwritten note on the back of the copy states that
Kaspar Albert Stäheli and Maria Rimml were married in Straubenzell (St. Gallen
or Thurgau) on August 9, 1877. Also written on the back are the names Jeff Moos and
Rosalie Bray.Two daughters born to the Staeheli's did not survive to make the trip to the United States. Their first child was Maria Johanna born May 26, 1878 in Gübsen. She died April 1, 1881 in Altenwegen.
Another daughter, Theresia, was born April 23, 1885 in Straubenzell and died in Gübsen on September 26, 1887.
I have read family lore describing the deaths of these two daughters. Given that Maria was not yet 3 years old and Theresia was not quite 2 ½ at passing I have questions about the reliability of those accounts.
I will publish the document and add these daughters to the lists of Staeheli children on the websites.
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