Individual Details

Rachel SCHRAM

(Abt 1770 - 1858)

Events

BirthAbt 1770Maiden name "Schram" is contained in multiple church records. Numerous Ancestry trees claim she died relatively young. Not true. She moved to Michigan late in life, and lived with son Willliam. - New York
Marriage11 Jun 1786Marriage reported in the Van Alstyne genealogy of the Knickerbocker Family - Mt Ross, Dutchess County, NY - Hugh KNICKERBOCKER {K-97}
Extra information1788Hugh and Rachel had a son named Peter H. Knickerbocker. Many Ancestry trees link Rachel and Hugh to the wrong Peter. The Peter Knick who lived in Potter Co PA was the son of John Knick and Lydia Jackson, not the son of Hugh Knick and Rachel Schram.
Knick Census Project: 18501850MI, Calhoun, Albion. HOH = William Knickerbocker. Widow of Hugh Knickerbocker.
Residence1850Living with son William. (This helps explain the oddity in William's biography, where the author knew that mom's name was Rachel, but did not mention the father Hugh's name.) - Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Knick Census Info1850Albion, Calhoun County, MI (widow of Hugh)
Death1858Michigan, United States

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