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Margaret Pesch (b. Abt. December 30, 1824, d. Abt. 1924)

Margaret Pesch was born Abt. December 30, 1824 in Luxembourg, and died Abt. 1924 in Dubuque, Iowa. She married (1) Nicholas Steichen. She married (2) Dominique Forret. She married (3) John Peter Capesius on October 19, 1867 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, son of John Peter Capesius (Peter) and Anna Margaretha Bechen.

More About Margaret Pesch:
Burial: Unknown, Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque.
Guardianship: October 26, 1887, Margaret Steichen Capesius petitioned for Dominic Forret to be guardian of Rosa, 1871; Christine, 1873; Nicholas, 1897, and Elizabeth, 1878;.
Information 1: Nicholas Capesius asked to be released from guardianship of Dominick as he is very old and has helped me much with my college education. Copy of letter..
Information 2: A boarding house and grocery store in Dubuque was run by Margaret.
Information 3: Margaret Pesch Steichen Capesius married Domininque after his wife Anna died.
Information 4: The story is that the Forret house in Dubuque is haunted; Margaret appears at night..

More About Margaret Pesch and John Peter Capesius:
Marriage: October 19, 1867, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

Children of Margaret Pesch and Nicholas Steichen are:

+Anna Steichen Capesius, b. 1866, d. date unknown.

Children of Margaret Pesch and John Peter Capesius are:

Nellie Capesius, d. date unknown.
P. Orvella Capesius, b. 1868, d. date unknown.
Petronelia Capesius, b. 1870, d. date unknown.
Rosa Capesius, b. January 23, 1871, d. 1951.
+Kristina Capesius, b. 1873, d. date unknown.
+Nicholas Capesius, b. 1875, d. date unknown.
+Louisa Capesius, b. May 05, 1877, d. December 20, 1934.

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