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Submitted: 10/7/12 • Approved: 10/7/12 • Last Updated: 4/1/18 • R39820-G39819-S3
DIEDRICH FEB 2,1696 - OCT 10,1775
AGED 79 YEARS 8 MO. & 8 DYS
MARGARETE JULY 23,1702 - DEC 29,1783
AGED 81 YEARS 5 MO & 6 DYS
Back of Headstone reads:
IN MEMORY OF DIEDRICH AND MARGARETE
FATHER AND MOTHER OF THE TRIBE OF FAHNESTOCKS
IN THE UNITED STATES WHO EMIGRATED FROM PRUSSIA IN
1726
AND SETTLED NEAR EPHRATIA, PENNA
WE REVERENCE THESE MOST WORTHY PROGENITORS
ERECTED BY
THE TRIBE
1878
Contributed on 10/7/12
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