Janis' Genealogy Obituaries - Christina Bechtel Lessig




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Christina (nee Bechtel) Lessig

Summary

  • Born: 28 March 1821
  • Died: 29 December 1889
  • Father: George S. Bechtel
  • Mother: Catherine Levengood
  • Spouse: Joshua Bahr Lessig

Obituary

Montgomery Ledger, December 31, 1889

Christean Lessig, widow of the late Joshua B. Lessig Sr., died on Sunday afternoon, at her home on Beech Street west of Charlotte, aged 68 years 9 months and 1 day. She had been ill for several days with pleurisy and other ailments. The husband of deceased, long a well known builder and esteemed citizen, died about five years ago. Their children are George B. Lessig, President of Lessig Steel and Iron Company; Joshua B. Lessig, Jr., Secretary and General Agent of the same Company; Mary, wife of Josiah F. Fryer; Annie, wife of Frederick Y. Slonaker; Rebecca, wife of Charles Frick; Amelia wife of John R. Shaner, and Sarah Lessig, who lived with her mother. The maiden name of deceased was Christean Bechtel - a sister of John L., Augustus L. and Lewis L. Bechtel; Hannah, wife of Ephraim R. Yorgey, and Catharine, wife of Jacob Miller. The death of Mrs. Lessig will be deplored by a wide circle of relatives and friends, by whom she was held in high esteem. She was a Christian woman, long a consistent member of Trinity Reformed Church. Funeral on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock; interment at Pottstown Cemetery.

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