Mary Margaret Fast ^{3 4 5 6 7}

   Other names for Mary were Margaretta Fast ^{1 2 9} and Margarette Fast.

  Baptism Notes:

Jacob's Lutheran Church, , Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 23 February 1799 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

Her gravestone indicates her age at the date of death as 88y, 8m, and 13d which calculates to a date of birth of 23 Feb 1799. The month and day are very close to the presumed correct date of birth of 17 Feb 1798 except the calculation is off by one year. Either the gravestone engraved miscalculated the age or maybe her correct year of birth was 1799 instead of 1798.
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This birth year was also referenced by her age of 51 on the 1850 US Census.
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• She has alternate birth date of 1800 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 60 on the 1860 US Census. It was also referenced by her age of 70 on the 1870 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Auburn Township, Fairfield, OH on 30 August 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 411A, Roll 677, Dwelling 44, Family 46
Auburn Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Margaret Springer..51..OH
(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Feb 1798, then her age should have been 52 instead of 51.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 21 July 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 432A, Roll 1275, Dwelling 1164, Family 1158
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Margaret Springer..60..PA
(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Feb 1798, then her age should have been 62 instead of 60.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 2 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 1 & 2, Roll 1275, Dwelling 10, Family 10
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Margaret Springer..70..PA..Keeping House
(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Feb 1798, then her age should have been 72 instead of 70.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 3 June 1880. ⁷

1880 US Census
Page 445A, District 154, Family 43, Roll 1074
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Margart Springer..Self..81..PA..Widowed..(dislocated hip)

(Mary was widowed and living alone.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 17 Feb 1798, then her age should have been 82 instead of 81.
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• She was buried after 5 November 1887 in the Wren Cemetery in Wren, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #34225019
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Mary married Henry Springer, son of George Springer and Catherina Ehrhard, on 13 February 1817 in , Fairfield County, OH.^{1 2} (Henry Springer was born on 31 March 1793 in , Rockingham County, VA,^{1 3 6 11} died on 26 October 1872 in Van Wert, OH ^{1 3 11} and was buried after 26 October 1872 in Van Wert County, OH ^{3 11}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They have conflicting marriage information of 12 January 1817 and , Fairfield County, OH. ^{3 11}

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Auburn Township, Fairfield, OH on 30 August 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 411A, Roll 677, Dwelling 44, Family 46
Auburn Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Henry Springer..55..VA..Farmer
Margaret Springer..51..OH
Samuel Springer..20..OH..Laborer
Jacob Springer..18..OH..Laborer
Melinda Springer..15..OH
George Springer..13..OH
David Springer..8..OH
Delaney Springer..5..OH
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 21 July 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 432A, Roll 1275, Dwelling 1164, Family 1158
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Henry Springer..66..VA..Farmer
Margaret Springer..60..PA
George Springer..22..OH
David Springer..19..OH
Dahano (?) Springer..14..OH
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, OH on 2 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 1 & 2, Roll 1275, Dwelling 10, Family 10
Willshire Township, Van Wert County, Ohio
Henry Springer..77..VA..Farmer
Margaret Springer..70..PA..Keeping House
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