Sophia Maria Fredrica TECHENTIEN

1872 - 1951  (78 years)

• Birth	1 Sep 1872	Saginaw, Saginaw, MI   [1]
  		Sophia Techentien
  Obituary	9 May 1951  [2, 3]
  	Saginaw News, 5/9/1951 Mrs. Sophie Maher, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Former resident of Saginaw, passed away Monday at Minneapolis, Minn. She was the widow of James G. Mahar. Surviving are one daughter and one son: Mrs. W.J. McGoldrick, Minneapolis, Minn.: James J. Maher, Detroit. Funeral service will take place at 8 am Thursday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Msgr. Felix Vogt will officiate, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Friends will meet at 8:30 pm Wednesday at the Frazee Funeral Home to recite the Rosary.
  		Sophie Maher
  Death	7 May 1951	Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN   [3, 4]
  	Church death record list's her parents as John Strong and Mary James which is incorrect. It list's her age as 84, which would make her birth year as 1867, which is incorrect.
  Burial	10 May 1951	Calvary Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw, MI   [3, 4]
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  Father	Christian TECHENTIEN,   b. 23 Jun 1840, Mecklenburg, GERMANY d. 13 Dec 1918, Albee Township, Saginaw, MI (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mary SUHR,   b. 13 Oct 1840, Mecklenburg, GERMANY d. 18 Feb 1910, Burt, Saginaw, MI (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Gervais MAHER,   b. 15 Aug 1870, East Saginaw, Saginaw, MI d. 6 Mar 1934, Detroit, Wayne, MI (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1894	Saginaw, Saginaw, MI   [5, 6, 7]
  	From a newspaper clipping on the marriage of James and Sophie: A June Wedding Miss Sophia Techentine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Techentine, was united in marriage yesterday morning at St. Mary's church by Rev. Fr. Dalton with James Maher, in the presence of immediate friends and relatives. Miss Carrie Herm acted as bridemaid and Paul Besner as best man. In the evening a reception was held at the residence of the newly-wedded couple, 719 Meredith street, where they have gone housekeeping, which was largely attended. The groom is a trusted employee in the wholesale department of Wm. Barie & Son and the bride is one of Saginaw's most esteemed young ladies.
  Children	1. Infant Son MAHER,   b. 17 Nov 1894   d. 17 Nov 1894 (Age 0 years)   2. Margaret Mary MAHER,   b. 11 Mar 1896, Saginaw, Saginaw, MI d. 11 Dec 1987, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN (Age 91 years)   3. James John MAHER,   b. 28 Apr 1902, MI d. 30 May 1966, Detroit, Wayne, MI (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 1 Sep 1872 - Saginaw, Saginaw, MI Marriage - 20 Jun 1894 - Saginaw, Saginaw, MI Death - 7 May 1951 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Burial - 10 May 1951 - Calvary Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw, MI  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S920] Michigan, Births and Christenings , 1867-1917, (FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010), 920. [S332] Nichols Family File, 332. [S601] Print Obituary, Mrs. Sophie Maher, Saginaw News (Saginaw, MI), May 9, 1951, page 31., 601. [S118] St. Mary's Church Records, 118. [S18] Peg's Collection, From news clipping, no date or publication given., 18. [S85] Hendrick, Ethel M., Hendrick, Ethel M., Letter, 85. [S118] St. Mary's Church Records, Witnesses are Paul Besner and Caroline Herrmann., 118.