Catharina Hock

b. circa 1819, d. 14 May 1877
  • Catharina Hock was born circa 1819 in Hessen-Darmstadt.
  • Jacob Dexheimer and Catharina Hock arrived in the Port of New York on 13 May 1842, accompanied by Henry Gerlach, Anna Jung, Anton Dexheimer, Wilhelm Dexheimer and Philippe Koehler aboard the Havre Packet Ship Louis Philippe, identified as Jacque Dexheimer, age 24. [It is our hope to identify his fellow Rheinhessen emigrants, and to discover how they are connected.]
  • She married Jacob Dexheimer, son of Johann Jacob Dexheimer and Anna Margaretha Hofmann, on 2 October 1843 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at St. Michael's and Zion Lutheran Church.
  • Jacob Dexheimer and Catharina Hock appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Spring Garden, Ward 2, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Other members of the household included Charles Herman Dexheimer.
  • Jacob Dexheimer and Catharina Hock appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Other members of the household included Charles Herman Dexheimer and Edward Dexheimer.
  • Jacob Dexheimer and Catharina Hock, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Other members of the household included Charles Herman Dexheimer and Edward Dexheimer.
  • Catharina Hock died on 14 May 1877 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • At the time of her death Catharina Hock was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 1220 Marshall Street.
  • Jacob Dexheimer became a widower at her death.
  • She was interred at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • The following appeared on 17 May 1877 in The Philadelphia Inquirer: [Died] On the 14th instant, Catharine, wife of Jacob Dexheimer, aged 55 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, this afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from her husband's residence, No. 1220 Marshall street. Interment at Mount Vernon Cemetery.
  • Last Edited: 18 Oct 2014

Family: Jacob Dexheimer b. 21 August 1817, d. 22 January 1888