Maria Prinzing

Maria Prinzing

• Father: Michael Prinzing b. 9 December 1820
• Mother: Barbara Miela b. 31 May 1825

• Maria Prinzing was born on 19 August 1847 in Laichingen, Württemberg.
• According to the Württemberg Emigration Index, Michael and Barbara Prinzing and their daughters Maria, Elisabetha and Anna, applied to emigrate in May 1853.
• Michael Prinzing and Barbara Miela arrived in the Port of New York on 10 August 1853, accompanied by Maria Prinzing, Anna Prinzing aboard the immigrant ship Catharine from Antwerp, Belgium. Daughter Maria does not appear with the family on the passenger manifest.
• She married Jacob Fink, son of Jacob Fink and Barbara Baur, circa 1870.
• Jacob Fink and Maria Prinzing appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York. Other members of the household included Jacob Johann Fink, Gottleib Fink, Barbara E. Fink and Anna M. Fink. Also in the household were four boarders.
• Jacob Fink and Maria Prinzing appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 1608 Main Street. Other members of the household included Jacob Johann Fink, Gottleib Fink, Barbara E. Fink, John Joseph DeShinsky and Jack Princing DeShinsky.
• Maria Prinzing became a widow at the 1 May 1912 death of her husband.
• The following appeared on 20 July 1912 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Jacob Fink Left Estate of $5,000. Judge-Surrogate Charles Hickey in Surrogate's Court at Lockport yesterday granted letters testamentary on the estate of the late Jacob Fink, of Niagara Falls, to Mary Fink, the widow, and Konrad Fink, whose relationship is not stated in the papers. The property of the decedent is given as $5,000 real property and $300 personal property. There are four surviving children, two sons and two daughters, all residing in Niagara Falls.
• Maria Prinzing died on 24 May 1916 at age 68 in Denfield, London Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, . Hier death was officially witnessed by Barbara E. Fink.
• She was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.
• The following appeared on 26 May 1916 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: [Died] At Denfield, Ont., May 24, 1916, after a brief illness, Mrs. Mary Fink, aged 68 years; widow of the late Jacob Fink; she leaves two daughters, Mrs. John Deshinsky and Mrs. Samuel Barton, one son, Gottlieb, all of this city, two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Feister of this city, and Mrs. David Matthews of London, Ont. Funeral will be held from the family home 1608 Main street, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. Herman Brezing officiating; burial Oakwood cemetery.
• A single grave marker identifies the graves of Jacob Fink and Maria Prinzing.

• Last Edited: 4 Apr 2014