17. | Theresia Rosa LINK (15.Elizabetha3, 4.Susana2, 1.Georg1) was born on 22 Feb 1897 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was christened on 6 Jun 1897 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 Aug 1958 in Erie, Erie, PA, USA; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Erie, Erie, PA, USA. Notes:
Transcript of a copy of the christening record for Theresia Rosa Link as translated from the German by Ken Smith: 3/85. Therese Rosa, daughter of Herr Julius Link and his legal wife, Elizabeth Ekstein, born 22 February, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Baptized 6 June 1897 by the undersigned Christen Merkel. Witness: Rosa Link Seal: St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church at Philadelphia. The seal imprinted on the original document as translated by Matthias Seifert is: German Evangelic Lutheran Mathew Community (of) unaltered Augsburgh(ish) Confession of Philadelphia, 1891. This would have been a very traditional sect at the time as the Augsburgh Confession was the first Lutheran written set of standards presented to the Roman Emperer in 1530. (E, F-109)
Theresia volunteered as a member of the Red Cross Motor Corps during World War II. She died of a brain tumor in her 50's and was greatly missed. She was said to be a very gentle woman who was able to raise a large family without ever raising her voice. She is buried in Lot #381, Section 27 of Calvary Cemetery, in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Theresia married Norman Leroy FORTE, Sr. on 5 Jul 1915 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Norman (son of Henry Lincoln FORTE, I and Marie (Elizabeth) Conley RAUCH) was born on 11 Nov 1890 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 8 Dec 1980 in Erie, Erie, PA, USA; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Erie, Erie, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Henry Lincoln (Hank) FORTE, III
was born on 16 May 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was christened on 28 May 1916 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Aug 1997 in Thousand Oaks, , CA, USA.
- 23. Norman Leroy (Bud) FORTE, Jr.
was born on 15 Jul 1917 in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA, USA; was christened after 15 Jul 1917 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 Aug 1997 in Mornington, Victoria, AUS.
- 24. Marie Elizabeth (Betty) FORTE
was born on 19 Sep 1918 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Apr 2004 in Columbus, Franklin, OH, USA; was buried on 4 May 2004 in Blendon Central Cemetery, Westerville, Franklin, OH, USA.
- 25. William Buckland (Bill) FORTE
was born on 2 Nov 1921 in Glenside, Montgomery Co, PA, USA; was christened on 20 Nov 1921 in Glenside, Montgomery Co, PA, USA; died on 20 Mar 2000 in Buffalo, Erie, NY, USA; was buried on 23 Mar 2000.
- 26. Julius Link (Link) FORTE
was born on 23 Feb 1923 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 11 Jan 2004 in Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA; was buried on 15 Jan 2004 in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, OH, USA.
- 27. Son FORTE
was born about 1927; died about 1927.
- 28. Doris (Rosa) June FORTE
was born on 12 Mar 1929 in Glenside, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; died on 26 Mar 2013 in Boulder City, , Nevada.
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