Theresia Rosa Link

1897 - 1958  (61 years)

• Name	Theresia Rosa Link  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	22 Feb 1897	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  Christening	6 Jun 1897	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Aug 1958	Erie, Erie, PA, USA   [7]
  Burial	Calvary Cemetery, Erie, Erie, PA, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I10996	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Julius Link,   b. 21 Oct 1872, , Baden, DEU d. Dec 1903, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 31 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabetha Wilhemina Eckstein,   b. 13 Aug 1872, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hesse, Germany d. 1916, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Jul 1896	St. Paul's Lutheran Ch., Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F3117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norman Leroy Forte, Sr.,   b. 11 Nov 1890, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Dec 1980, Erie, Erie, PA, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1915	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Son Forte,   b. Abt 1927   d. Abt 1927 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Julius Link (Link) Forte,   b. 23 Feb 1923, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Jan 2004, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Doris (Rosa) June Forte,   b. 12 Mar 1929, Glenside, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA d. 26 Mar 2013, Boulder City, , Nevada (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Norman Leroy (Bud) Forte, Jr.,   b. 15 Jul 1917, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA, USA d. 1 Aug 1997, Mornington, Victoria, AUS (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Marie Elizabeth (Betty) Forte,   b. 19 Sep 1918, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Apr 2004, Columbus, Franklin, OH, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Henry Lincoln (Hank) Forte, III,   b. 16 May 1916, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Aug 1997, Thousand Oaks, , CA, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. William Buckland (Bill) Forte,   b. 2 Nov 1921, Glenside, Montgomery Co, PA, USA d. 20 Mar 2000, Buffalo, Erie, NY, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

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• 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, 1897ladelphia, 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S443] Norman Leroy Forte Erie, PA interviewed by Linda Coate Dudick, grand-daughter by marriage July 17, 1979 In Linda Coate files (F-17). [S525] 1900 Federal Census Philadephia, Philadelphia Co., PA. [S160] Janet Forte Leenders to Linda Coate Dudick Letter dated Mar. 22, 1984 at Rosella Ridge, Centre Rd., Languarrin 3910, Victoria, Australia. [S2804] Burial Vault Guarantee dated Aug. 8, 1958 for Theresia Forte. [S161] 1910 U.S. Federal Population Census Miracode Index for Pennsylvania (www.ancestry.com). [S2805] Christening Record for Therese Rosa Link, German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, PA. [S2806] Forte, Theresia, Funeral Card. [S2576] Julius Link and Lizzie Ekstein Marriage Certificate July 25, 1896. [S1089] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records.