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Reister's Desire


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John (Johannes) Reister was born in 1717, probably in the Palatinate of Germany and immigrated in 1738 to Reisterstown (now Baltimore City), Maryland. He married Margareta Sohn, and died in 1804.







The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum


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"This book takes you through the collection gallery by gallery, illuminating the art and installations in each room"--From preface.




The Family History and Genealogy of Christian Steinman(n) and Veronica Eyer


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Christian Steinman, son of Jacob Steinman and Barbara Kennel, was born in 1792, in or near Marienthal in Lorraine, France. Christian married Veronica Eyer in France ca. 1822. The family arrived in the harbor of New York August 18, 1826. From New York Christian Steinman brought his family to Wilmot, Upper Canada (Ontario). Most of the Steiman descendants now live in Ontario, Canada. Some family members live in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and elsewhere. Christian and his family adhered to the Amish Mennonite faith and located in Amish communities. Includes Albrecht, Baechler, Bast, Bender, Boshart, Bowman, Brenneman, and Erb as well as other connected families.