Johannes Widener (1790-1876)
Brick Manufacturer, of Fairmont Avenue, Philadelphia
Children
Margaret (Widener) Polk (1812-1897)
George A. Widener (1819-1901)
Michael I. Widener (1821-1897)
Miriam (Widener) Bausline (1826-1910)
Amanda (Widener) Enochs (1829-1906)
Matilda (Widener) Marley (1831-1913)
Peter Arrell Browne Widener (1834-1915)
Emma (Widener) Cooper (1837-1901)
Sarah Widener (b.c.1838)
George A. Widener (1819-1901)
Michael I. Widener (1821-1897)
Miriam (Widener) Bausline (1826-1910)
Amanda (Widener) Enochs (1829-1906)
Matilda (Widener) Marley (1831-1913)
Peter Arrell Browne Widener (1834-1915)
Emma (Widener) Cooper (1837-1901)
Sarah Widener (b.c.1838)
He started life shipping freight between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Later, he went into brick manufacturing at Philadelphia and lived at a house on Vine Street before moving to Fairmount Avenue. In March, 1811, he married Sarah Fulmer and they had nine children, including Peter who established the Widener family fortune.
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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 18/10/2018 and last updated on 02/09/2023.
https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&n=dunton&oc=0&p=hannah+josephine; Encyclopedia Titanica - The Wideners, An American Family; Descendants of Johan Georg Krauskopf