Anton August Maurer

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• Name	Anton August Maurer
  Gender	Male
  Death	UNKNOWN
  Notes	The Maurers Anton Maurer was born in Switzerland and married Elizabeth Rush. Together they had six children: 1.Elizabeth Maurer Born 5 APR 1844 Married (1) Rudolph F. Fritschie in Basel, Switzerland, and (2) Dr. William Carl Voight Died 13 DEC 1917 2.Johanna Maurer 3.Theresa Maurer 4.Augustus Maurer (Sculptor of the Lasr Supper) 5.Franz Joseph Maurer 6.Otto Maurer Anton Maurer descended from a long line of sculptors, father to sons. His wife's family, the "Rusch-es" may have originated from the Northwest corner of Switzerland in the 1700 and 1800's. Elizabeth Rush Maurer was born in a suburb of Basel, Switzerland. She married Rudolph F. Fritschie in Basel, Switzerland and soon thereafter emigrated to New York> Together they had two children: 1.Rudolph A. Fritschie Born 1864 in New York 2.Elizabeth Fritschie Born 19 NOV 1869 in Lilly Lake, Minnesota Married Adelbert Decolia Bingham 25 FEB 1899 in Bellingham, Washington Had children Lawrence Frederick, Adelbert William (Clyde), Clarence Miles, Elmer Lee, Rebecca Fern and Rachel May Died 15 APR 1955 in Bellingham, Washington According to her daughter, Elizabeth Fritschie Bingham, Elizabeth Maurer's extended family also lived in the same suburb of Basel. Elizabeth Bingham remembers her mother telling her that the name of the suburb had a French sounding name, like Laraine, but Elizabeth Bingham could never locate it on a map. Elizabeth Maurer's brother, Augustus, sculpted "The Last Supper" in 1882. In a letter from Elizabeth Bingham dated September, 1942, she states that her mother, Elizabeth Maurer Fritschie actually saw the work in progress one particular summer starting from a block of marble brought from the quarry to the sculpting site. Elizabeth Maurer Fritschie divorced Rudolph Fritschie and later married Dr. William Carl Voight. After Dr. Voight's death, Elizabeth Fritschie Voight traveled to Switzerland for a visit and couldn't return to the United States because of the hazard of European War. She died 13 DEC 1917 as a result of an infection from a burn to her arm.
  Person ID	I00285	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Rush,   b. Basil, Switzerland d. UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Johanna Maurer   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Theresa Maurer   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. August Maurer   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Franz Joseph Maurer   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Otto Maurer   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Elizabeth Maurer,   b. 5 Apr 1844, Basil, Switzerland d. 13 Dec 1917 (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F00227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021