Margaret was married
twice, first to Peter Koch and after his death to George Thomas. She
had nine children in all. Four by the first marriage (Koch) and five
by the second (Thomas).
She was born Margreth (sic),
on 22 August 1766 on the Bosserman family farm in Reading
Township, York (now Adams) County Pa. She was the fourth child
of Johann Michael and Christine (Dierdorff) Bassermann.
About 1785 Margaret was married
to Peter Koch. That surname is also found as Kough and is the
german equivlent of the english word Cook. It is
pronounced "cook." Peter died in
August 1785 near Newport, Perry County Pa,
and is buried without a gravestone in the Fleurie graveyard.
Peter and Margaret (Bosserman)
Koch had the following children:
1...Christina
Koch 1786-1848, married John Marshall
2...John
Koch 1787-1867, married Eleanor Hollopeter &
Mary Ann Shipp
3...Peter
Koch, born after 1790, married Leah Smith
4...Sarah
Koch, born after 1790, married Rev William Brown
Around 1796 the widow Margaret Bosserman
Koch was married to George Clinton Thomas. He
was born in 1768 and lived until 22 May 1847. Margaret
had died a few years earlier, on 15 Oct 1841. Both are buried near Waterloo New York.
George and Margaret (Bosserman-Koch) Thomas'
children were:
1...James
Thomas 1796-1869, married Mary Rorison
2...William
Thomas 1798-1827, married Sophia Craiger
3...Michael
Thomas 1800-1880, married Leah Rhinehart
4...Samuel
Thomas 1802-( ), married
Margaret Bosserman 5...George
Thomas 1804-1814, died as a child