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Maria Elizabeth PETRIE

Female 1724 - 1790  (66 years)


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  1. 1.  Maria Elizabeth PETRIE was born in 1724 in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA; died in 1790 in Schell's Bush, German Village, Monroe, New York, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: F82D24600C3044C7B94BF0FC120C986C02AB

    Notes:

    This article about Maria Schell has been transcribed from the original and contributed by Carol and Charles Marston. Does anyone know the complete article, date, author, and paper?

    THE ANGEL AT THE FORTRESS GATE

    The Angel at the Gate of this little Schell's Bush Blockhouse was none other than Maria Petree Schell. May God Bless her! And Maria Schell it was, who with the echo of every barking gun rushed to replace the exploded charge.

    But loading muskets of that period was not the simple process of the present. To eject an exploded shell and insert a new one in the rifle of today takes no time at all. But there was nothing of that in the guns of the Schell Blockhouse. Henry Quackenbush and the Remington boys had yet to dawn in Herkimer County.

    So, Maria Schell's job was far more complicated. First in order, the powder had to be measured out and poured in the muzzle of the gun. Then it must be wadded and rammed down. Next, the shot had to be inserted in the same way. And that, too, wadded and rammed down. Finally a percussion cap had to replace the one exploded. With every discharge this process had to be repeated. And all of this gruelling service we owe to that great-hearted defender of her embattled home, Maria Petree Schell. This is why the Savages were so often forced to seek safety in the forest.

    The Lady of the Blockhouse. My Mother insisted that Maria Schell was a daughter of Johan Joost Petree, militant Patriot of the Mohawk valley. This is not confirmed in Herkimer, but Cutter's Genealogical History has: "Johan Joost Petree died in 1770, leaving four daughters. One of the daughters married John Christian Schell, hero of Schell's Bush." Mother was so proud of the heroism of Maria Petree Schell. There never was any (---). Thought, quite so good as (---) of the Blockhouse. Mother never tired telling of the thrilling deeds of that invincible lady, of the (---). (unreadable text.) Mother love which stood adamant against every foe, which gave her all in every crisis. It matters not, she said, where we are, or when, thoughts of Mother will well up and fill and overflow until consciousness is submerged in the flood of precious memories that surge with the calm assurance, the blessed peace, of Mother love.

    We may rear monuments to our Mothers. We may engrave their virtues in granite and bronze, but art has no element that can incarnate the dear form we know as Mother. Like the tendrils of that illimitable love with which our lives are intertwined with each passing day.

    Lady Blasts The Battering Ram Then Mother described the ferocious battering ram of the Savages. Cutting down a straight sizable sappling at the edge of the forest, they lopped off the limbs and top, making a formidable weapon about sixty feet long. The fifty husky Red skins, twenty -five on each side, grabbed that log and started on a madly plunging dash for the Blockhouse door. But there was one very important factor with which the Indian failed to reckon. "The Angel at the Gate". With the savages plunging headlong, butt-ended for the door, Maria Petree Schell grabbed her ready guns and with unerring aim brought down the leading Red skins on each side of the log, fumbling things topsy turvy and forcing the rest of the onrushing mob to drop their battering ram and run. Three times that exploit was repeated and every time, Maria Schell's faithful guns proved an insurmountable barrier between her front door and the infuriated savage mob. The Indians did not pause to pick up the debris.

    Birth:
    About

    Died:
    About

    Maria married John Christian SCHELL in 1755. John (son of Johann Krist SCHELL and Anna Elizabeth ZEHRUNG) was born in 1725 in Baden, , Baden-W; was christened in Feb 1731 in Bad Marienberg Reformed Church, Bad Marienberg, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died on 8 Jul 1782 in Schell's Bush, German Village, Monroe, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Peter SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 3. Augustinus SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 4. Anna Maria SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 5. John Christrian SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Oct 1758 in Palatine, Herkimer, New York, USA; was christened on 9 Oct 1758; died in 1841 in Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Frederick SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Dec 1764 in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA; and died.
    6. 7. Henry SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1770; and died.
    7. 8. Marcus Christian SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Oct 1770 in Schell's Bush, German Village, Monroe, New York, USA; died in Jun 1875 in Worth, Arenac, Michigan, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Peter SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maria1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 2DBB394116A6427CAAB8F58A5D25E74B710E


  2. 3.  Augustinus SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maria1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: D216122CC39D447D86DC4CBD4E9E45C0A39B


  3. 4.  Anna Maria SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maria1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 9E0425FA20E640C59532DBF87F8D993D48B5


  4. 5.  John Christrian SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maria1) was born on 8 Oct 1758 in Palatine, Herkimer, New York, USA; was christened on 9 Oct 1758; died in 1841 in Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 06417F6504F34CEF8DA46AF1377B44603F8C

    John married Maria Elizabeth SEGNER on 6 Apr 1794 in Schell's Bush, German Village, Monroe, New York, USA. Maria was born in 1767 in German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA; died in 1830 in Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Benjamin SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1800 in Markham, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Apr 1876 in Innisfil Township, Simcoe County, Ontario.
    2. 10. Mary Catherine SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1805 in Markham, York County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    3. 11. Magdelena SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1807 in Canada; and died.
    4. 12. Andrew SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

  5. 6.  Frederick SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maria1) was born on 16 Dec 1764 in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 152CD1B0ECAD4AFBBAD5313B64B2E59B3173

    Notes:

    Has Children in Gencircles as Frederich Christian


  6. 7.  Henry SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maria1) was born on 22 Sep 1770; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 0ED9A2D842DA46E59B48B3105921FFE3AAA4

    Notes:

    Has Children in Gencircles


  7. 8.  Marcus Christian SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (1.Maria1) was born on 7 Oct 1770 in Schell's Bush, German Village, Monroe, New York, USA; died in Jun 1875 in Worth, Arenac, Michigan, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 81C117C67A954FAB8D89D861F961899EF8BA
    • Alt. Birth: 22 Sep 1770

    Marcus married Delila CASLER on 19 Oct 1794 in Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York, USA. Delila and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Benjamin SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.Maria1) was born in 1800 in Markham, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Apr 1876 in Innisfil Township, Simcoe County, Ontario.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 7F870B54A27B45F6B9FF5DDADC3717A27806

    Notes:

    Birthplace listed as Holland on Ellen's death certificate

    Died:
    Concession 9, Lot 12
    The cause of death was gravel

    Family/Spouse: Mary MCGILL. Mary (daughter of Thomas MCGILL and Jane MCGEE) was born in 1813 in Scotland; died in 1880 in Sunnidale, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Thomas SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1831 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
    2. 14. Letitia SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1833 in Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Mar 1899 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 15. John Alexander SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1837 in Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Aug 1911 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 16. Margaret SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1842 in Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Jun 1904 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 17. Ellen SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Feb 1843 in King Township, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Apr 1928 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 18. Benjamin Charles SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1846 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
    7. 19. James SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Dec 1849 in Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Jun 1921 in Walker's Point, Muskoka, Ontario; was buried on 6 Jun 1921 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 20. Benjamin William SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Dec 1854 in Ontario, Canada; and died.

  2. 10.  Mary Catherine SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.Maria1) was born on 15 Oct 1805 in Markham, York County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: EF1C4A0D91324986B176BEFE9CE6C7F8189F

    Notes:

    Children in Gencircles


  3. 11.  Magdelena SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.Maria1) was born in 1807 in Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: BB3A3C188DB54E728CE7AAC1735A2CCDEF78

    Notes:

    Has children in Gencircles


  4. 12.  Andrew SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.Maria1) and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: ED1C438A62624C6AB88EC8060CDE8EFFDBF5

    Notes:

    Has Children in Gencircles



Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Thomas SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (9.Benjamin3, 5.John2, 1.Maria1) was born in 1831 in Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 14A2043A329D4EF9AF7017A25108453BBB29

    Family/Spouse: Rachel MICKS. Rachel was born in in Ontario, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 14.  Letitia SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (9.Benjamin3, 5.John2, 1.Maria1) was born in 1833 in Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Mar 1899 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: D90ACB845A924E3194F45794841BBC90FBDA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Morrison Township

    Letitia married Ormus SOPER about 1855. Ormus was born on 24 Nov 1831 in Ontario, Canada; died on 28 May 1918 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. George SOPER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1870 in Sunnidale, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada; and died.

  3. 15.  John Alexander SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (9.Benjamin3, 5.John2, 1.Maria1) was born on 5 Nov 1837 in Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Aug 1911 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 37C265B5277D4BA487B54F83CD643290A752

    Family/Spouse: Mary Jane ROSS. Mary was born on 16 Oct 1844 in West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 16.  Margaret SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (9.Benjamin3, 5.John2, 1.Maria1) was born on 11 Aug 1842 in Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Jun 1904 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 01D27DA1A627420AA6652BC4B5BDFD89FC1B

    Notes:

    Could not read and write according to 1901 census

    Died:
    Broncho Pneumonia

    Margaret married David PRENTICE on 9 Apr 1863 in Barrie, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. David (son of David PRENTICE and Elizabeth) was born on 20 May 1838 in Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 31 Dec 1904 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. James Henry PRENTICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1865 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada; and died.
    2. 23. Eliza PRENTICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jan 1867 in Grey County, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Jul 1951 in Toronto, , Ontario, Canada.
    3. 24. Mary PRENTICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Oct 1870 in Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Jan 1948 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 25. Jane Rene PRENTICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Nov 1872 in Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1957 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 26. Sarah Ann PRENTICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Feb 1879 in Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Oct 1942 in Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
    6. 27. Elisabeth PRENTICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Nov 1880 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    7. 28. John W PRENTICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jul 1889 in Ontario, Canada; and died.

  5. 17.  Ellen SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (9.Benjamin3, 5.John2, 1.Maria1) was born on 14 Feb 1843 in King Township, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Apr 1928 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 150305D6BC1147F5AA8B9F5B172B6EA47F8A

    Family/Spouse: Thomas MIDDLEBROOK. Thomas (son of John MIDDLEBROOK and Hannah HARPER) was born on 1 Jul 1841; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 18.  Benjamin Charles SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (9.Benjamin3, 5.John2, 1.Maria1) was born on 28 Feb 1846 in Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 79A7EE35B90C495A8D7F728199D6DBAEA29E
    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Religion: Church of England
    • Residence: 1881, Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    RACE Dutch
    SOUR @S38@

    Benjamin married Mary Jane BEERS on 25 Sep 1866. Mary (daughter of William Henry BEERS and Mary Ann MIDDLEBROOK) was born on 31 Aug 1850 in Hamilton, , Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Oct 1921 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Mary Ann (Pauley) SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Dec 1868 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
    2. 30. William SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Sep 1873 in Sunnidale, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    3. 31. Jessie SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1874 in Sunnidale, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    4. 32. Hannah SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
    5. 33. Benjamin SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Mar 1879 in New Lowell, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    6. 34. John SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 May 1882 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    7. 35. Wesley SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jan 1890 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
    8. 36. Lizzie SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1890 in Ontario, Canada; and died.

  7. 19.  James SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (9.Benjamin3, 5.John2, 1.Maria1) was born on 24 Dec 1849 in Etobicoke, York County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Jun 1921 in Walker's Point, Muskoka, Ontario; was buried on 6 Jun 1921 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: F7BF7F8D52184151BFCC79B8B2EC7D49DEC8

    Notes:

    Died:
    Senility

    Buried:
    Lakeview Protestant Cemetery, Wagner Street, Gravenhurst

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth FOSTER. Elizabeth was born on 20 May 1847 in Barrie, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Nov 1929 in Barlochan, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 4 Nov 1929 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. David Foster SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1866 in Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Jan 1928 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 31 Jan 1928 in Gravenhurst, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 38. Elizabeth Foster SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1869 in Stayner, , Ontario, Canada; and died.
    3. 39. Mary Margaret SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Sep 1870 in Ontario, Canada; and died.
    4. 40. Ellen SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Oct 1873 in New Lowell, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    5. 41. Richard SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1876; and died.
    6. 42. Thomas SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1877 in Sunnidale, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    7. 43. Sarah Jane SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1878; and died.
    8. 44. Surillia SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Mar 1880 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    9. 45. Anne SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1882; and died.
    10. 46. John SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1884 in Muskoka Township, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    11. 47. Jessie SCHELL  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Apr 1889 in Canada; and died.

  8. 20.  Benjamin William SCHELL Descendancy chart to this point (9.Benjamin3, 5.John2, 1.Maria1) was born on 10 Dec 1854 in Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 4EE4C504C9AA495796C94665657A46F7342A

    Family/Spouse: Jane MIX. Jane was born on 20 Feb 1853 in Ontario, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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