McLaughlin Family

Magdalena is the German pronounciation for the French name Madeleine. Magdalena was the name she used among family and after her immigration to the United States but she was born and baptized as Madeleine Stoll&#233 in Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France. She emigrated from Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France and more or less considered herself German though born in France.

The records for Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France are good and allow tracing some parts of the family into the late 17th century. Her grandfather was an Austrian soldier left on the battlefield due to wounds. He recovered, stayed in Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France, and married a local woman. Together, they had eight children.

• Madeleine (Magdalena) Stoll&#233
  Born: 2 Nov 1809, Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France
  Married: 30 Mar 1830, Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France
  Died: 30 Apr 1895, Morges, Carroll, Ohio, USA

Magdalena’s parents were:

• Joseph Stollé
  Born: 3 Mar 1766, Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France
  Married: Bef 1800, Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France
  Died: 9 May 1818, Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France
• Anne Henriette Brestel
  Born: 6 Oct 1769, Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France
  Died: 10 Dec 1834, Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France

Magdalena was the youngest of three children. She married Valentin Philippe after the death of his first wife. They had five children in France and two in Ohio after their emigration to the USA.