Christian Schoni (shoney) and Maria Burgener: A midway fort family
The Heber Valley Heritage Foundation Midway Fort Family features Christian Schoni (Schoney) researched by Larry Moulton . The C. Schoney cabin was located on the North side of Midway Fort
Married to Elisabeth Muhlestein 26KN-RKS
When Elisabeth Mühlestein was born on 15 October 1834, her father, Johannes Mühlestein, was 45 and her mother, Elisabeth Luethi, was 42. She married Christian Schöni on 29 September 1862, in Wahlern, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 28 November 1866, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
- Schoeni Male 1864–1864 MHBP-SBB
- Schoeni Female 1865–1865 MM6F-R39
- Julius Emil Stephan Schoeni Male 1866–1866 26KN-YDL
Married to Maria Burgener
Maria Burgener KWJN-TV9 was born on 23 August 1847, in Faulensee, Spiez, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Jacob Burgener, was 23 and her mother, Maria Mühlematter, was 27. She married Christian Schöni on 11 October 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880 and Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 6 July 1922, in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Midway City Cemetery, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
Children of Christian Schoni and Maria Burgener
1. Schoeni Female 1869–1869
2. Annie Schoeni Female 1871–1889
3. Maria Caroline Schoeni Female 1874–1953
4. Martha Josephine Schoeni Female 1877–1878
5. Emma Bertha Schoeni Female 1879–1880
6. John N. C. Schoeni Male 1882–1882
7. Schoeni Male 1883–1883
8. Emmanuel Jacob Schoeni Male 1883–1889
9. Alma Schoeni Male 1885–1889
10. Joseph Clarence Schoney Male 1894–1943
Gathering at Midway Utah’s “German Hall” 1906
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Christian Schoni homesteaded 80 acres depicted in dark orange.
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