Catherine Traver was born sometime around 1785. It is not known who her parents were.
1802: Catherine marries Frederick Rikert (1781-1856) presumeably in Rhinebeck, New York.
1803: Their first child, Louisa Frederica Rikert is born. Nothing further is known of this child at this time.
1806: The next child born to the couple is Catharine Rikert. It is not known if she married, had children, or when she dies.
1809: Gilbert Transom Rikert is born to the couple; Gilbert is known to have married Margaret Maria Fisher (1810-unknown) and fathered at least one son, William Henry (1838-unknown) according to the 1840 Federal Census. He is also a farmer. It is unknown when he dies.
1811: John Abraham is born. John will marry Caroline Fisher, possibly the sister or cousin of Margaret Maria Fisher (Gilbert's wife) and they will have at least four children together: an unnamed son, Julia A., Josephine, and Caroline . He dies in 1859 in Rhinebeck.
1816: Elijah is the final child born of the union. At this time Catherine is about 39 years old. We know Elijah dies at the age of about 23 in 1839, but nothing else is known about him. It is unknown what year Catherine dies.
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