Maria Sophia Zuri ^{1 2}

   Other names for Maria were Maria Sophia Zurich and Maria Sophia Zury.

  General Notes:

On her tombstone, her married name is Bucherin and her maiden name is given as Zurien. Since it was customary for the Germans to attach the suffix of "in" or "en" to surnames to indicate the feminine, her maiden name would be Zuri. ¹

  Burial Notes:

Her tombstone reads:
Hier ruhet dem Leibe nach eine Chriatlice Schwester diester Kirche, nahmens Maria Sophia Bucherin, eine gebohrene Zurien. Ist gebohren 26 Februar, 1702, und starb 25 August, 1770.

Translation:
Here rests in the manner of the body a Christian sister of this church named Maria Sophia Bucherin, born Zurien. Was born 26 February 1702, and died 25 August 1770.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Sponsor, 5 Aug 1750, New Hanover Township: Falkner Swamp Reformed Church, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁴ Dietrich and Maria Sophia Bucher sponsored the baptism of Maria Sophia Schneider born 11 Jul 1750.

Maria married Johan Dietrich Bucher. (Johan Dietrich Bucher was born on 1 Nov 1709 in Neunkirch, Schaffhausen, , Switzerland,^{2 3} died on 15 May 1769 in New Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA ^{2 3} and was buried in New Hanover Township: Falkner Swamp Reformed Church, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA ^{1 2}.)