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Johann Peter Anspach (1715 - 1797)

Johann Peter (Peter) Anspach
Born in West Camp, Ulster, New York Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 4 Apr 1738 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., PA Christ Luth. Churchmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 82 in Stouchburg, Pennsylvaniamap
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Biography

Baptism: 27 Feb 1715. Sponsor was John Peter Schmidt.

Military: He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

Marriage: 4 April 1738 in Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania to Magdalene Bockenmeyer (1720-1765)[1][2]They had the following children:

  1. Margaret (1737-1802) m Michael Diffenbach (abt. 1735-1797); 6 children
  2. Barbara (1739-1795) m John Merky (1763- ); 3 children
  3. Catharine (1744- abt. 1815) m Nicolas Seibert (~1740- 1791); 7 children
  4. John (1745- bef. 16 Jun 1795)

Buried: Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery (Long's) Cemetery, Stouchsburg, Marion Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania[3]

Headstone: Heir Ruhen Die Ge beine Johan Peter Anspach Ist Gebor D 11 Feb 1715 Und starb D 25 May 1797 Ist Alt worden 82 Jahr 3 Monat 16 Tage

Research Notes

Further info on death of Johann (John Peter) came from Irene Rupert in San Diego. She says tombstone says 11 Feb 1715 as death date. He was christened 27 Feb 1715 in New York; sponsor Johann Peter Schmidt.

Birth records of children are from records of Trinity Tulpehocken Church, Jackson Twp., Lebanon Co., PA. per Irene Rupert. Her source for info on Johann Peter is M.A. Grubers cemetery records; Raymond Martin Bell's 1959 book on the Seibert family; Christ Lutheran Church records, Stouchsburg, Marion Twp., Berks Co., Penna.

Sources

  1. Recorded by Rev. John Caspar Stoever
  2. Early Lutheran Baptisms and Mariages in Southeastern, PA. the records of John Casper Stover (Rev) from 1730-1779 pg 56. Sent to me by Laura M. Kough who checked her book
  3. Find A Grave: Memorial #28727695

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