Peter Frey (1799 - 1865)

Born 14 Oct 1799 in Neffs, North Whitehall Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Lydia (Xander) Frey — married 26 Feb 1826 in Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1865 at age 65 in Liberty Township, Adams, Illinois, United States

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Peter Frey

Given Name: Peter

Surname: Frey^[2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 14 Oct 1799

Place: Northampton County, Pennsylvania^[3][4][5]

Death

Death:

Date: 21 Apr 1865

Place: Liberty Township, Adams County, Illinois

Cause: Typhoid Fever^[6][7][8][9]

Christening

Christening:

Date: 24 Nov 1799

Place: Schlosser's (Union Reformed) Church, Unionville, North Whitehall Township

Note: #CI266

Burial

Burial:

Place: Walker Cemetery in Liberty Township^[10][11]

Ancestors of Interest

Ancestors of Interest: HIGH

Descendants of Interest

Descendants of Interest: HIGH

Reference

Reference: 112, Frey1178

Census

Census:

Date: 1830

Place: North Whitehall Township

Note: In the household were one male under five years (Tilghman), one male between thirty and forty (Peter), one female ten to fifteen (?possibly a sister), and one female twenty to thirty (Lydia).^[12]

Census:

Date: 1840

Place: Hayfield Township (which encircled Saegerstown), Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Note: Their household consisted of the following: two males under 5; one male between 5 and 10; one male between 10 and 15; one male between 40 and 50; one female between 5 and 10; and one female between 30 and 40.^[13]

Census:

Date: 1850

Place: Liberty Township, Adams County, Illinois

Note: In their household were their children: Tillman, age 22; Leah, age 19; Peter, age 18; Levi, age 15; Reuben, age 11; William, age 8; and Elizabeth, age 5. Peter owned a farm and Tillman, Peter, and Levi helped him.^[14]

SHAR @I381@

Role: Household Member

SHAR @I2326@

Role: Household Member

SHAR @I2327@

Role: Household Member

SHAR @I2330@

Role: Household Member

SHAR @I2332@

Role: Household Member

SHAR @I2334@

Role: Household Member

SHAR @I2336@

Role: Household Member

SHAR @I2344@

Role: Household Member

Census:

Date: 5 Jun 1860

Place: Liberty Township, Adams County, Illinois

Note: He was a widower and still farming. His farm was valued at $1000 and his personal estate was valued at $450. Levi assisted him on the farm and he and his wife, Elvina, lived there. Other members of the household were Peter's two youngest children: Elizabeth, age 14, and William, age 17.^[15]

SHAR @I2334@

Role: Household Member

SHAR @I2336@

Role: Household Member

SHAR @I2344@

Role: Household Member

Event

Event:

Type: Biography

Date: 1831

Note: About late 1830, they migrated to Crawford County, Pennsylvania along with Lydia's brother, David Xander, and his wife, Hannah (Black). Four years lated they purchased, as tenant in common with the Xanders, a farm of about 200 acres in Hayfield Township (Saegerstown). They divided the land equally in 1840. Several years later they sold their land and moved to Adams County, Illinois. The Xanders had previously moved there.^[16]

Event:

Type: Land

Date: 2 May 1834

Place: Hayfield Township (which encircled Saegerstown), Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Note: Two hundred acres, in a tract called "Equilibrium", along with some other small parcels in the township, was purchased from Henry H. and Louisa Perkin for $2500 by him and David Xander, his brother-in-law.^[17]

Event:

Type: Land

Date: 1 Apr 1856

Place: Hayfield Township

Note: He and Lydia sold to Joseph Bates, of Hayfield Township, for $1150 107 acres, part of the same tract purchased in 1834, and divided by petition on 27 March 1840.^[18]

Probate

Probate:

Date: 25 Apr 1865

Place: Adams County^[19]

FSFTID

FSFTID LQ5X-5QN

Note

Note: #MI266

Marriage

Husband: Peter Frey

Wife: Lydia Xander

Marriage:

Date: 26 Feb 1826

Place: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania^[20][21][22]

Child: Tilghman "Tillman" X. Frey

Child: Leah Frey

Child: Peter Frey

Child: Levi Frey

Relationship to Father: ^[23]

Relationship to Mother: ^[24]

Child: Reuben Frey

Child: William Frey

Child: Elizabeth Frey

Data Changed:

Date: 10 Mar 2014

Time: 21:48

FSFTID LQ5X-5QN.

Christening: 24 NOV 1799. Neffs, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ Frey-927 was created by Kay Hessman through the import of gerry.ged on Apr 10, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S1438 Page: M19 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S310 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
4. ↑ Source: #S446 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
5. ↑ Source: #S1438 Page: M19 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
6. ↑ Source: #S446 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
7. ↑ Source: #S293 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
8. ↑ Source: #S357
9. ↑ Source: #S1393 Quality or Certainty of Data: 4 Data: Text: "Der Friedens Bpte" newspaper 3 May 1865 and 5 July 1865
10. ↑ Source: #S293 Page: p.45 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 04 February 2022), memorial page for Peter Frey II (14 Oct 1799–21 Apr 1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #92326986, citing Walker Cemetery, Liberty, Adams County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Pam Witherow (contributor 47364463) .
12. ↑ Source: #S608
13. ↑ Source: #S213 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
14. ↑ Source: #S213 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
15. ↑ Source: #S213 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
16. ↑ Source: #S697 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
17. ↑ Source: #S1484 Page: O: 624, Henry H. Perkin to Peter Fry and David Xander, 2 May 1834 Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
18. ↑ Source: #S1484 Page: P-2: 390, Peter and Lydia Frey to Joseph Bates, 15 January 1858 Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
19. ↑ Source: #S1384 Quality or Certainty of Data: 4 Data: Text: (Box 163; Letters and Bonds, vpl.3, p.344; Appraisals, vo.7, p.142; Inventories, v.7, p.141; Sales, v.7, p.140; Orders and Decrees, v.7, pp.89, 625; Reports, v.7, p.604)
20. ↑ Source: #S1393 Quality or Certainty of Data: 4 Data: Text: "Der Friedens Bpte" newspaper 17 March 1826; "Unabhaengiger Republikaner" newspaper 6 April 1826.
21. ↑ Source: #S1102
22. ↑ Source: #S310 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
23. ↑ Source: #S357 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
24. ↑ Source: #S357 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

• Source: S1384 Abbreviation: Adams County, IL Probate Index Title: Index to Probate Records. Adams County Courthouse Author: Illinois. Adams County. Date: 18 Feb 2009 Repository: #R136
• Repository: R136 Name: Adams County Courthouse Address: Adams County Courthouse CONT Illinois Name: Adams County Courthouse State: Illinois
• Source: S1393 Abbreviation: Lehigh County Marriage & Death Index File Title: "Marriage and Death Index File." Card file. Repository: #R137
• Repository: R137 Name: Lehigh County Historical Society Address: Lehigh County Historical Society CONT Allentown, PA Name: Lehigh County Historical Society City: Allentown State: PA
• Source: S1438 Abbreviation: Ancestry.com, 1830 US Census Title: 1830 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images Publication: http://search.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Repository: #R74
• Repository: R74 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Ancestry.com CONT 360 W 4800 N CONT Provo, UT 84604 USA Name: Ancestry.com Address 1: 360 W 4800 N City: Provo State: UT Postal Code: 84604 Country: USA Phone Number: 801-705-7000 Phone Number: 801-705-7001 (fax) URL: http://www.ancestry.com
• Source: S1484 Abbreviation: Peter Frey II Deeds Title: Deed Records. Author: Illinois. Adams County. Repository: #R136
• Source: S213 Abbreviation: Frey, Peter II Census Images Title: Peter Frey II Census Images, Record Type: Federal Population Schedule, Household: Peter Frey, Record Info: 1840-no.4, line 6; 1850-No.271, line 26; 1860-sheet No. 541, line 3 Publication: 1820-1860 Repository: #R72
• Repository: R72 Name: Family History Library Address: Family History Library CONT 35 North West Temple CONT Salt Lake City, Utah 84150-0000 USA Name: Family History Library Address 1: 35 North West Temple City: Salt Lake City State: Utah Postal Code: 84150-0000 Country: USA Phone Number: 801-240-2331 Phone Number: Fax: 801-240-1584
• Source: S293 Abbreviation: Cemeteries of Adams County, Illinois Title: Cemeteries of Adams County, Illinois Author: Compiler: Great River Genealogical Society Publication: Great River Genealogical Society, Quincy, IL, February 1988 Repository: #R72
• Source: S310 Abbreviation: Schlossers Union Reformed Church Records Title: Records of Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church, Unionville, North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, 1765-1846, Url: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palehigh/Schlosserschurch.html Author: Compiler: Lynda Yale Publication: 17 Nov 2005 (The Schlosser's or Union Reformed Church Record is a small, board-covered volume, 8 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches, containing several pages, many of which are blank. It was begun in 1765 by the Rev. John Daniel Gros and consists almost entirely of baptismal entries. William J. Hinke copied them in March 1938.) Repository: #R74
• Source: S357 Media: Database Abbreviation: Ancestry.com, World Tree Project (Moser Family) Title: Mosier Family of Crawford County, PA and Affiliated Families (family tree) Author: Miller, David Moser Publication: Ancestry.com, http://awt.ancestry.com, 30 August 2006; updated 6 April 2009
• Source: S446 Abbreviation: Adams County, IL Cemetery Records Title: Adams County Cemetery Records Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Quincy branch (Illinois) Publication: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Quincy, IL, 1963-1964 v.1-2, microfilm #824275 (items 1-2); v.3, microfilm #823927 (items 4-10), Family History Library (FHL), Salt Lake City, Utah Repository: #R72
• Source: S608 Abbreviation: 1930 United States Federal Census Title: Ancestry.com, Census 1930, Record Type: Federal Census, Population Schedule Publication: 1930 Text: Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household's family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. Repository: #R74
• Source: S697 Media: Book Abbreviation: Xander, Hans David Ancestors and Descendants Title: Ancestors of Hans David Xander and his Descendants to the Thirteenth Generation Author: Neidert, George A. Publication: 1953. Text: (A brief outline of the History and Record of the Xander Clan which was obtained from the older members of the families, and by visiting Cemeteries, Churches, Court Houses, Public Libraries, and Custom Houses) Note: (Some inaccuracies have been found in this book). Repository: #R72

Notes

Note CI266Sponsors were Martin Kendel and Magdalena Hotz (maternal aunt). Rev. John Gobrecht performed the baptism.

Note MI266(Medical):According to an obituary notice found in an old German Bible, Peter died 22 Apr 1865, at the age of sixty five years, eight months and fourteen days, of typhoid fever.