Peter Keffer (abt. 1750)

Born about 1750 in Province of Pennsylvania [uncertain]

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Biography

Peter was born in 1750.

Research Notes

On 14 Oct 1804, Peter Keffer and his wife Barbara, were sponsors for Anna Maria Barbara Keffer, born 5 Aug 1804, daughter of John Keffer and his wife Susan. Is John Keffer, Peter's brother or father?^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Goshenhoppen Registers at St. Paul's Chapel, Churchville, Berks, Pennsylvania.

• Goshenhoppen Registers - Catholic missionary work began outside of Philadelphia in 1716. In 1741, records, though fragmentary, of the Goshenhoppen area began in a missal written by Rev. Theodore Schneider. He was the founder of St. Paul's Chapel in 1752 after the land was deeded to the church; it was usually known as the Goshenhoppen Mission at Chuchville. In 1835, a large addition was made to the front side of the chapel and the name was changed to Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The location is in southeastern Berks County near the border with Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. When the postal service began Rural Free Delivery in 1896, many villages needed to be renamed because of the duplication of names, Churchville was renamed Bally. This name was a tribute to the priest, Rev. Augustine Bally. He had served the Catholic Church there and in outlying areas from 1837 to 1882.