"Felix Arner was born Jan. 14, 1726, and died in the vicinity of the Egypt church, where he is also buried, on Feb. 20, 1776. On Oct. 18, 1752, he secured a warrant for 25 acres of land, and on Jan. 28, 1771 another for 15 acres. His widow Elizabeth, later married Peter Anthony. (2) Felix and Elizabeth Arner had the following children: Jacob; Anna Margareth, (m. John Kern) ; Susanna Margaret, (m. Jacob Berger) ; Catharine, (m. Jacob Hunsicker) ; Elizabeth, (m. Daniel Rex) ; Margaret; Salome; John; Felix; William; and Dorothea."[1]
Birth:
Date: 2 Jan 1726/7
Place: Windlach, Stadel, Zürich, Switzerland
Imported only 2 Jan 1726 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain.
He left Zurich, Switzerland with his parents in early autumn 1734 and traveled for 8 months to Pennsylvania, USA
Was one of the founders of Heidlerberg Reformed church and helped build its building.
Note
Arrived with parents in Philadelphia 29 May 1735 on the ship Mercury. His name appears on Northampton land warrants in 1752 and 1776. See "History of Adams County, PA," Family Line Publications "Adams County Church Records of the 18th Century," Family Line Publications Records of Egypt Church, Whitehall Twp, Lehigh Co PA.
He received warrants to buy land in what is now Lehigh County on 4 November 1749, 18 October 1752, 20 August 1765, 28 January 1771, and 14 September 1772. He was naturalized on 22 September 1765 in Whitehall.
His estate (Northampton Will File #0741), Letters of Administration to Elizabeth and Jacob Arner; Final Inventory filed 06 January 1778 lists, among other payees, Reverend Abraham Blumer for the funeral and sermon, and George Ecker for "Crying the Vandue" [conducting the public auction]. Other documents (Northampton Orphans Court Book D, page 267 and Book E, page 021) mention children Jacob, Anna Margaretha, Susanna, Catharina, Elizabetha, Margaret, minors over fourteen Salome and John, and minors under fourteen Felix, William and Dorothea [as of 18 March 1778]. On 20 March 1783, the court appointed Jacob Wert of Whitehall Township as the new guardian [replacing the former guardian Joseph Balliet] for two minor children of Felix Arner of Whitehall Township, Felix and William, both over age fourteen.
He is buried at Schlosser's Union Church at Unionville (now Neffs), North Whitehall Township, Lehigh Co PA [NOTE: go to that church page for photographs of his gravestone].
A Newspaper Notice about stolen horses, posted by Elizabeth on 29 March 1777.]
↑ Charles Rhoads Roberts, History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania, vol. II (Allentown: Lehigh Valley Publishing, 1914), 18.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 04 December 2019), memorial page for Felix Arner (14 Jan 1727–20 Feb 1777), Find A Grave: Memorial #8113076, citing Neffs Union Cemetery, Neffs, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Michelle (contributor 46491256) .
↑ Source: #S114 Data: Text: Residence date: 1735 CONT Residence place: Philadelphia County, PA
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Felix by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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