Johann Lehr (abt. 1690 - 1760)

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Died 1760 at about age 70 in New York

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Johann was born about 1690. Johann Lehr ... He passed away in 1760. ^[1]

Johann Lehr is speculatively the father of Lena Lehr

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyschoha/simmen.html Neu - Cassel (Gerlachsdorf, two miles south of the junction of Cobleskill Creek and the Schoharie River) Johann and wife Sibylla Catharine had 5 children. In 1717 Ulrich Simmendinger returned to Germany and published the names of families still living in 14 early NY settlements. Seven of those settlements were in the Schoharie Valley and are listed here

Others living in the same area as above were: Johann Jacob Becker and wife Maria Elisabeth. Jacob Borst, wife Anna Maria, and 3 children. Martin Dielenbach, wife Elisabeth, and 2 children. Johann Dieterich, wife Maria Catharine, and 2 children. sebatian Fischer, wife Susanna, and 3 children. Johann Christian Gerlach, wife Anna Maria Margaretha, and 3 children. Philipp Helmer, wife Elisabeth, and 5 children. Hanss Jurg Kern, wife Veronica, and 5 children. Leonhard Kollmer, wife Elisabeth, and 2 children. Johann Lehr, wife Sibylla Catharine, and 5 children. Heinrich, Mann, wife Elisabetha Margretha, and 2 children. Christina Stahrenbergerin (widow) and 4 children. Adam Stahring, wife Anna Maria, and 3 children. Peter Wagner, wife Anna Maria, and 2 children.

http://www.archive.org/stream/newyorkgenealogi90newy/newyorkgenealogi90newy_djvu.txt Lehr, the Stone Arabia settlement, was made by Palatines, beginning in 1713. In the Dutch Church records, which go back to 1739, the only Lehrs mentioned are: (l) Lena, wife of Peter Lewis; (2) Eva Lehr or Lehrin, wife of Henry Lewis; and (3) EHsabeth Lehrin, wife of David Bottman, whose son David was bap. in Feb., 1751, with Peter Lewis and Hellena Lehrin as sponsors. Lena. Eva and Elisabeth were probably sisters.

Among the " Heads of Palatine Families " on the West side of the Hudson in the winter of 1710, was John Leher, his family consisting of i man, i lad g to 15, I woman, i maid g to 15, i girl of 8 or under. Johan Leyer was one of the Palatines from Queensbury who volunteered against Canada in 171 1 (Docu- mentary Hist., N. Y.). A family named Lawyer, prominent in Schoharie since 171 1, is descended from a John Lawyer or Layer, a Palatine immigrant, who may be the same man.

http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/new-york-genealogical-and-biographical-society/the-new-york-genealogical-and-biographical-record-volume-90-ywe/page-3-the-new-york-genealogical-and-biographical-record-volume-90-ywe.shtml Lehr, the Stone Arabia settlement, was made by Palatines, beginning in 1713. In the Dutch Church records, which go back to 1739, the only Lehrs mentioned are: (I) Lena, wife of Peter Lewis; (2) Eva Lehr or Lehrin, wife of Henry Lewis; and (3) EHsabeth Lehrin, wife of David Bottman, whose son David was bap. in Feb., 1751, with Peter Lewis and Hellena Lehrin as sponsors. Lena. Eva and Elisabeth were probably sisters.

Among the " Heads of Palatine Families " on the West side of the Hudson in the winter of 1710, was John Leher, his family consisting of i man, i lad g to 15, I woman, i maid g to 15, i girl of 8 or under. Johan Leyer was one of the Palatines from Queensbury who volunteered against Canada in 171 1 (Docu- mentary Hist., N. Y.). A family named Lawyer, prominent in Schoharie since 171 1, is descended from a John Lawyer or Layer, a Palatine immigrant, who may be the same man.

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1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Randall Prouse, Monday, October 27, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

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