Peter Eichenberg Sr
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Peter Eichenberg Sr (1731 - 1812)

Peter Eichenberg Sr
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Husband of — married 1750 [location unknown]
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Died at age 80 in Lanier Township, Preble County, Ohio, United States of Americamap
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Biography

Peter was born on 2 August 1731 in Neuweid, Rhineland, Germany, the third of eight known children and five sons of Martinus and Anna Maria Dornin Eichenberg.
In 1750, while he was still in his teens he married Veronica Groff Eichenberg in an unknown location. After her death he married Faronica Unknown about 1758 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Between his two wives he had three known children, one son and two daughters:
  1. John Eichenberry
  2. Elizabeth Sarah (Eichenberg) Bowman
  3. Faroneca Groff (Eichenberg) Brower.
Peter died of unknown causes on 9 May 1812 in Lanier Township, Preble County, Ohio, when he was eighty years old.

Miscellaneous

Peter was baptised in May 1752 in the Conestoga [German Baptist] Congregation, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Probably after the Revolution, he moved to Franklin County, Virginia. In 1807 he moved to Preble County, Ohio.

From Botetourt Roots

Peter Eichenberg
1731 - 1812 
In 1791 Peter was living in Franklin County, Virginia (Peter Ikenbury, Franklin 1791 Personal B Tax Roll also shows Peter, Jr. )
Peter (Sr.) died in 1812 in Preble County, Ohio.
Father: Martiniss Eichenberg: Mother: Anna Maria Doorn 
Children:
  1. Elizabeth Eichenberg, b. 1764, Pennsylvania, d. 7 Oct 1830, Franklin County, Virginia.
Family: Fronica Graff,   b. Abt 1750,   d. Abt 1805, Franklin, Virginia[1]
Gravestone for Peter Eichenberg, 1727-1812

From Findagrave.com

Elder Peter Eikenberry
Birth: 1727; Death: 1812 Ohio, USA; Burial: Eikenberry Cemetery, Wheatville, Preble County, Ohio, USA, [2].
Bio: Huge Tree Monument.States that he emigrated from Germany in 1750.The monument has a short bio. that is very hard to read. It states that it was "Created" by ?Berky..1813..Update:Also known as the Wheatville Cemetery.
Gravesite Details Very small cemetery located on Quaker Trace Rd.
Family Members: Children: Susanna Eichenberg Myers (1759-1846), John Ikenberry (1763-1856), Peter Eikenberry (1765-1846), Faroneca Eichenberg Brower (1769-1836), Henrich Eikenberry 1771-1828).

Citations

  • Fact: IMMIGRATION (1750) Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
  • Fact: Christening (3 MAY 1752) Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  • Fact: Residence (BET 1750 AND 1790) , Lancaster Co, PA
  • Fact: EMIGRATION (1796) Franklin Co, Virginia
  • Fact: Residence (BET 1790 AND 1807) Rocky Mount, Franklin Co, Virginia
  • Fact: Residence (BET 1807 AND 1812) Lanier Twp, Preble Co, Ohio
  • Fact: Occupation Preacher, Farmer
  • Fact: Church of LDS # AFN: 3H1P-4S
  • Fact: Burial Wheatville, Preble, Ohio, United States


Sources

  1. ↑ Anon., "Peter Eichenberg," b1731, Botetourt Roots. (obsolete URL deleted). Accessed 4 Oct 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin. Citing Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees. URL; http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=21028653&pid=24896
  2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8503215/peter-eikenberry: accessed 21 September 2023), memorial page for Elder Peter Eikenberry (2 Aug 1731–9 May 1812), Find A Grave: Memorial #8503215, citing Eikenberry Cemetery, Wheatville, Preble County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Connie (contributor 46994912).

See also:

  • Anon., "Peter Eichenberg," b1731, Botetourt Roots. . Citing Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.

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Gravestone for Peter Eichenberg, 1727-1812
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