John Peter Speicher (1773 - 1826)

Born 10 Sep 1773 in Berks Co., PA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Kauffman) Speicher — married 27 Oct 1797 in , Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 13 Nov 1826 at age 53 in Juniata CO, Pennsylvania

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Biography

John Peter was born in 1773. He is the son of Michael Speicher and Maria Unknown. ^[1]

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• • • Johannes Speicher - Maria Kaufmann

Event: Marriage Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1797; Marriage Place: Bern, Berks Co., PA Church: Schwartzwald Reformed Church; Misc. Records of Rev. William Boos Maria Kaufmann Bride, Johannes Speicher Groom

Sources

Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies (Book) by Hugh F. Gingerich and Rachel Kreidercopy write 2007. pp 480-182.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~whozrdadi/Spiker_Speicher/ps03_350.htm

• • John "Johannas" moved to Mifflin County in the early part of the nineteenth century. The area he settled in is now Walker, Juniata County. His family was one of about ten families which left Berks County with the hope of finding new homes and new opportunities. It is believed that the family of Stephen Kauffman was in this group, but soon thereafter returned to Berks County. Names of other families that migrated at this time are Maust, Miller, Seiber, and Renno.

John had a family of fifteen children, one preceded him in death. After his death most of the children changed the spelling of Speicher to Spicher. The children of Michael, grandson of John, further anglicized the surname by spelling it Spiker. Michael moved to New Castle, PA. John's widow survived him by 40 years. Both are buried in the Lost Creek Mennonite Cemetery at Oakland Mills. Bio by "A History of the Speicher, Spicher, Spyker Family, 1737-1983" by Paul I. Speicher...

• • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70677463/john-peter-speicher#source

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Itis Anonymous, Saturday, November 2, 2013.

Acknowledgments

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