Peter Klein (1741)

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Peter Klein is not in my direct ancestry. He belongs to the Philip Wendel Klein family in the following way: Son of Philip Wendel Klein

Peter was the youngest son of Philip Wendel Klein. He married Margaret Stettler (13 Dec. 1741 - 26 Feb. 1815), daughter of Christopher Stettler & Margaret Unknown. Peter bought 260 acres of land from Philip Kleinert, in the southern part of Weisenbert Twp. A miller by trade, he erected a mill on the property about 1780, which he sold, with part of his farm, in 1803, to his son, Lorentz. Peter was a veteran of the Revolutionary War.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	27 Apr 1741
Marriage	26 Dec 1762 or 1763		Margaret Stettler
Death	22 Dec. 1819
Burial		Ziegel Church, Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 7         Generation 8          Generation 9
 
                                        +-- Philip Wendel Klein
                                        |   (????-????)
                    +-- Peter Klein ----+
                    |   (1741-1819)     |
 John Jacob Klein --+                   +-- Unknown
 (1781-1857)        |                       (????-????)
                    +-- Margaret Stettler
                        (1741-1815)

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Children

(all children with Name Surname

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Margaret Klein	F	1768
Lorentz Klein	M	12 Nov 1773		Magdalena Knauss
Jacob Klein	M
Jonathan Klein	M
Henry Klein	M
Maria Klein	F			Michael Acker
Unknown Klein	F			Geoerge Smith

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
1741-1744	expect Germany
1744-?	possibly Montgomery Co. area, briefly with parents
?-1819	Weisenberg Twp., Northampton (now Lehigh) Co. PA

Photo Gallery

Ziegel Churhc, Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA

Memorial to Peter Klein & wife Margaret nee Stelter, Ziegel Church Cemetery

Photos 1991 by E W Williams

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania by C. R. Roberts, 1914, p. 681. Available at Bethlehem Public Library. Peter Kline, youngest son of Philip Wendel, was born april 27, 1741, and died December 22, 1819. He married in 1763 Margaret, dau. of Christopher and Margaret Stettler. she was born Dec. 13, 1741, and died Feb. 26, 1815. Peter Kline bought 260 acres of land from Philip Kleinert, in the southern part of Weisenberg township. A miller by trade, he erected a mill on the property about 1780, which he sold, with part of his farm, in 1803, to his son, Lorentz. Peter Kline had these children: Margaret, born 1768; Lorentz; Jacob; Jonathan; Henry; Maria, wife of Michael Acker; and Mrs. George Smith. Lorentz Kline was born Nov. 12, 1773, and married Madgalena Knauss. They had no children. He was the owner of Kline's Mill for many years and died June 15, 1868.
2	History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon by Alfred Mathews & Austin Hungerford, 1884, p. 455. Philip Wendel Klein came from Germany prior to 1750, settled NE of Seipstown. Philip Wendel Klein had a number of children among whom were John Jacob, John Adam and Peter ...Peter Kline was born in 1741. In 1763 he marreid Margaret Stettler. He had four sons, vix., Lorentz, Henry, Jacob, and Jonathan. Peter Kline bought from Philip kleinert a farm situated in the southern part of the township, and containing two hundred and sixty acres. Peter Kline, being a miller by trade, soon erected a mill on his property. In 1803 he sold a part of his farm, including the mill, to his son Lorentz, and the remainder to Jones. Pg.290 Peter Klein, a native of Germany, settled in Weisenberg, adjoining the family of Grim. About 1800 he purchased a tract of land of Michael Mosser, which was warranted by John Ddeter Bouman. His son, Lorentz, moved upon this land, stayed a few years, and returned home. John Jacob Klein, a younger brother, married Susanna, a dau. of Peter Gross...
3	Peter Klein Memorialtranscribed 1991 by E W William. Memorial, older lower cemetery: 1776 The Continental Army Struggled 1928 That Liberty Might Live Pvt Peter Klein (married Dec 26 1762) Apr. 27 1741-Dec 22 1814 Margaret Klein (Daughter of Christopher Stettler) Dec 13 1741 - Feb 26, 1815 Memorial erected by the Klein Family & Liberty Bell Chapter, DAR Sept. 16, 1928

Source notes

• Marriage date for Peter Klein & Margaret Stettler given as 26 Dec 1762 on memorial at Ziegel church; as 1763 in biography p. 681 "History of Lehigh Co. PA" by C. R. Roberts