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The ancestry of Peter Vogele is unknown.  The literature suggests two possible families  in the Lehigh/Berks Counties border area of Pennsylvania.  A Fogel (von Vogel) family originally from Chur Hesse, Germany, emigrated in 1731 and founded the town of Fogelsville. Several lines of descent are traced, but no Peter Vogele is found. This family appears to have been Lutheran, and to have been consistent with the Fogel spelling after the immigrant generation.
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<br>Among the families settled along the Little Lehigh River was a Wilhelm Fegley (Vogelein). Here, the Vogele surname "came principally from Wurtemberg".  Most of the settlers in this valley were Lutheran, but some Reformed families settled in this valley also. They had to attend the Reformed church in either Salisbury, or in Longswamp Twp., Berks County. Our Peter Vogele could have resided in  either Longswamp Twp., Berks Co. PA, or in the Little Lehigh River valley, Lower Macungie Twp. Lehigh Co. PA.  He apparently attended the Reformed church in Longswamp. The records of the Longswamp Reformed Church have baptismal records of children born to Peter Voegele & wife Elisabetha.  The record is confusing however; there were apparently two couples named Peter Voegele & Elisabetha.  <br>Also, the parentage of  Elisabetha Voegele (birth date calculated as 22 Mar 1775, from whose death record we get the information that her parents were Peter Vogele & Elisabeth Martz), is in question. An Elisabetha Voegele was born 10 Mar 1775 to a Heinrich & Barbara Voegele, with Peter Vegly & Elisabeth Mertz as sponsors.  <br>Because Heinrich & Barbara Voegele are sponsors at  a Mertz baptism, and an Abraham Mertz is sponsor at the baptism of one of their children, it is to be presumed that Heinrich Voegely's wife may have been a Barbara Mertz. Thus two brothers may have married two sisters (Peter & Heinrich Voegele; Elisabetha & Barbara Mertz/Marz).  At this point it is unclear which of these two couples is our direct line ancestors.
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The parentage of [[Elizabetha Vogele]] is not fully resolved. Her father appears to be either Peter or Heinrich Vogele, and her mother either Elizabeth Marz or Barbara unknown, possibly Barbara Marz.  [[Elizabetha Vogele]]'s death record at the Lehigh Church indicates 1st) that she was the wife of [[Johan Jacob Klein]]; 2nd) that her birth date was (calculated from age at death) 22 Mar 1775; 3rd) that her parents were Peter Vogele & Elisabeth Marz; and 4th) that Elizabeth Marz was deceased at the time of Elizabeth's death; this last notation implies that Peter Vogele was still alive.   (The Marz (Martz) surname is familiar, found among neighbors of the Klein descendants living in Clarion Co. PA two generations later.) <br> <br>The baptismal records of the Lutheran and Reformed churches, however, reveal a mystery. Our Klein family of Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co. PA attended the Lehigh Church, also called the Zion's Lutheran Church.  The Reformed congregation was located neaby, across the Berks County line, in Longswamp Township, and was attended by the Vogele family.  In the Longswamp records, an [[Elizabetha Vogele]] was born 10 Mar 1775 to a Heinrich & Barbara Voegele, with Peter Vegly & Elisabeth Mertz as sponsors.  This date corresponds within 12 days of the calculated date from [[Elizabetha Vogele]] Klein's death record.  The only record found for baptism of an Elizabetha born to Peter Vogele & wife is dated 18 July 1784. <br><br> (For complete biographical notes, please go to [[Peter Vogele Biography]])
 
   
 
   
 
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| David Vogele ||M ||23 May 1779  ||  ||    ||bapt. sponsor was Elizabeth Mertz  || <sup class="reference">[2]</sup>
 
| David Vogele ||M ||23 May 1779  ||  ||    ||bapt. sponsor was Elizabeth Mertz  || <sup class="reference">[2]</sup>
 
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| Anna Maria Vogele ||F ||30 Mar 1782  ||  || expect Jacob Druckenmiller/Truckenmiller  ||bapt. sponsors were Philip & Eva Mertz  || <sup class="reference">[1][5]</sup>
 
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|Elizabetha Vogele||F||1784|| ||possibly Berhard Finley ||were bapt. sponsors for Elizabeth Klein, dau. of [[Elizabetha Vogele]] & [[Johan Jacob Klein]]||<sup class="reference">[1]</sup>
 
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| Christian Vogele ||M ||1787  ||  ||  ||  || <sup class="reference">[2]</sup>
 
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* Burial Service by Pastor Heinrich Heine: "[[Elizabetha Vogele|Elisabeth Klein]], nee Vogele, wife of [[Johan Jacob Klein]], dau. of '''Peter Vogele''' and [[Elisabeth Marz]], the later deceased. Date: February 23, 1810, Age: 34-11-1."
 
* Burial Service by Pastor Heinrich Heine: "[[Elizabetha Vogele|Elisabeth Klein]], nee Vogele, wife of [[Johan Jacob Klein]], dau. of '''Peter Vogele''' and [[Elisabeth Marz]], the later deceased. Date: February 23, 1810, Age: 34-11-1."
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*Baptismal record for  [[Susanna Klein]]  born Apr. 27, 1798, baptized  June 24, 1798; parents '''[[Johan Jacob Klein|Jacob Klein]]''' & '''[[Elizabetha Vogele|Elisabetha]]'''; sponsors Jacob Druckemiller & Anna Maria. <br>(see Anna Maria Vogele, (sister of [[Elizabetha Vogele]]),  married Jacob Druckenmiller)
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*Baptismal record for  [[Susanna Klein]]  born Apr. 27, 1798, baptized  June 24, 1798; parents '''[[Johan Jacob Klein|Jacob Klein]]''' & '''[[Elizabetha Vogele|Elisabetha]]'''; sponsors ''Jacob Druckemiller & Anna Maria''.  
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* Baptismal record for Salome Klein  b. 6 May 1808, bapt. 24 July 1808,  parents [[Johan Nicholas Klein|Nicolaus Klein]] & Maria; sponsors ''Jacob Truckenmiller & Maria''.
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* Baptismal record for ''Anna Maria Voegele'' b. 30 Mar. 1782, to '''Peter Voegele''' & wf., sponsors ''Philip & Eva Mertz''.
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*    Elisabeth Klein born July 25, 1808, bapt. Sept. 4, 1808; parents '''[[Johan Jacob Klein|Jacob Klein]]''' & '''[[Elizabetha Vogele|Elisabeth]]'''; sponsors Berhard Finley & Elisabeth.
 
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|'''Church Records of the Longswamp Reformed Church 1748-1810, Located at Longswamp Township, Berks County Pennsylvania''', March 1982,  by Warren J. Ziegler, Milford NJ 08848. Manuscript folder #78,  Longswamp Twp. section, Berks County Genealogical Society Library, Kutztown University, Kutztown PA. . "Baptisms herein were transcribed from (LDS-produced microfilm)  presented to the Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society.  The Marriage Records of Rev. John H. Hellfirch were found in a publication of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania."  <br>Vogele & Mertz records extracted Mar. 1995 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams.<br>
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|'''Church Records of the Longswamp Reformed Church 1748-1810, Located at Longswamp Township, Berks County Pennsylvania''', March 1982,  by Warren J. Ziegler, Milford NJ 08848. Manuscript folder #78,  Longswamp Twp. section, Berks County Genealogical Society Library, Kutztown University, Kutztown PA. . "Baptisms herein were transcribed from (LDS-produced microfilm)  presented to the Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society.  The Marriage Records of Rev. John H. Hellfirch were found in a publication of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania."   
  
 
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* (no name translated)  1780 Peter Voegele & Elisabetha, sponsors David & Elisabetha Burger
 
* (no name translated)  1780 Peter Voegele & Elisabetha, sponsors David & Elisabetha Burger
 
* Anna Maria Voegele 1782, Peter Voegele & wf., sponsors Philip & Eva Mertz<br>(Note: Philip Mertz possibly a brother of the mother, Elisabeth Marz.)
 
* Anna Maria Voegele 1782, Peter Voegele & wf., sponsors Philip & Eva Mertz<br>(Note: Philip Mertz possibly a brother of the mother, Elisabeth Marz.)
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* Elisabetha Voegele 18 July 1784, Peter Voegele & wf., sponsors Henrich Muller & Sybilla Burkhardt
 
* Elisabetha Voegele 18 July 1784, Peter Voegele & wf., sponsors Henrich Muller & Sybilla Burkhardt
 
* Christian Voegele  1787  Peter Voegele & Elisabetha, sponsors Christian & Susanna Maria Vogele
 
* Christian Voegele  1787  Peter Voegele & Elisabetha, sponsors Christian & Susanna Maria Vogele
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* Elisabeth Voegely daughter of Henrich and wife Barbara, b. March 10, 1775, bapt. April 16, 1775. Sponsors: Peter Voegely and Elisabetha Mertz.
 
* Elisabeth Voegely daughter of Henrich and wife Barbara, b. March 10, 1775, bapt. April 16, 1775. Sponsors: Peter Voegely and Elisabetha Mertz.
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|'''Fran Hazen Bean''', correspondence 1990-continuing, re. descendants of Reuben Kline; ancestors of John Klein & Anna Fenstermacher in Lehigh Co. PA & Germany.
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|'''Letters of Administration, Johannes Klein 1808'''.  On 15 Aug. 1808 [[Johan Jacob Klein|Jacob]] & [[Johan Nicholas Klein|Nicholas Kline]], yowmen of Macungie Twp., say  to  George Hine, Deputy Register, that they are the sons of [[Johannes Peter Klein|John Kline]], and that he died without a will. [[Johan Jacob Klein|Jacob]] & [[Johan Nicholas Klein|Nicholas ]] are named administrators; ''Jacob Truckenmiller'' of Upper Milford Twp., mill wright, and John Heinly of Macungie Twp., yowman, are also included in a bond for 600 Pounds to the Commonwealth for the administration of the estate. All four signed the document.  The inventory, written in German & presented on 19 Aug. 1808, is signed by John Heinly and Jacob Truckenmiller. A short document in German naming [[Catherine Unknown|Catharina Klein]] (wife of) [[Johannes Peter Klein|Johannes Klein]], signed on 20 Aug. 1808 by  [[Catherine Unknown|Catharina Klein]]. See transcription, and originals.
  
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* The records of Longswamp Reformed Church list an Elisabetha Voegele born 10 Mar 1775 to parents Heinrich & Barbara Voegele, with Peter Vegly & Elisabeth Mertz as sponsors.  This birth date corresponds within 12 days to the birth date calculated from the death record for "Elizabeth Klein nee Vogele, wife of Johan Jacob Klein,  the daughter of Peter Vogele & Elizabeth Marz".  It has to be wondered whether her parents were Heinrich & Barbara, who then died  leaving her to be raised/adopted by her sponsors, Peter Vogele & Elizabeth Marz. <br> From the recording of their names as Peter Vegly & Elisabeth Mertz, (as the baptismal sponsors in 1775), one might conclude that they were not yet married at that time; however, the death record for Elisabetha Vogele also records her mother's name as Elizabeth Marz, rather than her married name, Vogele.  <br> Peter Vogele & wife do have a daughter Elisabetha in the baptismal records at Longswamp, but she was baptized 18 July 1784, so must be a different child from Elisabetha of the death record, wife of Johan Jacob Klein.  <br>  The Longswamp records list 5 children for Heinrich & Barbara Voegele.  Ten children are listed for Peter & Elisabetha Voegele, but this appears to include the children of two couples.  There is a marraige record for a P. Vogele & Elisabeth in 1799, and in that same year 2 David Vogele's were born, one on 23 May and one on 7 November. Both have parents listed as Peter & Elisabetha. For more complete listings see [[Longswamp Reformed Church Records]]<br><br>
 
* The records of Longswamp Reformed Church list an Elisabetha Voegele born 10 Mar 1775 to parents Heinrich & Barbara Voegele, with Peter Vegly & Elisabeth Mertz as sponsors.  This birth date corresponds within 12 days to the birth date calculated from the death record for "Elizabeth Klein nee Vogele, wife of Johan Jacob Klein,  the daughter of Peter Vogele & Elizabeth Marz".  It has to be wondered whether her parents were Heinrich & Barbara, who then died  leaving her to be raised/adopted by her sponsors, Peter Vogele & Elizabeth Marz. <br> From the recording of their names as Peter Vegly & Elisabeth Mertz, (as the baptismal sponsors in 1775), one might conclude that they were not yet married at that time; however, the death record for Elisabetha Vogele also records her mother's name as Elizabeth Marz, rather than her married name, Vogele.  <br> Peter Vogele & wife do have a daughter Elisabetha in the baptismal records at Longswamp, but she was baptized 18 July 1784, so must be a different child from Elisabetha of the death record, wife of Johan Jacob Klein.  <br>  The Longswamp records list 5 children for Heinrich & Barbara Voegele.  Ten children are listed for Peter & Elisabetha Voegele, but this appears to include the children of two couples.  There is a marraige record for a P. Vogele & Elisabeth in 1799, and in that same year 2 David Vogele's were born, one on 23 May and one on 7 November. Both have parents listed as Peter & Elisabetha. For more complete listings see [[Longswamp Reformed Church Records]]<br><br>
  
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* That Anna Maria, wife of Jacob Truckenmiller/Druckenmiller, could be a sister of [[Elizabetha Vogele]] is supported by these items:<br>* Anna Maria Voegele b. 30 Mar. 1782, to Peter Voegele & wf., sponsors ''Philip & Eva Mertz''.<br>* Salome Klein born May 6, 1808, bapt.July 24, 1808; [[Johan Nicholas Klein|Nicolaus Klein]] & Maria, parents; Jacob Truckenmiller & Maria, sponsors. <br> * Susanna Klein b. Apr. 27, 1798, bapt. June 24, 1798, '''[[Johan Jacob Klein|Jacob Klein]]''' & '''[[Elizabetha Vogele|Elisabetha]]''', parents; Jacob Druckemiller & Anna Maria, sponsors. <br> Anna Maria could also be a sister of [[Johan Jacob Klein]] and [[Johan Nicholas Klein| Nicolaus Klein]]; however no birth record of an Anna Maria Klein being born to [[Johannes Peter Klein]] has been found.
 
* Line by line search of the 1790, 1800 and 1810 census records for Macungie Twp, Northampton Co, PA yielded no clear results for ''Peter Vogele'' under any name variant. An Ancestry.com search of the entire county for first name Peter gave no clear choice.  Although there are Peter Fegele (1800), Peter Fogel (1810) and others who could be our ancestor, the ages and children are not consistent with previous information and the data are not sufficient to make a choice. Longswamp Twp. Berks Co PA was also searched without useful results.
 
* Line by line search of the 1790, 1800 and 1810 census records for Macungie Twp, Northampton Co, PA yielded no clear results for ''Peter Vogele'' under any name variant. An Ancestry.com search of the entire county for first name Peter gave no clear choice.  Although there are Peter Fegele (1800), Peter Fogel (1810) and others who could be our ancestor, the ages and children are not consistent with previous information and the data are not sufficient to make a choice. Longswamp Twp. Berks Co PA was also searched without useful results.
  
 
* The Lehigh Church records show multiple David Vogele baptisms, in 1779, 1790, 1804, & 1808.<br>
 
* The Lehigh Church records show multiple David Vogele baptisms, in 1779, 1790, 1804, & 1808.<br>
 
* The Longswamp Church records show baptismal sponsors who may to be of the same generations as Peter Vogele and Elisabeth Marz: Christian, Heinrich, Philip, Abraham, Conrad , Mariga (with Christian Ritz, married in 1805), Magdalena.
 
* The Longswamp Church records show baptismal sponsors who may to be of the same generations as Peter Vogele and Elisabeth Marz: Christian, Heinrich, Philip, Abraham, Conrad , Mariga (with Christian Ritz, married in 1805), Magdalena.
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* Historical& Biographical Annals of Berks County PA, by Montgomery, Vol. I, 1909, pg. 8 "First Taxables, "It is believed that the Assessment was made in the year 1752..." continues to Pg. 12 Longswamp Twp: ''Barnard Fegely, Samuel Fogel'', Jacob Fenstermacher, Philip Fenstermacher, Bernhart Klein, Dewalt Klein, Nicholas Martz, Peter Martz, Joast Mertz, Henry Mentz (sic).... Pg. 1211  Biography of George Fegley, born 1806 in Douglass Twp., Montgomery Co. PA, where his family has long been located.    ''Bernhard Fegley, the first of the name in this country, came from Switzerland''...first located in Montgomery Co., near East Greenville, but died in Longswamp Twp., Berks Co. in 1782.  Little in known of his son, ''Peter Fegley'', the grandfather of George Fegley, except that he was born in Montgomery County & settled in Douglass Twp that county, induced by the fact that his uncle (a brother of Bernhard) had made a permanent settlement there... Peter Fegley, the father of George Fegley, born Douglass Twp., Montgomery Co., married Elizabeth Low...15 children including a Peter who married Rebecca Gottshall...no matches seen for out Direct Line ancestor Peter Vogele.
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The parentage of Elizabetha Vogele is not fully resolved. Her father appears to be either Peter or Heinrich Vogele, and her mother either Elizabeth Marz or Barbara unknown, possibly Barbara Marz. Elizabetha Vogele's death record at the Lehigh Church indicates 1st) that she was the wife of Johan Jacob Klein; 2nd) that her birth date was (calculated from age at death) 22 Mar 1775; 3rd) that her parents were Peter Vogele & Elisabeth Marz; and 4th) that Elizabeth Marz was deceased at the time of Elizabeth's death; this last notation implies that Peter Vogele was still alive. (The Marz (Martz) surname is familiar, found among neighbors of the Klein descendants living in Clarion Co. PA two generations later.)

The baptismal records of the Lutheran and Reformed churches, however, reveal a mystery. Our Klein family of Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co. PA attended the Lehigh Church, also called the Zion's Lutheran Church. The Reformed congregation was located neaby, across the Berks County line, in Longswamp Township, and was attended by the Vogele family. In the Longswamp records, an Elizabetha Vogele was born 10 Mar 1775 to a Heinrich & Barbara Voegele, with Peter Vegly & Elisabeth Mertz as sponsors. This date corresponds within 12 days of the calculated date from Elizabetha Vogele Klein's death record. The only record found for baptism of an Elizabetha born to Peter Vogele & wife is dated 18 July 1784.

(For complete biographical notes, please go to Peter Vogele Biography)


Date Location Notes Sources
Birth See Source Notes
Marriage expect before 1775 possibly Longswamp Church or Lehigh church To Elisabeth Marz [1]
Death after 1810 [1]
Burial expect Longswamp Church (Reformed), Berks Co. PA

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                    +-- Elisabeth Marz
                        (????-1810)

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[edit] Children

(Children for whom Longswamp baptismal records list parents Peter & Elisabetha Vogele.
(More than one Peter & Elisabeth Vogele couple appear in Longswamp records after 1799, so younger children's parentage uncertain.)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
Elizabetha Vogele F calc 22 Mar 1775 or 10 Mar 1775 Johan Jacob Klein Direct Line [1]
David Vogele M 23 May 1779 bapt. sponsor was Elizabeth Mertz [2]
Anna Maria Vogele F 30 Mar 1782 expect Jacob Druckenmiller/Truckenmiller bapt. sponsors were Philip & Eva Mertz [1][5]
Elizabetha Vogele F 1784 possibly Berhard Finley were bapt. sponsors for Elizabeth Klein, dau. of Elizabetha Vogele & Johan Jacob Klein [1]
Christian Vogele M 1787 [2]

[edit] Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
either Longswamp Twp., Berks Co. PA or Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co. PA [1][2]

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[edit] Sources

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1 Records of Lehigh Church/Zion's Lutheran Church
  • Burial Service by Pastor Heinrich Heine: "Elisabeth Klein, nee Vogele, wife of Johan Jacob Klein, dau. of Peter Vogele and Elisabeth Marz, the later deceased. Date: February 23, 1810, Age: 34-11-1."
  • Baptismal record for Susanna Klein born Apr. 27, 1798, baptized June 24, 1798; parents Jacob Klein & Elisabetha; sponsors Jacob Druckemiller & Anna Maria.
  • Baptismal record for Salome Klein b. 6 May 1808, bapt. 24 July 1808, parents Nicolaus Klein & Maria; sponsors Jacob Truckenmiller & Maria.
  • Baptismal record for Anna Maria Voegele b. 30 Mar. 1782, to Peter Voegele & wf., sponsors Philip & Eva Mertz.
  • Elisabeth Klein born July 25, 1808, bapt. Sept. 4, 1808; parents Jacob Klein & Elisabeth; sponsors Berhard Finley & Elisabeth.
see Records of Lehigh Church/Zion's Lutheran Church
2 Church Records of the Longswamp Reformed Church 1748-1810, Located at Longswamp Township, Berks County Pennsylvania, March 1982, by Warren J. Ziegler, Milford NJ 08848. Manuscript folder #78, Longswamp Twp. section, Berks County Genealogical Society Library, Kutztown University, Kutztown PA. . "Baptisms herein were transcribed from (LDS-produced microfilm) presented to the Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society. The Marriage Records of Rev. John H. Hellfirch were found in a publication of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania."


MARRIAGE RECORD:

  • 1799 P. Vogele married Elisabeth ____.
    (Note: This appears to be a Peter Vogele & Elisabeth, different from our Direct Line couple.)

BAPTISMAL RECORDS, children of Peter Voegele & wife Elisabetha:
(Note: Beginning in 1799, there are 2 couples named Peter & Elisabeth Vogele)

  • David Vogele 23 May 1799 Peter Voegele & Elisabetha, sponsor Elisabeth Mertz
    (Note: sponsor is the mother, or possibly the grandmother?)
  • David Vogele 7 Nov 1779 Peter Voegele & Elisabetha, sponsor Joh. Peter Diehl
    (Note: this child apparently born to the couple married in 1799.)
  • (no name translated) 1780 Peter Voegele & Elisabetha, sponsors David & Elisabetha Burger
  • Anna Maria Voegele 1782, Peter Voegele & wf., sponsors Philip & Eva Mertz
    (Note: Philip Mertz possibly a brother of the mother, Elisabeth Marz.)
  • Elisabetha Voegele 18 July 1784, Peter Voegele & wf., sponsors Henrich Muller & Sybilla Burkhardt
  • Christian Voegele 1787 Peter Voegele & Elisabetha, sponsors Christian & Susanna Maria Vogele
  • David Vogele 1804 Peter Voegele & Elisabetha, sponsors David & Susanna ____
  • Ruben Voegele 1806, Peter Boegele & Elisabetha; sponsors Philip Drescher & Catharina Ge___(single)


OTHER RECORDS for Peter Vogele & Elisabetha as baptismal sponsors:

  • 1790 baptismal sponsors for Georg Borger
  • 1808 baptismal sponsors for Sarah Lohrmann
  • 1779 baptismal sponsors for Joh. Peter Diehl
  • 1799 baptismal sponsors for Elisabeth Mertz


Longswamp Church Records FTM, Church Records: Selected Areas of PA, 1600s-1800s; Berks County, Vol 2, Longswamp. (Forwarded in correspondence of Richard C. Kelm, 2000).

  • Elisabeth Voegely daughter of Henrich and wife Barbara, b. March 10, 1775, bapt. April 16, 1775. Sponsors: Peter Voegely and Elisabetha Mertz.
See additional Longswamp Reformed Church Records.
3 Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams
4 Fran Hazen Bean, correspondence 1990-continuing, re. descendants of Reuben Kline; ancestors of John Klein & Anna Fenstermacher in Lehigh Co. PA & Germany.
5 Letters of Administration, Johannes Klein 1808. On 15 Aug. 1808 Jacob & Nicholas Kline, yowmen of Macungie Twp., say to George Hine, Deputy Register, that they are the sons of John Kline, and that he died without a will. Jacob & Nicholas are named administrators; Jacob Truckenmiller of Upper Milford Twp., mill wright, and John Heinly of Macungie Twp., yowman, are also included in a bond for 600 Pounds to the Commonwealth for the administration of the estate. All four signed the document. The inventory, written in German & presented on 19 Aug. 1808, is signed by John Heinly and Jacob Truckenmiller. A short document in German naming Catharina Klein (wife of) Johannes Klein, signed on 20 Aug. 1808 by Catharina Klein. See transcription, and originals. (Scans of Documents)


[edit] Source notes

  • The records of Longswamp Reformed Church list an Elisabetha Voegele born 10 Mar 1775 to parents Heinrich & Barbara Voegele, with Peter Vegly & Elisabeth Mertz as sponsors. This birth date corresponds within 12 days to the birth date calculated from the death record for "Elizabeth Klein nee Vogele, wife of Johan Jacob Klein, the daughter of Peter Vogele & Elizabeth Marz". It has to be wondered whether her parents were Heinrich & Barbara, who then died leaving her to be raised/adopted by her sponsors, Peter Vogele & Elizabeth Marz.
    From the recording of their names as Peter Vegly & Elisabeth Mertz, (as the baptismal sponsors in 1775), one might conclude that they were not yet married at that time; however, the death record for Elisabetha Vogele also records her mother's name as Elizabeth Marz, rather than her married name, Vogele.
    Peter Vogele & wife do have a daughter Elisabetha in the baptismal records at Longswamp, but she was baptized 18 July 1784, so must be a different child from Elisabetha of the death record, wife of Johan Jacob Klein.
    The Longswamp records list 5 children for Heinrich & Barbara Voegele. Ten children are listed for Peter & Elisabetha Voegele, but this appears to include the children of two couples. There is a marraige record for a P. Vogele & Elisabeth in 1799, and in that same year 2 David Vogele's were born, one on 23 May and one on 7 November. Both have parents listed as Peter & Elisabetha. For more complete listings see Longswamp Reformed Church Records

  • That Anna Maria, wife of Jacob Truckenmiller/Druckenmiller, could be a sister of Elizabetha Vogele is supported by these items:
    * Anna Maria Voegele b. 30 Mar. 1782, to Peter Voegele & wf., sponsors Philip & Eva Mertz.
    * Salome Klein born May 6, 1808, bapt.July 24, 1808; Nicolaus Klein & Maria, parents; Jacob Truckenmiller & Maria, sponsors.
    * Susanna Klein b. Apr. 27, 1798, bapt. June 24, 1798, Jacob Klein & Elisabetha, parents; Jacob Druckemiller & Anna Maria, sponsors.
    Anna Maria could also be a sister of Johan Jacob Klein and Nicolaus Klein; however no birth record of an Anna Maria Klein being born to Johannes Peter Klein has been found.
  • Line by line search of the 1790, 1800 and 1810 census records for Macungie Twp, Northampton Co, PA yielded no clear results for Peter Vogele under any name variant. An Ancestry.com search of the entire county for first name Peter gave no clear choice. Although there are Peter Fegele (1800), Peter Fogel (1810) and others who could be our ancestor, the ages and children are not consistent with previous information and the data are not sufficient to make a choice. Longswamp Twp. Berks Co PA was also searched without useful results.
  • The Lehigh Church records show multiple David Vogele baptisms, in 1779, 1790, 1804, & 1808.
  • The Longswamp Church records show baptismal sponsors who may to be of the same generations as Peter Vogele and Elisabeth Marz: Christian, Heinrich, Philip, Abraham, Conrad , Mariga (with Christian Ritz, married in 1805), Magdalena.
  • One John Nicholas Voegels was born 1784 to Joh. Bernard & Elizabeth Voegels, p. 15, baptisms of Upper Milford Reformed Congregation, now Zion's Reformed Church at Zionsville

[edit] Conjecture

(Vogele adults who serve as sponsors for the children of Elizabetha Vogele & Johan Jacob Klein; possibly Elizabetha's siblings, or cousins)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
Heinrich Vegli M Margaretha sponsor 1795 of Gabriel Klein
Elizabeth Mertz sponsors their child Elizabetha, 1810 		[1]
Philip Vegli M Elisabetha sponsor 1799 of Philip Klein [1]
Margaretha Fogeli F (sponsor with Salmon Heynle) sponsor 1803 of Lidia Klein
This Margaretha may be the wife of Heinrich Vegli/Voegele 		[1]
Abraham Vogly M (sponsor with Catharine Desh) sponsor 1805 of Catherine Klein [1]

(Unnamed wife of Johann Kieser served as sponsor for a child of Elizabetha Vogele & Johan Jacob Klein. Mrs. Kieser is possibly a sibling of either Elizabetha Vogele or Johan Jacob Klein.)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
"wife" F Johann Kieser sponsor 1819 of Judith Klein [1]


[edit] Research

For Vogele source material not yet linked to this family, please see Vogele Research.


[edit] Research Wishlist

  • Wills & additional documentation to
    1)clarify relationship of Elizabeth Vogele to Peter Vogele and Bernard Vogele;
    2) determine parentage of Peter& Bernard Vogele;
    3) determine surname of Barbara, wife of Bernard Vogele.
  • Locate burial site of Peter Vogele; Bernard Vogele.
  • Examine ships lists for Philadelphia for immigration evidence.
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