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| '''Marriage''' || 1763  || ||To Margaret Stettler, <br>daughter of Christopher Stettler & wife Margaret || <sup class="reference">[1]</sup>
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| '''Marriage''' || 1763  || ||To Margaret Stettler, <br>daughter of Christopher Stettler & wife Margaret || <sup class="reference">[3]</sup>
 
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|Margaret Kline  || F||  1768 ||  ||      ||  || <sup class="reference"> [1]</sup>
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|Margaret Kline  || F||  1768 ||  ||      ||  || <sup class="reference"> [3]</sup>
 
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| Lorentz  Kline  || M || 12 Nov 1773  ||  || Magdalene Knauss    ||  || <sup class="reference"> [1][6]</sup>
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| Lorentz  Kline  || M || 12 Nov 1773  ||  || Magdalene Knauss    ||  || <sup class="reference"> [3][8]</sup>
 
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|Jacob  Kline  || M ||  ||  ||      ||  || <sup class="reference"> [1]</sup>
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|Jacob  Kline  || M ||  ||  ||      ||  || <sup class="reference"> [3]</sup>
 
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|Jonathan  Kline  || M || 18 June 1783  ||  || Anna Maria Beiler    ||  || <sup class="reference"> [1][6]</sup>  
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|Jonathan  Kline  || M || 18 June 1783  ||  || Anna Maria Beiler    ||  || <sup class="reference"> [3][8]</sup>  
 
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|Henry  Kline  || M ||  ||  ||      ||  || <sup class="reference"> [1]</sup>
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|Henry  Kline  || M ||  ||  ||      ||  || <sup class="reference"> [3]</sup>
 
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|Maria  Kline  || F ||  ||  || Michael Acker    ||  || <sup class="reference"> [1]</sup>
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|Maria  Kline  || F ||  ||  || Michael Acker    ||  || <sup class="reference"> [3]</sup>
 
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|daughter  Kline  || F ||  ||  ||  George Smith  ||  || <sup class="reference"> [1]</sup>
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|daughter  Kline  || F ||  ||  ||  George Smith  ||  || <sup class="reference"> [3]</sup>
 
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|Weisenburg  Twp., Lehigh Co. PA || 1744, age 3, with parents ||  || <sup class="reference">[1]</sup>
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|Weisenburg  Twp., Lehigh Co. PA || 1744, age 3, with parents ||  || <sup class="reference">[3]</sup>
 
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|bought the Philip Kleinert farm, SE Weisenberg Twp.  || possibly ~1763 when married  ||  || <sup class="reference">[1]</sup>
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|bought the Philip Kleinert farm, SE Weisenberg Twp.  || possibly ~1763 when married  ||  || <sup class="reference">[3]</sup>
 
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| '''1810 United States Federal Census''', Weisenberg Twp, Northampton Co, PA, page 3.  Census page is not dated.<br>Family headed by Peter Klein: 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-15, 1 male >44, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female >44.<br>Also listed is a family headed by Lawrence Klein (oldest male 26-44).
 
| '''1810 United States Federal Census''', Weisenberg Twp, Northampton Co, PA, page 3.  Census page is not dated.<br>Family headed by Peter Klein: 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-15, 1 male >44, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female >44.<br>Also listed is a family headed by Lawrence Klein (oldest male 26-44).
 
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| '''1820 United Staes Federal Census''', Salisburg T^wp, Lehigh Co. PA, page 3.  Census page is not dated.<br>Family headed by Peter Klein:  1 male <10, 1male 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 male >44, 2 females <10, 1 female 10-15, 2 females 15-25, 1 female >45.<br>Several other Klein families are on the page, but the list is sorted alphabetically.
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| '''1830 United States Federal Census''', Salisbury Twp, Lehigh Co, PA, page 11.  Census page is not dated.<br>Family headed by Peter Kline: 1 male 15-20, 2 males 20-30, 1 male 60-70, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 3 females 20-30, 1 female 50-60.
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| '''1840 United States Federal Census''', Salisbury Twp, Lehigh Co, PA, page 15.  Census page not dated.<br>Family headed by Peter Kline Sen.: 1 male 70-80, 1 female 20-30, 12 females 30-40, 1 female 50-60.<br>Previous listing Peter Kline Jr.  (oldest male 30-40).
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| '''''History of Lehigh County, PA''''' by C. R. Roberts, 1914. At Bethlehem Public Library . ''Kline Family''biographies pp. 679-685
 
| '''''History of Lehigh County, PA''''' by C. R. Roberts, 1914. At Bethlehem Public Library . ''Kline Family''biographies pp. 679-685
 
* p. 679.  [[Philip Wendel Klein]], the ancestor of this family, was a native of Germany, and emigrated to America on the ship Phoenix, arriving at Philadelphia on October 12, 1744.  He settled in Weisenberg Township, on a farm about a mile northeast of Seipstown.  As early as 1746 his name appears in this section, and on Dec. 5, 1753, he secured a warrant for land, which he sold to his son, ''John Jacob'', on Nov. 10, 1761.  ''Philip Wendel Klein'' was one of the organizers of the Lutheran congregation at Ziegel Church, where his name appears in 1750.  His sons were: ''John Adam, John Jacob, Lorentz, and Peter.
 
* p. 679.  [[Philip Wendel Klein]], the ancestor of this family, was a native of Germany, and emigrated to America on the ship Phoenix, arriving at Philadelphia on October 12, 1744.  He settled in Weisenberg Township, on a farm about a mile northeast of Seipstown.  As early as 1746 his name appears in this section, and on Dec. 5, 1753, he secured a warrant for land, which he sold to his son, ''John Jacob'', on Nov. 10, 1761.  ''Philip Wendel Klein'' was one of the organizers of the Lutheran congregation at Ziegel Church, where his name appears in 1750.  His sons were: ''John Adam, John Jacob, Lorentz, and Peter.
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|[[Klein Biographies from "History of Lehigh County PA"|(See additional text)]]
 
|[[Klein Biographies from "History of Lehigh County PA"|(See additional text)]]
 
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|'''''History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon''''' by Alfred Mathews & Austin Hungerford, 1884.
 
|'''''History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon''''' by Alfred Mathews & Austin Hungerford, 1884.
 
* pg. 455: [[Philip Wendel Klein]] came from Germany prior to 1750. He settled in Weissenberg township, on a farm about a mile northeast from the present village of Seipstown, for which he obtained a warrant in 1753, and sold it to his son, John Jacob, on Nov. 10, 1761. [[Philip Wendel Klein]] had a number of children, among whom were John Jacob, John Adam, and ''Peter''. John Jacob Kline had his father's homestead which he sold April 1, 1769, to Marks Pontius, and moved to Salisbury township.
 
* pg. 455: [[Philip Wendel Klein]] came from Germany prior to 1750. He settled in Weissenberg township, on a farm about a mile northeast from the present village of Seipstown, for which he obtained a warrant in 1753, and sold it to his son, John Jacob, on Nov. 10, 1761. [[Philip Wendel Klein]] had a number of children, among whom were John Jacob, John Adam, and ''Peter''. John Jacob Kline had his father's homestead which he sold April 1, 1769, to Marks Pontius, and moved to Salisbury township.
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| [[History of the counties of Lehigh and Carbon, pg. 290 Peter Klein|(See additional text)]]
 
| [[History of the counties of Lehigh and Carbon, pg. 290 Peter Klein|(See additional text)]]
 
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|'''Records of Ziegel Church''', Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA. Burials.
 
|'''Records of Ziegel Church''', Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA. Burials.
 
* ''Peter Klein'' (Son of ''Philip Wendel Klein'') April 27, 1741, December 22, 1819, Married 52 yrs. Revolutionary War.
 
* ''Peter Klein'' (Son of ''Philip Wendel Klein'') April 27, 1741, December 22, 1819, Married 52 yrs. Revolutionary War.
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|'''Records of Ziegel Church''', Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA. Baptisms by Rev. Daniel Schumacher.
 
|'''Records of Ziegel Church''', Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA. Baptisms by Rev. Daniel Schumacher.
 
* Maria Magdalena Klein born 23 May 1767, bapt. 31 May 1767. Parents: ''Johann Jacob Kelin & Anna Eva Klein''. Sponsors: ''Philip Wendell Klein & Maria Magdalena.''
 
* Maria Magdalena Klein born 23 May 1767, bapt. 31 May 1767. Parents: ''Johann Jacob Kelin & Anna Eva Klein''. Sponsors: ''Philip Wendell Klein & Maria Magdalena.''
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|[[Records of Ziegel Church|(See additional records)]]
 
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|'''Records of Western Salisbury Church''', Salisbury Twp., Lehigh Co. PA, Burials.
 
|'''Records of Western Salisbury Church''', Salisbury Twp., Lehigh Co. PA, Burials.
 
* ''Lorenz Klein'', Son of Philip Wedle, the pioneer, born Feb. 5, 1735, died July 6, 1819 aged 84 yrs., 4 mos and 27 days.
 
* ''Lorenz Klein'', Son of Philip Wedle, the pioneer, born Feb. 5, 1735, died July 6, 1819 aged 84 yrs., 4 mos and 27 days.
 
* ''Eva, wife of Lorenz, nee Stettler'', born Dec. 25, 1740, died Nov. 21, 1872(sic) aged 84 yrs, 4 mos. & 27 days. Transcribed 1990 by Fran Bean
 
* ''Eva, wife of Lorenz, nee Stettler'', born Dec. 25, 1740, died Nov. 21, 1872(sic) aged 84 yrs, 4 mos. & 27 days. Transcribed 1990 by Fran Bean
 
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|'''Gravestone transciptions, Ziegel Church, Weisenberg Twp.''', 1991 by E W Williams.  
 
|'''Gravestone transciptions, Ziegel Church, Weisenberg Twp.''', 1991 by E W Williams.  
 
* Charles Klein family plot (4 stones), upper cemetery: <br>* Charles Klein Geb den 14 Oct 1810 gestorben den 20 Mai 1898  87 Jahre 7 Monat und 6 Tage<br> * (Levina)  geborne Unger ___von C_arl__Klein geb. den 23 Dez 1820 ges. den 2 Sept. 1859  Alte 38 Jahre 8 mo 9Tn.<br>* (Selena?) Klein ___von Charles Klein  Marz 29 1822  Marz 28 1895  72y 11 mon  29 Tage<br>* ___ Klein 1814  1884  Tochter von Christian & Selina  (Helena?)<br>Note: Charles Klein is a son of Jacob Klein, and a great-grandson of Philip Wendel Klein.
 
* Charles Klein family plot (4 stones), upper cemetery: <br>* Charles Klein Geb den 14 Oct 1810 gestorben den 20 Mai 1898  87 Jahre 7 Monat und 6 Tage<br> * (Levina)  geborne Unger ___von C_arl__Klein geb. den 23 Dez 1820 ges. den 2 Sept. 1859  Alte 38 Jahre 8 mo 9Tn.<br>* (Selena?) Klein ___von Charles Klein  Marz 29 1822  Marz 28 1895  72y 11 mon  29 Tage<br>* ___ Klein 1814  1884  Tochter von Christian & Selina  (Helena?)<br>Note: Charles Klein is a son of Jacob Klein, and a great-grandson of Philip Wendel Klein.
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| '''Personal correspondence''' from [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]].
 
| '''Personal correspondence''' from [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]].
 
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* "A Collection of Thirty Thousand Names  of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776,"  by Israel  Daniel Rupp, Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore 1965, Appendix No.2 pg. 466:<br> "The first settlers in Tulphocken were Lutherans & German Reformed"...Members of the Tulpehocken Church from 1743-1746: ''George Klein'', Jacob Klein.<br> Relationships unestablished. Peter Klein's father was a George Klein.
 
* "A Collection of Thirty Thousand Names  of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776,"  by Israel  Daniel Rupp, Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore 1965, Appendix No.2 pg. 466:<br> "The first settlers in Tulphocken were Lutherans & German Reformed"...Members of the Tulpehocken Church from 1743-1746: ''George Klein'', Jacob Klein.<br> Relationships unestablished. Peter Klein's father was a George Klein.
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* The census results may not all be for the same Peter Kline.  The Peter found in Salisbury Twp in 1830 does not match in age with the Peter in Weissenburg in 1800.  The error is however small.
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Revision as of 19:57, 26 July 2008

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Immigrant 1744

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Peter Klein is not in my direct ancestry. He is a son of Philip Wendel Klein, relationship not established, who immigrated with our ancestor Johannes Klein on the ship "Phoenix" in 1744.


Date Location Notes Sources
Birth 1741 [3]
Marriage 1763 To Margaret Stettler,
daughter of Christopher Stettler & wife Margaret 		[3]
Death
Burial

Ancestry chart segment 

 Generation 6           Generation 7          Generation 8      Generation 9
 
                                                            +-- Philip Wendel Klein
                                                            |      {????-????)
                                          +-- Peter Klein --+
                                          |   (????-????)   |
                 +-- John Jacob Klein ----+                 +-- Maria Magdalena Unknown
                 |   (1781-1857)          |                       (????-????)
 Charles Klein --+                        +-- Margaret Stelter
 (1811-1898)     |                            (????-????)
                 +-- Susanna Gross
                     (1785-1872)

Sources:

Children

("Peter Klein had 4 sons"; daughters if any not named ) [1]

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
Margaret Kline F 1768 [3]
Lorentz Kline M 12 Nov 1773 Magdalene Knauss [3][8]
Jacob Kline M [3]
Jonathan Kline M 18 June 1783 Anna Maria Beiler [3][8]
Henry Kline M [3]
Maria Kline F Michael Acker [3]
daughter Kline F George Smith [3]

Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
Germany 1741 born [1]
Weisenburg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA 1744, age 3, with parents [3]
bought the Philip Kleinert farm, SE Weisenberg Twp. possibly ~1763 when married [3]

Photo Gallery

Ziegel Church, Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA
Memorial to Peter Klein & wife Margaret nee Stelter, Ziegel Church Cemetery
Gravestone of Lorentz Klein & Magdalene nee Knauss, Ziegel Church
Gravestone of Jonathan Klein & wife Anna Maria nee Beiler, Ziegel Church Cemetery


Sources

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1 1800 United States Federal Census, Weissenberg Twp, Northampton Co, PA, page 2. Census page is not dated.
Family headed by Peter Kline: 2 males 16-25, 1 male >44, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female >44.
Also listed is a family headed by Lawrence Klein (oldest male 26-44).
1800 census pa northampton weissenberg pg 2.jpg
2 1810 United States Federal Census, Weisenberg Twp, Northampton Co, PA, page 3. Census page is not dated.
Family headed by Peter Klein: 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-15, 1 male >44, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female >44.
Also listed is a family headed by Lawrence Klein (oldest male 26-44).
1810 census pa northampton weisenberg pg 3.jpg
3 History of Lehigh County, PA by C. R. Roberts, 1914. At Bethlehem Public Library . Kline Familybiographies pp. 679-685
  • p. 679. Philip Wendel Klein, the ancestor of this family, was a native of Germany, and emigrated to America on the ship Phoenix, arriving at Philadelphia on October 12, 1744. He settled in Weisenberg Township, on a farm about a mile northeast of Seipstown. As early as 1746 his name appears in this section, and on Dec. 5, 1753, he secured a warrant for land, which he sold to his son, John Jacob, on Nov. 10, 1761. Philip Wendel Klein was one of the organizers of the Lutheran congregation at Ziegel Church, where his name appears in 1750. His sons were: John Adam, John Jacob, Lorentz, and Peter.
  • pg. 681. Peter Kline, youngest son of Philip Wendel, was born April 27, 1741, and died December 22, 1819. He married, in 1763, Margaret, daughter 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 Magdalena Knauss. They had no children. He was the owner of Kline's Mill for many years and died June 15, 1868.
  • pg. 681 Jacob Kline settled about 1806 upon a farm purchased by his father in Lowhill township. He was born Feb. 5, 1781, and died Feb. 11, 1857. He married, in 1803, Susanna Gross, a daughter of Peter Gross, Esq., of Whitehall township. Mrs. Kline was born Aug. 3, 1785, and died Oct. 14, 1872. They are buried at Unionville. Jacob Kline and his wife had fourteen children: Jacob, Maria, Jonathan, Charles, Joseph, Sarah, Catharine, Hettie, Samuel, David, Hannah, Susan, Solomon, and Mary. Maria married Hon. David Laury; Sarah married James Neuhard; Catharine married Reuben Neuhard; Hettie married Daniel Nagle, and moved to Ohio; Hannah married Ephraim T. Long; Susan married Josiah Scheirer, and Mary married Charles Deshler.
(See additional text)
4 History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon by Alfred Mathews & Austin Hungerford, 1884.
  • pg. 455: Philip Wendel Klein came from Germany prior to 1750. He settled in Weissenberg township, on a farm about a mile northeast from the present village of Seipstown, for which he obtained a warrant in 1753, and sold it to his son, John Jacob, on Nov. 10, 1761. Philip Wendel Klein had a number of children, among whom were John Jacob, John Adam, and Peter. John Jacob Kline had his father's homestead which he sold April 1, 1769, to Marks Pontius, and moved to Salisbury township.
  • 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 Deter Bouman. His son, Lorentz, moved upon this land, stayed a few years, and returned home. John Jacob Klein, a younger brother, married Susanna, a daughter of Peter Gross, of Whitehall township, and settled upon this farm about the year 1806. He lived upon it all his days, and died there. His sons were Jonathan, Charles, Joseph, Samuel, David, and Solomon. Jonathan and Samuel settled near Laury's Station, where they died.Charles settled in Weissenberg, on the homestead of his grandfather. Joseph settled in the upper part of the township, and rebuilt the old Fenstermacher mill in 1848. He lived at the place seventeen years, and then moved to Allentown, where he now resides. David settled on the homestead, and remained there ten years, and moved to North Whitehall, where he now lives. Solomon lived upon the homestead, and about 1873 built the present mill, now owned by James Schlicker. He later moved to Hokendauqua, and now resides in Allentown. Of the daughters, Polly became the wife of the Hon. David Laury, of Laury's Station. She died in 1878; Sarah (Mrs. James Newhard) now resides in North Whitehall; Catharine (Mrs. Reuben Newhard) resided in the same township till after the death of her husband, when she removed to Allentown, where she now resides; Hetty (Mrs. Daniel Nagle) moved to Ohio; Hannah (Mrs. Ephraim T. Long) settled in Egypt, Whitehall township; Maria (Mrs. Charles Deshler) died in 1870; Susanna (Mrs. Josiah Shirer) settled in North Whitehall.
  • pg. 455: Peter Kline was born in 1741. In 1763 he married Margaret Stettler. He had four sons, viz., 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. Lorentz Kline was born Nov. 12, 1773. He was married to Magdalena Knauss, but had no children. He was for many years the owner and proprietor of Kline's mill. He died June 16, 1868. Jacob Kline went to Lowhill, and bought a mill property on Jordan Creek, about a mile below Weidasville. The mill is now known as Schlicher's.
(See additional text)
5 Records of Ziegel Church, Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA. Burials.
  • Peter Klein (Son of Philip Wendel Klein) April 27, 1741, December 22, 1819, Married 52 yrs. Revolutionary War.
  • Margaret Stedtler, Ehefrau von Peter Klein, Married 52 yrs., 2 mos. Dec.13, 1741, Feb. 26, 1815 (Daughter of Christopher Stettler).
6 Records of Ziegel Church, Weisenberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA. Baptisms by Rev. Daniel Schumacher.
  • Maria Magdalena Klein born 23 May 1767, bapt. 31 May 1767. Parents: Johann Jacob Kelin & Anna Eva Klein. Sponsors: Philip Wendell Klein & Maria Magdalena.
  • Maria Klein born (Oct. 1768), bapt. 20 Nov. 1768--5 weeks old last Wednesday. Parents: Hans Adam Klein & Anna Maria Klein. Sponsors: Jurg Knodler & Maria Elisabeth.
(See additional records)
7 Records of Western Salisbury Church, Salisbury Twp., Lehigh Co. PA, Burials.
  • Lorenz Klein, Son of Philip Wedle, the pioneer, born Feb. 5, 1735, died July 6, 1819 aged 84 yrs., 4 mos and 27 days.
  • Eva, wife of Lorenz, nee Stettler, born Dec. 25, 1740, died Nov. 21, 1872(sic) aged 84 yrs, 4 mos. & 27 days. Transcribed 1990 by Fran Bean
7 Gravestone transciptions, Ziegel Church, Weisenberg Twp., 1991 by E W Williams.
  • Charles Klein family plot (4 stones), upper cemetery:
    * Charles Klein Geb den 14 Oct 1810 gestorben den 20 Mai 1898 87 Jahre 7 Monat und 6 Tage
    * (Levina) geborne Unger ___von C_arl__Klein geb. den 23 Dez 1820 ges. den 2 Sept. 1859 Alte 38 Jahre 8 mo 9Tn.
    * (Selena?) Klein ___von Charles Klein Marz 29 1822 Marz 28 1895 72y 11 mon 29 Tage
    * ___ Klein 1814 1884 Tochter von Christian & Selina (Helena?)
    Note: Charles Klein is a son of Jacob Klein, and a great-grandson of Philip Wendel Klein.
  • Memorial, 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.
    Note: Peter Klein was a son of Philip Wendel Klein.
  • Unse Vater Jonathan (Klein) Er werde geboren den 18 Juni 1783 ___ 29 Aug 1868 alt 85 Jahre 2 Mon und 11 Tage
    Unser Mutter Anna Maria Klein geborne Beiler ehefrau von Jonathan Klein.
    Sie wurde geboren den 2 Oct 1790 Storb den 23 Feb 1869 alt 78 Yahre 1 Monat und 21 Tage.
    Note: Jonathan Klein was a son of Peter Klein, and grandson of Philip Wendel Klein.
  • Tall obelisk, engraved on 3 sides: West side: Family Klein
    South side: Lorentz Klein Geboren 12 Nov 1773 Storb 15 Juni 1868 alt 94 Jahre 7 Mon u. 3 Tage
    East side: Magdalene Klein geborne Knaus gebornen 31 Marz 178(1) gestorb 12 Jan 18(55) alt 78 Jahre (2 Mo 11 Tage).
    Note: Lorentz Klein was a son of Peter Klein and a grandson of Philip Wendel Klein
8 Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.


Source notes

Conjecture

  • "A Collection of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776," by Israel Daniel Rupp, Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore 1965, Appendix No.2 pg. 466:
    "The first settlers in Tulphocken were Lutherans & German Reformed"...Members of the Tulpehocken Church from 1743-1746: George Klein, Jacob Klein.
    Relationships unestablished. Peter Klein's father was a George Klein.

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