Michael Brey

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	14 Apr 1773	Lehigh Co., PA
Marriage			To Maria [Unknown]
Death	8 Jun 1859
Burial		Salem, Clarion County, PA

Immediate family in my direct ancestry

 Generation 5         Generation 6       Generation 7
 
                                     +-- [unknown]
                                     |   (????-????)  
                  +-- Michael Brey --+
                  |   (1773-1859)    |
 Elizabeth Brey --+                  +-- [unknown]
 (1808-1899)      |                      (????-????)
                  +-- Maria [Unknown]
                      (????-????)
                           

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Children

Children with [Maria Unknown]:

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Elizabeth Brey	F	1 Mar 1808	Lehigh County, PA	Jacob Beals
Harriet Brey	F		Lehigh County, PA	Samuel Shaner
Hattie Brey	F		Lehigh County, PA	-never married-

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Upper Milford Twp., Lehigh Co., PA	1805 - 1812
Lower Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co., PA	1812 - 1821
Venango Co., PA	arrived 1839
Clarion Co., PA	1841

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1810 United States Federal Census, Whitehall Twp., Northampton Co., PA, Page 4, column 2, line 1 lists Michael Brey as the head of a household with people of the following ages: 1 male 10-15 years of age, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 45+, 3 females less than 10, 2 females 10-15, and one female 26-44. Margin notes in the census suggest that the place of residence was actually Upper Saucon and not Whitehall Twp., but ancestry.com lists the entry under Whitehall. This census page is not dated.
2	Church records for St. Paul's Lutheran Church, also known as the Blue church, Upper Saucon Twp., Lehigh Co., PA. Michael Brey is listed as sponsor at the baptism of Absalom Arnold born 5 February 1802 in Lehigh County, baptized 7 April 1802. The parents were Frederick Arnold (born before 1783) and Deborah Ziegler(born before 1786). "from a web source ID:1062369", forwarded by email
3	Church records for Jordan Reformed Congregation, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, 1765-1858, lists Michael Brey and Maria Brey as sponsors for the baptism of Clarissa Lehr born 15 July 1827, baptized 3 August 1827. Parents David Lehr and Maria Lehr. MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000. Records transcribed from LDS Family History Library microfilm copies of church records; see teh Family History Library Catalog (FHLC) for FHL #1671314
4	Church recordsfor St. Paul's Lutheran and Reformed Churches 1913 - 1960, RD 2 Knox, Pennsylvania by Raymond E. Hollenbach and John B. Dengler. Location Beaver Twp., Clarion County, PA Death record for Michael Brey in German, with translation. "Michael Brey was born on April 14, 1773 and died on June 8, 1859 at the very old age of 86 years, 1 month and 16 days, and he was buried in Salem." No mention is made in these church records of his wife Maria or children. Note: the reference to his burial site as Salem could refer to Salem township, but more likely to the borough of Salem, now called Lamartine. Two cemeteries near the Lamartine crossroads are Salem Lutheran, and the UCC Church cemetery. No gravestone has been located at either of these, and he is not mentioned in the records of the cemetery association for Salem Lutheran.