Johan Jacob Klein

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	christened 27 July 1766	Macungie Twp.,Lehigh Co PA
Marriage			ToElizabetha Vogele
Death	15 Feb 1833	Lehigh Co. PA
Burial

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 6      Generation 7            Generation 8
 
                                       +-- Johannes Peter Klein
                                       |   (1741->1808)
               +-- Johan Jacob Klein --+
               |   (1766-1832/33)      |
 John Klein ---+                       +-- Catherine Unknown
 (1801-<1877)  |                           (????->1818)
               +-- Elizabetha Vogele
                   (1775-1810)

Sources:

Children

(all children with Elizabetha Vogele)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Johan Peter Klein	M	6 Mar 1794	(Lower)Macungie Twp.Lehigh Co PA	Susanna Unknown
Gabriel Klein	M	17 May 1795	(Lower)Macungie Twp.Lehigh Co PA	Lydia Unknown
Johan Jacob Kline	M	6 Oct 1796	(Lower)Macungie Twp.Lehigh Co PA	Susanna Weeter
Susanna Klein	F	27 Apr 1798	(Lower)Macungie Twp.Lehigh Co PA	not married
Philip Klein	M	31 Dec 1799	(Lower)Macungie Twp.Lehigh Co PA	Ester Foegele
Johannes Klein	M	26 Dec 1801	(Lower)Macungie Twp.Lehigh Co PA	Anna Fenstermacher	Direct line
Lidia Klein	F	23 Mar 1803	(Lower)Macungie Twp.Lehigh Co PA		not in will (died young?)
Catharina Klein	F	7 Apr 1805	(Lower)Macungie Twp.Lehigh Co PA	Peter Klein
Elizabeth Klein	F	25 July 1808	(Lower)Macungie Twp.Lehigh Co PA	Isaac Maltern/Matturn
Judith Klein	F	5 Feb 1810	(Lower)Macungie Twp.Lehigh Co PA		not in will (died in infancy)

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
(Lower) Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co. PA	1766-1833

|}

Photo Gallery

The Lehigh Church/Zion's Lutheran Church, Lower Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co. PA

Gravestones of Catharina Klein & Peter Klein, Zion's Lutheran Cemetery

Gravestone of Susanna Klein, Zion's Lutheran Cemetery

Gravestone closeup, Susanna Klein

Lauer family plot, Zion's Lutheran Cemetery; see Will of Jacob Klein

Photos 1991 by E. W. Williams

"Lehigh Church"

This vintage photo labeled "Lehigh Church" is from Memoirs of Rev. Joshua Yeager by A. R. Horne, 1889. The book contains entries such as "Names of Persons Confirmed at Lehigh Church", so the term is clearly meant as the church's name. We believe this image possibly depicts another church in Lehigh County, and was erroneously labeled in this publication. It depicts a 2-story building with tower on the gabeled end; not consistent with our photo of "The Lehigh Churhc/Zion's Lutheran". The church in our photograph has in its graveyard persons listed in the records of the Lehigh Church/Zion's Lutheran Church.

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1790 United States Federal Census, Macunge Twp, Northampton Co, PA, pg 3. Census is not dated. Family headed by John Klyn: 3 males >16, 1 female. This corresponds to Johanes Peter Klein, 2 of his 3 sons, and wife Catharine. His sons Joh. Jacob Joh. Nicholas, and Johannes were aged 24, 18, & 16 in 1790.
2	1800 United States Federal Census, Maccongie Twp, Northampton Co, PA, Page 3. The census is undated. John Klein: 1 male and 1 female >45. This corresponds to Johannes Peter Klein and wife Catharine, parents of Johan Jacob Klein. Jacob Klein: 4 males <10, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 1 female <10, 1 female 26-44. This corresponds to Joh. Peter age 6, Gabriel age 5, Joh. Jacob age 4, Philip age 1; male 16-25 unknown; Johan Jacob Klein age 34; Susanna age 2; Elizabeth Vogele age 25. The male age 16-25 could be his brother Johannes, age 26 in Aug. of 1800, or a farm laborer, etc. Nicholas Klein: 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 1 female <10, 1 female 26-45. This presumably corresponds to Johan Nicholas Klein, brother of Johan Jacob Klein. Nicholas would have been age 28 in 1800; wife Maria would be the female age 26-45. The male age 16-25 could be his brother Johannes, age 26 in Aug. of 1800, or a farm laborer, etc. We only know of four children of Nicholas & Maria, all born after 1800. The female under age 10 has not been identified. Henry Klein: 1 male 16-26, 2 females <10, 1 female 16-26. Relationship unknown This listing accounts for 2 of the 3 sons of Johannes Peter Klein; the youngest, Johannes Klein, age 26 in Aug. of 1800, is likely living with one of his brothers.
3	1810 United States Federal Census, Macungie Twp., Northampton Co., PA, pg. 3. Family of Jacob Kline: 2 males <10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 4 females <10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25. Fits for Johan Jacob Klein and his children, Elizabetha Vogele died in February, before the census.
4	1820 United States Federal Census. Macungie Twp, Lehigh Co, PA, page 8. Jacob Klein: 5 males 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 1male >44, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female >44. Therese ages are a close match for the family of Johan Jacob Klein. There is one too many male children and two missing females, but these differences can be explained readily. The oldest woman is a problem since Elizabeth Vogele died in 1810.
5	1830 United States Federal Census, Upper Milford Twp, Lehigh Co, PA, pg 33. Cenesus is not dated. Family of Jacob Kline: 1 male 40-50, 1 male 70-80, 1 female 40-50. The ages are a little off here, Johan Jacob Klein should be 64 and his children are in their 30's or 20's. The location is consistent with previous information.
6	Will for Jacob Klein, signed 24 Oct 1832, filed 25 Feb 1833. States that Jacob Klein is from Macoungu Twp., Leoha Co., PA. Lists the following children: Peter, Gabriel, Philip, Johannes (John), Jacob, Susanna, Catherina, and Elizabeth. Two step-sons are also mentioned as executors: Isaac Matturn (or Malturn), and Peter Klein.	click for scans & translation
7	Records of Lehigh Church/Zion's Lutheran Church Baptisms of children of Jacob Klein and Elisabeth: Peter, Gabriel, Jacob, Susanna, Philip, Johannes, Lidia, Catharina, Elisabeth and Judith Klein, with baptismal dates, birthdates, sponsors. Burial Service by Pastor Heinrich Heine: Elisabeth Klein, nee Vogele, wife of Johann Jacob Klein, dau. of Peter Vogele and Elisabeth Marz, the later deceased. Date: February 23, 1810, Age: 34-11-1.	(See text)
8	Gravestone transcriptions, Zion's Lutheran Cemetery, 1991 by E. W. Williams. Klein family plot Here rests in peace Catharina Klein nee Klein, wife of Peter Klein, born 7 June 1805. Died 6 Feb. 1873. Age 67y 7m 20d. Here rests in peace Peter Klein, son of George & Elisabeth Klein, born 21 April 1804. Died 7 Nov. 1880. Age 76 y, 6m, 17d. Susanna Klein born 27 Apr. 1798, died 15 Apr. 1889. Age 90y 11m 18d. Lauer family plot: Philip Lauer Dec. 1771, Feb. 1856, 84y 2m 10d. Elizabeth Lauer born 10 Jan 1775, died 22 Mar 1819. age 74y 4m 12d. Samuel Lauer born 25 Mar. 1802, died 25 Dec. 1819, age 17y 9 m Relationship unknown Sara (C?) Marsteller nee Klein, wife of Johannes Marsteller. She was born 11 May 1832, died 24 Feb 1857, age 24 y 9m 13d
9	Freidensbote, Allentown German newspaper, (no date or pg.; possibly available Lehigh Genealogical Soc. Library, Allentown). "Jacob Klein died 15 Feb. 1833 in Salisbury Twp; buried in Macungie Cemetery". (Macungie cemetery is the Ziegel church.) Provided by Fran Bean.

Source Notes

• In the will of Johan Jacob Klein, the term "step-sons" is applied to his sons-in-law Isaac Matturn and Peter Klein. It is assumed that this is a change in usage, and not that he raised them in his home.
• Philip Lauer, married to Elizabeth Wieand of Montgomery Co. PA, was a tailor. They had 12 children including Catherine who had a child with Johan Jacob Kline. (See the will of Jacob Klein). Phillip purchased 47 acres of land lying one mile east of Alburtis from Nicholas Klein on 10 Apr. 1810. For complete biography of Philip Lauer from the History of the Counties of Lehigh & Carbon, by Alfred Mathews, and photos of gravestones at the Lehigh church, see the Phillip Lauer page.

Research

The material in this section is for research leads only. We do not wish to imply any connection to our family at present, nor suggest its use without additional confirmation.