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|'''''History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon''''' by Alfred Mathews & Austin Hungerford, 1884, <br>p. 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.  
 
|'''''History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon''''' by Alfred Mathews & Austin Hungerford, 1884, <br>p. 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.  
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Immigrant before 1800

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Peter Klein is not in my direct ancestry. He is related by marriage to Catharina Klein, and could be a nephew of Johan Jacob Klein or other Klein relative.


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 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)

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1 Records of Lehigh Church/Zion's Lutheran Church


Baptism of child of Jacob Kleyn & Elisabetha: Catharina Kleyn born Apr. 7, 1805; bapt July 14, 1805; sponsors Abraham Vogly & Catharina Desch, both single.

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2 History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon by Alfred Mathews & Austin Hungerford, 1884,
p. 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.
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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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