John Christian Hiester^[1]

1708 - 1757  (48 years)

• Name	John Christian Hiester
  Birth	8 Jan 1708	Elsoff, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	1757	Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Bern Churchyard, Leesport, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I20343	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Bright Branch, Dickinson, Klopp, Lamm, Moser Branch
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Johannes Hiester / Hüster,   b. Sept 1662, Elsoff, Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany d. 5 Nov 1714, Elsoff, Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Anna Catharina Elizabeth Marburger,   b. 27 Oct 1678, Allendorf, Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, Germany d. 11 May 1720, Elsoff, Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1701	Elsoff, Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  Family ID	F1321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Barbara Epler,   b. 16 Aug 1732, Gaiberg, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 5 Oct 1809, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1750
  Children	1. Maria Catharine Hiester,   b. 16 Jul 1750, Geyeberg, Kraichgau, Germany d. 24 Jun 1824 (Age 73 years) + 2. Governor Joseph Hiester,   b. 18 Nov 1752, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Jun 1832, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)   3. Mathias Hiester,   b. 1754, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F6864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2022

  
  

• Notes

  John Hiester, aka Johannes Hüster - Eldest brother of Johann Jost Hüster/Joseph Yost Hiester (1710-1780) and Johann Daniel Hüster/Daniel Hiester (1713-1795) - Arrived in America on 21 Sep 1731 via the ship Britannia (his brothers Joseph and Daniel arrived later on 26-Sep-1737 via the ship St. Andrews Galley) ** Regarding the parentage of the three wandering Hüster/Hiester brothers John, Joseph, and Daniel - please refer to the article published in 1957 by the German researcher Wilhelm Hartnack "Die Herkunft der in Amerika beruehmt gewordenen Hüsters" (aka "The Origin of the Famous Hüsters (Hiesters) - A revised corrected history to the version presented by Isaak Hiester"). [NOTE: Please contact memorialist if more information is required.] In 1750 John married Maria/Mary Barbara EPLER [she married second Johann Christian Ruth in 1758]. John and Mary Hiester were the parents of: 1) Maria Catharine (1750-1824) 2) Joseph (1752-1832 [1820-1823: 5th Governor of Pennsylvania] 3) Mathias (1757-c1773) Reported Problem for Photo Request: I searched the entire cemetery and could not find the grave. Details: John appears on the Gerberich transcription lists from the 1930s. However, there is no tombstone for him and he is not listed in the Bern Forebears transcription. Mosslady

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Website: Geni World Family Tree, (https://www.geni.com/family-tree/html/start), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-101611808/john-christian-hiester-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4). John Christian Hiester&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Jan 8 1708 - Elsoff, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Grafschaft, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany&lt;br&gt;Death: 1757 - Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Bern Churchyard, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Johannes Joseph Huster</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Anna Catharina Althaus (born Marburger)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Maria Barbara Hiester-Ruth (born Epler)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Maria Catharine Ruth (born Hiester)</a>, <a>Joseph Hiester</a>, <a>Mathias Hiester</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Joseph Jost Hiester</a>, <a>Johannes Daniel Heister, Sr.</a> [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83991824/john-hiester.