Johan Jacob Pfeiffer^{[1, 2]}

1730 - 1798  (68 years)

• Name	Johan Jacob Pfeiffer
  Birth	1 May 1730	Basel, Canton Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 May 1798	Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Saint John's Host Cemetery, Host, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I4423	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Moyer, Dickinson, Lamm
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Johan Jacob Pfeifer,   b. 15 Sep 1711, Gumpen, Odenwaldkreis, Hesse, Germany d. 29 Jan 1781, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F3792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharina Margaret Lebo,   b. c 1738   d. Aft May 1798 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	c 1756	Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Catherine Elisabeth Peiffer,   b. 4 Dec 1756   2. Anna Eva Peiffer,   b. 21 Oct 1759 + 3. Peter Peifer,   b. 25 Dec 1762, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Jan 1834, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years)   4. Magdalena Peiffer,   b. c 1763, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   5. Johannes Peiffer,   b. 12 Aug 1765, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Feb 1805 (Age 39 years)   6. Maria Catherine Peiffer,   b. 27 Nov 1767, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA + 7. Philip Peiffer,   b. 14 Jun 1769, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Feb 1850, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years) + 8. Johannes George Peiffer,   b. 24 Aug 1771, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Apr 1827 (Age 55 years) + 9. Susanna Peiffer,   b. 20 May 1773, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 Feb 1833, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years) + 10. Michael Pfeiffer,   b. 12 Jun 1775, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 Dec 1853, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)   11. Margretha Peiffer,   b. 1777, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. c 1826 (Age 49 years)   12. Anna Maria Peiffer,   b. 4 Feb 1780, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Jul 1839, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years) + 13. Heinrich Pfeiffer,   b. 6 Jan 1782, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Apr 1847 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F1067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  John Jacob Pfeiffer likely immigrated to America from Weisseichenland, an area on the border of Germany and Switzerland, in 1756 and settled with his wife, Cathrina Margretha (Catharina Margaretha) [and for whom no maiden surname is provided] in Tulpehocken Twp. Berks County, PA in December of that year. John Jacob was a farmer, is reported to have participated in the Revolutionary War, and was very active in the Host Reformed Church. John Jacob and Cathrina had thirteen children, six boys and seven girls and all but one child may have outlived their parents. First born was Catharine Elisabeth who was born December 4, 1756 in Weisseichenland. She was baptized December 25, 1756 in Tulpehocken Twp. She married Henry Holzberger on February 11, 1787. Next was Anna Eva, born October 21, 1759 and baptized October 28, 1759. (She may have died shortly thereafter??) The third child was Peter who was born December 25, 1762. He was married on October 28, 1783 to Maria Catherine Weigant, and Peter died on January 29, 1834. The fourth child was Magdalena who was born in 1763, no month or date listed. She was married on December 25, 1790 to John Jacob Kruger (Kreiger). Next came John who was born August 12, 1765 and baptized in the Heidelberg Reformed Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, on October 6, 1765. It appears he married Anna Maria (no surname listed and no date given), and no date of death for either is listed. The sixth child and fourth daughter was Maria Catharina who was born November 27, 1767 and baptized two days later at Host Reformed Church. She married Gottfried Holzman but the date of her marriage and the date of her death are not specified. The seventh child and third son was Philip who was born June 14, 1769. Philip married Margaretha (Miller) (ll/25/1769-2/18/1793) and took Catharine Marie (nee Millern Kruger) (1/15/1774-10/14/1851)as his second wife on March 22, 1796. He died on February 7, 1850. The eighth child and fourth son was Johanna George who was born August 24, and baptized September 1, 1771, at Host Reformed Church. J. George married Sybilla (Riehl). He died on April 18, 1827 and is buried at Host Reformed Church. Next came Susanna who was born May 20, 1773. She married George Meyer. Susanna died on February 4, 1833 and is buried with her husband in the Host Cemetery. The tenth child and fifth son was Michael who was born June 12, and baptized July 10, 1775. Michael was married to Anna Maria (Munch) on November 22, 1792. He died on December 22, 1853; his wife died on July 6, 1850, and both are buried at the Salem Reformed Church Cemetery, Bethel, Berks County, PA. The eleventh child was Margaretha, born in 1777, no month or day listed. She married George J. Deck on November 25, 1800. No date listed for her death. Anna Maria was the twelfth child, and she was born February 4, and baptized March 26, 1780. She married Henry Deck on December 5, 1802, and she died on July 5, 1839. The thirteenth child and sixth son, Henrich, was born on January 6, 1782. Henrich was married to Anna Maria (Riehl) on August 15, 1802, and he died on April 10, 1847.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Website: Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree (Reliability: 0). http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=53028956&pid=4423 [S175] Website: Geni World Family Tree, (https://www.geni.com/family-tree/html/start), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-104673104/johann-jakob-pfeiffer-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Johann Jakob Pfeiffer&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Alias name: John Jacob Pfeiffer&lt;br&gt;Birth: May 1 1730 - Germany&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Catharina Margaretha Pfeiffer (born Unversagt) - Circa 1756 - Schaefferstown, Lebanon Co, Pennsylvania&lt;br&gt;Death: May 21 1798 - Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA&lt;br&gt;Burial: May 1798 - Saint Johns Host Cemetery, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Catharina Margaretha Pfeiffer (born Unversagt)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Peter Pfeiffer</a>, <a>Philipp Pfeiffer</a>, <a>Susanna Meyer (born Peiffer)</a>, <a>Michael Fry</a>, <a>Georg Pfeiffer</a>, <a>Michael Pfeiffer</a>, <a>Anna Eva Pfeiffer</a>, <a>Magdalena Pfeiffer</a>, <a>Johannes Pfeiffer</a>, <a>Maria C Pfeiffer</a>, <a>Johannes George Pfeiffer</a>, <a>Catherine E Pfeiffer</a>, <a>Margaretha Deck (born Pfeiffer)</a>, <a>Anna Maria Deck (born Pfeiffer)</a>, <a>Heinrich Pfeiffer</a> [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71913074/john-jacob-pfeiffer.