Catharine Peiffer

Female 1770 - 1844  (74 years)


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  1. 1.  Catharine Peiffer was born in 1770 in Chester County, PA; died in 1844 in Rebersburg, Centre County, PA; was buried in Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA.

    Notes:

    Catherina was born in 1770 in Charleston Township, PA. She married Ludwig Froescher in the German Reformed Church in Philadelphia. In 1800 they were living in Codorous Township, York County, PA and were farming south of York. In 1805 they moved to Aaronsburg. Ludwig was a farmer and a blacksmith.

    Many family members died in a short time. George Froescher died in 1827. Ludwig Sr. died in 1828. Elizabeth's husband John Kiplinger died in 1828. Samuel died in 1830, and Jacob died in 1831. Michael died in 1834 of tuberculosis. The deaths left 23 ch1ldren fatherless. Ludwig Sr. died without a will, and widow Catherina and daughters Mollie and Peggy lived in a house located a mile south of Reversberg, PA on 3 acres. Catherina died in 1844. The house burned down in 1895 after all three had died.Ludwig and Catherina had 10 children:

    Samuel, b. 16 Oct 1794, d. 1830
    Jacob, 20 Sep 1786, d. 1831
    George, 26 Jun 1798, d. 1827
    Catherine, 9 Jan 1802
    John, 1802
    Peter, b. 12 Oct 1803
    Elizabeth, 1806
    Mary Magdalina (Molly), 1808
    Margaret Rebecca (Peggy), 1810
    Michael, b. 1812, d. 1834

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147324990/catherina-froescher

    Family/Spouse: Ludwig Lewis Frasher. Ludwig was born in 1770 in Charlestown, Chester County, PA; died on 30 Sep 1828 in Rebersburg, Centre County, PA; was buried in Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Frasher was born on 02 Oct 1806 in Pennsylvania; died on 30 Nov 1875; was buried in Pine Hall Cemetery, State College, Centre County, PA.

Generation: 2