18th Century PA German Naming Customs
Surnames of Primary Interest to Me
Kerchner Genealogy Home Page
1. John Peter aka Peter MINNICH-1769 (b.1739-Germany d.1779-Allen Township,Northampton Co,PA)
sp: Sybilla Margaretha -14088 (b.Abt 1740-probably,Europe m.Abt 1760d.probably,Northampton Co,PA)
+-2. John MINNICH-1652 (b.4 Sep 1773-Bethlehem,Northampton Co,PA d.4 Oct 1863-Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
sp: Susanna BALLIET-1768 (b.26 Feb 1777-Allen Township,Northampton Co,PA m.Abt 1802 d.16 Jan 1854-probably,Lehigh County,PA)
|-3. Michael MINNICH-1770 (b.8 Mar 1803-Bethlehem,Northampton Co,PA d.26 Nov 1889-S Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
| sp: Maria aka Polly BROWN-10634 (b.31 Mar 1805-near,Egypt,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1828)
| |-4. Reuben MINNICH-14056 (b.17 Oct 1832-S Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh Co,PA)
| sp: Elizabeth NEWHARD-14055 (b.10 Sep 1811-probably,Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1845 d.13 Jul 1893-probably,S Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
+-3. Elizabeth MINNICH-1649 (b.1 Jul 1807-,Lehigh County,PA d.2 Feb 1888-,Lehigh County,PA)
sp: Joel BROWN-1648 (b.20 Dec 1803-,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1826 d.4 Feb 1881-,Lehigh County,PA)
|-4. Amelia BROWN-10612 (b.12 Apr 1827-probably,Lehigh County,PA d.20 Nov 1846-,Lehigh County,PA)
|-4. Ephraim BROWN-5616 (b.9 Oct 1831-Mechanicsville,Lehigh County,PA d.29 Jun 1916-,Lehigh County,PA)
| sp: Catherine SCHMIDT-10615 (b.11 Sep 1833-maybe,Lehigh County,PA m.24 Nov 1854 d.14 Jul 1860-,Lehigh County,PA)
| sp: Elizabeth SMITH-10616 (b.17 Jan 1841-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.8 Jun 1862 d.6 Feb 1894-,Lehigh County,PA)
|-4. Alfred BROWN-5617 (b.1835-Mechanicsville,Lehigh County,PA)
|-4. David J. D. BROWN-89 (b.8 Apr 1838-Mechanicsville,Lehigh County,PA d.22 Nov 1895-W Catasauqua,Lehigh County,PA)
| sp: Catherine Anna FRANTZ-90 (b.8 Mar 1839-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA m.Abt 1860 d.30 Nov 1905-West Catasauqua,Lehigh County,PA)
| |-5. Alvin Joseph Joel BROWN-51 (b.22 Nov 1860-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.14 Jun 1934-Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
| | sp: Mary Emeneleine Amanda DELONG-52 (b.18 Oct 1860-Longswamp Twsp,Berks County,PA m.19 May 1888 d.6 Dec 1933-Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
| |-5. Oliver BROWN-10606 (b.Dec 1861-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
| | sp: Levina -13923 (b.Sep 1866-PA m.1883)
| |-5. Elmina M. BROWN-5615 (b.1864-maybe,N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
| |-5. Emma Rebecca BROWN-13445 (b.28 Mar 1866-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA d.3 Jul 1949-S Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh Co,PA)
| | sp: Robert Johnson PETERS-13919 (b.27 Dec 1864-Lehigh Co,PA m.13 Apr 1889 d.19 Jun 1893-Lehigh Co,PA)
| | sp: DILLARD-13920 (b.Abt 1864-possibly,PA m.Abt 1897)
| | sp: William F. SMITH-13922 (b.17 Mar 1859-probably,PA m.Aft 1901 d.15 May 1941-probably,Lehigh Co,PA)
| |-5. Sarah BROWN-10607 (b.Jul 1868-probably,N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
| |-5. Mantana Catherine BROWN-319 (b.11 Feb 1869-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
| |-5. John Alexander BROWN-10608 (b.Mar 1870-probably,Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
| | sp: Amanda -13924 (b.Nov 1868-PA m.1894)
| |-5. Victor BROWN-10609 (b.Jan 1872-maybe,Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
| | sp: Emma -13925 (b.Jun 1872-PA m.1893)
| |-5. Nelson G. BROWN-10610 (b.Mar 1873-maybe,Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
| | sp: Laura -13926 (b.Oct 1872-PA m.Abt 1898)
| +-5. Bertha BROWN-13444 (b.Feb 1882-N Whitehall Twsp,Lehigh County,PA)
|-4. Elminah BROWN-5618 (b.1840-Mechanicsville,Lehigh County,PA)
|-4. Alexander BROWN-5619 (b.1841-Mechanicsville,Lehigh County,PA)
|-4. James R. BROWN-5620 (b.1845-Mechanicsville,Lehigh County,PA)
|-4. Charles D. BROWN-5621 (b.Apr 1847-Mechanicsville,Lehigh County,PA)
| sp: Emmaline SCHAEFFER-10611 (b.Abt 1848-probably,Lehigh County,PA m.1869)
|-4. Edmen maybe Edwin BROWN-5622 (b.1850-Mechanicsville,Lehigh County,PA)
+-4. Thomas Fred BROWN-10613 (b.12 Mar 1852-probably,Lehigh County,PA d.22 Feb 1864-,Lehigh County,PA)
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