Monday, July 23, 2007

Peter's Father and Mother

Johann(e) Seybert/Seibert was a bricklayer [not a stone mason], residing in the town of Ransweiler, county of Kaiserslautern and Palatinate district of the Kingdom of Bavaria. On Peter's birth certificate he signed his name as Johannes Seibert. He died in Germany.

Marguerite H. Seibert, who had been married at age 23, departed Le Havre on the Ship Malabar, place of origin: Switzerland and Germany. She and Peter arrived in Philadelphia on August 30, 1841.
Sources:
#1: 1850 Ohio Census
#2: Fiat St. Peters Congregation 1849-1936 Church book. "Came to America with son, Peter, about 1842 from Germany. Lint-Fiat Cemetery, Bucks Twp., Tuscarawas Co., OH"

Sunday, July 22, 2007

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Peter Seibert from Germany

Seiberts of Tuscarawas and Stark Counties of Ohio:
"Peter Adam was the only son and came to Ohio from
Germany with his widowed mother abt 1846. [question] He lived
briefly in Holmes Co then moved to Tuscarawas
County and settled. Some moved to Stark County.
He married twice and fathered 17 children."

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Genealogy of Peter Adam Seibert


TRANSLATED:

No. 4 Birth Record of Peter Seibert

In the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty at January 29 at 11:00 AM there appeared at me, Peter Ganter, mayor of Bisterschied community and clerk for Ransweiler, county of Kaiserslautern and Palatinate district of the Kindom of Bavaria, Johannes Seybert, 28 years old, bricklayer (not stone mason) residing in Ransweiler, who declared that a male child was born at 28th January at 12:00 noon to him and his wife, Maria Margarethe nee Haas; birth took place in the house # 16 in Ransweiler community, whom he (the father) wanted to give the name "Peter." This declaration was in the presence of Johannes Muller, 40 years old, farmer, residing in Ransweiler, and in the presence of Fredrich Haas, 26 years old, day laborer, residing in Ransweiler, whereafter this document was signed by...Johannes Seibert Johannes Muller Fredrich Haas Ganter