Johannes Leonhardt FUHR
Orphan Court Records Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, FHL 974.822 P28a
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Northampton Co., Pennsylvania Marriage References and Family Relationships (FHL#974.822 V2k)
Northampton Co., Pennsylvania Will Abstracts, 1752-1802 (FHL#974.822 P2k)
Egypt Reformed Church, Lehigh, Pennsylvania Records (FHL#974.827 K2h)
NOTE: Johannes/John came to America on 24 Sep 1753 on ship "Neptune". BIRTH: Of Germany or Switzerland. COURT: Court date of 1789, lists four children and their ages. Dr. W. Eugene FOOR article in "The Pioneer", The Pioneer Historical Society of Bedford Co, PA, V 18 # 3, Oct 1992 issue. AND "History of Lehigh County, PA", Lehigh Valley Publishing, Allentown, PA, 1914, p 1116 Court on 16 June 1789 Guardians for minor grandchildren of John Shaad, Whitehall Township (had will wich bequeathed money to the wife of the petitioner): petitioner: John Fuhr, on behalf of his minor children daughter: Mary Margaret, wife of John Fuhr, the petitioner grandchildren, children of the daughter MAry Margaret: John Fuhr, age 18 Catharine Fuhr, age 16 Barbara Fuhr, age 15 Elizabeth Fuhr, age 10 guardian: for 3 older children John Fuhr, their father, as long as he provided security for Elizabeth-John Bear, Whitehall Township
NAME: Foor/Fuhr
age 10 in 1789
He married Mary Margaretha Schadt 10 Jun 1774 at Lehigh, Pennsylvania . Mary Margaretha Schadt was born at Lehigh, Pennsylvania Abt 1745 daughter of Johannes Georg Schadt and Elisabeth Catharine Groh .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Jacob C. Fuhr
born 10 Mar 1775.
Catharine Elizabeth Fuhr
born 6 Dec 1776.
Johannes (John) Fuhr
born 6 Feb 1778.
Elizabeth Fuhr
born 1779.
Anna Maria Fuhr
born 16 Apr 1782.
Maria Margaretha Fuhr
born 30 Aug 1784.
Blocked
Johannes Leonhardt Fuhr died 2 Aug 1819 at Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania .
Mary Margaretha Schadt died Jun 1830 at Bedford, Pennsylvania .