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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Anna Maria Gertraut Strauss: Birth: 19 DEC 1794 in Northampton Co.,PA. Death: 10 MAR 1858 in Lehigh Co.,PA

  2. Johannes "John" Strauss: Birth: 15 MAR 1798 in Northampton Co.,PA. Death: 15 AUG 1852 in Lehigh Twp.,Northampton Co.,PA

  3. Elizabeth Strauss: Birth: 7 DEC 1799 in Northampton Co.,PA. Death: 8 AUG 1852 in Northampton Co.,PA

  4. Philip Strauss: Birth: 25 FEB 1802 in Northampton Co.,PA. Death: 16 OCT 1883 in North Whitehall Twp.,Lehigh Co.,PA

  5. Catharine Strauss: Birth: 7 DEC 1805 in Whitehall Twp.,Northampton (now Lehigh) Co.,PA.

  6. Susanna Strauss: Birth: ABT 1807 in Northampton Co.,PA.

  7. Peter E. Strauss: Birth: 21 AUG 1808 in Whitehall Twp.,Northampton (now Lehigh) Co.,PA. Death: 29 JUN 1878 in North Whitehall Twp.,Lehigh Co.,PA


Notes
a. Note:   a of Northampton Co. to North Whitehall Twp. in Northampton Co. (now Lehigh Co.), PA where Peter was a farmer.
  In 1830 Peter Strauss was listed in the census in North Whitehall Twp., Lehigh Co., PA. Living in his household were one male aged 20 to 29, one male aged 60 to 69, three females aged 20 to 29, one female aged 30 to 39, and one female aged 60 to 69. (Microfilm roll #155)
  The inscription on Peter's tombstone in the old churchyard cemetery at Egypt Reformed Church shows he was married to Catharina Wind for 53 years and had 7 children. Only six of their children have been identified.
  Peter died intestate. The executors of his estate were sons John, Philip and Peter Strauss (Estate file #2025, Lehigh County Courthouse, Allentown, PA)
  (Other sources:
 1. Findagrave.com - MEMORIAL ID 96127911)
Note:   Sometime between 1795 and 1805 Peter Strauss and his family moved from the Kreidersville are


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