 1705 - 1784 (79 years)
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| Name |
Johannes Reber |
| Born |
22 Jan 1705 |
Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
22 Feb 1705 |
Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany |
| sponsor: Johannes Äh;, single son of Johan Ähl |
| Immigration |
1 Sep 1742 |
Port of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |
| ship: Francis & Elizabeth |
| Died |
14 Nov 1784 |
Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I003027 |
Strausstown Roots |
| Last Modified |
20 Aug 2009 |
| Father |
Johan Bernhard Reber, b. Jan 1671, Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany , d. 16 Dec 1743, Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany (Age ~ 72 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Maria Aehl, b. Dec 1682, Germany , d. 27 Apr 1730, Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany (Age ~ 47 years) |
| Married |
05 Jan 1702 |
Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany |
| Family ID |
F01072 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Johanna Magdalena Hahn, b. May 1708, Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany , d. Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Married |
8 Feb 1736 |
Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany |
| Children |
| + | 1. Johannes Reber, b. 16 Dec 1736, Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany , d. 27 Aug 1821, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 84 years) |
| | 2. Ludwig Frederich August Reber, b. Sep 1740, Langenselbold, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany , d. before Sep 1742, Atlantic Ocean (Age ~ 1 years) |
| + | 3. Valentine Reber, b. 01 Dec 1742, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 12 Mar 1818, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 75 years) |
| + | 4. Peter Reber, b. about 1744, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| + | 5. Thomas Reber, b. about 1746, Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 27 Aug 1823, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 77 years) |
| | 6. Anna Margaret Reber, b. about 1748, Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| | 7. Catherine Reber, b. 28 Oct 1750 |
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| Family ID |
F01070 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S151] Montgomery Bios, Morton L. Montgomery, (. H. Beers & Company of Chicago, 1909), 1298 (Reliability: 1).
The first named of these brothers, Johan Bernhard, is recorded as having a son, Johannes Reber, who was married Feb. 8, 1736, to Johanna Magdalena Hahn, daughter of Conrad Hahn. To this union were born in Germany two sons: Johannes, Dec. 16, 1736; and Ludwig Freiderich August, Sept. 11, 1740. The Pennsylvania archives contain a list of 30,000 emigrants, and among them is Johan Bernhard Reber, from Rotterdam, Holland, on the Snow Two Sisters, landing at Philadelphia, and qualifying Sept. 9, 1738, and of him no further records are to be found. However, according to his passports Johannes Reber left his native land for America April 23, 1742, bringing his family with him. His second son Ludwig died on the voyage. Being a member of William Penn's Colony his first object was to find a suitable location, and he selected a tract of land about six miles west of Reading, in Lower Heidelberg township, at the bend of the Tulpehocken - a beautiful but desolate valley now known as the Blue Marsh. He moved thither with his wife and son, built himself a home which served the double purpose of shelter and protection from the Indians and wild beasts. This old building with its large square fire place in the center, is still standing, the farm now being the property of Henry Shofer, of Reading. He was naturalized May 13, 1768. Three sons were born to him after his arrival in America, namely: Thomas, Valentine and Peter.
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