 1715 - 1783 (67 years)
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| Name |
Joh George Klein |
| Born |
9 Oct 1715 |
Ulmet, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany  [4] |
- parents: Jacob Klein of Neuenkirchen & wf Maria Magdalena
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| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
13 Oct 1715 |
Ulmet Reformed Church, Ulmet, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany [4] |
| Immigration |
9 Sep 1738 |
Port of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |
ship Glasgow.
settled first in Amwell, New Jersey, and later in Berks County, Pennsylvania
emigrated with wife's parents |
| Died |
02 Jan 1783 |
Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
Klein Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I106287 |
Strausstown Roots |
| Last Modified |
7 Jul 2021 |
| Family |
Maria Dorothea Rebmann, b. 16 Jun 1714, Ulmet, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany , d. 24 Aug 1777, Pennsylvania (Age 63 years) |
| Married |
25 Apr 1737 |
Ulmet, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |
| Children |
| + | 1. George Klein, b. 19 Dec 1740, Amwell, New Jersey , d. 19 Aug 1798, Virginia (Age 57 years) |
| + | 2. Philip Klein, b. 17 Jun 1742, d. 19 May 1815 (Age 72 years) |
| + | 3. David Klein, b. 2 Mar 1746, d. 28 Jan 1814 (Age 67 years) |
| + | 4. Abraham Klein, b. about 1748, d. 1777 (Age ~ 29 years) |
| | 5. Joseph Klein, b. about 1752 |
| | 6. Sarah Hettie Klein, b. about 1754 |
| | 7. Jacob Klein, b. 20 Jun 1756, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Last Modified |
7 Jul 2021 |
| Family ID |
F32626 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S151] Montgomery Bios, Morton L. Montgomery, (. H. Beers & Company of Chicago, 1909), 1409 (Reliability: 1).
Mr. Kline is a lineal descendant of the Elder Georg Klein, who was the first ancestor of the family in America, having been born at Zweibrucken, in Rhenish Bavaria, South Germany, October 9, 1715, and emigrated to America in 1738 with 384 other passengers. After landing at Philadelphia, he proceeded to New Jersey, and settled at a place called Amwell, where he soon became acquainted with members of the Dunkard denomination, commonly known as the German Baptist Church. He was baptized in the faith in the year 1739, and having been a man of more than ordinary literary attainments, he was chosen by the brethren as assistant minister.
In 1750, Elder Kline moved to the North-kill on a farm situated within two miles north-west of Bernville, Berks county, where he took charge of a congregation which was called The Little North-kill Meeting House. After preaching seven years in this meeting house, he was ordained as a full minister by two prominent Elders, Michael Pfautz and Martin Werner. He continued to preach here for twenty years until the congregation became too weak to support him as a minister. He was regarded by this particular denomination as a very influential minister. He was married to Dorothy Rebman, and by her had seven children; and several of the grandsons became worthy elders of the denomination. After a long and useful career in the ministry, he was gathered home into the garner of the Lord. On a little hillside on his farm, on a family plot, now owned by Percival Troutman, lie buried the remains of our first ancestor, Elder Georg Klein, together with his faithful wife, Dorothy, and many of his descendants - pioneers, evan
gelists and missionary workers.
The descendants of Elder Kline comprise a large family. A number of them assembled at the residence of Mr. Jerome I. Kline, No. 435 Woodward street, Reading, on May 2, 1904, and organized an association which they named the Elder Georg Kline Association. Since then a special committee has been tabulating the names of the descendants for the purpose of publishing them in book form for private distribution.
- [S67] Little Swatara, The Historical Committee, Sandra (Forry) Kauffman, Chair, (Masthoff Press, 2007), page 34.
- [S195] Correspondence, Wayne Kline, 28 Oct 2014.
I just received this from an S. Douglas Cline in Utah, who may be a distant relative. He has access to the Mormon Church records and has sent me the most detailed info I have seen on the father, mother, and grandparents of Joh. George Klein b. 1715. At some point I will provide you with more detailed info on the Jacob Klein family. Most of it comes from Annette Burgert's book on the immigrants from the Western Palatinate, but a Roots Web post supposedly provides info on two other sons.
Don't know if this is any help, but I accessed the genealogical archives in Salt Lake City and find that your Johan Georg Klein's parents may have been Johann Jacob Klein b. 1670 Zweibrucken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, d. 1710 Bubach, Mamming, Dingolfing-Laau, Niederbayern, Bayern, Germany and Maria Magdalena, b. 1690 Rhineland, Germany and Johann Jacob Klein's parents were Johann Berlach Klein b. abt 1636 in Irsch, Saarburg, Rheinland, Germany and d. 22 March 1709 in York, Pa. and Johanna Catherina Joubert b. abt 1638 and d. 6 January 1721 in Altenkirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- [S135] Burgert - Western Palatinate, Annette Kunselman Burgert, (The Pennsylvania German Society, 1985), pp 202-203.
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