Johann Peter Klinger was born 3 November 1773 in Reading, Pennsylvania. His parents were Johann Philip Klinger (1723-1811) and Eva Elisabeth Beilstein (1730-ca. 1815). He married Catharina Steinbruch, daughter of Adam Steinbrecher and Anna Margaretha Hoffman, in about 1791 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. They had eleven children. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Germany, Pennsylvania and Indiana.

The story of one German immigrant of the mid 18th century and some of his ancestors and descendants

This book details over ten thousand descendants of Johann Peter Klinger and Catharina Steinbruch - most of them from the Pennsylvania Dutch region - including most of the prominent families of the historic Mahantango Valley. The origins of Klinger's Church and Klingerstown are discussed as well as numerous photos of historic homes and gravesites. This book is a "must have" for anyone interested in Mahantango/Lykens Valley history or genealogy.

This book details over six thousand descendants of Johann Peter Klinger and Catharina Steinbruch - most of them from the Pennsylvania Dutch region - including most of the prominent families of the historic Mahantango Valley. The origins of Klinger's Church and Klingerstown are discussed as well as numerous photos of historic homes and gravesites. This book is a "must have" for anyone interested in Mahantango/Lykens Valley history or genealogy. This volume is 430 pages - INDEXED.

Excerpt from A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania From 1727 to 1776: With a Statement of the Names of Ships, Whence They Sailed, and the Date of Their Arrival at Philadelphia, Chronologically Arranged, Together With the Necessary Historical and Other Notes This Collection contains upwards of Thirty Thousand Names, and some historical and biographical notes. The present descendants of the early German, Swiss and French immigrants, now numbering millions, living in Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Virginia, and in the Western States, Will be enabled, if they procure this Publication, to ascertain the time of their ancestors' ar rival, and other facts of value to most of them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.