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John Steffey (1766 - 1823)

John Steffey
Born in Chester County, Province of Pennsylvaniamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at about age 57 in Brush Valley, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

John was born in 1766. He passed away in 1823. 1819?

John Steffy (October 1766 – 26 October 1823) (FamilySearch LTQ8-M82) and Susannah Heisler (1778 – 30 March 1881) founded the earliest settlement of Steffys in Indiana County (the Brush Valley Steffys), though other Steffys not descended from them would arrive in other parts of Indiana County at a later date.[1]

John's only census in Indiana County is the 1820: 1820 Wheatfield, Indiana Col. PA – John Stiffy and wife 45+, 3 boys 10-15 (Jacob 1804, Philip 1806), 1 girl 10-15 (Maria 1808), 4 boys under 4 (David 1812, William 1812, Jonas 1815), 1 girl under 10. Gone from the household: John 1801, Margaret 1802.[1]

Children: [2]

  1. Peter m. Miss Altimus
  2. Philip
  3. John, married twice, his second wife was Elizabeth Wyke
  4. Jacob; d. 1858; son is Ephraim
  5. David (twin) b. 1812; d. 1882; m. Margaret Wakefield [1]
  6. William (twin) b. 1812
  7. Jonas; m. Julia Fairbanks
  8. Susan; m. Burnkimer
  9. Mary


Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80824450/david-steffy: accessed 14 November 2023), memorial page for David Steffy Sr. (23 Oct 1812–2 Aug 1882), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80824450, citing New Life Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rayne Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Burke Stoughton (contributor 46949665).
  2. ↑ EPHRAIM STEFFY, published in ["1745-1880 History of Indiana County, Penn'a"] by J.A. Caldwell, 1880 - Indiana County (Pa.). (Contributor John Alexander Caldwell) (Publisher J.A. Caldwell, 1880) (Original from University of Chicago Digitized Nov 4, 2014) (Length 543 pages) (Free e-book. Available at Google Play) (page 464 lower left)

Research Notes

FamilySearch Person: LTQ8-M82





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