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Abraham Johannes Fegley (1797 - 1874)

Abraham Johannes (John) Fegley aka Voegele
Born in New Hanover Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 1 May 1819 in New Hanover Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Died at age 77 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

The son of Conrad Fegley (Voegly) (1764-1827) and Anna Catharina Fuchs (1765-1815), John was born in New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania in 1797.[1] He was baptized in New Hanover on April 16, 1979.[2] His siblings included:

  1. Maria Catharina Fegley (1787-1795)
  2. George Febley (1792-1801)
  3. Jacob Fegley (1795-1878)\
  4. Johannes Fegley (1797-1874)
  5. Margaretha Fegley (1799-)
  6. Elisabetha Fillman Fegley (1801-1860)
  7. Salome Fegley (1804-1857)
  8. Anna Fegley (1806-1897)

Abraham Fegley married Maria (Fillman) Fegley, the daughter of Henry Fillman and Sophia Kepner, marrying in New Hanover Township on May 1, 1819[3] and having six known children together. They made their home in Douglass Township, in Montgomery County.[4][5][6] His occupation is listed on the 1870 census, when he was 73 years old; he worked then as blacksmith. He and his wife resided in the household of farmer Emerick Frederick.[7]

Abraham Fegley passed away at the age of 76 and is buried at Union Cemetery in Sassamansville, Pennsylvania.[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 667; New Hanover Evangelical Lutheran Church. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2451 #6648274 with attached Image
  2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTR-FBQZ : 11 January 2021), Johannes Voegely, 1797.
  3. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYF-2QGJ : 13 January 2021), John Voegly, 1819.
  4. ↑ Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1840; Census Place: Douglass, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: 477; Page: 109; Family History Library Film: 0020552. Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 8057 #2862302 with attached Image
  5. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1850; Census Place: Douglass, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: 799; Page: 191b. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Ancestry Record 8054 #6809323 with attached Image
  6. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C. Year: 1860; Census Place: Douglass, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Page: 8. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Ancestry Record 7667 #4172410 with attached Image
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ54-SF8 : 29 May 2021), John Fegeley in entry for Frederek Emerek, 1870.
  8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLQ-Q7RX : 16 June 2020), John (Johannes Voegely) Fegley, 1874; Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #80620394




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