Michael Moyer
1771 - 1842 (70 years)-
Name Michael Moyer [1] Born 02 Aug 1771 Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA [2, 3, 4] Gender Male Residence Spring Bank, Brush Valley, Centre County, PA [2] Died 01 Apr 1842 [2, 3, 4] Buried Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA [2, 3, 4] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61300743/michael-meyer
Buried Section 1, Row 10, #27. Next to his grandson, W. Franklin Meyer (son of Michael's son Solomon)
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Person ID I224 Kreider Moyer Last Modified 17 Aug 2024
Father Christopher Meyer, b. 20 Oct 1734, Millbach, Lebanon County, PA , d. 02 Aug 1801, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA (Age 66 years) Mother Anna Maria Schaeffer, b. 19 Feb 1744, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA , d. 01 Jan 1823, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA (Age 78 years) Family ID F3 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Derstine, b. 23 Sep 1777, d. 15 Jun 1872, State College, Centre County, PA (Age 94 years) Children 1. Henry Moyer, b. 14 Nov 1796, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA , d. 03 Jan 1873, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA (Age 76 years) 2. Mary Meyer, b. 5 Apr 1802, Pennsylvania , d. 26 Jan 1882 (Age 79 years) 3. Michael Moyer, b. 10 Feb 1804, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA , d. 24 Jun 1875, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA (Age 71 years) 4. George Meyer, b. 01 Mar 1806, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA , d. 15 Feb 1889 (Age 82 years) + 5. Elizabeth Meyer, b. 26 Dec 1807, Centre County, PA , d. 28 Jul 1893 (Age 85 years) 6. Samuel I. Moyer, b. 09 Jan 1810, Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA , d. 28 Dec 1893, Ridott, Stephenson County, IL (Age 83 years) 7. Catharine Meyer, b. 13 May 1816, d. 11 Feb 1846 (Age 29 years) 8. Solomon Meyer, b. 26 Feb 1819, Pennsylvania , d. 19 Jul 1872, Potter Township, Centre County, PA (Age 53 years) Last Modified 17 May 2018 Family ID F116 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 02 Aug 1771 - Campbelltown, Lebanon County, PA Residence - - Spring Bank, Brush Valley, Centre County, PA Buried - - Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set
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Headstones Meyer, Michael (1771-1842)
St. Peters Lutheran & Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Miles Township, Centre County, PA
Plot: Section 1, Row 10, #27. Next to his grandson, W. Franklin Meyer (son of Michael's son Solomon)
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Notes - info from The Meyer Family Tree compiled by John D. Meyer, Tyrone, PA, October 1937
Married Elizabeth Derstine and moved to Spring Bank, Brushvalley, Center Co., PA in 1834.
from The Genealogy of the Meyer Family by Henry Meyer, 1890.
Michael (son of Christopher son of Gr. Meyer), was born Aug. 2, 1771; died April 1, 1842, lies buried in the Lutheran and Reformed cemetery at Rebersburg, Pa. His wife, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Derstine, was born Sept. 23, 1777, and died June 15, 1872 near State College, Pa., at her son George's home, and is buried at Boalsburg, Pa. Michael moved from Campbellstown, Lebanon County, to Spring Bank, Brushvalley, Centre Co., in the spring of 1834, where he purchased a farm. He was a man of herculean frame and strength, but of benevolent and amicable disposition. He was considerably over six feet tall and weighed 386 lbs. Several references have already been made to the subject of this sketch on other pages of this book.
- info from The Meyer Family Tree compiled by John D. Meyer, Tyrone, PA, October 1937
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