Marilyn, I am not researching MOSER, but have run across mentions of MOSER many times as I research my own family, which is the MOSES line. One website that you should most definitely check out is Gary Mosier's page called "The Moser Genealogy and History Home Page"; the address is: http://www.surf-ici.com/mosier/default.htm Start with the link to the Moser German Genealogy Project, then go next to the examination of early Moser immigrants (which by the way isn't completely accurate -- it includes my Adam MOSES and refers to him as if he were a MOSER, which he clearly was not). Next check the family documents, followed by the Researcher's page. -- Hope this helps, Mary Taffet mdtaffet@syr.edu M J Moser wrote: > > Peter Moser, according to my grandfather was born someplace in > Northampton County and descends from a Michael who emigrated to this > country in 1751. I don't know if Michael was his father. 1850 census > records place his birth at 1796 or 1797. > > Magdalena Horlacher was born 1800-1801 . Her parents Daniel Horlacher > and > Magdalena Wittman, of Upper and Lower Saucon. > > Peter and Magdalena were married in the Borough of Easton, October 20, > 1822 by Rev. Mr. John Hecht, German Ev. Lutheran Church of Easton, > Northampton County. They were both of Saccona Twp. (published: "The > Easton Centinel" Easton, Northampton County, PA, Friday, Nov. 1, 1822) > > My great-grandfather, Osiah Anthony Moser, was born in Northampton > County > July 23, 1823. He and his twin brother Owen Joseph were in the Lower > Saucon Reformed Church, Lower Saucon Twp. A sister Hannah Louisa was > born July 1829, was baptized in the same church. The family was > living in Ohio for the 1840 census, There are IGI records for other > children in the family born after 1829 in Pennsylvania and Pike > County, Ohio. Osiah married Mary Ruckman in Ohio in 1845, and they > were living in Iowa for the 1850 census. > > Peter and Magdalena are my gggrandparents. It is very possible that > some of their younger children lived well into the 1900's. Osiah Moser > was the oldest child in his family. He passed away in Kansas in 1893. > Peter and Magdalena's gggrandchildren and ggggrandchildren may well > find their names on death records. > > My grandfather, b. 1871, was the youngest of Osiah and Mary's 11 > children, and lived until the early 1950's. His brother who was a few > years older lived to the mid 1940's. One of his sister's lived to be > 100, passing away in 1948. My grandfather's parents were identified on > his death certificate. Although I already the information, I found on > my grandfather's death certificate, his birth date and the place of > his birth. I don't remember if his parents were named in his obituary > notice which I recently saw, but it could have been. > > **Identifying Peter's parents and his birthplace is my current block. > I would also like to find the birthplace of Magdalena. Any help would > be greatly appreciated. > > It is my hope that the information I have shared will help others > connect with our family. I would love to hear from my cousins and > share information. > > Marilyn > CT > Marilyn Moser > mjmoser@snet.net