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    1. [PAMONROE] Re: John Smith and Catherine Miller
    2. geri brennan
    3. Wow, Miller and Smith, I will give you what I find. Schmitt, (now Smith) Family Christian Schmitt, of the upper end of Lehigh County. Lynn Township, Nov 12, 1753. "I do assign and set over all my right, title and interest in this bill of sale unto my brother-in-law, Matthia Schutz, as witness my hand, signed Christian Schmitt. The next mention of his name appears in the list of members of the Heidelburgh church in 1757. Christian Scmitt had children; Christian Jr., Michael, Susanna, intermarried with John Miller and they lived in Heidelberg, and another son, tradition states lived in Stroudsburg, Monroe County. Christian Schmitt, Jr., born April 2, 1762 and they lived near Pleasant Coner. He died Aug 26, 1847 in his 86th year. He married Catharine Seidler, was born on Christmas Day, 1746, and died June 2, 1839, in her 75th year. They were married for 53 years and they had 9 children, John Schmidt was bornn Nov 9, 1798 and died in 1883, he married Magdalena Miller, who was born Nov 13, 1803 and died Feb 3, 1876, in her 73rd year. Children; Henry, who died young, William F., Jeroma married Elias Werley, and Maria who married Solomon Best. Schmidt, Philip, was born April 7, 1801 and died at Heidelberg, Jan. 31, 1877 in his 76th year. His wife Elizabeth (?) was born in 1807 and died in 1893 in her 87th year. Among their children were; Adaline, Sallie, Mrs. Penrose Reidy, Sophia and a son who died in infancy. Smith, William F., son of John, born March 10, 1835. Member of the Heidelberg Church, he married Leanna, a daughter of Stephen Bachman, she was born March 29, 1839 and died July 22, 1893. Children; Amanda who married Lewis B. Reitz, Henry F., and Sarah, the wife of Irwin P. Kemmerer.. Schmidt, Michael, son of Christian, the pioneer, the other line of this large family was born Dec. 31, 1769. He lived in Heidelberg, and he died in 1844. His wife was Maria Wehr was born April 9, 1776 and died May 27, 1832. They are buried at the old graveyard at Heidelberg. Children; Henry who settled in IN, Michael of Luzerne county, John, Christian who settled in IN, Elias who settled in Ohio, Joseph who died at Slatington, PA., Salome who married John Neff, Elizabeth, who married Henry Handwerk, Julia who married David Mantz, Esther, who married Michael Peter and they lived in Lehighton, PA. John Schmidt, son of Michael, lived on the old homestead in Heidelberg, lived to an advanced age, he married Catharine Miller, born Oct 18, 1801 and died July 2, 1883 in her 82nd year. Both are buried at the Heidelberg church, Children, Elizabeth, wife of David Peter, David, Aarom, Edwin, Owen, and Eli. Aaron Schmidt, of Heidelberg township, born Sept 27, 1827. He married in 1855 to Susanna Matilda Mantz. No children. Records at Heidelberg Son of Henrich Schmidt and wife, bp. May 31, 1752 Johann Jacob son of Ludwig Schmid and wife born April 26, 1788, sp. Johannes Wagener and wife Records at Easton Michael Schmid and Catharine, a dau., Anna Barbara, bp. 1 Jan 1777 Christian Mueller and Catharine, a son, Isaac, born 13 Feb, 1778 Michael Schmidt and Catharine, born 25 Feb 1779, a dau. Elizabeth Best Wishes, Geri

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