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Subject: Re: DERR-COLLIFLOWER
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 16:54:20 -0500 (EST)


In a message dated 97-12-01 16:31:43 EST, you write:

> My Troxell family is from Egypt, Northampton County, now Lehigh County, PA.
> Hope you can help in my search for the parents of Anna Catharina Juliana
> Doerr/Derr. My branch lived in Washington county, MD. They were members
of
> the Reformed Church in the early years.

Jay, yes it would be the same family--have you seen the Egypt Reformed Church
records that Linnea Miller put on the Web? If not you should check them out.
I forget the URL but you can contact Linnea at
and she can give you the URL.

I am working on some Geigers who were allied with the Troxells and Kerns in
Egypt. Here is what I have from the Egypt Church records:

Jacob Kern, son of Christoph Kern and wife Catharina, born 15 Jan. 1785 and
bapt. 27 Feb 1785. The sponsors were: Jacob Geiger and wife Eva Catharina.

Susanna Geiger, daughter of Jacob Geiger and wife Eva Catharina, born 30 Dec.
1785 and Bapt. 5 Feb. 1786. The sponsors were: Peter Shreiber and Susanna
Kern.

Isabella Traxell, daughter of Jonas Traxell and wife Sara born 22 March 1815
and bapt. 16 april 1815. The sponsors were: Stephen Traxel and Catharina
Geiger.

"Jacob Geiger was a clockmaker and died in 1798, leaving a widow and four
children Jacob, Catharina, Maria, wife of Solomon Steckel, and Sarah, wife of
Jonas Traxel, who later removed to Cassel County (sic) MD. His widow Eva
Catharina Kern, was born Jan. 13, 1760 married Adam Traxell, and died August
23, 1829." [I figure Cassel County could either refer to Cecil or Carroll
County]

The above records are all from Egypt Ref. Church and the ones below are
involved with the same families and are from Blue Mountain Church in Upper
Tulpehocken, Berks County.

John Adam Geiger son of John Adam and wife bapt. 8 March 1767, sponsors:
Christopher Kern and wife.

John Kern son of Christopher Kern and wife bapt. 10 May 1767 sponsors: John
Adam Geiger and wife.

It appears these three families were closely allied.

Joan Myers Young

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