NamePeter Newhard
Birth7 Feb 1781
Death13 Mar 1844
FatherLawrence Newhard (1740-1817)
MotherMary Magdalena Eckett (1746-1815)
Misc. Notes
. Peter Newhard, fourth son of Laurence, was born Feb. 7,1781. He was a blacksmith and had his shop in the stone building still standing on Summer Avenue, Allentown, and in later years at the southwest corner of Seventh and Liberty streets. He was a member of Zion Reformed church deeply religious, but stern in character. He died March 13, 1844 at 318 North Seventh Street, and is buried in Union cemetery. He married Anna Margaretha, daughter of John and Charlotta Elizabeth (Shankweiler) Diefenderfer. She was born June 9, 17831 and died Aug. 29, 1859. They had ten children:
Spouses
1Anna Maragaret Diefenderfer
Birth9 Jun 1783
Death28 Aug 1859
FatherJohn Diefenderfer Sr. (1754-1815)
MotherCharlotte Elizabeth Shankweiler (1759-1821)
ChildrenLouisa (1805-1862)
 Appolonia (1806-)
 Reuben (1807-1893)
 Keren H. (1810-1880)
 Charlotte (1812-1837)
 Melitha (1815-)
 Laurence (1816-)
 Thomas (1818-1894)
 Emmanuel (1821-1893)
 Henrietta (1824-1826)
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