Advertisement

Johann Adam Pfeiffer

Advertisement

Johann Adam Pfeiffer

Birth
Neustadt in Holstein, Kreis Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Death
19 Apr 1788 (aged 59–60)
Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Wife: Catharine Zollinger

Children: John Adam Piper, Peter Piper, John Henry Piper, Daniel Piper, Catharine Long, Conrad Piper, Elizabeth Snyder, Jacob Piper, Frances Nancy Fricker, Mary Geeseman

As a young man of 23, determined to seek his future in the new world of America, Adam Pfeiffer made the 1,000 mile trek from his Neustadt home in Germany to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and with 143 others with similar goals, booked passage on the ship "Neptune", John Mason, Captain, destination the Port of Philadelphia by way of Cowes, England. The ship arrived in Philadelphia September 21, 1751.

Siblings: Daniel Pfeiffer, Johann Jacob Pfeiffer

Adam was not buried in the main burial ground, but a short distance southeast.
Wife: Catharine Zollinger

Children: John Adam Piper, Peter Piper, John Henry Piper, Daniel Piper, Catharine Long, Conrad Piper, Elizabeth Snyder, Jacob Piper, Frances Nancy Fricker, Mary Geeseman

As a young man of 23, determined to seek his future in the new world of America, Adam Pfeiffer made the 1,000 mile trek from his Neustadt home in Germany to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and with 143 others with similar goals, booked passage on the ship "Neptune", John Mason, Captain, destination the Port of Philadelphia by way of Cowes, England. The ship arrived in Philadelphia September 21, 1751.

Siblings: Daniel Pfeiffer, Johann Jacob Pfeiffer

Adam was not buried in the main burial ground, but a short distance southeast.


Advertisement