The Lauffers lived in Nuremburg in the Palatinate area of Germany. When the Rhine Valley was destroyed by the French armies, the Palatinates found shelter in Holland and Switzerland, then on to England, and finally settling in Pennsylvania.
In 1771, Christian Lauffer purchased 40 acres of land in Northampton County, PA. By 1774, he and his family, which included his wife, five sons and five daughters, relocated to Westmoreland County. The eldest son, Peter, remained behind. Christian lived near Pleasant Unity and he, like many others, endured hardships. Indian uprisings were feared. Markets were a great distance from home. It was a continuing struggle to pay for their land, and this in itself kept their family poor.
Christian and his wife, Susanna Best, daughter of Wilhelm Best & Susanna Schaeffer, had eleven children: Johan "Peter" LAUFFER Sr, Bartholomew "Bartol" LAUFFER, Adam LAUFFER, Henry LAUFFER, Elizabeth LAUFFER, Susanna LAUFFER, Anna Catherine LAUFFER, Anna Maria "Mary" LAUFFER, John LAUFFER Sr, Magdalena "Matty" LAUFFER, and Christian Lauffer Jr.
For more details on the Lauffer family, please see their website: www.laufferhistory.com
The Lauffers lived in Nuremburg in the Palatinate area of Germany. When the Rhine Valley was destroyed by the French armies, the Palatinates found shelter in Holland and Switzerland, then on to England, and finally settling in Pennsylvania.
In 1771, Christian Lauffer purchased 40 acres of land in Northampton County, PA. By 1774, he and his family, which included his wife, five sons and five daughters, relocated to Westmoreland County. The eldest son, Peter, remained behind. Christian lived near Pleasant Unity and he, like many others, endured hardships. Indian uprisings were feared. Markets were a great distance from home. It was a continuing struggle to pay for their land, and this in itself kept their family poor.
Christian and his wife, Susanna Best, daughter of Wilhelm Best & Susanna Schaeffer, had eleven children: Johan "Peter" LAUFFER Sr, Bartholomew "Bartol" LAUFFER, Adam LAUFFER, Henry LAUFFER, Elizabeth LAUFFER, Susanna LAUFFER, Anna Catherine LAUFFER, Anna Maria "Mary" LAUFFER, John LAUFFER Sr, Magdalena "Matty" LAUFFER, and Christian Lauffer Jr.
For more details on the Lauffer family, please see their website: www.laufferhistory.com
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