Christian Lesher1

M, #3694, b. 7 November 1776, d. 23 July 1848
  • Name Variation: Christian Läscher2
Last Edited: 25 Sep 2019

Parents:

Father: John Lesher1 b. c 1739, d. 22 Aug 1811
Mother: Catharine Wolfart1 b. c Dec 1741, d. 24 Jun 1815

Family:

Barbara Riegel

Notes

  • Note*: Christian Lesher was named co-executor of his father's 1809 will. And Elizabeth Riegel of Tulpehocken in her 1818 will named as executor her son-in-law Christian Lesher. He was also appointed co-executor of the 1819 will of Henry Meyer, and as administrator of the estates of Mathias Wagoner, 1822, and Benjamin Rolman, 1825.5
  • Note: Christopher Lesher's German will was proved 8 Aug 1848, executor Isaac Schneider. The account names widow Barbara Lesher.6
  • Note: On 26 Oct 1851 Isaac Schneider executor of the last will and testament of Christian Lesher, late of Tulpehocken Twp. granted to John Lesher, in consideration of $705, a tract in Tulpehocken Twp. containing 7 acres and 28 perches. Christian Lesher had purchased the tract 1 Feb 1841 from John Lesher and his wife Hannah. And Christian Lesher by his will dated 17 July 1848 ordered that the tract be sold. Recorded 17 May 1864 Berks Co Deeds Vol. 78, p. 124.7

Citations

  1. [S350] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994. Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. URL: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196. Berks Co., Estate files, 'Estates 1800-1850 Leiby, Jacob-Levan, Jacob L.', File: 'Lesher, John TU 1811', image 1816.
  2. [S213] Humphrey, John T., Pennsylvania Births, Berks County, 1710-1780 (Washington D.C.: Humphrey Publications, 1997), p. 203, citing #18, Altalaha Lutheran, Tulpehocken Twp..
  3. [S389] Records of Christ Church in Tulpehocken, Berks Co., Pa. also known as Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tulpehocken. Typescript, translation by P. C. Croll & W. T. Stauffer of photo stat copy from Penn. Gen. Soc. FHL microfilm 20528, Item 4. [at Stouchsburg]. p. 344.
  4. [S389] Christ Church Tulpehocken 1, p. 446.
  5. [S350] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994. Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. URL: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196., Berks Co., Estate files.
  6. [S350] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994. Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. County courthouses, Pennsylvania. URL: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1999196., Berks Co., Estate files, 'Estates 1800-1850 Leiby, Jacob-Levan, Jacob L.', file: "Lesher, Christian, TU 1848", images 1682-1711.
  7. [S149] FamilySearch, online https://www.familysearch.org/, Berks, Pennsylvania. 'Deeds, 1734-1866 ; Indexes, 1752-1926'.; 'Deeds v. 78 1864-1865'; Vol. 78, p. 124, image 133.