Peter Troxell, II

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Name: Peter TROXELL

Given Name: Peter

Surname: Troxell

Suffix: (2Nd)

Title: (2Nd)

Sex: M

Birth: 28 Dec 1723 in Switzerland

Death: 28 Feb 1811 in Jordan Ref. Church (No Tombstone)

Burial: Lehigh Co., PA 1

Event: second marriage

Note:

second marriage to Hanna Zirckel in May 11 1799

Peter Troxell served in Revolutionary War

At time of death in 1811, he had left 76 grandchildren

and 64 great-grandchildren

1

LDS Baptism: Done

Endowment: Done

Sealing Child: Done

Change Date: 1 Jan 2003 at 19:53

Father: Peter TROXELL OR TRASCHOL b: 1691 in Lenk, Switzerland c: 6 Nov 1691 in Lenk, Switzerland

Mother: Juliana Catharine FRAUHUGER b: 1703 in Switzerland

Marriage 1 Anna Maria TROXELL b: 6 Mar 1727 in USA

Married: 19 May 1747 in Lehigh Co., PA

Sealing Spouse: Done

Change Date: 1 Jan 2003

Children

Lorentz TROXELL b: 1767 in Lehigh Co., PA

Peter TROXELL b: 28 Mar 1751 in Lehigh Co., PA
Daniel TROXELL b: Abt 1753 in Egypt, Lehigh Co., PA
John TROXELL b: Abt 1755 in Bucks Co., PA
Jacob TROXELL b: 18 Jan 1758 in Lehigh Co., PA
Mary Margaret TROXELL b: 1759 in Lehigh Co., PA
Barbara TROXELL b: 13 Dec 1762 in Lehigh Co., PA
Maria Susanna TROXELL b: 9 Mar 1765 in Lehigh Co., PA c: 14 Apr 1765 in Jordan Ref Church, South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh Co., PA
Eva Catharine TROXELL b: 12 Aug 1769 in Lehigh Co., PA
Christian TROXELL b: 6 Dec 1771 in Northampton Co., PA c: 26 Jan 1772 in Jordan Ref Church, South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh Co., PA
Magdalena TROXELL b: 30 Apr 1774 in Lehigh Co., PA c: 22 May 1774 in Jordan Ref Church, South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh Co., PA
Marriage 2 Hanna ZIRCKEL b: in Lehigh Co., PA

Married: 11 May 1799 in Lehigh Co., PA

Change Date: 6 Mar 1901

Children

Maria TROXELL OR KOCH b: 2 Dec 1799 in Lehigh Co., PA c: 29 Dec 1799

Sources:

Abbrev: History of Lehigh County PA

by Charles Rhoads Robers - Vol. II - 1914

At the time of his death in 1811, he left 76 grandchildren and 64 great-grandchildren. his children were: Peter, Daniel, John, Jacob, Margaret, Barbara, Maria Susanna, Lorentz, Eva Catharine, Christian, and Magdalena. Peter Troxell deeded to his sons various tracts of land: To Peter, 194 acres, 54 perches, on 22 July 1783, to Daniel, 189 acres, 140 perches, on 22 May 1783, and 62 acres, 72 perches, on 8 Dec 1790, to Jacob, 128 acres, on 14 May 1783, to Lorenz, 104 acres, 29 perches, on 18 Dec 1790. These five tracts adjoin each other and upon them are still standing five stone houses built by members of the Troxell Family.

Troxel(l) Trails) Peter Troxell saw service in the War of Revolution and was a private in Captain Henry Reitz's Company, Second Battalion, Northhampton County, PA. Militia.

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20. Peter TRAXEL, son of Peter TRAXEL, was born in January, 1724, and died

Feb. 28, 1811. His wife, Anna Maria TRAXEL, was born March 6, 1727 and died

July 10, 1795. He was married May 19, 1747, and had seven sons and seven

daughters.

Source: Records of Egypt Reformed Church 1734-1807, Lehigh County, PA

Peter, eldest son of Peter, the emigrant, was born in Switzerland, Dec. 28, 1723. Soldier of the Rev., and was a member of the Reformed Church. He died Feb 28, 1811, in his 80th year. He married May 19, 1747, Anna Maria (?), born March 6, 1727 and died July 10, 1795. They had 7 sons  and 7 daughters, of whom 2 sons and 1 daughter died before the mother.

Peter Troxell married the 2nd time, May 11, 1799 to Hanna Zirckel. His children; Peter, Daniel, John, Jacob, Margaret, Barbara, Maria Susanna  born 1765, Lorentz, Eva Catharine, Christian, born Dec 6 1771 and  Magdalena, born April 30, 1774. Of the daughters, Margaret married Gottfried Roth, Barbara, born Dec 13, 1762, died June 4, 1834 married Peter Gross, Catharine born Aug 12, 1769, died Jan 26, 1851 married Peter Guth.  Guth, Eva Catharine nee Traxel, w/o Peter Guth, 12 Aug 1769, died 26 Jan 1851