Anna Katharina Brecht

Johannes Michael Brecht, born 12 Oct 1662 in Neudorf and died 11 Aug 1719 in Schreissheim. He married on 29 Jul 1684 Anna Katarina Hoffman (b.14 Oct 1664), daughter of Hans Jost Hoffman and Christina Frank. On May 6, 1726, "Anna Catherina Brecht, widow of Johannes" with her two sons Stefan and Johann (Michael) petitioned to be allowed to emigrate to America. They landed in Philadelphia, settling first in the Germantown Section, but were in Heidelberg Twp, Lancaster Co, PA, before April 1728, when Michael was married. Johannes, Susanna and her husband Gabriel Roescher, and Stefan's oldest two sons followed in 1731.

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