Peter Wetzel 
Peter was born on May 23rd, 1776 in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Peter's father was Johannes Wetzel and his mother was Catharina Truckenmiller. His paternal grandparents were Johan Jacob Wetzel and Anna Maria Bassler; his maternal grandparents were Sebastian Truckenmiller and Catharina Schambach. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Philip Truckenmiller, Son, Johannes Jr., Johann George, Elisabetha and Maria Philipina. He was the third oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 66 on December 23rd, 1842 in Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was buried on December 26th, 1842 in Howerter's Church Cemetery, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.-
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1710 in Switzerland or Germany d.Nov 1785 in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
- b.30 Oct 1746 in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania d.25 Jul 1837 in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- b.~ 1723 in Germany or Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania d.> 1768 in Berks County, Pennsylvania
- b.23 May 1776 in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania d.23 Dec 1842 in Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- b.07 Dec 1690 in Palatine Region of western Germany d.07 Oct 1717 in Berwangen, Kirchardt, Palantine, Germany
- b.01 Aug 1715 in N. Kraichgua or Gerwanger, Kirchardt, Palantine, Germany d.01 Feb 1795 in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh or Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- b.Bet 1693 and 1695 in Palatine Region of western Germany d.> 1720
- b.1752 in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania d.> 1795
- b.1 Jan 1718/19 in Palatine Region of western Germany d.30 Sep 1793 in Upper Milford, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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‌Peter and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony about 1802 in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
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