John Peter Brosius ¹

  General Notes:

Peter Brosius, born July 23, 1782, was one of the early residents in the lower end of the county, and followed farming, owning a large acreage, now divided into two farms. The one went to his son Peterand is now owned and occupied by Wesley Snyder; the other went to his son Andrew, and is now owned by the Milton Drumheller estate. PeterBrosius died Nov. 19, 1849, and he and his two wives are buried at the Himmel Church. All his children were born to his first marriage, with Anna Margaretha Hepler, who was born. July 19, 1786, and died April27, 1838.
His second wife, Anna Maria (Hepler), was a sister to the first, and was herself first married to Jacob Reitz, she was born April 4, 1784,and died Sept. 23, 1857. Two sons and three daughters were born to Peter and Anna Margaretha Brosius: Maricha, who married GodfriedRebuck; Godfried; Peter; Eve, who married a son of Rev. Mr. Hemping;and Anna, who married Benneville Holshue (storekeeper, hotel keeper and postmaster at Greenbrier, in Upper Mahanoy township) and (second)a German named Lawrence, with whom she moved West.

John married Anna Margaretha Heppler, daughter of Heppler and Unknown, in 1807 in Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. (Anna Margaretha Heppler was born on 19 Jul 1786 in Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, died on 27 Apr 1838 and was buried in Himmel Church Cemetery, Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.)

John next married Anna Maria Heppler, daughter of Heppler and Unknown. (Anna Maria Heppler was born on 4 Apr 1784, died on 23 Sep 1857 and was buried in Himmel Church Cemetery, Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.)