Peter BRAUN

Born

abt. 1800 , Pennsylvania, USA

Died

abt. 1849 , Jackson, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Age: 49

Parents & Family of Peter BRAUN

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Peter BRAUN.

Parents

Father unknownMother unknown

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: abt. 1800 in Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Peter married Elizabeth WETZEL . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth WETZEL was born October 9, 1805 in Pennsylvania, USA. Elizabeth died March 30, 1886 in Red Cross, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Peter BRAUN died abt. 1849 in Jackson, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Year: 1840; Census Place: Jackson, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 475; Page: 217.
Year: 1849; Wills, 1772-1907; Index, 1792-1930; Author: Northumberland County (Pennsylvania). Register of wills; Probate Place: Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Wills, No 4-5 1834-1871.
Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for Peter Braun (1800–1849), Find a Grave Memorial no. 225726492, citing Saint Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Dennis Simpson (contributor 50245531) .

Details of the family tree of Peter appear below.

Spouse & Children of Peter BRAUN

Hide Family & Children

Peter BRAUN married

Elizabeth WETZEL
Marriage place:

Children of Peter BRAUN and Elizabeth WETZEL

Saviry William BROWN

Born: August 21, 1836, Jackson, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: April 20, 1908, Mifflintown, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Lydia STARR

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Peter BRAUN.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Peter BRAUN.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Peter BRAUN and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1836 Birth of Child
Saviry William BROWN was born August 21, 1836, Jackson, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

RECORD HISTORY