Family history and record book of the descendants of Johan Friedrich Reitz, the pioneer who landed at Philadelphia, Pa., September 7, 1748
By: compiled by J.J. Reitz
Contributors: Searle & Bachman
Publisher: [Searle & Bachman]
Published: 1930
Place of publication: Allentown Pa.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Description: Johann Friedrich Reitz (b.1721) was the son of Johannes Peter Reitz and Magdalena Weygand of Lohrhaupten, Gelnhausen, Germany. He married Anna Margaretha Steigerwalt, daughter of Melchior Steigerwalt of Flörsbach. They emigrated and settled in Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania in 1748. Several generations of ancestors and descendants are given.