Abraham Lenhart

(March 11, 1782 - February 22, 1838)
Abraham Lenhart|b. Mar 11, 1782\nd. Feb 22, 1838|p64.htm|Christian Lenhart Sr.|b. 1721\nd. 1810|p65.htm|Anna Maria Heindel|b. about 1740\nd. Jan, 1827|p994.htm|||||||||||||

Relationship=3rd great-grandfather of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Relationship=Son of Christian Lenhart Sr..
Charts on which this person appears:
Rev. Don E. Smith, Sr. Family Tree
Abraham Lenhart
Born March 11, 1782
Died Feb. 22, 1838
Gravestone inscription:
"As runs the glass, Mans life doth pass."
He is gone we trust to the land of rest, Where the weary are forever blessed, Where paines & toiles & tiers are... (rest was illegible)


     Abraham Lenhart was born on Monday, March 11, 1782 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, son of Christian Lenhart Sr. and Anna Maria Heindel. Family memories related through the generations say that he was born about the time of the Revolution War.3,4

Abraham was a farmer.3

Abraham married Sarah Byerly, daughter of Michael Byerly and Anna Maria Harmon, in 1804.3 Abraham Lenhartmoved near in Harrison City, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in 1820 and lived there until his death.

Abraham died on Thursday, February 22, 1838 at age 55.4 He was laid to rest. His grave is located on the slopping hillside below the original brick church. Sarah's grave is next to his.5

Children of Abraham Lenhart and Sarah Byerly

Citations

  1. [S77] Lenhart Lines Georgia Kinney Bopp , Brush Creek Church Records, URL on file. Hereinafter cited as Online: RWDB: GKBopp; Georgia Kinney Bopp. Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  2. [S77] Lenhart Lines Georgia Kinney Bopp , URL on file. Hereinafter cited as Online: RWDB: GKBopp; Georgia Kinney Bopp. Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  3. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
  4. [S220] Barbara White (Miller), Chronicles of the Blacks, the Lenharts, the Borens ( Barbara White (Miller), 1991). Hereinafter cited as Chronicles of the Blacks, the Lenharts, the Borens.
  5. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone , Brush Creek Cemetery, 127 Altar Lane, Irwin, PA 15642-8025. Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
  6. [S218] Baptisms, p. 68-70, Brush Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church, N. Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA: #605, p.35, (1792-1858), Susan Noyes' Research Compilation, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Hereinafter cited as Brush Crk Ev Lth Ch,Westmd.Co., PA.
  7. [S218] Baptisms, p. 68-70, Brush Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church, N. Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA: #856, p.50, (1792-1858), Susan Noyes' Research Compilation, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Hereinafter cited as Brush Crk Ev Lth Ch,Westmd.Co., PA.
  8. [S218] Baptisms, p. 68-70, Brush Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church, N. Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA: #1053, p.61, (1792-1858), Susan Noyes' Research Compilation, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Hereinafter cited as Brush Crk Ev Lth Ch,Westmd.Co., PA.
  9. [S218] Baptisms, p. 68-70, Brush Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church, N. Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA: #1118, p.65, (1792-1858), Susan Noyes' Research Compilation, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Hereinafter cited as Brush Crk Ev Lth Ch,Westmd.Co., PA.
  10. [S218] Baptisms, p. 68-70, Brush Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church, N. Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA: #1170, p.68, (1792-1858), Susan Noyes' Research Compilation, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Hereinafter cited as Brush Crk Ev Lth Ch,Westmd.Co., PA.
 


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