1791 Peter Rittner, child of Peter Rittner and Barbara Rittner, was born on March 4, 1791. He was baptized on March 14, 1791 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. [1]
1814 Elisabeth, daughter of Peter and Sarah Rittner was baptized with sponsors Peter and Barbara Rittner. [2] [3]
1816 Mary Ruttner, daughter of Peter Ruttner and Sarah Ruttner, was born on January 26. She was baptized on March 10 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. [4]
1818 On August 18, The members of the "Congregation of German Roman Catholics now worshipping in our church called St. Peters Church in the Borough of Reading in the County of Berks" recorded their articles of association in a deed. [5]:
The trustees of the said Congregation are at this time Sebastian Allgaier, J? Eichhorn, Peter Rittner, Anthony Felix, Joseph Allgaier, JG Repplier, Joseff Obold, Jacob Lambert,
Members (Jno Allgaier, Wm Rehr, Wm Fricker, Peter Rittner Jnr, Jacob Hartman, Karl Clef, Johannes Hartman, Johannes Kunig (King), Michael Hartman, Georg Rittner, Martin Felix, Solomon Felix, Frans Hartman, Jacob Felix, Simon Seyfert, George Singfried, Jacob Allgaier, Joseph Lambert)
1820 Peter Ritner Junior lived in Reading South Ward, Berks County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (under 10) and 1 (16 thru 25); and females: 3 (under 10) and 1 (16 thru 25). Peter Ritner was listed adjacent. [6]
1830 Peter Ritner lived in Reading North Ward, Berks County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (10 thru 14) and 1 (30 thru 39); and females: 2 (under 5), 2 (5 thru 9), 1 (10 thru 14), 2 (15 thru 19), and 1 (40 thru 49). [7]
1850 Peter Ritner (age 60, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Spring Garden Ward 6 Twp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Sarah Ritner (age 56), Mary Hiford (age 54), Sarah Ritner (age 27), Rebecca Ritner (age 25), Barbara Wisner (age 23), Susan Ritner (age 21), Catharine Ritner (age 18), Annietta Ritner (age 15), Ellen M Hiford (age 7) and Leonidas Wisner (age 0). [8]
1851 Peter Ritner died on June 6 at age 61 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in June, 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [9]
[1] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Region 7 (Northeastern) Church Records, 1623-1970, [AncestryRecord].
[2] St. Paul's Mission, Church of the most blessed sacrament, The Goshenhoppen Registers, Baptisms, 1741-1818 [Abstracts], [Reading Berks Website].
[3] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Region 7 (Northeastern) Church Records, 1623-1970, [AncestryRecord].
[4] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Region 7 (Northeastern) Church Records, 1623-1970, [AncestryRecord].
[5] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 29-417, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryRecord].
[9] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915, [AncestryRecord].