1740 Elizabeth Koffroth was born on October 24 in Cocalico Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [1]
1759 Elizabeth Koffroth and Peter Meyer, son of Elias Meyer, were married on November 13. [2] [3]
1795 The will of Peter Meyer was dated February 2. It was proved on August 24, 1795 in Codorus Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. The will named wife Elizabeth and children Conrad, Regina, David, Christina wife of John Hering, Peter, Elizabeth, Adam, Henry, Mathias, and Frederick. [4]
1798 Elizabeth Koffroth died on April 30 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. [5]
Research Notes:
Peter Myers served in the War of 1812. Elizabeth Myers was named as his widow. This suggests that she died after he did. [6]
Notes for this couple are transcribed: [Transcription, Website of Peter Meyer.]
Mennonite card file reports that Elizabeth died on November 13, 1759. [7] Perhaps Peter had two spouses, both named Elizabeth, and his second wife was named in his will.
[1] Willis Adrian Koffroth, Koffroth Family History (2000), 19, [FHLCatalog].
[2] Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volume 6 (Egypt) (1907), 213, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].
[3] Willis Adrian Koffroth, Koffroth Family History (2000), 19, [FHLCatalog].
[4] York County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1749-1819, [AncestryRecord].
[5] Willis Adrian Koffroth, Koffroth Family History (2000), 19, [FHLCatalog].
[6] War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[7] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].