Johan Frederick Weigley was best known as Fred Weigley or Johan Fridrich Wegerlein. He was born on May 22, 1773, in Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, and died in 1836 in Brothers Valley, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, at about 63.
Fred’s parents were Philip Wagerline and Anna Dorothea Krafft, aka Fronica. His mother was born in Germany and first came to America in 1744.
Based on the “Source Citation for Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 – FHL Film Number 14145,” we know that his parents were Philip Wegerlein and Fronica. This tells us not only when he was born but also when he was christened (October 20, 1773). Oh, by the way, he was christened at the Reformed Congregation in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Fred was baptized on October 20, 1773, at the Reformed Congregation, Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland. We know this from the “Maryland Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911″.
He appeared in the United States census in 1800, 1820, and 1830. He also appeared in the Pennsylvania Septennial Census, 1779-1863.
Johan Frederik was named after his grandfather on his mother’s side, Johann Frederick Krafft.
He married a lady named Catharine, but we aren’t sure when the marriage took place. All we can say for sure is that it was sometime before 1801, when their first child was born.
- Anna Marie (1801)
- Joseph William (1802)
- Henrietta (1804)
- Lydia (1807)
- Theresa (1809)