Peter Fisher ^{1 2 3}

   FamilySearch ID: LHLT-5Z7

  General Notes:

Peter and Magdalena's children:
Peter, Anna, Susanna, Moses, Emanuel, Levi, William, Catherine (Kitty), Sarah Ann, Mary Ann, Emma and Amanda.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: in 1802 in Manheim Twp., Schuylkill, PA. Peter Fisher was born in today's Schuylkill County, where Manheim Township was formed in 1811 when this part of Schuylkill was created from Manheim Township, Berks County.

2. Census in 1860 in West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States. In the 1860 census related families who intermarried are living as neighbors in West Brunswick Township in Schuylkill County: surnames Fisher, Riegel, Smith (Schmidt), Neiswender.

George Neiswenter, farmer, 68, was living with wife Mary, 67.
Samuel Neiswenter, farm laborer, 27, was living with wife Pracilla, 26; Moses, 5; Mary, 3; John, 1.
Elijah Smith, blacksmith, 28, was living with wife Catherine, 18; Lucy, 3; and Pracilla, 1.
Georg Neiswenter Jr., 34, farmer, was living with wife Hannah, 33; Hellena, 10; daughter Lauer, 8; and Aaron, 3.
Rheuben Rigel, 21, was living with wife Dianna, 23; Preacilla, 3; and Henry, 3 months old.

Peter married Magdalena Riegel, daughter of Michael Riegel and Maria Magdalena Zettelmeyer. (Magdalena Riegel was born on 15 Jul 1808 in Brunswick Twp., Schuylkill, PA ^{4 5}, christened on 20 May 1809 in West Brunswick Twp.: Zion Red Church, Schuylkill, PA,⁵ died on 18 Sep 1886 in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill, PA ⁴ and was buried in Orwigsburg: St. John's Church (White Church), Schuylkill, PA ⁴.)