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466. Philip SEIFFERT (SAUVERT) Jr. was born in 1748 in Lotharingia (Alsace-Lorraine), Germany.⁽⁶⁴⁷⁾⁽⁷⁴²⁾⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽²³⁵⁾⁽⁷⁴⁴⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾⁽⁷⁸⁸⁾ Born in or about 1748. -- Shannon records.

Born 1748 in Lotharingia, Alsace Loraine. -- Couch, Stobie.

Born about 1759. -- Family Search.

Born in Bucks, PA. -- Grawrock.

He died on Sep 5 1823 in Unity Township, Westmoreland Co., PA.⁽⁶⁴⁷⁾⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽⁷⁵⁹⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ Died Sep. 5, 1823, in Unity Township, Westmoreland Co., PA. -- Shannon.

Died Sep. 5, 1823, in Westmoreland Co., PA. -- Couch.

Died in 1823. -- Mogush.
Philip Seiffert was the brother of Mary Elizabeth Seiffert (who married John Grett) and Joseph S. Seiffert. -- Unknown.
He was married to Mary Barbara A. GRETT (CRATE) on Nov 2 1784 in Goshenhoppen (Bally), Berks Co., PA.⁽⁶⁴⁷⁾⁽⁷⁴²⁾⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽²³⁵⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ Married November 2, 1784, in Asperum (Sharp Mountain), Berks County, PA, according to the Goshenhoppen Catholic Records, Vol. 3, page 388. -- Shannon records.

Married November 2, 1784, in Goshenhoppen, Goshenhoppen, Saint Pauls Roman Catholic, Berks, PA. -- FamilySearch.

Married November 2, 1784, in Asperum Collem, Berks Co., PA. -- Couch.
Philip Seiffert (Sauvert) and Mary Barbara Grett had 9 children, all of which are listed on the Shannon record with various dates and other information. -- Shannon.

Philip Seifert and Barbara Grett had 10 children: Philip, Catherine, Anthony, Elizabeth, Susanna, Solomon, Mary Magdalene, Henry T., John and Rosanna Susan. [Joseph is not listed, and is only a theory of Shannon anyway.] Their descendants can be found in the Couch family tree. -- Couch.

467. Mary Barbara A. GRETT (CRATE)⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾ was born between 1755 and 1760 in Windsor Twp., Berks Co., PA.⁽⁷⁸⁹⁾⁽⁷⁹⁰⁾⁽⁷⁹¹⁾⁽⁷⁴⁴⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ Mary Barbara Grett was born in 1755 or 1760 in Windsor Township, Berks County, PA. -- Shannon.

Barbara Grett was born in 1760 in Windsor Township, Berks County, PA. -- Couch.

Barbara Grete, married to Philip Seiffert, was born in 1759. -- Grawrock.
She died on Jun 19 1843 in Crates, Clarion Co., PA.⁽⁷⁹²⁾⁽⁷⁹³⁾⁽⁷⁹⁴⁾ Barbara Grett (m. Seifert) died June 19, 1843, in Crates, PA. Various records show her name as Barbari A. Grett, Mary Barbara Grett, and Barbara A. Grett. Children were:

i. Philip SEIFFERT III⁽⁶⁴⁷⁾ was born between 1785 and 1792 in Berks Co., PA.⁽⁷⁹⁵⁾⁽⁷⁹⁶⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ Born in 1785, 1791 or 1792 in Berks County, PA. -- Shannon.

Born in 1785 in Berks County, PA. -- Couch.
He died on Sep 5 1883.⁽⁷⁴⁴⁾ Philip Sauvert was child of Phillip Seiffert (Sauvert) and Mary Barbara Grett.
ii. Catherine SEIFFERT was born in 1787.⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ Born in 1787.
iii. Anthony SEIFFERT (CYPHERT)⁽⁶⁴⁷⁾ was born in 1789 in Berks Co., PA.⁽⁶⁴⁷⁾⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ Born in 1789. -- Shannon.

Born in 1789 in Berks Co., PA. -- Couch.
He died in 1873.⁽⁷⁹⁷⁾⁽⁷⁹⁸⁾⁽⁷⁴⁴⁾ Died in 1872 or 1873. -- Shannon.

Died in 1873. -- Grawrock.
Anthony Sauvert was child of Phillip Seiffert (Sauvert) and Mary Barbara Grett.
iv. Elizabeth SEIFFERT was born in 1793 in Bally, Berks Co., PA.⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ Born in 1793. -- Shannon.

Born in 1793 in Bally, Berks Co., PA. -- Couch.
She died in 1843.⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾ Death date.
229 v. Susan(na) (Suzie) (Seyfert) CYPHERT.
vi. Solomon SEIFFERT⁽⁷⁹⁹⁾⁽⁷⁵⁹⁾ was born on Feb 12 1796 in Berks Co., PA.⁽⁶⁴⁷⁾⁽⁷⁵⁹⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ Birth place and date. -- Shannon, Mogush.

Date only. -- Couch.
He died in 1861 in PA.⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽⁷⁵⁹⁾ Died in 1861. -- Shannon.

Died about 1861/62 and was buried in St. Nicholas Cemetery. -- Mogush.
"With the migration westward from Westmoreland County, PA, in the first quarter of the nineteenth century came the (Seifert) family now known as Cyphert. This family was of German descent and closely allied with the Aaron and Crate families, adjoining whose tracts two of the sons Soloman and Henry purchased land, also of the Sloan Grant and thus forming a part of the St. Nicholas parish. At the time they came to what is now Clarion County, PA, they were young and unmarried. For a while they fought the battles of the young pioneer with the aid of their mother, but later took to themselves wives from the pioneer family of James Kerr. While improving their farms and establishing their homes, they reared families of which many descendants are to be found in St. Nicholas congretation and some still own and reside on the land on which their pioneer fathers felled the first trees. It was in the home of Solomon Cyphert that Rt. Rev. Francis P. Kenrick said Mass and administered the Sacrament of Confirmation for the first time in St. Nicholas parish and gave to the people permission to build their first church." -- Shannon Record.

His parents were Philip Seifert and Barbara Grett. About the year, 1799, Solomon, then, 3 years old, traveled with his parents, brothers and sisters from Berks County to Unity Township, Westmoreland County where they settled. The 1830 Census for Unity Township, Westmoreland County shows Solomon as head of household. Sometime between the years, 1830 and 1833, Solomon, unmarried, and approximately 35 years old, moved from Westmoreland County to Clarion County with his widowed mother, brothers and sisters. They settled at Redbank or Arondale which later became known as Crates. On June 5, 1834, the Rt. Rev. Francis Patrick Kenrick, Administrator and Bishop of Philadelphia, visited the little pioneer band of Catholics, celebrated Mass, confirmed twenty-five in the home of Solomon Cyphert. At this time the Bishop gave the people permission to build their church. In the spring of 1835, the small congregation selected a site on top of the hill where the cemetery is now located. Joseph Aaron deeded the land for that purpose. They erected a small log chapel, thirty six feet in length, which was dedicated to the sevice of God under the invocation of St. Nicholas of Tolentino by the Rt. Rev. Patrick Kenrick, Bishop of Philadelphia, September 9, 1835. The Index to Deeds at the Clarion County Court House shows that Solomon bought 50 acres of land in Clarion Township from Daniel Road and his wife, October 30, 1838. Solomon, later, built a log cabin on the Kingsville road. He was a gambler and helped finance the Corsica Furnace in 1849 along with G.W. Corbet and George Reynolds. He raised oxen, horses and mules. At one point, he thought he had more money than he actually did and made a bad deal with crooked land dealers who got him to sign his land over to them for ore mining. Solomon was well-liked by his surrounding neighbors who got together and gave part of their lands on the Kingsville to him. -- Mogush.

vii. Joseph SEIFFERT⁽⁶⁴⁷⁾ was born before 1797. Joseph Sauvert was child of Phillip Seiffert (Sauvert) and Mary Barbara Grett, although this is "strictly a theory of mine." -- Shannon.

233 viii. Mary Magdalene (Seifert) CYPHERT.
ix. Henry T. SEIFFERT⁽⁸⁰⁰⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ was born on Oct 30 1800 in Unity Township, Westmoreland Co., PA.⁽⁸⁰¹⁾⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ Birth place and date. He died on Feb 1 1865.⁽⁸⁰²⁾⁽⁸⁰³⁾ Died in 1867 or on Feb. 1, 1865. Henry T. Cyphert. -- Couch.

"With the migration westward from Westmoreland County, PA, in the first quarter of the nineteenth century came the (Seifert) family now known as Cyphert. This family was of German descent and closely allied with the Aaron and Crate families, adjoining whose tracts two of the sons Soloman and Henry purchased land, also of the Sloan Grant and thus forming a part of the St. Nicholas parish. At the time they came to what is now Clarion County, PA, they were young and unmarried. For a while they fought the battles of the young pioneer with the aid of their mother, but later took to themselves wives from the pioneer family of James Kerr. While improving their farms and establishing their homes, they reared families of which many descendants are to be found in St. Nicholas congretation and some still own and reside on the land on which their pioneer fathers felled the first trees. It was in the home of Solomon Cyphert that Rt. Rev. Francis P. Kenrick said Mass and administered the Sacrament of Confirmation for the first time in St. Nicholas parish and gave to the people permission to build their first church." -- Shannon.
x. John SEIFFERT (SAUVERT)⁽⁶⁴⁷⁾ was born on Apr 19 1803 in Unity Township, Westmoreland Co., PA.⁽⁶⁴⁷⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ Birth date and place. -- Shannon.

Date only. -- Couch.
He died in 1856.⁽⁶⁴⁷⁾ Death date. John Seyvert never married. He lived with his brother, Henry, in Limestone Township, Clarion County, PA.
xi. Rosanna Susan SEIFFERT (SAUVERT) was born on Jan 21 1808.⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾⁽⁴⁷⁹⁾ Born in 1810. -- Shannon.

Born January 21, 1808. -- Couch.
She died in 1891.⁽⁷⁵⁷⁾ Died in 1871 or 1891 (handwriting hard to dicipher).