Other Events:

• Baptism: 12 Apr 1801, Himmel Church, Washington Twp, Northumberland Co, PA
• _UID: 2BCE3FA20B4346D29329BC3F57BD1097B295

Notes:

Name Suffix: Junior

Other Events:

• Unknown: 25 Apr 1778, Macungie Twp, Lehigh Co, PA; US Oath
• Unknown: Bef 1800, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA; Migrated
• _UID: 4914CA76CE704BD980E4C3C6FF6EE09BD41A

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

1780 tax, Longswamp, single (or Hereford Twp?)
1784 tax, Longswamp, joyner, 1/2 A, 1C, 1 person
1785 tax, E. District, $2.6
1788 tax, Macungie, joyner, 1H, 1C, $5.0

1790 census, Macungie, 1-2-3 (Geyst)
1800 census, Mahanoy, 20101-22010
1810 census, pg 257, Upper Mahanoy
1820 census
1830 census, pg 233, Upper Mahanoy, 0011 1000 01-0011 0001


w/Elisabeth:
sp -> 1782, Valentine Haupt and Anna M. (at Lehigh)
Johannes 1784, sp Martin Dormeyer and wf
sp - 1786, Valentine Geist and Catharine [Dormeyer]
sp -> 1789, Johann N. Koch and Maria (at Lehigh)
Susanna 1789, sp George Geist andCatharine
sp -> 1791, George Geist and Catharine (at Longswamp)
Elisabeth 1793, sp Nicolaus Hain and Anna Elisabetha (at Lehigh)
sp -> 1794, Johannes Wagner and Anna M. [Dormeyer] (at Lehigh)

w/Christina:
George 1798, Nicholaus Schneider and wf Anna Maria (at Himmel)
Anna Margaretha 1799, Michael Wagner and Barbara [Schneider]
Andreas 1801, Johannes Wagner and Anna Margaretha [Dormeyer]
Peter 1804, Peter Schneider

1791 at Longswamp Church, $15.0

US Oath, 56:205

From Floyd's History of Northumberland County, pg 551:
JOHN H. GEIST; a retired citizen of Sunbury, was born Jan. 5, 1838, at
Northumberland, Northumberland county, and is a member of an old Pennsylvania
family first settled in Berks county, being a great-grandson of Conrad Geist,
who came from Germany about 1760 and located in that county. There is also a
large family of Geists in Montgomery county, Pa., descended from one Christopher
Geist, and there were others in Chester county. In 1790 there lived in
Lancaster county the families of George and Jacob Geist, and in the same year
the families of John and Matthew Geist lived in Montgomery county. In 1790
Conrad Geist, of the borough of Reading, had three sons over sixteen years old;
two daughters; and wife. The same year there is record of George Geist, of
Longswamp township, Berks county, with one son under sixteen years of age, one
daughter, and wife; and of Valentine Geist, of Longswamp township, with one son
under sixteen, two daughters, and wife. John Geist (son of Conrad, who came from
Germany about 1760) was the grandfather of John H. Geist, of Sunbury. He and his
wife, Elizabeth (Koch), were both from Berks county, and lived in that section
of Northumberland county now. embraced in Snyder county, where he followed
farming. He spoke German. The date of his wife's death is not known, but his
occurred in theyear 1812. Among their children were: Daniel, who was a farmer
in Montour county, Pa.; Henry, who located in the West; Conrad, who died in
Dauphin county, Pa.; John; and Peggy, who married a Mr. Dentler and lived in
Chillisquaque township, this county.

Andreas married Maria Christina SCHNEIDER Bef 1798, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA. Maria was born 8 Feb 1778, PA; died 12 Sep 1859, Northumberland Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: C0A5347D139D4A74B469A31C941009919E77

Other Events:

• Immigration: 23 Sep 1740, PA ("Lydia")
• _UID: 5197B153CC224039A662873061A884B15082

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

1779 tax, New Hanover, Joseph Geist, $7. (who isthis?)

sp -> 1759, Matthias Fuchs and Anna Magdalena (Trappe)
sp - 1765, -

or died 1742 in Dryville?

From Floyd's book:
Christopher Geist, a German mineralogist, went from his native land to
England, and from there was sent to Schwenkville, in Montgomery county, Pa., to
manage or superintend a copper mine which is to this day an old landmark of that
district. It is believed that one of the sons of this emigrant located in
Longswamp township, Berks county. We find that one Christopher Geist came to
America in 1740 on the ship "Lydia";

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:a52582&id=I63

Christopher married Anna Margaretha UNKNOWN Bef 1746, PA. Anna was born 30 Dec 1724, Germany; died 22 Oct 1776, Berks Co, PA; was buried Christ (Mertz) Church, Rockland Twp, Berks Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: E3566609219D4FF9831955D2454635497ADD

Notes:

a source on the internet shows her maiden name as "Plowhead", born 30 Dec 1727.
died 22 Oct 1776. Source?

or daughter of Johan Michael Blau?

This whole thing smells bad. The only time the surname shows up on the internet
is here, and the only referenced parent is named "Blau"?? Ha!!