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- David Blauch, the youngest son, father of D. D. Blauch, was born in Berks county, July 8, 1789, and died in Somerset county, March 21, 1872. He worked in Johnstown while the old state canal was being built, but subsequently located on a farm near Foustwell, Somerset county, where D. D. Blauch was born. He was married four times. His first wife was Mattie Lehman, by whom he had children as follows: Jacob, Marie, who married Rev. Tobias Blauch, a descendant of Christian of Berlin; Anna, married Peter Speicher; Martha, married John Rummell. His second wife was Mattie Mishler, and had children: 1. Franie, born August 19, 1823, married John Thomas. 2. Katrina, born November 27, 1825, deceased. 3. Rachel, born May 23, 1828, married John 0. Griffith. His third wife was Barbara Livingston, and had children: 1 and 2. John and Joseph (twins), born July 23, 1834; the former married Rachel Berkey, the latter died in infancy. 3. Eve, born October 25, 1836, married Joseph Myers. 4. Barbara, born January 17, 1839, married Samuel Blauch. 5. Susanne, born February 27, 1842, married Harrison Lohr. His fourth wife was Mrs. Barbara Fyock Replogle. She was a daughter of John Fyock, born about 1770, died 1852, who is said to have been the first settler in Paint township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, and a granddaughter of Jacob Fyock or Veock, who came from Swabia to America in 1726, and settled near Holsopple, Pennsylvania. John Fyock married Susanna Messerbaugh, and had children: Catherine, Elizabeth (Growden), Frances (Shoemaker), John. Peter, Mary, Barbara (Blauch), Samuel, Daniel, Jacob, David, and Sally (died young).
Jacob Fyock, John's father, was a young man when he came to America, and married after he came here. He had children: John. David, Elizabeth, married to Berger, Catherine, married to Charles Hoke. Susan, single.
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