Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

John Pentico
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. John Pentico was born on 26 Feb 1802 in Pennsylvania (son of Johann Phillip Bennighoff and Catherine Miller); died on 18 Jul 1857 in Pleasant Valley, IA. Family/Spouse: Catherine Young. Catherine was born in 1806 in New Hanover, PA; died on 26 Aug 1886 in Jasper, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Jacob Penticoff was born on 7 May 1824 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania; died on 2 Feb 1912 in Davenport, Iowa; was buried in ?.
2. Johann Phillip Bennighoff was born on 25 Oct 1770 in Upper, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania (son of Philip Jacob Bennighoff and Elizabeth Schwarm); died on 26 Sep 1939 in Union, PA. Johann + Catherine Miller. Catherine was born on 23 Aug 1772 in Lehigh County, PA; died in 1847 in Union Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Catherine Miller was born on 23 Aug 1772 in Lehigh County, PA; died in 1847 in Union Co., PA. Children:
- 1. John Pentico was born on 26 Feb 1802 in Pennsylvania; died on 18 Jul 1857 in Pleasant Valley, IA.
Generation: 3
4. Philip Jacob Bennighoff was born on 30 Jan 1740 in Bischheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died in 1826 in Clearfield County, PA; was buried in Zion Union Cemetery, Maxatawny, PA. Philip + Elizabeth Schwarm. Elizabeth was born in 1751 in Germany; died in 1826 in New Tripoli, PA; was buried in Ebenezer, Union Chruch New Tripoli, Lynn Township, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Schwarm was born in 1751 in Germany; died in 1826 in New Tripoli, PA; was buried in Ebenezer, Union Chruch New Tripoli, Lynn Township, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA. Children:
- Maria Elisabetha Bennighoff was born on 2 Jan 1767 in Buffalo Township, Montgomery, PA; was christened on 2 Jan 1767 in Buffalo Twp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
- Johannes Bennighoff was born on 26 Dec 1768 in Upper, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
- 2. Johann Phillip Bennighoff was born on 25 Oct 1770 in Upper, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; died on 26 Sep 1939 in Union, PA.
- Frederick Bennighoff was born on 19 Jan 1773 in Northampton, Pennsylvania.
- Valentin Bennighoff was born about 1776 in <>, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
- Philipp Jacob Bennighoff was born on 12 Dec 1777 in <>, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania.
- Sebastian Benighoff was born on 31 Jan 1780 in Lehigh County, PA; died on 31 Dec 1849 in Lehigh, PA; was buried in Ebenezer Old Cemetery, New Tripoli, PA.
- Dorothea Margaretha Bennighoff was born in 1781 in <>, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.
- Maria Magdalena Bennighoff was born on 14 Oct 1783 in Greenwich Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania.
- William Bennighoff was born on 29 Oct 1784 in <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania.
- J George Bennighoff was born on 15 Jan 1790 in <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania.
- Peter Bennighoff was born in 1792 in <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania.
- Christina Bennighoff was born on 19 Oct 1796 in <greenwich Twp>, Berks, Pennsylvania.
