The Place family began with two brothers who came to the United States on the ship Neptune on September 7, 1748 and arrived in the port of Philadelphia. These two brothers were Johan Paulus Platz and Adam Nicholaus Platz. Adam Nicholaus married Barbara Lonit on June 6, 1761 in Philadelphia. Adam & Barbara had four children that I know of. They were Johann Peter Paul Platz, George Platz, Suzanna and Elizabeth Platz. Adam later married Anna Maria Kaiser on December 16, 1776 in Philadelphia. Adam later moved to Northampton County where he & Anna Maria had a son named Philip Platz born October 10, 1785. Philip had one son that we know of Abt. 1807 named Michael Platz. Michael married Barbara (maiden name unknown) in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA. It is unknown at this time how many children they had..I do know that they had a son named Franklin Reuben Place born in 1853 in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA and it is believed that Franklin had a brother named John.
Franklin married Sarah Ann Elizabeth Nagle born June 14, 1854 in Bethlehem Township, daughter of Henry Nagle and Susanna Handsue. They were married about 1875. They only had one child George D. Place who was born February 18, 1878 and died December 30, 1934 in Hanover Township, Northampton County, PA. George D Place married Ellen E. Ehrig, daughter of James Ehrig and Ellen Jane Ehret. George D. Place and ElleN E. Ehrig had 9 children.
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