LeFevre is also spelled Ferber, LaFevre, LaFever, Lefebre, LeFever,and LeFevere. It is from the original Northern French surname Lefebvre or Lefèvre. It means smith.
Europeans began to settle in the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania area about 1710. It was part of Chester County until May 10, 1729.
He married Barbara Elizabeth Howry on March 25, 1792. Barbara's parents were Johannes Hauri (John Howry) and Sophiana (Betsy) Brackbill.
Elizabeth was born on September 12, 1764 in Strasburg.
John and Elizabeth's children included:
Daniel LeFevre (1790, married Barbara Neff), John LeFevre (1792, married Magdalene Neff),
Samuel LeFevre (1793, died age 3), and
George LeFevre (1795, married Barbara Denlinger).
Pennsylvania is one of the 13 original states and was originally founded in 1681 as a result of a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of the state's namesake.
