Peter Lehman (1782–1861)

Peter Leeman (Lehman)

14 Mar 1782 – 1861, born at Corgémont

Christopher’s 4th great-grandfather · ancestor no. 114 · generation 7
Evidence: identity documented · link to parents documented

Family

• Parents: Ulrich Leeman (fl. 1782) and Maria Thüler (fl. 1782)
• Spouse: Anna Fuhrimann (b. 1788)
• Family notes: Peter Lehman + Anna Fuhrimann (m. 1820)
• Children in this vault: Anna Maria Lehman (1825–1886)

Life and evidence

Marriage, Langnau register 1820 (K Langnau 26, p. 119, "married elsewhere")

Peter Leeman, Ulrich’s son, of Langnau, and Anna Fuhrimann, Joseph’s daughter, of Oeschenbach (parish of Rohrbach), living at Corgémont, both Täufer (Anabaptists); banns certificate 19 May; married at Moutier, 15 August 1820. See Bern K Langnau 26 - Marriages 1804-1836.

Born at Corgémont 14 Mar 1782, son of Ulrich and Maria Th[ü]ler; married Anna Fuhrimann at Moutier 15 Aug 1820, by Pfarrer Walthard (Langnau 36, p. 32). Death year 1861 from the compiled tree (not checked). Brother Christen (b. 9 Apr 1784) married Regina [Aeschlimann?] at Bern 1827.

Where they lived

• 1782 — Corgémont
• 1820 — Moutier

In their lifetime

• 1789 — 1789 First Prussian Mennonites settle in Russia
• 1798 — 1798 Old Bern falls; religious freedom
• 1833 — 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio
• 1835 — 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond
• 1852 — 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana

Pedigree

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Research tasks

• 1820 marriage found in Langnau 26, p. 119 (2026-11-01): Anna Fuhrimann’s father was Joseph
• Check Corgémont registers for Peter’s 1782 birth task/ai

Sources

• Bern K Langnau 36 - Taeuferfamilien Heimatrodel

Narratives and research

• History: 1789 First Prussian Mennonites settle in Russia, 1798 Old Bern falls; religious freedom, 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio, 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond, 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana, Faith traditions
• Sources: Bern K Langnau 26 - Marriages 1804-1836, Bern K Langnau 36 - Taeuferfamilien Heimatrodel, Smith - Smith’s Story of the Mennonites (1981)

Research log

• 2026-11-01: K Moutier 18 (Mariages 1816–1867), entries 26–33 (Dec 1819 – Nov 1820) read: no Lehman × Fuhrimann marriage on 15 Aug 1820 or any other date that year. The ‘Ehe-Rodel No. 4 p. 19’ cited must be another register (Anabaptist marriages were often entered elsewhere, e.g. the Langnau or Täufer registers, or the Tramelan/Corgémont books)
• 2026-11-01: FOUND the marriage: Langnau marriage register 1820 (K Langnau 26, p. 119, right-hand ‘married elsewhere’ column): Peter Leeman, Ulrich’s son, Täufer, m. Anna Fuhrimann (Joseph’s daughter) at Moutier 15 Aug 1820; banns certificate 19 May

Record compiled 31 October 2026.

About this research

Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.