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==Birth==  
Peter Auchambach was born in Schoharie County on August 11, 1744 a son of Rudolph Achenbach and Elisabeth Catherine Mann.  

==Education== 
His education has not been defined, but he was able to write his own name.
==Occupation== 
He was a farmer
==Marriage & Children== 
On January 21, 1766 he married Annatie Settle who was born in Schoharie County at about 1745, a daughter of Jacob Zittel and Elizabeth Bracham.  Their known children were:
*Anna Christina Achenbach b. February 25, 1767 specifically named as Annatie in her father’s will, married to [[Sparbeck, Conrad|Conrad Spaerbeck]]
*Catharine Achenbach b. May 29, 1768
*Elisabeth Achenbach b. October 14, 1769
*Barbara Achenbach b. May 7, 1771
*Margaret Achenbach b. April 1, 1773
*[[Auchampaugh, Jacob |Jacob Achenbach]] b. October 29, 1774 married Mary Turk
*Maria Achenbach b. April 26, 1776 specifically named in her father’s will as Maria Hurst
*Peter Achenbach, Jr. baptized March 17, 1778 specifically named in his father’s will
*Conrad Achenbach b. February 21, 1780 specifically named in his father’s will
*[[ Achenbach, George |George Achenbach]] b. July 2, 1782
*Johannes Achenbach baptized April 8, 1784
*[[ Auchampaugh, Rudolph,| Rudolph Auchampaugh]]
*Reuben Achenbach b. about 1786
*Sophia Achenbach b. October 16, 1787  specifically named in her father’s will, she married Ezra Buckbee
Peter married secondly the widow, Eve Vosburg, on January 25, 1797.

==Death==
Annatie died in 1796.  Peter died in October of 1801 both probably in what is now Knox.
==Peter’s Will==
A lot of this will is illegible
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