Shirley Mae Louser Brown

Johan Philip Braun (1697-1767), son of Johann Jost Braun, was born in Udenheim, Hessen, Germany. He immigrated to New York in 1709 with his family. He later settled in Pennsylvania. His wife, Elisabeth Magdalena Losch (1699-1763), was the daughter of John Balthaser Losch and Susanna Phillippina Gerina. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Ontario, Iowa, Minnesota, and elsewhere.