KRONINGER FAMILY.     Jacob Kroninger emigrated from the Palatinate and landed at Philadelphia, Sept. 24, 1753, when he was thirty years of age.  Shortly after landing he settled in Macungie township and it appears that he had four sons: Nicholas, Henry, Daniel, and one who was carried away by the Indians.  The first two moved to Northumberland county before 1783.  Daniel lived in Macungie township, until 1787 when he moved to Weisenberg township, and tehre carried on his trade as a carpenter in connection with farming.  He had six children: John; Peter, who settled in Ohio; Margaret; Susan; and three other sons.
     John Kroninger, son of Daniel and grandson of the immigrant, was born in Macungie township Oct. 4, 1775.  His parents moved to Weisenberg township when he was twelve years old and there he was reared on a farm.  He subsequently lived on a farm in Greenwich township, Berks county, now the property of John M. Frey.  He married Margaret Kob, and they had nine children: Daniel; Jonas, who died in childhood; Maria, married (first) Abr. Merkel, (second) Chas. Ott; Catherine, married Jacob Lutz; John, who settled in Ohio; David, married (first) Maria Gruber, (second) Harriet Heiser; Joseph, who settled in Iowa; Lydia; and John Peter who lived near Grimsville, and died there in 1906, aged 82 years.  He died in 1853, aged 77 years.  His wife died in 1864, aged 84 years.
     Daniel Kroninger, the eldest son of John, was born in 1803, and reared on a farm, and he carried on farming until he died in 1884.  He was married in 1824 to Esther Reifinger, born 1808, died 1901, and they had eleven children:  Florinda, married Samuel Lesher; David J., married Catherine Kunkel; Brigetta, married J. P. T. Haas; Daniel P., married Lovina Schwartz; Noah, married Hettie Dunkel; John; Sarah, married Daniel Saul; Annie, married Augustus Bortz; a son, who died in infancy; Esther; and Amelia, married James Trollinger.
     John Kroninger, son of Daniel, was reared on a farm.  He carried on farming for a time and for the past twenty years has assisted his son, Edward, in the cultivation of flowers.  He was married to Sarah Schmink, and they have seven children: Edward, Laura, Daniel, Regina, Mame, Amelia, and Stella.  They reside in Salisbury.

     EDWARD N. KRONINGER, son of John (last above-named) was born Dec. 29, 1869, in Maxatawny township, Berks county.  He attended the public school of the township, and of the borough of Topton, and also the Keystone State Normal School.  He was employed in a store at Kennett Square until 1889; then he embarked in the business of cultivating flowers at Fogelsville, and continued there three years, when he established green-houses in Salisbury township, on the road to Emaus, at the southern extremity of Allentown, and there he has conducted the business in a successful manner until the present time, directing his attention more especially to the production of large quantities of carnations and teh raising of tomatoes.  His large green-houses cover an area of 120,000 square feet.
     In 1896, Mr. Kroninger was married to Carrie A. Hendricks, daughter of Wm. F. and Ellen (Rhoads) Hendricks, of Allentown, and they have four children: Miriam H., Paul H.., Luther H., and Edward N.  They are members of st. John's Lutheran church, of Allentown.  He is a member of the Y. M. C. A., and Chamber of Commerce, and also of the American carnation Society.
Source:  History of Catasauqua in LeHigh County, Pennsylvania, Publ. 1914 - Page 750