NameAlfred G. Saeger
Birth19 Jun 1835, Lehigh Co., PA
Death23 May 1913, Allentown, PA
FatherWilliam Saeger (1806-1893)
MotherHannah Gangewere (1809-1887)
Misc. Notes
ALFRED G. SAEGER son of William, was born June 19, 1835. He was educated in the schools of Hanover Township and the Allentown Seminary. As a young man he entered the store of his father, Saeger & Keck; in Hanover Township, now the Fourteenth ward, Allentown. After spending a year in the store of C. L. and A. S. Keck. at White Haven in 1856, he became a member of the firm of Keck Saeger & Company, with his father, Andrew, Thomas, and Charles L. Keck dealers in lumber, coal and general merchandise, and who conducted the mill along the canal. In 1859 he entered the firm of Mosser, Keck & Co., in the tanning business, from which he retired in 1877. Mr. Saeger was a director of the Allentown National Bank and of the Lehigh Valley Trust Company. He was a member of the Livingston Club and for many years a trustee of Muhlenberg College. He married, Nov. 30, 1869, Miss Ella E. Troxell, daughter of Aaron Troxell. Mr. Saeger's death, on May 23, 1913, removed a beloved figure from the business and social world of the city. With Mrs. Saeger, he was a member of St. John's Lutheran church, and several times he was a delegate to the General Council of the Lutheran, Church. Mr. Saeger was also a member of the Lehigh Country Club and the Lehigh County Historical Society. Mrs. Saeger, who holds membership in both these organizations, takes great interest in historical work. She is a member of Liberty Bell Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of which she is Past Regent.
Spouses
1Elmira Ella Troxell
Birth17 Jun 1838, Allentown, PA
Death1917
MotherAngelina Jarrett (1811-1892)