Display Patriot - P-103065 - Michael ALSPAUGH/ALSPACH

Michael ALSPAUGH/ALSPACH

SAR Patriot #: P-103065

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State of Service: PA      Qualifying Service: Lieutenant

Birth: 23 Oct 1748 / / PA
Death: 10 Nov 1836 Greencastle / Fairfield / OH

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. 1776, he began a six-month tour, serving as a Lieutenant in the company of Captain Godfrey Lidie or Suidle, commanded by Colonel Baltzar Gehr.
  2. 1777, he was drafted and served a month as a Lieutenant under Major Lindeman.
  3. About 1779, he served an additional three-month tour as a Lieutenant, again under Major Lindeman.

Additional References:
  1. Revolutionary War Pension file W2513
  2. Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, Pennsylvania Archives Fifth Series, Volume IV, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1906, pg 255
  3. Graves Report - Michael E Ralson - 02 Jan 1989

Spouse: (1) Mary Ann Harris; (2) Eva Everett
Children: Henry;
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Burial:
Old Betzer Cemetery (C-0124000)
Location:
Carroll / Fairfield / OH / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2281579
Grave Plot #:
Row 3, Sec B, Grave 58
Grave GPS Coordinates:
39.790416 / -82.737586
Find A Grave Memorial #:
13966725
Marker Type:
DAR marker
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

illegible stone



Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

East side of Pickerington Road



Author: Dr. Michael Bernard Gunn

This biography was augmented by PRS Staff.

Michael Alspaugh was born on 23 October 1748 

In August 1776, he began a six-month tour, serving as a Lieutenant in the company of Captain Godfrey Lidie or Suidle, commanded by Colonel Baltzar Gehr, with the Pennsylvania troops in the Revolutionary War. During this period, he participated in the Battle of Trenton. [Editor’s note: I was unable to locate either of these officers in contemporary records].

In early 1777, he was drafted and served a month as a Lieutenant under Major Lindeman. In about 1779, he served an additional three-month tour as a Lieutenant, again under Major Lindeman.
As early as 5 November 1832, Michael’s brother John made a deposition regarding his brother’s military service. This is odd, as there is no copy of Michael’s own deposition.

Given his age, there are undoubtably other marriages attributed to this man; additional research is needed. We do know that late in life, he married Eve Everett on 28 September 1834 in Fairfield County, Ohio.

He died on November 10, 1836 and is buried in Betzor Churchyard, 3798 Pickerington Road, NW, Carroll, Ohio. There is an unreadable tombstone with a DAR marker at a gravesite listed on this site as Lieut. Michael Alspauch (which is spelled incorrectly as well, as seen in the DAR plaque on the gravesite). The cemetery is the same, the plaque is the same, so it's reasonable to assume they are the same person.
 
References:

  1. Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, Pennsylvania Archives Fifth Series, Volume IV, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1906, page 255
  2. Further information: Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chap. 56th-77th Annual Reports DAR.
  3. Senate documents (United States Congress, Senate). Government Printing Office: Washington, DC.

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