The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: PA
Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service
Birth: 21 Mar 1745 / / Germany Death: 23 Apr 1818 New Berlin / Union / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
Ranger of the Frontier, Captain James Bovard
Received Deprecation Pay, Northumberland Co, PA, Militia
Additional References:
PA Arch
3rd Series, Vol 23, pg 350
5th Series, Vol 4, pg 357, 358
Snyder County Annals, Vol 1, pg 16
Spouse: (1) Mary Catherine Scharf/Scharff; (2) Maria Magdalene Miller Children: Daniel; Andrew; Barbara; Michael; Christina; Henry; George; Frederick; Eva Maria;
arrived in the US in Jan 1767 from Rotterdam, on the ship "Betsy
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
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Patriot biographies must be the original work of the author, and work submitted must not belong to another person or group, in observance with copyright law. Patriot biographies are to be written in complete sentences, follow the established rules of grammar, syntax and punctuation, be free of typographical errors, and follow a narrative format. The narrative should unfold in a logical manner (e.g. the narrative does not jump from time period to time period) or have repeated digressions, or tell the history of the patriot's line from the patriot ancestor to the author. The thinking here is that this is a patriot biography, not a lineage report or a kinship determination project or other report published in a genealogy journal. The biography should discuss the qualifying service (military, patriotic, civil) of the patriot ancestor, where the service was rendered, whether this was a specific state or Continental service, as well as significant events (as determined by the author) of the patriot's life. This is the entire purpose of a patriot's biography.
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Additional Information:
DAR cites (there are issues regarding lineage)
EARLY PAPERS THRU CHILDREN DANIEL & GEORGE HAVE THE WRONG MOTHER
CHILDREN BORN 1794 OR LATER BELONG TO 2ND WIFE
2ND WIFE D/O FREDERICK MILLER A078804 - 24 Jan 2009