Display Patriot - P-148091 - Frederick J DIEHL

Frederick J DIEHL

SAR Patriot #: P-148091

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State of Service: PA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A034741

Birth: 05 Jan 1743 Shornheim / / Germany
Death: 13 May 1816 Menallen Twp / Adams / PA

Qualifying Service Description:

He served as a Private in the company of Captain John Lyle of the 2nd Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel William Raup.


Additional References:

Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, Pennsylvania Archives Fifth Series, Volume VIII, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1906, pg 212-213


Spouse: (1) Mary Hawley/Harley; (2) Mary XX; (3) Mary Moehler Summers
Children: Jacob; Abraham; Hannah; Mary;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1971-10-27 MD Unassigned Edwin T Hollinger (101298) Jacob   
2009-12-15 MO 37475 Dale Edward Crandell (175822) Mary   
2012-12-05 CA 50690 Eric Irwin Perera (185614) Jacob   
2012-12-05 CA 50691 William Mack Perera (185615) Jacob   
2018-09-07 NY 82204 Daniel Filbrun McNelly (206175) Jacob   
Burial:
Pfoutz Meeting House Cemetery (C-0105383)
Location:
Gettysburg / Adams / PA / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2249121
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
24526185
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Actual buried in a small family plot located on his family farm at 600 Plainview Road, Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania at coordinates: N39° 55’ 52.80” and W77° 10’ 36.02”
  • The memorial marker for Frederick and his sons, who served in the War of 1812, is located at the Marsh Creek Brethren Church Cemetery, Highland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
  • 1) Photo credit DaleEdward CrandellNational Number: 175822


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Dale Edward Crandell

Frederick Diehl was born 5 January 1743 in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He came to America on the ship Snow Squirrel, arriving at Philadelphia on 21 October 1761. He was a member of the German Baptist-Brethren Church (anabaptists) and part of Pennsylvania's Germantown settlement. He was a farmer in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

He first married Mary Magdalena Harley in 1766 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Mary was born on 12 March 1747 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Rudolph and Mary (Becker) Harley. Frederick and Mary and the following known children:

  • Mary was born in 1747 and married Rev. David Pfoutz.
  • Jacob was born in 1768 and married Christina Bosserman.
  • Abraham was born in 1769 and married Mary Deardorff.

After his wife died in 1769, he married a second time to Mary (surname unknown). She died about 1771 in childbirth to twins, with no other children. 

Frederick's third marriage was to Mary Moehler Summers, born in 1746. Among their known children: 

  • Philip was born in 1773.
  • John was born in 1777 and married Elizabeth Stoner.
  • Hannah was born in 1780 and married 1) Christian Lehman and 2) Michael Fissel.
  • David was born in 1782 and married Elizabeth McGrew.
  • Samuel was born in 1787 and married Catherine Bream.

He served in the Revolutionary War as a Private in the 8th Class, 2nd Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia. He served in Captain John Lyle's Company for Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

The Patriot died on 13 May 1816 in Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was buried in a small family plot on his family farm at 600 Plainview Road, Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, next to his last wife. A memorial marker for Frederick and his sons who served in the War of 1812 is located at the Marsh Creek Brethren Church Cemetery, Highland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Sources:

  1. DAR (n.d.). DAR Ancestor Search: Fredrick Diehl A034741 [database]. National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. 
  2. Diehl, Harry (1989). Diehl-Deal-Dill-Dale Families of America. Harry Diehl. 
  3. Durnbaugh, Donald (Ed.) (1984). The Brethren Encyclopedia. Brethren Publishing House. 
  4. Estate Record: Frederick Diehl. Probated Will, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  5. Haugten, J.D. (1917), A Condensed Record in Two Parts. Brethren Publishing House. 
  6. Montgomery, Thomas Lynch (1906). Pennsylvania Archives: 5th Series (vol. 8). Harrisburg Publishing Company.
  7. Obituary: Frederick Diehl. Adams Sentinel, 5/22/1816. Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  8. Pfautz, John Eby (1881). A Family Record of John Michael Pfautz. John Baer's Sons.
  9. SAR (n.d.) SAR Patriot Search: Fredrick Diehl P148091 [database]. National Society Sons of the American Revolution. 

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