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Birth: 10 Feb 1746 Longswamp / Berks / PA Death: 20 Dec 1807 Lowhill Twp / Lehigh / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
Private - Capt John Horner's Fourth Co, Third Battalion, PA (1778)
Private - Capt Andrew Dapper's Fourth Co, Lieut. Colonel Henry Geiger's Sixth Battalion, PA (1780)
Private - Colonel Henry Geiger's Sixth Battalion, PA (1782)
Additional References:
36th-45th Annual Reports DAR. Senate documents (United States Congress, Senate). Government Printing Office: Washington, DC
History of Lehigh Co, VA Vol II, pg 345. Charles Rhoads Roberts
DAR cites: PA ARCH, 5TH SERIES, Volume 8, pg 226, 231, 232, 442, 447, 448, 502, 507, 508
Spouse: (1) Maria Eva Knerr; (2) Elizabeth Hartman; Children: Maria Eva; Phillip; Anna Elizabeth; Johann Jacob; Johannes; Magdalena; Maria Catherine; Susanna Elizabetha; Anna Maria; Catherina Barbara; Henry;
Find-a-Grave has two separate grave sites for this person; the alternate is Huff's Union Church Cemetery; memorial ID #10918950
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