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: Patriotic Service / Civil Service
Birth: 15 Dec 1732 Salem Springs / Berks / PA Death: 18 Sep 1819 Sewickley Twp / Westmoreland / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
Constable, Huntingdon
Suffered Depredation, 1783
Frontiersman, erected fort in Sewickley, Westmorleand Co, PA
Additional References:
Frontier Forts of PA, V. II, pg 381
PA Archives
Series 2, Vol IX, pg 333
Series 2, Vol XIV, pg 685
PA Hist & Mus Comm, RG 4.61, Roll # 341
Old Westmoreland: The Hist & Gen, Vol 1:4, pg 15, 16
Rothermel Families in America (J.A. Meiser, 1989, pg 623-625
History and Biography. Annals of Berks Co, PA, Morton L. Montgomery, J. H. Beers, 1909, pg 789-792
Report of the Commission to Locate the site of Frontier Forts of PA, Volume 2, Second Edition, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Litt. D, William Stanley Ray, State Printer, Harrisburg, PA, Vol 2, pg 381
Spouse: (1) Elizabeth Catherine Grim; (2) Mary Maria Rothermel Children: Joseph; Mary; Gaspard; Jasper; Catherine; Abram;
Record shows bburial in Mill Grove Cemetery, thus the cemtery linkage
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