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
Birth: 31 Jul 1749 New Hanover / Montgomery / PA Death: 10 May 1806 Pottstown / Montgomery / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
1781, he served as a Private in the 4th Class in the company of Captain Jacob Witz, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Bitting, of the 4th Philadelphia County Militia
1779, 1782, he paid a supply tax in Douglass Township, Philadelphia County
Additional References:
Martin, David and William H. EglePennsylvania Archives Third Series, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer, 1897:
Vol XIV, pg 584
Vol XVI, pg 168
Montgomery, Thomas LynchPennsylvania Archives Sixth Series, Vol I, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1906, pg 779, 796
Spouse: Julianna Reifschneider Children: John S; Catherine; Christianna;
His name appears on a bronze plaque that displays the names of the people who were buried under the addition to the church in the early 1900s. A parking lot and the building addition are now where the 'Old Burying Ground' was. The Old Burying Ground was shared with Emmanuel Lutheran Church on the other end of the block. It is visible in the first picture. That church also has a plaque with the names of those buried under the addition to their church.
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
The location of the former cemetery is at the corner of Hanover & Chestnut Streets in Pottstown.
Author: Eric H. Troutman
Andreas Schoener was born on 31 July 1749 in New Hanover Township, Philadelphia County (now Montgomery County), Pennsylvania, the son of Johann Melchior and Anna Maria (Geiger) Schoner. The family originated from Ehrstadt, North Kraichgau, Germany, and with their younger children, arrived in Philadelphia on 21 September 1742 aboard the ship Francis & Elizabeth. The family settled in New Hanover Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, where Andreas was born.
Andreas married Julianna Reifschneider (1749-1830) on 21 May 1771 (New Hanover Lutheran Church Records). Andreas was the father of eight known children: Jacob, Johann George, Henry, Catharina, Christina, Andreas, Christopher, and John. The children were all born in the Douglass Township, Pottstown area of what is now Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Andreas may have been in the iron foundry and blacksmithing industry since some of his sons and grandsons worked in that trade.
During the Revolutionary War, Andreas Schoener served as a private in the 4th Battalion, 7th Company under Captain Jacob Witz, Philadelphia County Militia. He also paid the Supply Tax in Douglass Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Andreas Schoener died on 10 May 1806 in Douglass Twp., Montgomery County, PA. He and his wife are buried at the Old Brick Union Church (aka Zion Reformed Church) Cemetery, Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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