Fenstermacher, Louisa

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 18 Oct 1850, Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA

Jacob married Reinsmith, Anna Mary. Anna was born on 24 Jan 1807; died on 27 Mar 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 18 Oct 1850, Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., PA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptised: 05 Apr 1775, North Whitehall Twp., Lehigh Co., PA

William married Bloss, Anna Magdalena on 02 Jan 1798. Anna (daughter of Bloss, Johann Georg and Schneider, Anna Maria Barbara) was born on 23 May 1781 in Washington Twp., Northampton Co., PA; died on 04 Oct 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• DAR Ancestor Number: A039067
• Military: Revolutionary War Veteran
• Tombstone Photo: Heidelberg Twp., Northampton Co., PA; Heidelberg Union Cemetery; Original tombstone no longer exists

Notes:

From Find A Grave.com:
About 1770, he purchased land 3 miles southwest of Slatington, PA. and settled in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, where he became a man of prominence. He operated a distillery in connection with his farm of 170 acres.

During the early days of the Revolutionary War, in 1778, he was a member of Captain Conrad Roeder's 5th Company of the 3rd Battalion. In 1780 he served under the same Captain in the 2nd Class, 5th Company, 6th Battalion of the Northampton County Militia.

Records show that of his 7 children, all except William moved to the Wyoming Valley in Columbia and Lucern Counties.

William was survived by his Widow (who later remarried) and his seven children: Philip, GEORGE, William, Jacob (who never married and had moved to Schuylkill Co. PA), Charles (who never married and had moved to Wyoming Co. PA), Elizabeth (wife of Gottfried Peter) and John. He was buried in the Old Heidelberg Cemetery, but there is no longer any marker of his grave site.

Exerpt from http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dettweiler/webdocs/e066.htm:

FENSTERMACHER FAMILY
From: History Of Lehigh County, Vol 1,2,& 3.
Transcribed by: Sandra Hart

William Fenstermacher, son of Jacob, was born Oct. 11, 1740, and about the year 1770 settled in Heidelberg township, this county, where he became a man of prominence. During the early days of the Revolutionary War he was a member of Capt. Conrad Roeder's Fifth Company of the Third Battalion of militia, and later served under the same captain in the fifth battalion. He operated a distillery in connection with his farm of 170 acres, and died Nov. 27, 1801, survived by his widow, Margareth Elizabeth, and five children: (1) Philip, b. Oct. 6, 1771; (2) George, b. Jan. 18, 1773; (3) William, b. March 22, 1775; (4) John; and (5) Elizabeth, b. Oct. 25, 1787, wife of Gottfried Peter. Another daughter, Anna Catharina, born in Longswamp township in 1763, probably died young, as no mention is made of her. William Fenstermacher is buried in the old Heidelberg cemetery, and doubtless also his wife, although no trace can be found of her tombstone.

William married Elizabeth, Margaret about 1762. Margaret was born on 15 Oct 1744 in PA; died on 19 Apr 1815 in Heidelberg Twp., Northampton Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John George Bloss, eldest son of Conrad, was born Oct 15, 1744. He was a farmer, miller, and distiller. On June 29, 1767, he purchased his father's farm, consisting of 278 acres and sixty-three perches for which he paid 250 pounds. On May 20, 1800, he was granted four acres and 137 perches - this tract of 215 acres and he was granted another tract of 215 acres and 130 perches, bordering on Mahoning Creek, in Penn township, Carbon county. On Dec 9, 1784, he took out a warrant for ten acres. George Bloss and David Wyant took out a warrant bearing date Dec 9, 1784, for 220 acres. In 1772, he paid Proprietary tax amounting to three pounds and eight shillings. In 1785 he paid Federal tax on 283 acres of land, three horses and five head of cattle, amounting to two pounds, five shilling and five pence. On March 7, 1806, John George Bloss sold all the land he then owned; but he continued to reside on the homestead with his son Henry until his death. His farm in Washington township, Lehigh county, he sold to two of his sons, John George, Jr.bought 137 acres, fifty perches paid 850 pounds; Henry bought 141 acres, fifteen perches, paid 850 pounds; John Lentz, his son-in-law bought the tract of 215 acres and 130 perches in Penn township,
Carbon county, for which he paid 250 pounds.

During the Revolutionary War, John George Bloss served in the Northampton County militia. In 1778 he was second Lieutenant of the Fifth Company in the Third Battalion.
In 1780, he served as a private eight days on the frontier against the Indians in the Sixth Battalion as is shown in the pay roll of Capt. Conrad Reder's company. In 1781, he served as private in the Sixth Battalion, seventh class as substitute for John Reedy, from May 16 to July 16. Again, in1782, he was a private in the Sixth Battalion. John George Bloss was married two times. His first wife's name is Anna Barbara.

John George Bloss' second wife was Elizabeth --, who survived him at his death, which occurred April 19, 18185, after an illness of about four days. In his will which was made April 15, and probated in Allentown, May 16, 1815, his sons, Christian and John George, Jr. were appointed executor.
In the old cemetery adjoining the Heidelberg church a tombstone still marks conspicuously the resting place of the last remains of John George Bloss:
Her Rehen die Gebeine der verstorbeuen Johan Georg Bloss ist Gebohren den 15ten October Jur Jahr 1744 ist gestorb Enden 19ten Aprill in johr 1815 ist alt worden 71 johr 7 monant und 4 tag.

Notes from FindAGrave.com:
The original tombstone is located in the Old Cemetary on the left side of the Heidelberg Union Church. There are many graves in that part of the cemetary but few surviving headstones. Sadly, this headstone was recently hit by a car and destroyed, but generously replaced by the Church Congregation. It is now a beautiful white marble headstone.

Johann married Schneider, Anna Maria Barbara about 1767 in Heidelberg Twp., Northampton Co., PA. Anna (daughter of Schneider, Johann Frederick and Saeger, Anna Maria) was born on 13 Mar 1748 in Heidelberg Twp., Lehigh Co., PA; died on 01 Nov 1790 in Heidelberg Twp., Lehigh Co., PA; was buried in Lehigh Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]