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Casper Peter III

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Casper Peter III Veteran

Birth
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
28 Jun 1811 (aged 58)
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Neffs, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Row 8
Memorial ID
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Born in Heidelberg Twp., Northampton County (Now Lehigh), PA
Son of Casper Peter and Anna Elizabeth Ribsamin
Husband of Anna Elizabeth Rockel

Courtesy of P Fazzini

DAR # A089597
Service Source:
PA ARCH, 5TH SER, VOL 8, PP 48-9, 108-9, 502, 509-10
Service discription:
1) CAPTS JOHN MORRITZ, ADAM ZERFASS, CONRAD RADER,
2) COL GEIGER, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY MILITIA
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From David Mosier Miller

I possess copies of the Neffs Cemetery index records and Heidelberg Church baptismal records. Both have Casper Peter's birth date as 11 Feb "1753".
Apparently his age at death (68y) was an error.
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Birth date has been corrected from 11 Feb 1743 to 11 Feb 1753
Born in Heidelberg Twp., Northampton County (Now Lehigh), PA
Son of Casper Peter and Anna Elizabeth Ribsamin
Husband of Anna Elizabeth Rockel

Courtesy of P Fazzini

DAR # A089597
Service Source:
PA ARCH, 5TH SER, VOL 8, PP 48-9, 108-9, 502, 509-10
Service discription:
1) CAPTS JOHN MORRITZ, ADAM ZERFASS, CONRAD RADER,
2) COL GEIGER, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY MILITIA
--------------------------------
From David Mosier Miller

I possess copies of the Neffs Cemetery index records and Heidelberg Church baptismal records. Both have Casper Peter's birth date as 11 Feb "1753".
Apparently his age at death (68y) was an error.
---------------------------------
Birth date has been corrected from 11 Feb 1743 to 11 Feb 1753

Inscription

PVT 4 CO 1 BATT PA MILITIA REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Gravesite Details

Modern military stone in English is at the base of his old upright stone in German.



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  • Created by: Kurt D. Moser
  • Added: Nov 26, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12510931/casper-peter: accessed ), memorial page for Casper Peter III (11 Feb 1753–28 Jun 1811), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12510931, citing Neffs Union Cemetery, Neffs, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Kurt D. Moser (contributor 46780418).