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Maj Martin Kaercher

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Maj Martin Kaercher Veteran

Birth
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death
3 Aug 1787 (aged 69)
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Suggested edit: In addition to the children you list, Philip had a daughter Catherine, who must have died prior to 1815, when Philip's will was probated.
See Berks Wills, Vol C2-D2. 1811 - 1825
Philip directs that his estate be equally divided among his children, and does not mention his wife. His children:
Jacob, John, Elizabeth, wife of John Bickel, Maria, wife of George Schrefler, Sarah, wife of John Kendel, and Catherine, the wife of Daniel Christ.

He directs that the share of his daughter Catherine, wife of Daniel Christ be equally divided among her children, who he names: Thomas, Hanna, Abalon(?), Elizabeth, wife of Henry Rinehardt, and Maria.

Daniel's information can be found at
MEMORIAL ID 126023977

Contributor: Emmiline (47933027) •

Suggested edit: Maj. Johan Martin Karcher was born in Langenselbold, Hessen, Germany. His wife was Anna Elisabeth Schuffert, they had 11 children. They emigrated to America as part of the Palatine emigration, arriving at the port of Philadelphia, PA in 1738. His family were responsible for settling and starting the Hamburg Borough. He set State Street in the Hamburg borough as the town's main north-south axis, and it remains that way today. He sold lots to other settlers drawn to the area by its natural beauty and river access in 1780. Martin was a Major in the Militia of the Revolution, Third Battalion, May 17, 1777, and a Lieutenant Colonel on May 27, 1780.

Contributor: [email protected] (50955113) •
Suggested edit: In addition to the children you list, Philip had a daughter Catherine, who must have died prior to 1815, when Philip's will was probated.
See Berks Wills, Vol C2-D2. 1811 - 1825
Philip directs that his estate be equally divided among his children, and does not mention his wife. His children:
Jacob, John, Elizabeth, wife of John Bickel, Maria, wife of George Schrefler, Sarah, wife of John Kendel, and Catherine, the wife of Daniel Christ.

He directs that the share of his daughter Catherine, wife of Daniel Christ be equally divided among her children, who he names: Thomas, Hanna, Abalon(?), Elizabeth, wife of Henry Rinehardt, and Maria.

Daniel's information can be found at
MEMORIAL ID 126023977

Contributor: Emmiline (47933027) •

Suggested edit: Maj. Johan Martin Karcher was born in Langenselbold, Hessen, Germany. His wife was Anna Elisabeth Schuffert, they had 11 children. They emigrated to America as part of the Palatine emigration, arriving at the port of Philadelphia, PA in 1738. His family were responsible for settling and starting the Hamburg Borough. He set State Street in the Hamburg borough as the town's main north-south axis, and it remains that way today. He sold lots to other settlers drawn to the area by its natural beauty and river access in 1780. Martin was a Major in the Militia of the Revolution, Third Battalion, May 17, 1777, and a Lieutenant Colonel on May 27, 1780.

Contributor: [email protected] (50955113) •


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