What is the DAR challenging? THe Military service? But George Bloom was a colonist? We don't do the American side.. we research the Hessians. The Germanic soldiers who stayed here. You need to find his military records try the national archives. look for record of service and or pension application. Now I'm confused... Are Hessians being used to join the DAR? nelda Nelda L. Percival, Administrator of Y-DNA surname projects Gilpin, Cupp, Bonstein and Gillock My Genealogy - http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/index.htm GeneticGenealogy - http://www.geneticsand.us Blog - http://aircastles-lets-talk.blogspot.com/ GilpinGenetics: http://www.gilpingenetics.us/ Web Mistress for LCRG - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~molcgdrg > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 15:07:01 -0500 > Subject: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Johann Jorge Blum / George Bloom > > Hello, > Both myself and my daughter are members of the DAR under George Bloom our > ancestor. > Recently we received a letter that there is a question as to the military > service of George Bloom. The DAR has closed his account which means that my > four granddaughters will not be able to become members of the DAR without > proof of his service. > I am descended from his daughter Lanie. > Below I have listed the following: > 1. Patriot service record that is currently listed with the DAR > 2. Proof of his moving to PA after serving in the Revolutionary War > and the list of his children and where they moved to. > 3. Proof of his burial and acknowledgement of his service in the > Revolutionary War. > If anyone can assist me or direct me to the best place for information to > verify this and remove the question, I would be very grateful. > Sincerely, > Suzanne > > This is the DAR listing. > > Rank: PRIVATE > Birth: 1758 PRUSSIA > Death: (POST) 1800 WYSOX TWP-LIV LUZERNE CO PENNSYLVANIA > Service Source: PA ARCH, 6TH SER, VOL 1, PP 672, 938, 939 > Service Description: 1) CAPTS MATHEW HOLGATE, JOHN LEVERING, > 2) 2ND BATT, PHILADELPHIA CO MILITIA > PENNSYLVANIA > > The following is from Bradford County Historical Society book: > Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, PA; Heaverly: 1770-1825; > Volumes I & II > Page 301-302, Volume I > > George Bloom b. 1754 Ahlersbach, Germany, as a young man was compelled to > serve in the Hessian Army and brought to America during the Revolutionary > War. He was captured by Americans and espousing their cause never returned. > George m. Mary Ater of Maryland. George acquired lot 105 by assignment from > Daniel DeWitt on 24 Nov 1790. Enumerated in Chemung, Montgomery (that > portion that became Tioga and later Chemung) County, New York in 1790 with > one male over age sixteen (b. before 1774), one male under age sixteen (b. > 1775-90), and five females in the household. They removed in 1798 to > Burlington, Bradford County, Pennsylvania where they raised their children > and died. They had children: > George settled in Illinois and became very prosperous; > Elisha married Bersheba Blakesley and settled in Canton township. They had > children: George, John A., Ann (Mrs. Oakley Lewis), Dolly (Mrs. Charles > Hoagland), Dameras (Mrs. George Merchant) and Betsy (Mrs. Isaac Hoagland). > Joseph married widow Rebecca Braffit (who was left with three children), > removed to Ohio where he accumulated a handsome property. > David went to California during the gold excitement, "struck it rich" and > afterwards settled at Kankakee, Ill. > John, the youngest of the family, inherited the homestead. He married Betsy, > daughter of Martin Stratton; children: Charles F., Olive, Bursha, Lucinda, > H. Melissa, Lucy E. and Sarah E. > Polly married Ezra Rutty, Jr. of North Towanda. > Lanie married William Ellis and removed to Arcola, Ill. > Catharine married Amos Abbott of Canton. > Margaret married Mr. Blakesley of Burlington. > > Burial listing: http://www.joycetice.com/cemb/oldburl1.htm > > Bloom George 1754 1838 Born in Ahlersbach, Germany > Revolutionary War > Mary Ater 1841 Died in Baltimore MD, > wf of Geogre Bloom > > > > > > > PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS! > ~~~~~~~~~ > FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 Created 1998 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ADMINISTRATOR<Kerri> [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
A Hessen could be considered a R W patriot if they changed over from British and served the Colonists. (Either by oath of allegiance or deserted British and joined colonists . What difference where they originated.?? I am working on a Hessen turned to Colonists side also -----Original Message----- From: Nelda Percival Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 1:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Johann Jorge Blum / George Bloom What is the DAR challenging? THe Military service? But George Bloom was a colonist? We don't do the American side.. we research the Hessians. The Germanic soldiers who stayed here. You need to find his military records try the national archives. look for record of service and or pension application. Now I'm confused... Are Hessians being used to join the DAR? nelda Nelda L. Percival, Administrator of Y-DNA surname projects Gilpin, Cupp, Bonstein and Gillock My Genealogy - http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/index.htm GeneticGenealogy - http://www.geneticsand.us Blog - http://aircastles-lets-talk.blogspot.com/ GilpinGenetics: http://www.gilpingenetics.us/ Web Mistress for LCRG - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~molcgdrg > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 15:07:01 -0500 > Subject: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Johann Jorge Blum / George Bloom > > Hello, > Both myself and my daughter are members of the DAR under George Bloom our > ancestor. > Recently we received a letter that there is a question as to the military > service of George Bloom. The DAR has closed his account which means that > my > four granddaughters will not be able to become members of the DAR without > proof of his service. > I am descended from his daughter Lanie. > Below I have listed the following: > 1. Patriot service record that is currently listed with the DAR > 2. Proof of his moving to PA after serving in the Revolutionary War > and the list of his children and where they moved to. > 3. Proof of his burial and acknowledgement of his service in the > Revolutionary War. > If anyone can assist me or direct me to the best place for information to > verify this and remove the question, I would be very grateful. > Sincerely, > Suzanne > > This is the DAR listing. > > Rank: PRIVATE > Birth: 1758 PRUSSIA > Death: (POST) 1800 WYSOX TWP-LIV LUZERNE CO PENNSYLVANIA > Service Source: PA ARCH, 6TH SER, VOL 1, PP 672, 938, 939 > Service Description: 1) CAPTS MATHEW HOLGATE, JOHN LEVERING, > 2) 2ND BATT, PHILADELPHIA CO MILITIA > PENNSYLVANIA > > The following is from Bradford County Historical Society book: > Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, PA; Heaverly: 1770-1825; > Volumes I & II > Page 301-302, Volume I > > George Bloom b. 1754 Ahlersbach, Germany, as a young man was compelled to > serve in the Hessian Army and brought to America during the Revolutionary > War. He was captured by Americans and espousing their cause never > returned. > George m. Mary Ater of Maryland. George acquired lot 105 by assignment > from > Daniel DeWitt on 24 Nov 1790. Enumerated in Chemung, Montgomery (that > portion that became Tioga and later Chemung) County, New York in 1790 with > one male over age sixteen (b. before 1774), one male under age sixteen (b. > 1775-90), and five females in the household. They removed in 1798 to > Burlington, Bradford County, Pennsylvania where they raised their children > and died. They had children: > George settled in Illinois and became very prosperous; > Elisha married Bersheba Blakesley and settled in Canton township. They had > children: George, John A., Ann (Mrs. Oakley Lewis), Dolly (Mrs. Charles > Hoagland), Dameras (Mrs. George Merchant) and Betsy (Mrs. Isaac Hoagland). > Joseph married widow Rebecca Braffit (who was left with three children), > removed to Ohio where he accumulated a handsome property. > David went to California during the gold excitement, "struck it rich" and > afterwards settled at Kankakee, Ill. > John, the youngest of the family, inherited the homestead. He married > Betsy, > daughter of Martin Stratton; children: Charles F., Olive, Bursha, Lucinda, > H. Melissa, Lucy E. and Sarah E. > Polly married Ezra Rutty, Jr. of North Towanda. > Lanie married William Ellis and removed to Arcola, Ill. > Catharine married Amos Abbott of Canton. > Margaret married Mr. Blakesley of Burlington. > > Burial listing: http://www.joycetice.com/cemb/oldburl1.htm > > Bloom George 1754 1838 Born in Ahlersbach, Germany > Revolutionary War > Mary Ater 1841 Died in Baltimore MD, > wf of Geogre Bloom > > > > > > > PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS! > ~~~~~~~~~ > FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 Created 1998 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ADMINISTRATOR<Kerri> [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS! ~~~~~~~~~ FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 Created 1998 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADMINISTRATOR<Kerri> [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message