--part1_2b.5ffdcc8.265aabf4_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_2b.5ffdcc8.265aabf4_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <DLHGLH@aol.com> From: DLHGLH@aol.com Full-name: DLHGLH Message-ID: <14.3cffb7c.2657690b@aol.com> Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 00:05:31 EDT Subject: Decker, Gottshall, Hartranft To: PAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 106 I found this information in the newspaper Town and Country, Pennsburg, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania dated Saturday, May 19, 1900. LIGHTNING KILLS A SMALL CHILD The Little Tot Was Sitting on His Brother's Knee When the Bolt Struck Him. All the Members of the Family Were More or Less Stunned by the Lightning, and Marks on Their Bodies Resembled the Branches of a Tree. A SEVERE thunder storm passed over the vicinity of Frederick on Wednesday afternoon. During the storm lightning struck the house of Jacob Decker, on what is known as the Jacob Rosenberry farm, near Frederick, in New Hanover township, and killed his one year old son, Ralph. The little tot was held by an older brother during the storm and the mother and several other children were in the same room. Lightning struck a large walnut tree in front of the house, the electric fluid then passed through the window into the room then on into another room which was occupied by the family. A small child, standing at a table in the centre of the room, was slightly scorched by the electric fluid, when it passed on to where the little tot was seated on his brother's lap at the window, instantly killing the child and scorching the older brother about the legs. The house was considerably damaged. The window frame and sash through which the bolt passed was completely torn from its place, and boards were torn up from the floor at several places. It is supposed by some that there were two bolts, one striking the house in the neighborhood of the chimney and the other striking the large walnut tree standing near the house, completely wrecking it. A rooster that had taken refuge from the storm under the tree was instantly killed. Dr G.A. Weida was immediately summoned to attend to the injuries of the family. One peculiar feature relative to the marks of those that were scorched by the lightning is that they resembled the branches of trees. The child which met with so untimely a death will be buried at the Swamp Lutheran church cemetery today. _____________________________________________________________________ Rev. W.S. Gotshall, of Schwenksville, the present pastor of the Mennonite church at that place was born in Frederick township on the 23rd day of June, 1865. He received his early education at the public schools in his native township, never attending school more than five months in a year. he worked on the farm until 17 years of age, and then took a Spring term course at the Perkiomen Seminary. Rev. Gotshall then began teaching school and taught for three terms, after which he again entered Perkiomen Seminary. He later entered Ursinus College at Collegeville, and while there, through the efforts of a directory of the institution, Dr. Bomberger invited him to take the Theological Course, from which he graduated in the year 1889. On October 15, 1884, Mr. Gotshall was ordained to the ministry and served as assistant to his father Rev. Moses Gotshall, in the Schwenksville Mennonite church. In November 1886 he was made a bishop, his district then comprising the following congregations: Schwenksville, Bertolet's, Deep Run, Bowmansville, (Lancaster county), and Boyertown. He resigned the Boyertown charge in 1895 and became the first pastor of a newly organized congregation in Pottstown, where he preached until October 1898. He also resigned the Deep Run charge in 1892, but faithfully serves the other above named congregations. Rev. Gottshall enjoys the highest esteem of members of his Church and all who know him. He holds various offices of trust in the Church, which shows the confidence reposed in him. Since 1893 he has been secretary of the Eastern District Conference, and is the president of the Home Mission Board. In 1896 he was elected treasurer of General Conference Home Missions Board, and also a director of Bethel College, at Newton, Kansas, which position he still holds. In 1889 he was elected business manager of The Mennonite, the English organ of the Mennonite General Conference. Since his ordination he preached in 115 churches and chapels of nearly all Protestant denominations. Rev. Gottshall is well-known in this borough, where he has made many warm friends when a student at the Perkiomen Seminary. He enjoys the reputation of being an able pulpit orator and is well versed in biblical history. Note: Picture available to anyone interested. _____________________________________________________________________ THE OLDEST LIVING ODD FELLOW IN THIS STATE He is in the Ninetieth Year of His Age and is Still Able to be Out and About. One Interesting Feature is that His Memory Is as Good as that of a Person Many Years Younger. He has been a Member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in this Borough Since the Organization of the Lodge. Klinesville, a small village situated about a mile east of this borough, in Upper Hanover township, can boast of having as a resident the oldest living odd fellow in the State of Pennsylvania. Peter Hartranft, who is now in the ninetieth year of his age and still able to be about, is a member of Pennsburg Lodge I.O.O.F., No. 449, and belonged to the honorable fraternity when it was considered to be a great sin by the people in this vicinity to belong to a secret society. He was born in Marlborough township between Green Lane and Hoppenville, on the 12th day of November, 1810, and has lived within a radius of ten miles of his birthplace, his entire life. It is interesting to hear the aged gentleman relate his knowledge of odd-fellowism. When he first became a member of the order it was considered a great sin for a man to be connected in any way whatsoever with a secret society by many people in this locality. I was quite common to hear a disinterested person say that the lodge was in league with the devil, and on many occasions preachers in the vicinity would denounce the organization from the pulpit. Popular sentiment had grown so general against the organization that they were obliged to hold their meetings after the citizens had retired. Mr. Hartranft relates the interesting manner in which they used to attend their lodge as secretly as possible. On the night of the meeting they would attend to their farm duties as usual to throw off any suspicion by the neighbors, and would not start for their place of meeting until after it had become quite dark. Even then they would avoid the public roads, by crossing the different fields, all meeting at the lodge from different directions, no two persons traveling together. The lodge to which Mr. Hartranft belongs is one of the oldest and most staple in this county, and was instituted September 18, 1851, in the second story of an old carpenter shop located where the Dr. James G. Mensch property now stands. In this room the lodge met until May 18, 1853, when it was first convened in the third story of the residence of the late Jacob Hillegass. Being dissatisfied with the accommodations afforded, the lodge erected the present large and spacious hall. Mr. Hartranft has always been a staunch Odd Fellow and a regular attendent to his lodge up to within a few years ago. He is still a member, but owing to his advanced years he does not attend the meetings of the order but delights in talking over odd-fellowism in years gone by to his brothers who call to see him. Note: Picture available to anyone interested. Hope this information helps someone, Deborah --part1_2b.5ffdcc8.265aabf4_boundary--

Hi All: For my first ever posting to this list, I would like to find any information on Thomas DUNN who lived in Glenside, Montgomery County. He was born about 1884 and died in June, 1953 and was the son of Thomas R. Dunn and Margaret MacTaggart. I believe he married but I do not know who his wife was. I am trying to find out if he had any children. Thank you, Fred

--part1_7b.45d01ee.2659b365_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi I am looking for any info on a family that owned a service station in the Ambler area. The names were Edward and Judy Robinson. Edwards parents were John and Evalyn Robinson. It wasn't that long ago like in the late 60 early 70. so in sonebody could do a look up in the city directory to see when and if they left. Or if somebody could do an obit look for John and Evalyn to see if they are listed. i have very little to go on on this part of the family so I am grabing at anything. hoping to find living cousins and maybe aunts and uncles. Thanks for what ever you can do ANN >> --part1_7b.45d01ee.2659b365_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <RJMOM34@aol.com> From: RJMOM34@aol.com Full-name: RJMOM34 Message-ID: <c3.5a713cf.265990dd@aol.com> Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 15:19:57 EDT Subject: Any help with info in the AMbler, Penn area To: PAMONTGO-L-@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 100 Hi I am looking for any info on a family that owned a service station in the Ambler area. The names were Edward and Judy Robinson. Edwards parents were John and Evalyn Robinson. It wasn't that long ago like in the late 60 early 70. so in sonebody could do a look up in the city directory to see when and if they left. Or if somebody could do an obit look for John and Evalyn to see if they are listed. i have very little to go on on this part of the family so I am grabing at anything. hoping to find living cousins and maybe aunts and uncles. Thanks for what ever you can do ANN --part1_7b.45d01ee.2659b365_boundary--

Glenn, I took the liberty of searching our Pottstown Cemetery, East End section for you Auchys since I recalled having seen some there. The East End was opened in 1850 and the West End was opened in 1890, there may be more Auchys at WE, but I only have the reading from the EE. Here's the Auchy search result: [note DVA = Dept. of Veterans Affairs] Pottstown Cemetery, East End Search: Auchy Section 4, Row 27 6. AUCHY, Frank H. (b.8-2 6-1830 d.2-21-1904) 7. AUCHY, Sallie (WEAND) (b.9-7-1843 d.5-13-1919) Section 4, Row 35 16. AUCHY, John (1834 - 1922) [military] [DVA-Norristown AUGHY, John (1834-1922) Sec. D, Lot 98, Civil War veteran, enlisted 2-12-1864 discharged 6-30-1865, Co. B. 53 Reg. PVI, Pvt., Bates Vol. 2, p. 104] 17. AUCHY, Hannah (b.1-19-1837 d.11-25-1866) age 29-10-6 Section 4, Row 36 16 - 17. AUCHY, Henrietta C. (SCHROT?) w/o James AUCHY (b.9-7-1845 d.8-4-1892) age 46-10-28 AUCHY, Charles (b.1-27-1807 d.7-1-1889) [repair mark covers the age] AUCHY, Lydia (FOX) w/o Charles AUCHY (b.7-4-1804 d.5-3-1885) [repaired] Betty Burdan

Glenn, Below are the Auchys in my Wolford and Hartzel Families. Hannah Wolford was the dau of John Wolford and Maria Kober. Maybe you are other list members can file in some of the vitals on this chart. Thanks. Mary Deaves Descendants of Hannah Wolford 1 529 Hannah Wolford 1804 - 1891 b: March 11, 1804 in Montgomery Co., Pa. d: March 28, 1891 .. +537 John H. Hartzel 1800 - 1875 b: April 07, 1800 d: February 22, 1875 .... 2 646 John Hartzel 1824 - Unknown b: Abt. 1824 d: Unknown .... 2 642 Lovina W. Hartzel 1826 - Unknown b: Abt. 1826 d: Unknown ........ +2325 Henry Housekeeper 1824 - Unknown b: Abt. 1824 d: Unknown ........... 3 2603 Mayme Housekeeper 1848 - Unknown b: Abt. 1848 d: Unknown .... 2 647 Mary Wolford Hartzel 1829 - Unknown b: Abt. 1829 d: Unknown ........ +630 Jeremiah Groff 1825 - Unknown b: Abt. 1825 d: Unknown ........... 3 674 Sarah Amanda Groff 1853 - Unknown b: Abt. 1853 d: Unknown ............... +356 ? Scholl 1850 - Unknown b: Abt. 1850 d: Unknown .................. 4 682 Thomas Eugene Scholl 1875 - Unknown b: Abt. 1875 d: Unknown ...................... +675 Unknown 1877 - Unknown b: Abt. 1877 d: Unknown ......................... 5 679 Thomas Linwood Scholl 1899 - Unknown b: Abt. 1899 d: Unknown .................. 4 680 Mary Estella Scholl 1877 - b: Abt. 1877 .................. 4 681 Martha R. Scholl 1881 - Unknown b: Abt. 1881 d: Unknown ...................... +683 Edwin Gilbert 1847 - Unknown b: Abt. 1847 d: Unknown ......................... 5 2848 Cora Bell Gilbert 1870 - Unknown b: Abt. 1870 d: Unknown ......................... 5 2849 Nellie Gilbert 1876 - b: Abt. 1876 ......................... 5 2850 Maggie Gilbert 1879 - b: December 1879 ........... 3 359 Hannah Groff 1856 - 1879 b: Abt. 1856 d: Aft. 1879 ............... +372 John L. Kiler 1854 - 1879 b: Abt. 1854 d: Aft. 1879 .................. 4 691 Bertha G. Kiler 1879 - b: Abt. 1879 ...................... +689 ? Kieffer ......................... 5 370 William John Kieffer ......................... 5 371 Jacob Ward Kieffer ......................... 5 690 Stephen Kieffer .... 2 310 Catherine Hartzel 1831 - 1895 b: January 25, 1831 in Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa. d: June 30, 1895 ........ +369 Abraham Auchy 1828 - 1909 b: March 06, 1828 d: December 05, 1909 m: Abt. 1851 ........... 3 295 Abram Auchy 1851 - Unknown b: Abt. 1851 d: Unknown ............... +803 Unknown 1853 - Unknown b: Abt. 1853 d: Unknown .................. 4 804 Russell Auchy 1873 - Unknown b: Abt. 1873 d: Unknown .................. 4 805 Stanley Auchy 1875 - Unknown b: Abt. 1875 d: Unknown .................. 4 806 Daughter Auchy 1878 - Unknown b: Abt. 1878 d: Unknown ...................... +808 ? Murray 1875 - Unknown b: Abt. 1875 d: Unknown .................. 4 807 Marion Auchy 1881 - Unknown b: Abt. 1881 d: Unknown ........... 3 673 David Auchy 1853 - Unknown b: Abt. 1853 d: Unknown ............... +809 UNknown 1855 - Unknown b: Abt. 1855 d: Unknown .................. 4 810 Daughter Auchy 1875 - Unknown b: Abt. 1875 d: Unknown ...................... +812 ? Reed 1870 - Unknown b: Abt. 1870 d: Unknown .................. 4 811 David Auchy 1877 - Unknown b: Abt. 1877 d: Unknown ........... 3 301 Amandus Auchy 1855 - Unknown b: Abt. 1855 d: Unknown ............... +813 Unknown 1858 - Unknown b: Abt. 1858 d: Unknown .................. 4 814 Abram Auchy 1878 - Unknown b: Abt. 1878 d: Unknown ........... 3 300 Hannah Mathilda Auchy 1858 - Unknown b: April 14, 1858 d: Unknown ............... +373 ? Adams 1853 - Unknown b: Abt. 1853 d: Unknown .................. 4 298 Stella Adams 1880 - Unknown b: Abt. 1880 d: Unknown ........... 3 2847 Katharina Auchy 1861 - Unknown b: January 02, 1861 d: Unknown ........... 3 375 Joseph Auchy 1863 - Unknown b: Abt. 1863 d: Unknown ........... 3 623 Sarah Auchy 1865 - Unknown b: Abt. 1865 d: Unknown ............... +355 ? Bolton 1860 - Unknown b: Abt. 1860 d: Unknown .................. 4 635 Anna Matilda Bolton 1886 - 1907 b: Abt. 1886 d: Aft. 1907 ...................... +800 ? Keyser 1882 - 1907 b: Abt. 1882 d: Aft. 1907 .................. 4 794 Katie Bolton 1888 - 1909 b: Abt. 1888 d: 1909 ...................... +801 ? Kraus 1882 - 1909 b: Abt. 1882 d: Aft. 1909 .................. 4 795 Sallie Bolton 1893 - Unknown b: Abt. 1893 d: Unknown ...................... +802 ? Hunsicker 1889 - Unknown b: Abt. 1889 d: Unknown .................. 4 796 John Henry Bolton 1896 - Unknown b: Abt. 1896 d: Unknown .................. 4 797 Abraham Bolton 1900 - Unknown b: Abt. 1900 d: Unknown .................. 4 798 Arthur Bolton 1905 - b: Abt. 1905 .................. 4 799 Howard Bolton 1909 - b: Abt. 1909 .... 2 640 Hannah Hartzel 1837 - 1913 b: May 20, 1837 in Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa. d: November 28, 1913 ........ +815 Henry Kulp Meyers 1832 - 1895 b: February 08, 1832 d: August 18, 1895 m: December 07, 1856 ........... 3 2593 Camilla Meyers 1857 - b: August 21, 1857 ............... +2594 Emanuel Poole 1854 - b: Abt. 1854 m: December 15, 1877 .................. 4 2844 Clayton Poole 1883 - b: December 24, 1883 .................. 4 2845 Anna Poole 1886 - 1887 b: June 30, 1886 d: April 03, 1887 .................. 4 2595 Mayetta Poole 1887 - Unknown b: October 18, 1887 d: Unknown ...................... +2596 ? Cassell 1884 - Unknown b: Abt. 1884 d: Unknown .................. 4 2846 Alice Poole 1889 - b: March 01, 1889 ........... 3 2839 Franklin Meyers 1858 - 1859 b: December 12, 1858 d: January 25, 1859 ........... 3 2840 Clara Meyers 1862 - b: March 21, 1862 ............... +2841 Franklin P. Snyder 1860 - b: Abt. 1860 m: January 08, 1881 .................. 4 2842 Bertha May Snyder 1884 - b: June 06, 1884 .................. 4 2843 Albert William Snyder 1887 - b: August 16, 1887 .... 2 643 David W. Hartzel 1841 - 1903 b: January 02, 1841 d: July 10, 1903 ........ +2321 Mary Ann Snyder 1844 - 1919 b: February 10, 1844 d: March 08, 1919 ........... 3 2597 Harry Hartzel 1865 - b: Abt. 1865 ........... 3 2322 Samuel S. Hartzel 1868 - 1952 b: December 05, 1868 d: October 31, 1952 ............... +2323 Louisa Kohl 1869 - 1904 b: August 03, 1869 d: December 29, 1904 m: February 27, 1891 .................. 4 2324 Isaac Henry Hartzel 1892 - b: Abt. 1892 .................. 4 2598 Emma Irene Hartzel 1894 - b: Abt. 1894 ...................... +2599 ? Kib ......................... 5 2600 Clifford Kib .................. 4 2601 John Hartzel 1896 - b: Abt. 1896 .................. 4 2602 Oliver Hartzel 1899 - b: Abt. 1899 GlennL34@aol.com wrote: > I am searching for the ancestors of Elias N. Auchy 1825-1906, m. Anna Nancy > Bechtel, buried at Franconia Mennonite Church. The family is northern > Montgomery Co., probably Old Goshenhoppen Church in Upper Salford. > > Glenn Landis > > ==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Support Rootsweb with a donation it will be used to keep > this Genealogy Resource online. > http://www.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.

Glenn, I do have Elias N. Achey on my database and info re: his wife....by no other info on this couple (except his wife's parents on up). Would you happen to have children for this couple?? Thanks Much, Sharon geniepa@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/

I am searching for the ancestors of Elias N. Auchy 1825-1906, m. Anna Nancy Bechtel, buried at Franconia Mennonite Church. The family is northern Montgomery Co., probably Old Goshenhoppen Church in Upper Salford. Glenn Landis

This church might be in Gladwyne, PA. I grew up there and there were lots of things called "Merion Square". -S. Grange, kwakr19@aol.com

I am searching for any information on my g. grandfather Jacob Mowery (Mowrey,Mowry) who was b. in 1847 in Germany, immigrated when his was 5 with parents Jacob Mowery and Anna Magdaline Hahn. He married Diana Schlichter and they had the following children: Daniel,Annie,William and Ella This family was known to have lived in Royersford, Mont. Co,Pa. If anyone has any information or is connected to this family, I would love to hear from you. Yvonne

Can anyone tell me where this church is or was, and if it still exists, please give an address and/or phone number if you can. Thanks, Dan Miller

Hi All: I do not subscribe to the Berks Co. list although I may do so. Recently I received a will of the BRIDEGAM/ BRAUTIGAM family. The locations mentioned relate to Berks Co., i.e. Exeter Twp. and Upper Alsace Twp. Are these townships near New Hanover in Montgomery Co? Fletcher

Can anyone tell me information, or do a relevant lookup, on this couple, who is quite possibly my family, but I am not sure of it? Sorry for the horrible grammar... MARRIED February 18, 1858 Kersey Shoemaker and Anna Elizabeth Ayres Place: Jones' Hotel, Chestnut Street Time: 11 o'clock a.m. Type of Ceremony: Friends Married by: Richard Vaux, Mayor of Philadelphia This was a great lookup on AYRES by Bill Pallatt, Jr. It gives a measure of evidence of being my family, yet quite possibly not. Here is something relevant from the LDS: Kersey SHOEMAKER (AFN:X2S9-25) Born: October 16, 1814 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, PA s/o Thomas SHOEMAKER (of Plymouth Twp) and Mary EVANS (of Philadelphia) Thanks for any help! Vince Summers

Terry, here is corrected information on Calvin and Laura: Francois Xavier Rouleau, b. 23 September, 1846, in Sorel, QC. son of Jean Baptiste Rouleau and Marie Eulalie Gagne. Francis(as he was called in Philadelphia,), d. 19 Feb. 1916 inPhiladelphia. He. M. Julia Elizabeth(unk?), called Lizzie in Philadelphia. She died abt. 1928 in Philadelphia. Children of Francis and Lizzie: Franklin P. b. abt. 1877, m. Elyse Heulings, d. 27 Oct. 1941, Philadelphia Laura Blanche, b. 21 Sept. 1878, m. Calvin Mohr Bertolet, 1907, Philadelphia. Children of Laura and Calvin:1) Edward, b. 1919, Phil., m. Polly(?), living now in Oxnard, Ca. They had John, 51, and Diane, 56 2) Helen Frances, m. Biner(Kenneth?), had Lance, Roger, and Kenneth. Helen is deceased(abt. 1997) Laura had a sister Lillian, b. 19 Dec. 1880, who m. Frederick Schmidheiser, Philadelphia, and also has a living son, John Edward Schmidheiser, who lives in a suburb of Philadelphia in a nursing home. I have been in contact with both these living descendants of Laura and Lillian, but both are in very poor health, and have been getting dates, etc. bit by bit. Pat

As stated before, this book was published in 1916, and I am sure the births were after the fact of his gathering information. I would love to have the update when you have the time. Yvonne

Thanks. Patricia

Yvonne, thanks for that whole line. That is wonderful. I am really research the Rouleau line, not the Bertolet, but it is good to have the background of Laura's husband. However, there is a glaring error in that Laura Blanche ROULEAU not Rousseau, and Calvin Mohr Bertolet had two children, Edward, who now lives in Camerillo, Ca. and Helen, deceased. Her parents were, as you listed, Francis Rouleau and Elizabeth. Francis was my husband's grandfather's brother, and was born in Sorel, Quebec. Will give you dates if you are interested, but I'm off to a meeting right now. I would love to read that book sometime. I have been told about it before, and it sounds quite interesting. Patricia

In a message dated 5/14/00 11:48:43 AM Central Daylight Time, jschoedler@earthlink.net writes: << www.redmenbingo.com. >> Jim, thank you for the information. Interesting that it is an off shoot of the sons of Liberty. Thank you for taking the time to send this to me. Yvonne

Pat, I forgot to mention that my Bertolet line goes from Jean to Abraham to Samuel, to Samuel, brother of Daniel. Yvonne

Dear Yvonne, If I am the Jean that you were addressing here, I thank you. I was interested in the Mohr name that was mentioned in this Bertelet line but saw no connections in Polly or Ellen Mohr. I thank you anyhow and will store this information just in case they are relateded to the Mohrs that were born in Germany. Thanks again Jean Almond Miami, Florida mailto:almond66jc@aol.com

Patricia, Here is the line you are looking for, working backwards. The Bertolet Book was printed in 1916, so the children of Laura and Calvin would have been born after that time. Here goes: Calvin Mohr Bertolet (Abraham B.,Daniel,Samuel,Abraham,Jean) youngest son of Abraham B. and Ellen A. Bertolet was born June 3, 1877, in Philadelphia, Pa. On Aug. 14, 1907, he was married to Laura Blanche, daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Rousseau. She was born Sept. 21, 1878 in Philadelphia, Pa. No issue Abraham B. Bertolet (Daniel,Samuel,Abraham,Jean) fourth son of Daniel and Catharine G. Bertolet, was born Sept. 1, 1833 at Frederick, Pa, and died Feb. 23, 1904. On Sept. 5, 1872, he was married to Ellen Amanda, daughter of Jacob and Polly Mohr. She was born Jan 28, 1844, in Weisenburg Township, Lehigh Co., Pa. Their children: Ellen Amanda Bertolet, born July 9, 1873, died Sept 6, 1873 Abraham Lincoln Bertolet, born April 20, 1876 in Philadelphia, Pa, Unmarried Calvin M. Bertolet b. June 3, 1877 Daniel Bertolet (Samuel,Abraham,Jean) was b. April 20, 1796 d. Feb. 24, 1868. He was married on Jan. 28, 1821 to Catharine, the third daughter of John and Elizabeth (nee Shantz) Gabel. She was born in Gabelsville, Berks Co. Pa. Sept. 5, 1803, and died Oct. 11, 1887. they are buried in the Bertolet Burying ground at Frederick, Pa. Their children were: Elizabeth Bertolet b. Mar. 13, 1822 d. Nov. 7, 1891 Esther Bertolet b. Nov 21, 1823, d. Aug. 12, 1862 John G. Bertolet b. Aug 16, 1825,d. Aug 28, 1897 Ezra E. Bertolet b. Sept. 18, 1827 d Jan. 14, 1912 Susanna Bertolet b. Sept. 2, 1829, d. Jan 29, 1907 Daniel Bertolet b Nov 29, 1831 d. Aug 20, 1908 Abraham B. Bertolet b. Sept. 1, 1833 d. Feb. 23,1904 Fifth son b June 5, 1835, d June 18, 1835 Benjamin Bertolet b. July 6, 1836 Maria Bertolet b. Aug. 5, 1838 d. Sept. 2, 1880 Samuel G. Bertolet b. July 24, 1840 d. Oct. 24, 1893 Abner Bertolet b. Oct. 5, 1842, d. June 28, 1895 David Bertolet b Aug 28, 1846 d. March 11, 1852 Samuel (Abraham, Jean) second son of Abraham and Esther DeTurk Bertolet was b. at Oley, Pa on Sept. 14, 1743 and d. Jan. 1, 1805. He is buried on his own land, now the Bertolet burying Ground at Frederick, Mont. CO, Pa. In 1771 he was married to Esther, the oldest daughter of Jacob and Susanna Frey. They were first cousins. She was b. Aug 26, 1756, d. June 12, 1788 There were eight children born to this family. On Jan 26, 1790 Samuel was married the second time to Elizabeth Frey. She was a sister to his first wife and was born June 6, 1762. She d Aug 8, 1823. There were 5 children born to this union, including your Daniel. This is an interesting story. Heinrick Frey was here on the dock to welcome Wm. Penn. He was said to be the first German in the state. He had a grandson Jacob who was m. to Susanna Bertolet, sister of Abraham. He was building a house in Frederick Twp, when he died, and Susanna sent for her nephew Samuel to come and help finish the house. This he did, but ended up marrying his first cousin having children, and upon her death, he married her sister.(nothing like keeping it in the family). Samuel continued living in the newly completed house, and was a rev. war participant. His next door neighbor, Frederick Antes got up a company, and Samuel joined. He was engaged in the battle of Brandywine, and Paoli, and took provisions to Valley Forge in the dreadful winter of 1776. In the fall of that year, George Washington came to the home of Antes, and his body guards and all the horses stayed with Samuel. G. W. would walk next door each day to drink from Samuel's mineral spring. Some of the land of the farm of Samuel was set aside for a burial ground, and in 1847 a Mennonite meeting house was built in front of the cemetery, made of bricks made on the farm. My daughter was married there this past July. Because Samuel was Mennonite, he served his time in the army as a wagoneer, hauling wounded soldiers to hospitals, etc. Jean, the grandfather of Samuel was a French Huguenot. I will send you another email with the URL of my data base where you can pick up the line of Jean and Abraham (I am tired of typing). If you are at all interested, I suggest you purchase the book which was reprinted a few years ago. In it you will find much infro about Jean, Samuel, and Daniel. There is also a picture of Benjamin Bertolet, Abraham, Daniel and Ezra. Interesting point that Benjamin looks like a twin to an Uncle who is 92 and still living. I hope this helps. If you need more, let me know. Yvonne