This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gsv47 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.york/3425.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Johan Heinrich Orth (b. 06 Apr 1749 d. 07 Nov 1813) married Catharina Anna Hermens (b. 08 Apr 1750 d. 20 Apr 1817) on 26 Nov 1765. There are 2 theories about his origin. One theory is that he was from Lehigh county. I can't really believe that one since if it was true he would have a brother that is 4 months younger than him. The other is that he and Catharina are from Siegen, Westfalen, Germany. I tend to think this is more likely. Back in the 80's when I first started studying the family history I found a microfiche record at the York Historical Society that showed he was from germany. However I failed to get a copy of it and the society no longer has those records. So I have nothing to prove my belief. If you find those please let me know! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.