Buried German Reformed Churchyard, reinterred to Easton Cemetery∼Married first to Margreta.
Colonel Peter Kichlein Sr. served as a Deputy to the Provincial Convention in Philadelphia, was appointed Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions and became a member of the Committee of Safety. He represented Northampton County in the Pennsylvania Assembly and became colonel of its First Battalion. The Colonel and his "Flying Camp" engaged the British at the Battle of Brooklyn. Although most of them were wiped out, their sharpshooting and courageous stand enabled General Washington to evacuate his remaining troops. The Colonel was wounded and imprisoned for several months, then paroled to Easton. Rather than retire from public life, he served as Lieutenant of the County, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Member of the First Constitutional Convention for Pennsylvania and finally as Easton's First Chief Burgess. He died a few months after being sworn into office on November 27, 1789. Bio Contributor: Caretaker (47128278)
Colonel Peter Kichlein Sr. served as a Deputy to the Provincial Convention in Philadelphia, was appointed Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions and became a member of the Committee of Safety. He represented Northampton County in the Pennsylvania Assembly and became colonel of its First Battalion. The Colonel and his "Flying Camp" engaged the British at the Battle of Brooklyn. Although most of them were wiped out, their sharpshooting and courageous stand enabled General Washington to evacuate his remaining troops. The Colonel was wounded and imprisoned for several months, then paroled to Easton. Rather than retire from public life, he served as Lieutenant of the County, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Member of the First Constitutional Convention for Pennsylvania and finally as Easton's First Chief Burgess. He died a few months after being sworn into office on November 27, 1789. Bio Contributor: Caretaker (47128278)
Buried German Reformed Churchyard, reinterred to Easton Cemetery∼Married first to Margreta.
Colonel Peter Kichlein Sr. served as a Deputy to the Provincial Convention in Philadelphia, was appointed Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions and became a member of the Committee of Safety. He represented Northampton County in the Pennsylvania Assembly and became colonel of its First Battalion. The Colonel and his "Flying Camp" engaged the British at the Battle of Brooklyn. Although most of them were wiped out, their sharpshooting and courageous stand enabled General Washington to evacuate his remaining troops. The Colonel was wounded and imprisoned for several months, then paroled to Easton. Rather than retire from public life, he served as Lieutenant of the County, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Member of the First Constitutional Convention for Pennsylvania and finally as Easton's First Chief Burgess. He died a few months after being sworn into office on November 27, 1789. Bio Contributor: Caretaker (47128278)
Colonel Peter Kichlein Sr. served as a Deputy to the Provincial Convention in Philadelphia, was appointed Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions and became a member of the Committee of Safety. He represented Northampton County in the Pennsylvania Assembly and became colonel of its First Battalion. The Colonel and his "Flying Camp" engaged the British at the Battle of Brooklyn. Although most of them were wiped out, their sharpshooting and courageous stand enabled General Washington to evacuate his remaining troops. The Colonel was wounded and imprisoned for several months, then paroled to Easton. Rather than retire from public life, he served as Lieutenant of the County, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Member of the First Constitutional Convention for Pennsylvania and finally as Easton's First Chief Burgess. He died a few months after being sworn into office on November 27, 1789. Bio Contributor: Caretaker (47128278)
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