Zions (Red) Church Cemetery, Orwigsburg, Berks County
(Now Schuylkill County), Pa.
In Memory of Those Revolutionary Soldiers Buried
in Zion's (Red) Church Cemetery:
Jacob Faust in Capt. Ladich's Co.
Father: Philip Lebs Faust
Mother: Magdalena Albrecht
http://berks.pa-roots.com/Military/RevolutionaryWar/berksjn1.html
Revolutionary War Veteran: 1777
Served in Capt. Emrick's Company
3rd Battalion of General George Washington's Army
Married: October 22, 1782
Berks Co., PA
Wife: Elizabeth Kieffer Faust
Jacob & Elizabeth Faust had 14 Children:
Magdalena, Elizabeth, Jacob, Abraham, Catherine, Maria, Heinrich, Christina, Susannah, Heinrich, Daniel, Esther, Catherine, and Joseph Faust.
Inscription:
Hier ruhet Jacob Faust - Er war geboren den 25 December 1757 - Lebte mit Elisabeth geborne Keiffer 52 Jahre im .... Ehestand - zeugte mit ihr 11 kinder und starb am 27 Juli 1844 - in den Alter von 76 Jahren 7 Monaten und 2 Tagen
English Translation: Here rests Jacob Faust - He was born the 25 December 1757 - Lived with Elizabeth nee Keiffer 52 years .... in matrimony - her begot 11 children, and died on 27 July 1844 - in the age of 76 years 7 months and 2 days
Zions (Red) Church Cemetery, Orwigsburg, Berks County
(Now Schuylkill County), Pa.
In Memory of Those Revolutionary Soldiers Buried
in Zion's (Red) Church Cemetery:
Jacob Faust in Capt. Ladich's Co.
Father: Philip Lebs Faust
Mother: Magdalena Albrecht
http://berks.pa-roots.com/Military/RevolutionaryWar/berksjn1.html
Revolutionary War Veteran: 1777
Served in Capt. Emrick's Company
3rd Battalion of General George Washington's Army
Married: October 22, 1782
Berks Co., PA
Wife: Elizabeth Kieffer Faust
Jacob & Elizabeth Faust had 14 Children:
Magdalena, Elizabeth, Jacob, Abraham, Catherine, Maria, Heinrich, Christina, Susannah, Heinrich, Daniel, Esther, Catherine, and Joseph Faust.
Inscription:
Hier ruhet Jacob Faust - Er war geboren den 25 December 1757 - Lebte mit Elisabeth geborne Keiffer 52 Jahre im .... Ehestand - zeugte mit ihr 11 kinder und starb am 27 Juli 1844 - in den Alter von 76 Jahren 7 Monaten und 2 Tagen
English Translation: Here rests Jacob Faust - He was born the 25 December 1757 - Lived with Elizabeth nee Keiffer 52 years .... in matrimony - her begot 11 children, and died on 27 July 1844 - in the age of 76 years 7 months and 2 days
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