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Lieut John Henry Pontius

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Lieut John Henry Pontius

Birth
Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
13 Dec 1822 (aged 78)
Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pennsylvania, U.S., Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages, 1730-1799

Name John Heinrich Pontius

Birth Date 24 Feb 1744

Baptism Date 1 Apr 1744

Baptism Place Swatara, Pennsylvania, USA

Parent Johannes Pontius

Sponsor John Heinrich Zoeller and his wife

Source Early Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages in Southeastern Pennsylvania


Documented Revolutionary War service

PONTIUS, JOHN HENRY (Lt.) DAR Ancestor

Service: PENNSYLVANIA

Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, LIEUTENANT

Birth: 2-24-1744 PENNSYLVANIA

Death: 12-13-1822 UNION CO PENNSYLVANIA

Service Source: PA ARCH, 2ND SER, VOL 14, P 325; 3RD SER, VOL 19, P 517; 5TH SER, VOL 8, P 657

Service Description: 1) 1ST LT UNDER CAPT JOHN CLARK, COL COLE, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY MILITIA; SUFFERED DEPREDATION, 1782

RESIDENCE 1) City: BUFFALO TWP - County: NORTHUMBERLAND CO - State: PENNSYLVANIA

SPOUSE Name 1) ANNA CATHARINE WOLFE


In addition Children documented in the DAR:

HENRY[1] EVA ELIZABETH WEISER;

PETER[1] MARIA BARBARA KLECKNER;

NICHOLAS[1] CHRISTINA OTT ;

PHILIP[1] ABIGAIL THOMPSON ;

GEORGE[1] MARGARET PONTIUS


Married Anna Catharine Wolfe in 1769; other children:

  • Andrew PONTIUS 1770–1828
  • Frederick PONTIUS 1772–1848
  • Catherine PONTIUS 1777–1851 [m. ?Konig]
  • Christina PONTIUS 1785–1877
  • Barbara PONTIUS 1787–1858
  • Philip PONTIUS 1789–1872


NOTE: John Frederick PONTIUS d. 1869 is the son of John Nicholas Pontius 1749-1831



Pennsylvania, U.S., Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages, 1730-1799

Name John Heinrich Pontius

Birth Date 24 Feb 1744

Baptism Date 1 Apr 1744

Baptism Place Swatara, Pennsylvania, USA

Parent Johannes Pontius

Sponsor John Heinrich Zoeller and his wife

Source Early Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages in Southeastern Pennsylvania


Documented Revolutionary War service

PONTIUS, JOHN HENRY (Lt.) DAR Ancestor

Service: PENNSYLVANIA

Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, LIEUTENANT

Birth: 2-24-1744 PENNSYLVANIA

Death: 12-13-1822 UNION CO PENNSYLVANIA

Service Source: PA ARCH, 2ND SER, VOL 14, P 325; 3RD SER, VOL 19, P 517; 5TH SER, VOL 8, P 657

Service Description: 1) 1ST LT UNDER CAPT JOHN CLARK, COL COLE, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY MILITIA; SUFFERED DEPREDATION, 1782

RESIDENCE 1) City: BUFFALO TWP - County: NORTHUMBERLAND CO - State: PENNSYLVANIA

SPOUSE Name 1) ANNA CATHARINE WOLFE


In addition Children documented in the DAR:

HENRY[1] EVA ELIZABETH WEISER;

PETER[1] MARIA BARBARA KLECKNER;

NICHOLAS[1] CHRISTINA OTT ;

PHILIP[1] ABIGAIL THOMPSON ;

GEORGE[1] MARGARET PONTIUS


Married Anna Catharine Wolfe in 1769; other children:

  • Andrew PONTIUS 1770–1828
  • Frederick PONTIUS 1772–1848
  • Catherine PONTIUS 1777–1851 [m. ?Konig]
  • Christina PONTIUS 1785–1877
  • Barbara PONTIUS 1787–1858
  • Philip PONTIUS 1789–1872


NOTE: John Frederick PONTIUS d. 1869 is the son of John Nicholas Pontius 1749-1831



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