Captain Gottfried Knause, Jr.
1742 - 1806 (64 years)-
Name Gottfried Knause Title Captain Suffix Jr. Birth 15 Jan 1742 Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA Gender Male Military Service 1778 Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, USA American Revolution (US)
Northampton Co. Penn. Militia
Elected Captain 22 May 1783 - 4th Co. 3rd Batt., Under Col Peter Trexler.Death 15 Feb 1806 Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA Burial Linden Street Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA Notes - Gottfried Jr. was a blacksmith by trade and had his shop in near Jordan,PA for 30 years. He served in the American Revolution as a Private in the 6th Company, 2nd Battalion of the Northampton County Militia in 1778 under Capt.Henry Ritz. Also in the 8th Company, 1st Battalion in 1782 under Capt. Ritz. On May 22, 1783 he was elected Captain of the 4th Company, 3rd Battalion, under Col. Peter Trexler, Jr. After the war in 1803, Gottfried was elected Commisioner of Northampton County. He was buried in Allentown,PA.
Person ID I550 OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor Last Modified 29 Aug 2011
Father Gottfried Knause, b. 15 Nov 1707, Dudelsheim, Hessen, Germany d. 1777, Schoenersville, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years) Mother Anna Eva d. 1758, Whitehall, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA Marriage Abt 1741 Pennsylvania, USA Family ID F2404 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna Maria Griesemer, b. 11 Jul 1752, Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Sep 1823, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years) Marriage Abt 1771 Children 1. John Henry Knause, b. 26 Dec 1771, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA 2. Salome Knause, b. 16 Mar 1773, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA 3. Anna Maria Knause, b. 12 May 1774, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA 4. Daniel Knause, b. 18 Jun 1775, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA 5. Eva Catherine Knause, b. 10 Jun 1777, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA 6. Jonathan Knause, b. 19 Oct 1778, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA 7. Elizabeth Knause, b. 26 Apr 1780, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA + 8. Hannah Knause, b. 23 Jan 1783, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 04 Feb 1845, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA (Age 62 years) + 9. Mary Magdalene Knause, b. 7 May 1784, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Mar 1862, Whitehall, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years) Family ID F1175 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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