Honorable John Griesemer
1717 - 1789 (72 years)-
Name John Griesemer Title Honorable Birth 1717 Lampertheim, Hessen, Germany Gender Male Military Service 21 Dec 1774 Whitehall, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA American Revolution
"On Dec. 21, 1774, John Griesemer was elected by the freeholders of the county a member of the Committee of Observation for the county and reelected Sept. 27, 1775. This committee, in which he represented Whitehall township, was composed of leading men from each township, who took the first steps leading to independence in the county and who were the leading spirits during the Revolution. His three sons also served in the war.Death 10 Oct 1789 Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA Burial Linden Street Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA Notes - John and his wife were the first settlers along Ceder Creek in
Northampton County,PA. There they owned 600 acres of land and were
members of the Zion Reformed Church. John was naturalized 24 Sep
1767. He was a prominent leading citizen. During the American
Revolution he a member of the Committee of Obervation for Northampton
County in December 1774 and was re-elected 27 Sep 1775. All his three
sons served in the American Revolution as true Patriots.
Person ID I556 OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor Last Modified 8 Sep 2018
Father John Valentine Griesemer, b. 4 Jan 1688, Lampertheim, Germany d. 30 May 1773, East Greenville, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years) Mother Anna Margaret Kern, b. Abt 1690, Germany d. Abt 1720, Germany (Age ~ 30 years) Family ID F9411 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna Maria Brunner, b. 16 Nov 1725, Hereford, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Nov 1809, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 84 years) Marriage Abt 1748 Children + 1. Anna Maria Griesemer, b. 11 Jul 1752, Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Sep 1823, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years) Family ID F1176 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- John and his wife were the first settlers along Ceder Creek in
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