Lieutenant Johan Adam Hamsher

1736 - 1809  (73 years)

• Name	Johan Adam Hamsher
  Title	Lieutenant
  Birth	18 Apr 1736	Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigrant	1753	Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
  	Ship: Edinburg Arrived: 14 Sep 1753 Philadephia, Pennsylvania
  Military Service	1776	Berks County, Pennsylvania
  	American Revolution Berks County Militia 1776-1777 Northampton County Militia 1780-1783 Rear Party for Sullivan Expedition (1779)
  Death	Aug 1809	Hanover Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	Adam came to America in the ship 'Edinburg' arriving in Philadephia from Rotterdam, 14 Sep 1753. Adam served in the Revoultion starting in 1776. In 1777 he is listed as a 2nd LT in Berks County, 6th Company, 1st Battalion. From about 1780 to 1783 he is listed as a LT in the Northampton County Militia, 7th Company, 3rd Battalion and Rear party for the Sullivan Expedition(1779).
  Person ID	I300	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Bernhand Hamscher,   b. 1697, Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany d. 01 Dec 1754, Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Apollonia Marschall   d. 1744, Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Marriage	11 Jan 1718	Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
  Family ID	F2402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Margaretha Heckman,   b. Abt 1740, Rottenburg am Neckar, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. Aft 1790, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 51 years)
  Marriage	07 Nov 1758	Upper Hanover Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
  	Type: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
  Children	1. Adam Hamsher, Jr.,   b. 16 Jul 1759, Hanover Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania + 2. Daniel Hamsher,   b. 6 Aug 1760, Berks County, Pennsylvania d. 10 Aug 1835, Sparta, Livingston County, New York (Age 75 years)   3. Bernhard Hamsher,   b. 18 Nov 1761, Berks County, Pennsylvania d. 20 Apr 1815 (Age 53 years)   4. Maria Margaret Hamsher,   b. 1763, Northampton County, Pennsylvania   5. Anna Maria Hamsher,   b. 1765, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F1007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Apr 1736 - Gau-Heppenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Immigrant - Ship: Edinburg Arrived: 14 Sep 1753 Philadephia, Pennsylvania - 1753 - Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands Marriage - Type: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church - 07 Nov 1758 - Upper Hanover Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Military Service - American Revolution Berks County Militia 1776-1777 Northampton County Militia 1780-1783 Rear Party for Sullivan Expedition (1779) - 1776 - Berks County, Pennsylvania Death - Aug 1809 - Hanover Twp, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
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