John Valentine Griesemer

1688 - 1773  (85 years)

• Name	John Valentine Griesemer
  Birth	4 Jan 1688	Lampertheim, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigrant	29 Aug 1730	Germany
  	Arrived in Philadelphia 29 Aug 1730
  Death	30 May 1773	East Greenville, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	New Goshenhoppen UCC Cemetery, East Greenville, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  Notes	A French Huguenot from Alsace, Valentine Griesemer settled originally in Oley Township, but relocated to Hereford Township before the organization of the Berks County in 1752. He became a prominent factor in that township, and was one of the three largest land owners there, owning about 600 acres in the eastern part of Hereford. Valentine Griesemer is buried at New Goshenhoppen Church, but the inscription on his sandstone tombstone is no longer legible. He was a member of the German Reformed congregation. Among his children were Leonard and Gertrude (m. Jacob Gery).
  Person ID	I558	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2018

  
  

  Family	Anna Margaret Kern,   b. Abt 1690, Germany d. Abt 1720, Germany (Age ~ 30 years)
  Children	1. Casper Griesemer,   b. 3 Mar 1715   d. Dec 1794, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years) + 2. Honorable John Griesemer,   b. 1717, Lampertheim, Hessen, Germany d. 10 Oct 1789, Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F9411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2018

  
  

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  Birth - 4 Jan 1688 - Lampertheim, Germany Immigrant - Arrived in Philadelphia 29 Aug 1730 - 29 Aug 1730 - Germany Death - 30 May 1773 - East Greenville, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA Burial - - New Goshenhoppen UCC Cemetery, East Greenville, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth