Johannes Lerch - Kreidersville, Pennsylvania
Posted by: BruceS
N 40° 44.180 W 075° 29.603
18T E 458340 N 4509605
Grave of Revolutionary War veteran at the Zion UCC Stone Church Cemetery in Kreidersville, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMF14T
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2012
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Johannes Lerch was born in Lower Saucon Township., Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The inscription on his gravestone indicates a date of birth as November 17, 1747 while church baptism records indicate a date of birth as October 17, 1747 (his baptism took place on November 6, 1747). In about 1770 he moved from Lower Saucon to Allen Township, Northampton where he became owner of 300 acres which he farmed. In the Revolutionary War he served as a private. He died March 17, 1818.
Location type: Single Grave
Date of Birth: October 17, 1747
Date of Death: March 17, 1818
Cause of death: Died Later
Grave Marker Text: Difficult to read.
Ranks: Private
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