# Reitz Family Geneology (Kenneth Robert Reitz) - Andreas REITZ b. 01/01/1755 d. 03/16/1837

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# Andreas REITZ b. 01/01/1755 d. 03/16/18371

# Andreas REITZ b. 01/01/1755 d. 03/16/18371 - Pedigree

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Johan REITZ2 1726-1783 Lohrhaupten, Gelnhausen, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany |  | (unknown image type)

Johan-Peter REITZ3 1690-1732 Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany

Johannes REITZ4 1665-1696

Nicholas WEYGAND5 1660-1690

Anna UNKNOWN6 1719-1788 Lohrhaupten, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany |  | (unknown image type)

Magdalena WEYGAND7 1687-1740 Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany

Anna Barbara FREDERICK8 1669-1696

Andreas REITZ1 1755-1837 Swabian Creek, Washington Township, Berks County, Colony Of Pennsylvania

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1. == Biography == Andreas was born in 1755, Swabian Creek, Wahsington Twp., Northumberland County, Penna., the son of Johan George Heinrich Reitz (b. Lohrhaupten, Gelnhausen, Hessen-Nassau, Germany) and Anna Martha (b. same location). He passed away in 1837, and was buried at Himmel Church Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.<ref>''Find A Grave'', database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 June 2019), memorial page for Andreas (Andrew) Reitz (1 Jan 1755–16 Mar 1837), [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32965697/andreas-_andrew_-reitz Find A Grave Memorial no. 32965697], citing Himmel Church Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by palsg (contributor 46888396).</ref> === GEDCOM Import ===''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.<ref>Reitz-220was created by [[Smith-91064 | Larry Smith]] through the import of smith.ged on Oct 15, 2015. </ref> '''Andreas''' Andrew Reitz. <ref>Source: [[#S145]] File @M557@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S20]] Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 1000 File @M561@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S27]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S27]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S153]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S71]] Volume: 338 File @M169@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S57]] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; Series Number: Series 4 File @M549@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S3]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S79]] Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 331 File @M743@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S62]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S20]] Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 236 File @M745@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S20]] Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 236 File @M745@</ref> '''Andrew''' Reitz. ''Found multiple versions of name. Using Andreas Andrew Reitz.'' '''Born''' 1 JAN 1755. Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N40.1676.Longitude: W80.2463. <ref>Source: [[#S20]] Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 1000 File @M561@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S153]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S71]] Volume: 338 File @M169@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S57]] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; Series Number: Series 4 File @M549@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S3]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S62]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S20]] Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 236 File @M745@</ref> BEF 1755. ''Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 1 JAN 1755'' '''Died''' 16 MAR 1837. Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N40.8502.Longitude: W76.7082. <ref>Source: [[#S71]] Volume: 338 File @M169@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S57]] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; Series Number: Series 4 File @M549@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S3]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S62]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S20]] Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 236 File @M745@</ref> '''Buried''' 1837 Rebuck, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N40.7222.Longitude: W76.7358. <ref>Source: [[#S20]] Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 1000 File @M561@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S57]] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; SeriesNumber: Series 4 File @M549@</ref><ref>Source: [[#S3]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S62]] </ref><ref>Source: [[#S20]] Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 236 File @M745@</ref> '''Residence''' Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N40.8583. Longitude: W76.3834. <ref>Source: [[#S145]] File @M557@</ref>Males - Under 10: 1 Males - 16 thru 25: 2 Males - 45 and over: 1 Females - Under 10: 3 Females - 10 thru 15: 2 Females - 16 thru 25: 2 Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 6 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of. 1800 Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N40.8502. Longitude: W76.7082. 1782 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. Map: Latitude: N40.8502.Longitude: W76.7082. <ref>Source: [[#S79]] Pennsylvania Historical &Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 331 File @M743@</ref> '''Buried''' Himmel Chur Cem,Washington Twp,Northumberlnd Co,PA. '''Note:''' [[#N75929922]]. '''CRE''' 25 SEP 2019. Time: 10:57:09. === Notes === Note <span id='N75929922'>N75929922</span>Family was living in Berks County in 1755. This area became NorthumberlandCounty in 1772. Andreas received a patent for the farm that his father hadtaken out a warant for in 1772 in Mahanoy Twp. (later became Upper Mahanoy Twp. and then became part of Washington Twp.) CRE 25 SEP 2019. Time: 10:57:10. == Sources == <references /> * U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Volume: 338.* Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1950-2010; Series Number: Series 4.* Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783.* Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985. Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 1000.* Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 331.* Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985. Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 236. * https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KL4K-K1D* Source: <span id='S145'>S145</span> Ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: [[#R2]] * Repository: <span id='R2'>R2</span> Ancestry.com* Source: <span id='S153'>S153</span> Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: [[#R2]]* Source: <span id='S20'>S20</span> Ancestry.com Pennsylvania and NewJersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: [[#R2]]* Source: <span id='S27'>S27</span> Lineages, Inc., comp Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1774-1846: Schwaben Creek Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; Repository: [[#R2]]* Source: <span id='S3'>S3</span> Ancestry.com U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: [[#R2]]* Source: <span id='S57'>S57</span> Ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: [[#R2]]* Source: <span id='S62'>S62</span> National Cemetery Administration U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: [[#R2]]* Source: <span id='S71'>S71</span> Ancestry.com U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;Repository: [[#R2]]* Source: <span id='S79'>S79</span> Ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: [[#R2]]
2. == Biography ==Johan Georg was born February 5, 1726, at Lohrhaupten, Gelnhausen (now Flörsbachtal), where he belonged to the Lutheran Church.<ref name=reitz1967>Reitz, A. G. (1967). The Reitz family. Brookville, Pa: A.G. Reitz. Page 4. In the possession of [[Reitz-515|Zachary Reitz]].</ref> He landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 14, 1751, in the ship ''Duke of Bedford''.<ref name=reitz1967 /><ref>Strassburger, R.Beaver. (1934). Pennsylvania German pioneers: a publication of the original lists of arrivals in the port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808. Norristown, Penn.: Pennsylvania German Society. Page 537. https://archive.org/stream/pennsylvaniagerm43stra</ref> He settled Rebuck in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and helped build Himmel's Church there.<ref name=reitz1967 /> He died in 1793, at the age of 66, in Northumberland County, PA; he was buried onthe Reitz Farm Cemetery.<ref>Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 August 2018), memorial page for Johan George Reitz (5 Feb 1726–30 Jan 1793), Find A Grave Memorial no.168629127, citing Reitz Farm Cemetery, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Law-Miller Roots (contributor 47103448) .</ref> '''Name:''' Johan Georg Reitz. Given Name: Johan Georg. Surname: Reitz.''A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.'' '''Christening:''' 03 FEB 1726. Lohrhaupten,Gelnhausen,Hessen-Nassau,Germany '''Buried''' 1783 farm near Rebuck,Washington Twp,Northumberlnd Co,PA. '''Note:''' [[#N90721936]]. '''CRE''' 25 SEP 2019. Time: 10:57:09. == Sources == <references /> DNA verified: Joanne Reitz 23andMe. Common ancestor through Michael Reitz, Andreas Reitz sibling.*Biography, 1988, Margaret Reitz, "The Century Farms of Jefferson County, PA", (The Jefferson County Historical and Genealogical Society, Brookville, PA), pp.58-59*Records of Schwaben Creek (Himmel Lutheran & Reformed) Church, Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1774-1846*Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1751; Page Number: 458
3. == Biography == ''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.<ref>Reitz-225was created by [[Smith-91064 | Larry Smith]] through the import of smith.ged on Oct 15, 2015. ''This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.''</ref> It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.'' === User ID === : User ID: 26D27727F9B6421EBC45C631852E30941439 === Data Changed === : Data Changed: :: Date: 11 May 2015 ::: Time: 10:49 Prior to import, this record was last changed 10:49 11 May 2015. === Note === : Note: [[#NI4032]] === Notes ===: Note <span id='NI4032'>NI4032</span>JOHANNES PETER REITZ, (also called Hans Peter, Johann Peter, or only Peter), son: of Johannes and Anna Barbara (Friedrich) Reitz, of Rohrig (now Bieber Luth. Church) Gelnhausen,: born Dec. 3, 1690, baptized the same day, the sponsor being Peter Freund, son of Hans Freund (a: smith or tailor). Married Jan. 4, 1715 Magdalena Weygand, born on the day of Simonis and Judae,: 1687, daughter of Niclas Weygand, of Lohrhaupten, baptized on the same day, the sponsor being: Magdalena, housewife of Peter Kesler. Johannes Peter Reitz died andwas buried Dec. 2, 1732, aged: 41 years. His wife Magdalena (Weygand) Reitz died and was buried A.D. 1740, aged 53 years.: They lived at Lohrhaupten and were the parents of Johan George Henrich Reitz. : : THE REITZ FAMILY HISTORY AND RECORD BOOK : compiled by the Rev. J. J. Reitz -1930- ''No biography yet.<ref>Profile created by [[Armstrong-5775 | Kim Armstrong]] through the import of Ritts Family Tree_2017-12-24.ged on Dec24, 2017. ''This comment and citation should be deleted after a shortbiography has been added and primary sources have been cited.''</ref>Can you add information or sources?'' == Sources == <references />
4. == Biography == ''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.<ref>Reitz-226was created by [[Smith-91064 | Larry Smith]] through the import of smith.ged on Oct 15, 2015. ''This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.''</ref> It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.'' === User ID === : User ID: 157C4D1AB30F4178881CB14EF90BBC815795 === Data Changed === : Data Changed: :: Date: 11 May 2015 ::: Time: 10:49 Prior to import, this record was last changed 10:49 11 May 2015. === Note === : Note: [[#NI4147]] === Notes ===: Note <span id='NI4147'>NI4147</span>THE REITZ FAMILY HISTORY AND RECORD BOOK : compiled by the Rev. J. J. Reitz -1930- :: JOHANNES REITZ, son of Johannes Reitz of Rohrig, now belonging to the Bieber: Lutheran Church, in the district of Gelnhausen, and Anna Barbara Friedrich, daughter of Stoffel: Friedrich of Lohrhaupten, Seulbach, held their engagement services Jan. 15, 1690, and their: marriage ceremony Feb. 11, 1690. They were the grandparents of Pioneer Johan George Henrich Reitz. == Sources == <references />
5. == Biography == ''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.<ref>Weygand-10 was created by [[Smith-91064 | Larry Smith]] through the import of smith.ged on Oct 15, 2015. ''This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.''</ref> It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.'' === User ID === : User ID: E07838FFF6AF4FBC98880600FFF62D69F007 === Data Changed === : Data Changed: :: Date: 9 May 2015 ::: Time: 13:45 Prior to import, this record was last changed 13:45 9 May 2015. == Sources == <references />
6. == Biography == Often recorded as Steigerwald/t, but this is without proof, so no surname was added ''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.'' === Birth === : Birth: :: User ID: 529D8311F3C46ADABF04DA24C4CB62D1 :: Record ID Number: MH:IF7874 :: Date: 20 FEB 1719 :: Place: Lohrhaupten, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Germany === Death === : Death: Y :: User ID: 529D8311F3AF3ADAAF04DA24C4CB62D1 :: Record ID Number: MH:IF7873 :: Date: MAY 1788 :: Place: Washington, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States :: Age: 69 === Record ID Number === : Record ID Number: MH:I2155 === User ID === : User ID: 529D6C61505637C72001EC9B2EE86819 == Sources == <references /> * ''Find A Grave'', database and images (https://www.findagrave.com :accessed 29 June 2019), memorial page for Anna Martha Reitz (unknown��May 1788), [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168725703/anna-martha-reitz Find A Grave Memorial no. 168725703], citing Reitz Farm Cemetery, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Law-Miller Roots ([https://www.findagrave.com/user/profile/47103448 contributor47103448]).* Source: <span id='S57'>S57</span> Record ID Number: MH:S57 User ID: 529D8313D7773C7CDF04DA24C4CB62D1 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Originaldata: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: [[#N1113]] Record ID Number: MH:SC11109 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15023964&pid=2155 Quality or Certainty of Data: 0: Note <span id='N1113'>N1113</span>This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of thesetree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. : Record ID Number: MH:N12757 : PRIN MH:S57 === Acknowledgments === Thank you to [[Kline-610 | Jeff Kline]] for creating WikiTree profileMartha-168 through the import of Schaffner_Branch.GED on Dec 5, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jeff and others. <!-- Please edit, add, or delete anything in this text. Thank you! -->
7. == Biography == ''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.<ref>Weygand-9was created by [[Smith-91064 | Larry Smith]] through the import of smith.ged on Oct 15, 2015. ''This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.''</ref> It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.'' === User ID === : User ID: 1410C2402E6E44AA92F39BF4DE4590CE4560 === Data Changed === : Data Changed: :: Date: 9 May 2015 ::: Time: 13:45 Prior to import, this record was last changed 13:45 9 May 2015. == Sources == <references />
8. == Biography == ''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.<ref>Frederick-1013 was created by [[Smith-91064 | Larry Smith]] through the import of smith.ged on Oct 15, 2015. ''This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.''</ref> It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.'' === User ID === : User ID: 297F946AC11A4C0CB890882F70135E02BB8B === Data Changed === : Data Changed: :: Date: 11 May 2015 ::: Time: 10:42 Prior to import, this record was last changed 10:42 11 May 2015. == Sources == <references />