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Elizabeth Ritter 1753–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 JUL 1753

Birth Location: Lower Milford, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 23 FEB 1823

Death Location: Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Caspar Ritter

Mother: Anna Ochs

Spouse(s): Daniel Knauss

Children(s): Anna Knauss

The story of Elizabeth Ritter began in 1753 in Lower Milford, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States. Elizabeth Ritter married Daniel Knauss, and had children including Anna Maria Polly Knauss. Elizabeth Ritter passed away in 1823 in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Ritter began in 1753 in Lower Milford, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Elizabeth Ritter married Daniel Knauss, and had children including Anna Maria Polly Knauss.
  • Elizabeth Ritter passed away in 1823 in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Elizabeth Ritter's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Ritter
1753–1823
Birth Place: Lower Milford, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Caspar Ritter
1719–1792
Zweibrücken, Zweibrucken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Maria) Ochs
1720–1803
Lehigh County, PA
Grandparents
Casper (Ritter) II
1695–1760
Zweibruken, Palatinate, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Anna (Barbara) Stoehr
1698–1774
Zweibrücken, Zweibrucken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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Elizabeth Ritter's Descendants

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Elizabeth Ritter (6 JUL 1753–23 FEB 1823) m. Daniel Knauss (1738–7 JAN 1779)
  1. 1. Anna (Maria Polly) Knauss 1772–1831 m. Mathias (John) Walter 1767–1854
    1. 1. Sarah Bowman 1799–1872 m. Christian Bowman 1783–1861
      1. 1. Mary Bowman 1817–1880 m. Robert Dickey 1805–1884
        1. 1. Mary (Jennie) Dickey 1847–1932 m. Levi (W) Hollinger 1845–1915
        2. 2. William (M.) Dickey 1834–1921
        3. 3. Sarah (E) Dickey 1836–1931
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Dickey) Culler 1839–1895 m. Abraham Culler 1839–1914
        5. 5. Christian (B) Dickey 1842–1929 m. Frances (L) Dickey 1845–
        6. 6. Hamilton (S) Dickey 1844–1926 m. Susanna Turner 1848–1935
        7. 7. Martin (B) Dickey 1849–1913
        8. 8. Susanna (E) Dickey 1854–1949 m. Aden Scott 1857–
        9. 9. Jefferson (John) Dickey 1857–1944 m. Louella (S.) McCloy 1869–1955
        10. 10. Charles (Kay) Dickey 1861–1936 m. Etta (Sarah) Culler 1870–1922
      2. 2. Henry Bowman 1815–1891 m. Harriet (Jane) Armstrong 1815–1894
      3. 3. Elizabeth Bowman 1820–1900 m. Andrew Armstrong 1818–1900
      4. 4. Catharine Bowman 1821–1822
      5. 5. Mathias Bowman 1822–1873
      6. 6. Susannah Bowman 1824–1826
      7. 7. Salome Bowman 1826–1827
      8. 8. Martin Bowman 1828–1878
      9. 9. Christian Bowman 1830–1909 m. Axcy (Ann) Lowry 1837–1893
      10. 10. Eliza Bowman 1832–1834
      11. 11. Sarah Bowman 1834–1917 m. Thomas (J) Armstrong 1833–1908
      12. 12. Emaline (H.) Bowman 1837–1875 m. John (A.) Clement 1837–1886
      13. 13. Esther (Bowman) Pike 1840–1927 m. Albert (K) Pike 1832–1928
      14. 14. Lydia (Margaret) Bowman 1842–1928 m. William (H) Owen 1841–1906

Elizabeth Ritter's Timeline

2 Records

1753
6 JUL 1753
Birth of Elizabeth Ritter in Lower Milford, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Lower Milford, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
1823
23 FEB 1823
Age 70
Death of Elizabeth Ritter in Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1753
    Event Place: Lower Milford, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 FEB 1823
    Event Place: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

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