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George Ball Custer 1744–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 December 1744

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 17 Dec 1829

Death Location: Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Paul Custer

Mother: Sarah Ball

Spouse(s): Catherine Leatherman, Susannah Long

Children(s): David Sr, Elizabeth Custer, Magdalena Custer, Lydia Custer, George Jr, Daniel Custer, Joseph Custer, Jonathan Custer, Catherine Custer, Jacob Custer, Hannah Custer, Susannah Custer, Catherine Custer, Mary Custer, John Custer, Sarah Custer, Jacob Custer

In 1744, George Ball Custer entered the world in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Paul Custer And Sarah Martha Ball. George Ball Custer married Catherine Leatherman, Susannah Long, and had children including Catherine Custer, Daniel Twin Custer, David Custer Sr, Elizabeth Custer, George Ball Custer Jr, Hannah Custer, Jacob Custer, John Custer, Jonathan Custer, Joseph Custer, Lydia Custer, Magdalena Custer, Mary Custer, Sarah Custer, Susannah Custer. George Ball Custer passed away in 1829 in Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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  • In 1744, George Ball Custer entered the world in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Paul Custer And Sarah Martha Ball.
  • George Ball Custer married Catherine Leatherman, Susannah Long, and had children including Catherine Custer, Daniel Twin Custer, David Custer Sr, Elizabeth Custer, George Ball Custer Jr, Hannah Custer, Jacob Custer, John Custer, Jonathan Custer, Joseph Custer, Lydia Custer, Magdalena Custer, Mary Custer, Sarah Custer, Susannah Custer.
  • George Ball Custer passed away in 1829 in Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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George Custer's Ancestors

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George Custer
1744–1829
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Paul Custer
1710–1783
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah (Martha) Ball
1712–1779
Lower, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Arnold (Dohrs) Kuster
1669–1739
Kaldenkirchen, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Elizabeth (Rebecca) Nuzom
1666–1726
or near Krefeld, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
John Ball
1694–1741
Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Martha) Rhodes
1696–1741
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Paulus Kuster
1646–1708
Gertrude Streypers
1628–1707
Joseph Ball
1649–1711
Mary Bennett
1665–1721
John Rhodes
1664–1733
Hannah Wilcox
1675–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arnold Kuster
1606–
Catharina Haren
1606–
William III
1615–1680
Hannah Atherold
1614–1695
John Rhoads
1624–1701
Elizabeth Jessup
1633–1694
Barnabas Wilcox
1635–1690
Sarah Boone
1639–1692

George Custer's Descendants

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George (Ball) Custer (15 December 1744–17 Dec 1829) m. Catherine Leatherman (7 April 1765–22 September 1844) m. Susannah Long (13 May 1755–17 Oct 1784)
  1. 1. David (Custer) Sr 1780–1857 m. Elizabeth (Martha) Fisher –1858
    1. 1. George (Richard) Custer 1803–1875 m. Nancy (Phillips) Black 1798–1875
      1. 1. David (Charles) Custer 1826–1886 m. Elizabeth (Parnethia) Dunnington 1828–1882 m. Jane (L) Castle 1826–
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Custer 1852–1922 m. Mary (Esther) Blake 1841–1885
        2. 2. George (Richard) Custer 1850–1922 m. Carrie (Mary J M) Steitch 1856–1918
        3. 3. Henry (Percy) Custer 1854–1913 m. Ida (M) Goff 1856–1942
        4. 4. Francis (Augustus) Custer 1857–1926 m. Annie Murphy 1860–1925
      2. 2. Elizabeth Custer 1829–1915
      3. 3. Lydia Custer 1836–1926
      4. 4. William Custer 1825–1891
        1. 1. Valeria Custer 1854–1927 m. Lewis (F.) Boulier 1848–1922
        2. 2. Emma (H.) Custer 1860–
        3. 3. Frank (S.) Custer 1863–
      5. 5. Thomas Custer 1831–1885 m. Amey Custer 1841–
        1. 1. Rufus Custer 1873–
        2. 2. John (H.) Custer 1879–
      6. 6. George (Washington) Custer 1833–1881 m. Margaret 1845–
        1. 1. Nancy (E.) Custer 1861–
        2. 2. David (Walter) Custer 1866–1930
        3. 3. Sarah (J.) Custer 1876–
      7. 7. James (Merriman) Custer 1838–1850
    2. 2. David Custer 1778–
    3. 3. Anne Custer 1823–1898
  2. 2. Elizabeth Custer 1803–1861
  3. 3. Magdalena Custer 1793–1881
  4. 4. Lydia Custer 1806–1854
  5. 5. George (Ball Custer) Jr 1776–1833 m. Mary (Ann) Wise 1777–1856
  6. 6. Daniel ((twin)) Custer 1780–1780
  7. 7. Joseph Custer 1797–1881
  8. 8. Jonathan Custer 1798–1871
  9. 9. Catherine Custer 1797–1892
  10. 10. Jacob Custer 1782–1820
  11. 11. Hannah Custer 1784–1851
  12. 12. Susannah Custer 1787–1873
  13. 13. Catherine Custer 1790–1827
  14. 14. Mary Custer 1801–1881
  15. 15. John Custer 1774–1843
  16. 16. Sarah Custer 1778–1874
  17. 17. Jacob Custer 1785–1868

George Custer's Timeline

2 Records

1744
15 December 1744
Birth of George Ball Custer in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1829
17 Dec 1829
Age 85
Death of George Ball Custer in Georges Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Georges Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 December 1744
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1829
    Event Place: Georges Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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