Christian Fretz and Agnes Overholt

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Husband Christian Fretz ^{1 2 3}

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            AKA: Christian Frets,4 [Unk] Fretts 5
           Born: Abt 1761 - Bucks Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Apr 1848 or 1849 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: Daniel Fretz (Abt 1738-      ) 2 3
         Mother: Mary [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Agnes Overholt ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 15 Oct 1765 - Bucks Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jun 1850 1 2 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: Henry Overholt (1739-1813) 5 6
         Mother: Anna Beitler (1745-1835) 5 6 7

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Children

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1 M John Fretz ^{2 3}

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           Born: 25 Dec 1786 - Bucks Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jan 1867 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Frances Shellenberger (1797-1877) 2 3

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2 M Henry Fretz ^{3 8 9}

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            AKA: Henry Frets 4
           Born: 12 May 1791 - Bucks Co, PA 4 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Dec 1845 - Westmoreland Co, PA 4 9
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Susanna Sherrick (1799-1874/1875) 3 4 9
           Marr: 12 Mar 1812 4 9

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3 M Daniel Fretz ^{3 11}

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            AKA: Daniel Fritz 10
           Born: 1 Dec 1792 - Bucks Co, PA 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jul 1873 - Westmoreland Co, PA 11
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Hannah Fox (      -      ) 3 10 11

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4 F Mary Fretz ^{3 11}

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           Born: 1 Jun 1795 - Bucks Co, PA 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Feb 1824 - Westmoreland Co, PA 11
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Anna Fretz ^{3 11 12}

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           Born: 24 Feb 1799 - Bucks Co, PA 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1878 - East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 11 12
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Samuel Stauffer (      -1819) 11 12
           Marr: 1818 11

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6 M Christian Fretz ^{3 13 14}

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           Born: 17 Dec 1802 - Westmoreland Co, PA 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Dec 1828 14
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Catharine Smith (1804-Aft 1889) 13 14 15
           Marr: Jun 1826 14

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General Notes: Husband - Christian Fretz

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He removed from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to Westmoreland County in about 1800 and settled in East Huntingdon.

He was by occupation a farmer, and a consistent member of the Mennonite church. He was blind for a number of years before his death.
It was the custom every Sabbath Morning, for each member of his family to take his or her Bible and read aloud all at the same time. Much reverence was paid in his family to the Book of Books.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 342.

2 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 443.

3 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 64.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 239.

5 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 688.

6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 261.

7 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 63.

8 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 55.

9 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 446.

10 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 377.

11 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 453.

12 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 642.

13 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 443.

14 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 454.

15 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 64, 77.