John Fretz and Frances Shellenberger

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Husband John Fretz ^{1 2}

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

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         Father: Christian Fretz (Abt 1761-1848/1849) 1 2 3
         Mother: Agnes Overholt (1765-1850) 1 2 3

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Frances Shellenberger ^{1 2}

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           Born: 15 Feb 1797 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Dec 1877 4
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Jacob Fretz ⁴

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           Born: Abt 1815
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Feb 1825 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Christian Fretz ⁴

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           Born: 12 Dec 1816 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Dec 1829 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M John Fretz ⁴

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           Born: 27 Sep 1819 - Westmoreland Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jul 1848 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Catharine Landis (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 1846 4

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4 M Martin Fretz ⁴

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           Born: Abt 1820
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Nov 1821 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Elizabeth Fretz ⁴

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           Born: Abt 1821
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Aug 1824 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M Henry Fretts ^{4 5}

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            AKA: Henry Fretz 4
           Born: 20 Oct 1824 - Westmoreland Co, PA 4
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Diana Myers (      -      ) 4 5
           Marr: 20 May 1847 4

         Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsey" Detwiler (      -Bef 1912) 5 6 7

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7 M Abram Shallenberger Fretts ⁸

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            AKA: Abraham S. Fretts 4
           Born: 9 Dec 1827 - Westmoreland Co, PA 4
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Frances Long "Fannie" Boyd (1832-1905) 4 8
           Marr: 26 May 1853 4 8

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8 M Daniel S. Fretts ⁹

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           Born: 16 Jun 1830 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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         Spouse: Kezia Jane Cunningham (      -1888) 9
           Marr: 14 Feb 1856 9

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9 F Frances Fretz ¹¹

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            AKA: Frances Fretts 10
           Born: 10 May 1833 - Westmoreland Co, PA 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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         Spouse: Martin N. Stauffer (1828-1892) 10 11
           Marr: 14 Nov 1850 10 11

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10 U [Infant] Fretz

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           Born: Dec 1839 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jan 1840 11
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General Notes: Husband - John Fretz

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He was a tailor by trade.
He was lame, and walked with a crutch.
He died of Apoplexy. He fell dead from his horse while on his way to a New Year's dinner.

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

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

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

4 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 444.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 640.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 357.

7 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 444, 449.

8 Scott Lee Boyd, The Boyd Family (Santa Barbara, CA: Self-published, 1935), Pg 165.

9 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 445.

10 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 102.

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