Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Baltzer Trout and Elizabeth Ridenour




Husband Baltzer Trout 1

            AKA: Balser Trout 2
           Born:  - Germantown, near Philadelphia, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jul 1837 - Allegheny Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Poke Run Churchyard
       Marriage:  - Virginia



Wife Elizabeth Ridenour 2

            AKA: Elizabeth Ritinour 3
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1937 1
         Buried:  - Poke Run Churchyard


         Father: [Father] Ridenour (      -      )
         Mother: 




Children
1 M Henry Trout 1

           Born:  - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Illinois
         Buried: 



2 M John Trout 1

           Born:  - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
         Buried: 



3 M Jacob Trout 1

           Born: 28 Jan 1798 - Virginia 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jun 1868 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary A. Hawk (      -      ) 1


4 M Baltzer Trout 1

           Born:  - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Greenfield, PA
         Buried: 



5 M Daniel Trout 1

           Born:  - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
         Buried: 



6 F Catherine Trout 1 2 5

            AKA: Susan Trout 4
           Born: Abt 1785 - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jun 1861 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Philip Walter (      -1859) 2 4 5


7 F Elizabeth Trout 1

           Born:  - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Jonston (      -      ) 1



General Notes: Husband - Baltzer Trout


There seems to be some confusion between this man and his father:

On his arrival in America he first located in German town (now a part of Philadelphia). He served in the Revolutionary war, and after the close of the war removed to near Winchester, Virginia. Subsequently he came to Washington township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and located on Beaver Run, where his wife's brother, William Ridenour, had settled a short time previous. [HWC 1882, 633]

His father came to America from Germany, in company with one of his brothers, and first settled at Germantown, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They separated, and the family never afterward succeeded in locating the brother mentioned. The father married in Philadelphia, and after living there some years went to the Colony of Virginia, where he died. [HAC 1914, 421]

He was born at Germantown, Pennsylvania, and went with his father to Virginia. He was a stonemason by trade. During the Revolutionary War he served as a soldier in the Colonial forces, was with Washington at Yorktown, and in his later years received a pension for his services.
He was married in Virginia, and in 1806 removed to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, among the pioneers of that region, settling in the woods three miles from Delmont. There he cleared a tract of land and continued to make his home for eighteen years; his place was later known as the Branthouver farm. His family consisted of five sons and two daughters, all born in Virginia. [HAC 1914, 421]

His father came to America from Germany, in company with one of his brothers, and first settled at Germantown, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They separated, and the family never afterward succeeded in locating the brother. The father married in Philadelphia, and after living there for some years moved to the colony of Virginia, where he died.
Baltzer Trout was born at Germantown and went with his father to Virginia, near Winchester. He was a stonemason by trade. During the Revolution he served as a soldier in the Colonial forces, was with Washington at Yorktown, and in his later years received a pension for his services. He married and in 1806 removed to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, among the pioneers of that region, settling in the woods three miles from Delmont. There he cleared a tract of land and continued to make his home for eighteen years; his place was later known as the Branthouver farm. [HAC 1914, 589]

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Sources


1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 421.

2 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 633.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 421, 589.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 575.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 805.


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