John Pontius and Barbara Cotterman

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Husband John Pontius ^{1 2}

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           Born: 16 Aug 1751 - Tulpehocken Valley, Berks Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1836 - near Dayton, Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Presbyterian Cemetery, Dayton, Armstrong Co, PA

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         Father: John Pontius (1718-      ) 2
         Mother: Anna Catherine Zellers (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Barbara Cotterman ²

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            AKA: Barbara Coderman 1
           Born: 24 Sep 1753 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1810 2
         Buried:  - Berks Co, PA

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Children

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1 M John Pontius ²

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         Spouse: Elizabeth Root (      -      ) 2

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2 F Catherine Pontius ²

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           Born: 
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         Spouse: [Unk] Everhart (      -      ) 2

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3 F Esther Pontius ^{1 2}

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           Born: 3 Jul 1788 - Buffalo Valley, Kelly Twp, Union Co, PA 1
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           Died: Aft 1880
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         Spouse: John Beyer (Abt 1786-1836) 1 2
           Marr: 1807 1

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4 M Jacob Pontius ²

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           Born: 3 Nov 1783 - Berks Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1845 2
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Lias (1789-1842) 2

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5 F Susan Pontius ²

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         Spouse: John Lias (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - John Pontius

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He served in the Revolutionary War from Berks County, Pennsylvania, being a private in the company of Capt. Peter Grube, Jr., Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment, of which Samuel Miles was colonel. He enlisted April 28, 1776 (Vol. II, Page 239, Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War; Archives, Second Series).
His home in Berks County was not far from Philadelphia, and thence he moved to Huntingdon County, where he remained but a short time. In 1816 he came with his son, Jacob to Armstrong County, settling in Wayne township. He is buried in the Presbyterian cemetery. He was reared a Lutheran, and became a member of the Methodist Church. In politics he was a Whig.

1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 481.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 594.