George Jacob Foight

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Husband George Jacob Foight ^{1 2}

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1 M John George Foight ^{1 2}

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           Born: 19 Nov 1800 - Germany 2 3
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           Died: 31 Dec 1872 - Westmoreland Co, PA 3 4
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         Spouse: Eliza Jane Berlin (1800-1883) 2 3

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General Notes: Husband - George Jacob Foight

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Iwinsbaugh, Brockenheim county, Wurtemberg, Germany

According to a translation of some old German papers brought to America and still in the possession of the family in 1890, he was an attache of the Court at Wurtemberg. It is quite probable that the spelling and pronunciation of the surname "Foight", either by accident or design, was changed after the immigration to America. The German spelling of the name, as attested by Germans of the time and acquaintance, was "Voight" instead of "Foight," and the pronunciation accordingly. It was a rather common occurrence among people of the German nationality coming to this country in the early days to endeavor to Anglicise their names. This early custom is revealed by the old legal records of Westmoreland County.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 85.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 21.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 86.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 22.