Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Fretz and Mary Kolb




Husband John Fretz 1

           Born: Mar 1730 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 May 1826 1
         Buried: 


         Father: John "Weaver John" Fretz (      -1772) 2 3
         Mother: Barbara Meyer (      -      ) 4 5


       Marriage: 1754 1



Wife Mary Kolb 1

           Born: 10 Sep 1730 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


Children
1 M Manasseh Fretz 6

           Born: 22 Mar 1755 - Bucks Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Canada
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Swartz (      -1781) 6
           Marr: 7 Dec 1779 6
         Spouse: Anna Kulp (      -1803) 6
           Marr: 31 Aug 1781 6
         Spouse: Esther Bleam (      -      ) 6


2 F Barbara Fretz 7

           Born: 22 May 1756 - Bucks Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Apr 1821 - Bucks Co, PA 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jacob Silvius (      -1845) 7
           Marr: 15 Sep 1797 7


3 M Abraham Fretz 8

           Born: 3 Feb 1758 - Bucks Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



4 M Ephraim Fretz 8

           Born: 18 Aug 1760 - Bucks Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 



5 F Judith Fretz 8

           Born: 27 Oct 1761 - Bucks Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Jan 1837 - Canada 8
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Thomas Watters (      -1849) 8


6 M Moses Fretz 8

           Born: 23 Dec 1763 - Bucks Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Oct 1843 - Canada 8
         Buried: 



7 F Anna Fretz 8

           Born: 1765 - Bucks Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: while young 8
         Buried: 



8 F Dinah Fretz 8

           Born: 30 May 1768 - Bucks Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Sep 1801 - Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada 8
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Michael Rittenhouse (1768-1852) 9
           Marr: 11 Jun 1793 9


9 F Sarah Fretz 10

           Born: 26 Dec 1771 - Bucks Co, PA 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jun 1866 - Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada 10
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lawrence Hipple (1775-1840) 10


10 F Elizabeth Fretz 11

           Born: 13 Oct 1774 - Bucks Co, PA 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Oct 1860 - Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada 11
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Abraham Grobb (      -1842) 11



General Notes: Wife - Mary Kolb

from Tinicum Twp, Bucks Co, PA

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Sources


1 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 21.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 341.

3 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 13.

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

5 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 16.

6 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 22.

7 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 50.

8 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 51.

9 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 52.

10 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 64.

11 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 76.


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