Simon Ludwig Himroth and Maria Katherine Moelich

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Husband Simon Ludwig Himroth ¹

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            AKA: Simon Himrod 2
           Born: 1751 - Bendorf, Germany 1
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Wife Maria Katherine Moelich ¹

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         Father: Johannes Moelich (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M Aaron Himrod ^{3 4 5}

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           Born: 18 Aug 1757 or 1759 - Bedminster, Somerset Co, NJ 4 5
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           Died: 4 Dec 1820 - Waterford Twp, Erie Co, PA 4 5
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         Spouse: Isabella Kirk (1756/1766-1841) 5
           Marr: 14 Apr or 17 Apr 1789 4 5

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2 F Catherine Himroth ⁵

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           Born: 2 Oct 1760 5
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           Died: 21 Jun 1829 5
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         Spouse: John Ryan (      -      ) 5

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3 M Andrew Himroth ⁵

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           Born: 1762 5
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           Died:  - Delaware Co, OH
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4 F Martha Himrod ^{6 7}

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           Born: 12 Oct 1764 - Bedminster, Somerset Co, NJ 7
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           Died: 10 Aug 1806 - Milton, Northumberland Co, PA 7
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         Spouse: Bethuel Vincent (1762-1837) 2 6
           Marr: 1 Jan 1788 7

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5 M William Himroth ⁵

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           Born: 1766 5
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           Died: 8 Feb 1813 5
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Sutphen (      -      ) 5

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6 F Elizabeth Himroth ⁵

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           Born: Feb 1772 5
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         Spouse: Edward Ryan (      -      ) 5

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7 M David Himroth ⁵

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           Born: 1773 5
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         Spouse: Anna Harris (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - Simon Ludwig Himroth

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The Himrod family, of Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania, descend from Simon Ludwig Himroth, of Germany, who came to America in 1752, landing at Philadelphia. Descendants settled in Somerset County, New Jersey, served in the Revolution and later lived in Cayuga County, New York, Northumberland and Erie counties, Pennsylvania. The name quickly became shortened to Himrod in this country, that being the almost universal spelling.

He was born at Bendorf, Germany; was baptized in the Evangelical Head-Church by Pastor John George Schmidt, the baptismal certificate reading, "The 16 of Dec. 1731 to Master Wilhelm Himroth a miller of this place, Bendorf a son has been baptized: witnesses were Simon Ludwig Rickart, a citizen and fruit dealer of this place, Veronica Gerdutta, wife of Master George Peter Otto, a citizen of this place, and has been given to the child the name Simon Ludwig Himroth. God bless the baptized one for Jesus' sake."
Wilhelm Himroth was a seigneural miller, and the family evidently were relatives of the Moelichs, as Veronica Gerdutta Otto, sister of Maria Katherine Moelich, stood Godmother to the son, Simon Ludwig.
Himroth is not an uncommon name in Rhenish Prussia, there being a ruined Abbey Himroth, six miles from Bendorf and thirty miles from Treves in the Province of Witlich.
Simon Ludwig Himroth remained in his native land until he was of legal age, sailing for America in the ship "Two Brothers," commanded by Thomas Arnolt, from Cowes, and landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 15, 1752. On registering with the secretary of the province, he signed his full name, but later discontinued the middle name Ludwig. He joined the family of Johannes Moelich at Bedminster, New Jersey, and under him and Andrew, his son, learned the trade of tanner and currier.
He married and continued to live at Bedminster until 1772, when he moved to Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. There he suffered much from the raids of Indians and Tories and it is said, when Fort Freeland capitulated, he and his two eldest sons were carried away by the Indians to Canada and there kept prisoners for some time before being allowed to return to their home. During their absence it is supposed that his wife and younger children returned to her parents in New Jersey. Simon Himroth was a member of the Pennsylvania house of assembly from 1781 to 1785.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1541.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1527.

3 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 227.

4 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 582.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1542.

6 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 550.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1527, 1542.