John Pontius and Barbara Cotterman

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Husband John Pontius ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 16 Aug 1751 - Tulpehocken Valley, Berks Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 1836 - near Dayton, Wayne Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Presbyterian Cemetery, Dayton, Armstrong Co, PA

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         Father: John Pontius (1718-      ) 3
         Mother: Anna Catherine Zellers (      -      ) 3

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Barbara Cotterman ³

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            AKA: Barbara Coderman 1
           Born: 24 Sep 1753 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1810 3
         Buried:  - Berks Co, PA

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Children

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1 M John Pontius ³

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         Spouse: Elizabeth Root (      -      ) 3

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2 F Catherine Pontius ³

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         Spouse: [Unk] Everhart (      -      ) 3

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3 M Jacob Pontius ^{2 3}

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            AKA: Jacob Pontious 4
           Born: 3 Nov 1783 - Berks Co, PA 3 4
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           Died: 1845 3 4
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Lias (1789-1842) 2 3

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4 F Esther Pontius ^{1 3}

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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 3
           Marr: 1807 1

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5 F Susan Pontius ³

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         Spouse: John Lias (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - John Pontius

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He was a native of Germany and settled for a time near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He afterwards removed to Huntingdon County, where he remained but a short time and then located permanently in Wayne township, Armstrong County. Although reared a Lutheran, he became a Methodist, and in politics was successively a Whig and Republican.
His family consisted of two sons and four daughters.

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

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 557.

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

4 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 230x.