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| Johannes Ortt - Sons of the American Revolution Application |
First Generation
1. Johannes ORTT "John"1,2,3 was born4,5 on 15 Aug 1749 in Upper Milford, Northampton, Pennsylvania. He died6,7,8,9 on 25 Dec 1797 in Upper Milford Twp., Lehigh, Pennsylvania. He was buried10 in Zionville Reformed Church, Zionville, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.
Military Service: 1 Nov 1781 - 1 Jan 1782, Northampton County Militia, American Revolutionary War, Pvt. 5th class, 3rd Co., 1st Battalion,11,12 .
Johannes married Maria Rosina FISHER 13 daughter of Christian FISHER and Maria MAGDALENA. Maria was born14 on 8 Sep 1750 in Upper Milford Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania. She died15 on 17 Sep 1839 in Upper Milford Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania. She was buried16 in Zionville Reformed Church, Zionville, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.
Appendix A - Sources
1. 1800 United States Federal Census , This is the only household of Orts in Upper Milford in this census, and~~it has.
2. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition (1994).
3. Reed, Willoughby H., History and Genealogy of the Reed Family Johann Philib Ried, Rieth, Riedt, Ritt, Rit, Rudt, Etc. in Europe and America (Norristown, Pa: Norristown Press, 1929.), University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, OCLC: 13752073."Reed, Willoughby H. History and Genealogy of the Reed Family: Johann Philib Ried, Rieth, Riedt, Ritt, Rit, Rudt, Etc. in Europe and America. Norristown, Pa: Norristown Press, 1929.".
4. Frances Eshback Kinney, The Descendants of Hans Ord (Ort, Ortt) of Lehigh and Montgomery County, PA (Wilmette, Ill. : the author, 1999), Google Books - Digitized, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043."Google Site: http://books.google.com/books?id=eVZDQwAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:Frances+inauthor:Kinney&hl=en&ei=IB_-TfC_HKO30AHEloDOCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAw.".
5. Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/).
6. Frances Eshback Kinney, The Descendants of Hans Ord (Ort, Ortt) of Lehigh and Montgomery County, PA .
7. Dept. of Military Affairs, Grave Registration Record , Lehigh Valley Historical Center, 32 Walnut St., Allentown, PA 18102.
8. Find A Grave .
9. Mathews, Alfred, 1852-1904; Hungerford, Austin N, History of the counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia : Everts & Richards), Cornell University Library, F157.L5 M4.
10. Find A Grave .
11. Dept. of Military Affairs, Grave Registration Record .
12. Frances Eshback Kinney, The Descendants of Hans Ord (Ort, Ortt) of Lehigh and Montgomery County, PA .
13. Rootsweb Message Board Postings , Re: Abraham Schuler/Schulers in PA~~Author: Edna Morrisey Date: 10 Mar 2003 2:2.
14. Frances Eshback Kinney, The Descendants of Hans Ord (Ort, Ortt) of Lehigh and Montgomery County, PA .
15. Frances Eshback Kinney, The Descendants of Hans Ord (Ort, Ortt) of Lehigh and Montgomery County, PA .
16. Find A Grave .