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John Shoemaker[1,2,3,4]

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Birth  12 May 1775  Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania  [5
Sex  Male 
Eby ID  00112-7005 
Died  30 Jan 1828    [6
Person ID  I13076 
Last Modified  21 Aug 2004 
 
Father  Jacob Shoemaker, b. 27 Jul 1754, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania 
Mother  Mary Tyson, b. 7 Apr 1752 
Group Sheet  F813 
 
Family 1  Mary Shantz, b. 13 Mar 1775, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania 
Married  2 May 1797    [7,8
Children 
 1. Jacob S. Shoemaker, b. 24 Apr 1798
 2. Isaac Shoemaker, b. 11 Jul 1800, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
 3. John S. Shoemaker, b. 12 Jan 1803
 4. Barbara Shoemaker, b. 21 Mar 1805
 5. Mary Shoemaker, b. 28 May 1808
 6. Joseph Shoemaker, b. 28 Sep 1810
 7. Magdalena Shoemaker, b. 20 Nov 1811
 8. Veronica Shoemaker, b. 2 Feb 1815
 9. David Shoemaker, b. 7 Jan 1820
Group Sheet  F1836 
 
Notes  John Shoemaker, "the eldest son, was born in Frederick Township,(All the children of old Jacob were born in this township) Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, May 12th, 1775. He spent his boyhood days on his father's farm and during the busy times he assisted his father in the mill. On May 2nd, 1797 he was married to Mary Shantz who was born March 13th, 1775, and died April 6th, 1866, aged 92 years and 23 days (See old Isaac Shantz's family record). They commenced farming on his father's old place where they resided until his death. They had a family of nine children, of whom two died young. During the year 1827 he met with an accident which ultimately brought on dropsy and other diseases causing his death which took place January 30th, 1828."
 
Sources  1. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 447   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 374   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S1]   Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 554   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 136   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
5. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 448   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
6. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 448   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
7. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 448   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
8. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 374   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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