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Johann Elias Dietrich (1738 - aft. 1786)

Johann Elias (Elias) Dietrich
Born in Kleinsachsenheim, Germanymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1763 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died after after age 47 in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

Johann Elias Dieterich son of Elias Dieterich and Anna Elisabetha Mayer was born 30 May 1738 in KIeinsachsenheim, Württemberg. (E. Dietterick, private communication, citing FHL File # 1184623)

On 22 December 1744, Elias Sr. and evidently his wife Anna Elisabetha as well as their three children including Johann Elias, landed in Philadelphia aboard the "Ship Muscliffe Galley, George Durell, Commander, from Rotterdam & last from Poole in Dorsetshire" (Strassburger 1934, vol I, pp 358-359.)

Elias Sr. and his family settled first in Forks Twp, and were in the process of moving to Mt. Bethel when he died in 1759.

Elias Dietrich [Jr] placed a petition before the Orphan's Court of Northampton County on June 23, 1762. According to the petition, the father of Elias Dietrich "died sometime in the year of our Lord 1760 intestate, and left a wife and five children, that is to say the petitioner Elias, the eldest son, and John, Judah, Christina and Jacob...." The petition goes on to state that the deceased died owning a plantation in Mt. Bethel Twp. containing 119 acres 138 perches. On 23 Sept 1762, Guardians [were appointed] for minor children of Elias "Tetrick", widow Elizabeth, next friend, Christina over 14, Jacob under 14. (Northampton Orphans' Court 1752-1795, vol C, pp 1, 14: images 64, 71)

Children of Johann Elias & Catherine (nee Long): Their first child was (probably) son Friedrich born about 1764, followed by Elias, born 21 Mar 1770 [ref?]. Five more children have been identified: Jacob was baptized at St John's Lutheran Church in Easton, Northampton Co. (Church Record, p 158), and the other four (marked with "●") were baptized at the Christ (aka Stone) Church in Upper Mount Bethel Twp., Northampton Co. (Lester Dietterick, private communication; church records, pp 8, 11, 14, 18)

○ Jacob Dietrich, born 23 Apr 1771 (m Salome Maurer)
  Sponsors: Jacob Deitrich and Maria Garnha (?)
● Anna Maria Detherich, born 12 [17?] Apr 1776 bap 5 May 1776
  Sponsors: Jacob Lange and Anna Maria Dornen
● Davy (Georg?) Dietrich, born 31 Jan 1778 bap 27 Apr 1778
  Sp: Davy Reimel and his wife Elisabetha
● Maria Magdalena Dietrich, born 25 Apr 1780 bap ?
  Sp: John Dietrich, Magdalena Schneider
● Anna Catharina Dieter, born 6 Aug 1782 bap 11 Aug 1782
  Sp: Johannes Schmidt and Catharina, his wife

Elias Deeter[ich?] (laborer), residing in Mt. Bethel Twp, Northampton County, paid the PA Proprietary Tax in 1772; Elias Diedrich (same place), owning 120 acres, 2 horses and 2 cattle, paid the Federal Tax in 1785; Elias Dedrick and Elias Detrich (same place) paid the Federal Tax in 1786; Elias Deeder (Forks Twp) paid the Federal Tax in 1788. (Proprietary, Supply, and State Tax Lists, pp 28, 146, 270, 368)

Elias Teter[ich?] (M over 16 y.o.) was recorded in the 1790 U.S. Census, residing in Forks, Northampton, Pennsylvania, with 2 M <16 and 4 F. Elias had two sons aged 16-20 in 1790; perhaps he had already died and the reported "Elias" is his oldest son. But this could be Elias Deeter (different person?) who paid the Federal Tax in 1788.

Further references to Elias have not been found, and his burial has not been located.

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Immigration

Immigration:
Date: 22 SEP 1752

Note

Note: He arrived in America on the ship "Halifax" in Sep 1752 along with his brother, Johann Diedrich and his uncle, Jacob Dietrich..

Sources


Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Dietrich-266 created through the import of ged.GED on Apr 3, 2012 by Neil Detrick. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Neil and others.

Birth

Date: < 1738
Place: Dresden, Germany

Note

Note: Submitter
Marjorie J. ERLEBACH
P.O. Box 1345 McCall Idaho 83638
Submission Search: 1651658-0316107195717
URL:
CD-ROM: Pedigree Resource File - Compact Disc #134
Johan Elias was a private in the American Revolution (DAR 219302)
I find the list of kids you have for Johann Elias & Catherine (nee Long) interesting: John 1760, Frederick 1766, George 1768, (Note: John, Frederick & George have been deleted)
and Elias 1770-1844. My list of kids consists of the following: Jacob (b. 23 Apr 1771), Anna Maria (b. 12 Apr 1776), George (b. 31 Jan 1778), Mary Magdalene (b. abt 25 Apr 1780), Anna Catharine (b. 6 Aug 1782). My list seems to pick up where yours ends! Maybe there is a lead in there some where.
So far I have found the baptism entries in the church records for four of the five. The first four below were all baptized at the Christ (aka Stone) Church in Upper Mount Bethel Twp., Northampton Co.
I always write that I believe Elias was born "Bef. 1738."
Lester
From: "Pam Fite" <fite52 at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [PAMONROE] Elias Detrick & Catharine Brotzman
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 22:47:37 -0800
References: <5.1.1.6.0.20040213222900.00b1dfe8 at mail.innov8cs.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff Crawford" <geoff at innov8cs.com>
To: <PAMONROE-L at rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [PAMONROE] Elias Detrick & Catharine Brotzman
> At 06:49 PM 2/13/2004 -0800, Pam Fite wrote:
>
> >Catharine was born c. 1770 the d/o Nicholas Brotzman and Gertrude Hertzel
> >in Lower Smithfield and died c. 1844. She married Elias about 1791. Elias
> >was born 21 Mar 1770 and died c. 1844.
>
> Nicholas and Gertrude are my direct line. My ancestor is
> Catharine's brother John Frederick Brotzman who married
> Catharine Metzgar. (7 Metzgar brides for 7 Brotzman brothers ;-)
>
> >Would like to know the parentage of this Elias.
>
> I don't have proof myself, but to get you started, here
> is what I have seen quoted before. Whether correct or
> not, the quote from the county history is:
>
>
> "Grandfather's note book says that the above was a baron and his
> father was of high nobility, My grandfather's record in his own words as
> follows. The sons of Wilhelm were many, but the names of only five were
> recorded in the Bible,namely;
> I Casper born in 1710
> ii Elias born 27 Jan 1713
> III Jacob born 1718
> IV Johan born 1720
> V Philip, born 27 Dec 1725
>
> Casper (i) born 1710, married Anna Leitheiser in 1730. Children;
> Johannes, Anna, Adam, Casper. They all came to America
>
> Elias (II) born in 1713, married 1737, ___ name blurred. Children;
> Johann Elias, born at Dresden, ___ 1738, George Hans, born at Dresden,
> born Nov 12, 1742, Adam Lorentz, born at Dresden, born 1743"
>
>
> So we have Wilhelm (1680) -> Elias (1713) -> Johann Elias (1738) ->
> Elias 1770 who m. Catharine Brotzman
>
>
>
> Geoff Crawford
> geoff at innov8cs.com
>
>
>
> We have this history. But we cannot connect this Elias to this line. The
children we have so far for this Johann Elias 1738-1795 and Catharine Long
are Jacob b 23 Apr 1771 m Salome Maurer, Anna Maria b 12 Apr 1776, George b
31 Jan 1778, Mary Magdalene b 25 Apr 1780 m David Rundle, & Anna Catharine b
6 Aug 1782 m Jacob Hertzel.
Looking for a baptismal record or some sort of proof.

Burial

Place: Old Rosemond Cemetery, Bloomsburg, PA

Immigration

Date: 17 SEP 1752
Place: The ship "Halifax"

Occupation

Wheelwright

Note

Note: Changed spelling from DIETRICH to DIETTERICH. According to John T. Humphrey, who is related to the Dietterick's, Johannes was sometimes refered to as Elias and sometimes referred to as John. He arrived in America (listed as Johann Diedtrich) on the ship "Halifax" in Sep 1752 along with his brother, George Hans Dietterich and his uncle, Jacob Dietrich..
"Lester" <les570 at pa.net> <njdetrick at earthlink. net> Thursday, November 06,2003 10:55 PM Detrick Family
Neil
We know from the Orphan's Court docum~that Elias (1713-1759) had an elder son named Elias and a younger son named John. John T. Humphrey (who, by the way, is related to the Dietterick's) writes that Johannes was sometimes referred to as Elias and also sometimes referred to as John (we can see that he was referred to as John in the Orphan's Court documents). In his later years Johannes was living in what is now the Town of Bloomsburg in Columbia Co., PA. I live about 10 miles from Bloomsburg. I traced Johannes through the records where he attended church In Bloomsburg and I have seen where he and his wife Anna Margaretha Long are buried. You asked "js it possible that Johannes and Johann Elias are one in the same." Although we know these are the names of two sons of Elias (1713-1759) it is quite possible that researchers are assigning these two different names to the same person. A lot of the data I have seen for each of these two guys is very similar. The one difference that does stand out is that Johann Elias is said to have died in 1795 and Johannes definitely died in 1809.
In my line the spelling from Dietterich to Dietterick seems to have occured around 1817 with the children of Ludwig (Lewis) Dietterich 1790-1870. (Elias 1713 -> Johannes 1738 -> Johannes Jacob 1768 -> Ludwig 1790) Of course, if you compare biographies, church records, court documents, obituaries and tombstone inscriptions, the spening of an individual name varies greatly.
Till later, Lester
Neil
"Lester" <les570 at pa.net> "Neil Detrick" <njdetrick at earthlink.net> Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:09 PM Johannes Dietterich -
The old German naming traditions certainly cause a lot of confusion. I believe this is why genealogists (professional and amateur) arrive at conflicti~g results.
Here is the info I have on the Johannes Dietterich who is buried near Bloomsburg, Columbia Co., PA:
1. He was born in 1738 in Germany.
2. He was the son of Elias Dietrich (1713-1759) and Sara.
3. He arrived in America on the ship Halifax in September 1752 (listed as Johann Diedtrich) along with George Hans Dietterich (his brother) and Jacob Dietrich (his uncle).
4. He was first married to Magdalena Hart.
5. His second wife was Anna Margaretha Long.
6. Known children: John (1760-1794), Elias (1765- ), Johannes Jacob (1768-1835, my line), Frederick (17731849), Anna Sarah (1775-aft 1830) and Anna Margaretha (1778-1856).
7. His will begins "...1 John Dietterich of Bloom township" and is signed "Johannes Dietterich".
8. He moved to Bloomsburg (aka Bloom Twp. when he was living there) around 1803.
9. He died in Bloomsburg in 1809. His second wife Anna Margaretha Long died in 1808. Both were buried in the Old Rosemont Cemetery in Bloomsburg. Around 1925 their bodies and others were moved to the New Rosemont Cemetery just a few miles away. The bodies were moved to make room for the erection of a new high school.
There is a marker in the New Rosemont Cemetery for Anna Margaretha but not for Johannes. It is believed Johannes is buried next to Anna Margaretha in an unmarked grave.
10. He had an older brother Elias. Other known siblings are Judah, Christina and Jacob.
I believe a lot of the confusion between Johannes and his older brother Elias can be attributed to what appeared in the "History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania." One of the researchers and editors of this work was William J.
Dietrich, who also authored "The Dietrich Family in America." According to William J. Dietrich, "Johann Elias Dietrich", son of Elias, was born in 1738 in Germany and married Magdalena Hart. I and others believe that this "Johann Elias Dietrich" is really the Johannes (1738-1809) described above-thus all of the confusion.
I hope this helps.
Lester

from Lester Dietterick

I just found additional evidence that the Johann Elias b. 1738 (owner of the bible that was the source of William J. Dietrich's material included in the "Anniversary History of Lehigh County, Vol. 2) is my Johannes 1738-1809.
Several paragraphs into the document it states: "Johann Elias Dietrich, son of Elias, born at Dresden, Germany, J 1738, in the year of our Lord 1759, married Magdalena Hart, born in 1741, 12 day of February. Children: John, born 22 day of November 1760, died 1795 and Magdalena. John Dietrich born in 1760, married Magdalena Snyder, 29 day of March 1782."
In John Dietterich, Jr.'s (1760-1794) estate file (Estate file no. 1583, Northampton Co., Easton, PA) it states in so many words that Johannes Dietterich (1738-1809) is John Jr.'s father.
I'm convinced that the Johann Elias in the often quoted Lehigh County document and my Johannes who died in Bloomsburg in 1809 are the same person.
On your Descendants of Wilhelm Dietrich list, page 1, you show "4 Johannes (John) Dietrich (Detrick) b. 26 Nov 1760 d. 1795 m. Magdalena Schneider b. > 1760." You show this Johannes (John) Dietrich as the son of Johann Elias Dietrich b. abt. 1738 d. 1795 and Magdalena Harta.
Accepting the fact that Johannes (John) was the son of Magdalena Harta, also accepting the fact that there were two brothers named Elias (the elder brother) and John (Johannes) (as per Elias Dietrich Orphan's Court Documents of 1761 - which I wrote to you about earlier), I have what I accept as sufficient proof that John (Johannes 1738-1809), not his elder brother Elias, was married to Magdalena Harta (Hart?).
I found a copy of John Dietterich, Jr. Orphan's Court papers (Estate file No. 1583, Northampton County, Easton, PA). These documents show that Magdalena Dietterich [the deceased John's wife] and John Dietterich [Johannes] were the administrators of John Jr's estate. On the last page it states "By a Bond due to John Dietterich one of the accountants [administrators] dated 20th day of January 1794 and which he the said John Dietterich doth hereby covenant and agree to distribute and pay to the children of the said deceased in equal proportions and shares as they shall respectively arive [sic] to their lawful age - being his grand children."
The last 4 words above "being his grand children" sufficiently proves to me that Johannes (not his elder brother Elias) was the father of John Dietterich Jr. and thus the husband of Magdalena Hart.
I compared Johannes' signature on the estate records with those I found in the Bloomsburg church records and found that they are the same. Johannes died and was buried in 1809 in Bloom Twp., Northumberland Co., PA. Bloom Twp. is now the Town of Bloomsburg and is now part of Columbia Co., PA.
I don't remember seeing any documents showing when Elias (the elder brother of John) died. Do you know of any?
The old German naming traditions certainly cause a lot of confusion. I believe this is why genealogists (professional and amateur) arrive at conflicting results.
Here is the info I have on the Johannes Dietterich who is buried near Bloomsburg, Columbia Co., PA:
1. He was born in 1738 in Germany.
2. He was the son of Elias Dietrich (1713-1759) and Sara.
3. He arrived in America on the ship Halifax in September 1752 (listed as Johann Diedtrich) along with George Hans Dietterich (his brother) and Jacob Dietrich (his uncle).
4. He was first married to Magdalena Hart.
5. His second wife was Anna Margaretha Long.
6. Known children: John (1760-1794), Elias (1765- ), Johannes Jacob (1768-1835, my line), Frederick (1773-1849), Anna Sarah (1775-aft 1830) and Anna Margaretha (1778-1856).
7. His will begins "...I John Dietterich of Bloom township" and is signed "Johannes Dietterich".
8. He moved to Bloomsburg (aka Bloom Twp. when he was living there) around 1803.
9. He died in Bloomsburg in 1809. His second wife Anna Margaretha Long died in 1808. Both were buried in the Old Rosemont Cemetery in Bloomsburg. Around 1925 their bodies and others were moved to the New Rosemont Cemetery just a few miles away. The bodies were moved to make room for the erection of a new high school. There is a marker in the New Rosemont Cemetery for Anna Margaretha but not for Johannes. It is believed Johannes is buried next to Anna Margaretha in an unmarked grave.
10. He had an older brother Elias. Other known siblings are Judah, Christina and Jacob.
I believe a lot of the confusion between Johannes and his older brother Elias can be attributed to what appeared in the "History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania." One of the researchers and editors of this work was William J. Dietrich, who also authored "The Dietrich Family in America." According to William J. Dietrich, "Johann Elias Dietrich", son of Elias, was born in 1738 in Germany and married Magdalena Hart. I and others believe that this "Johann Elias Dietrich" is really the Johannes (1738-1809) described above--thus all of the confusion.
I hope this helps.
Lester
To answer your question "What children do you show for Anna Margaretha Long," here they are:
Elias 8 Oct 1765 - bef. 21 Feb 1831, m. Catherine/Eva UnknownLN
Johannes Jacob 10 June 1768 - 1 Jan 1835, m. Christena Fester (this is my ancestor)
Frederick 10 Oct 1773 - 5 Oct 1849, m. Susannah Knorr
Anna Sarah 7 Sept 1775 - aft 1830, m. Michael Rentz/Rantz
Anna Margaretha 30 Jan 1778 - 24 Mar 1856, m. Heinrich/Henry Knorr
Keep in touch.
Lester
From: gerifelker at webtv.net (geri brennan)
Subject: [PANORTHA-L] Anna Maria Frutchey, very, very, very long
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:23:24 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: "Pam Fite" <fite52 at comcast.net>'s message of Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:40:55 -0800
Deed. 10 April, 1791 for 338 pounds, Grantors; John (Johannes
)Dietterich (alias Teeter) Plainfield township, wheelwright, wife Ann
Margaret ( Anna Margretha)
Sue Ellen Porter (View posts) Posted: 27 May 2001 7:00AM
Classification: Query
Surnames: Detrick, Dietrich, Deitrick, Deitrich
A John Detrick is listed in the 1800 Northampton Co US census. Plainfield Twp. (Which is adjacent to Lower Mt. Bethel Twp) This John Detrick was over age 45 in 1800. I believe the Frederick Detrick also listed in that 1800 plainfield twp was his son(age 16-26). I also believe that both subsequently went to Bloom Twp of Northumberland Co (which later became Columbia Co.) John died in 1809. His will lists these children: Elias, James, Frederick, Ann Margaret and Sarah. Any chance that your John Detrick b. 1792, son of Elias Detrick was related?




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I'm a descendant of Frederick Dietrick/Detrick of Monroe Co, PA, 1817-1884. I'm searching for the first ancestor to arrive in America.

Frederick's father appears to be Johann Heinrich Dieterich (b. 30 Oct 1789) or Henry Ditrich (age 60 in the 1850 census). His mother appears to be Christina Ditrich, wife of said Henry (age 58 in 1850 census). Johann Heinrich Dieterich's christening record (1789) gives as his parents Friedrich and Catharina Dieterich. This is clearly not the Friedrich Dietrich with dates 1773-1845, son of Johann Elias Dietrich (b. 1738), husband of Susanne Knorr. However, could the Friedrich Dieterich in question be an earlier-born son of Johann Elias, also named Friedrich, born in 1760 or 1766, as some family trees suggest? If so, can anyone provide more details about that Friedrich? It's so hard to trace all the variants of those two very common names! I will be glad to post my family tree when complete. I also read German and German script, in case that's of help to the "cousins." TIA, Linda

posted by Linda Dietrick
Hi Linda,

Without proper documentation and records it is impossible to say with any certainty who our ancestors were. There are many family trees with incorrect information based on family lore and information published without proper citation of credible source. One such source was that written by William J. Dietrich. Much of what he wrote about the Dietrich families of Pennsylvania can't be backed up with credible source citations and seems to be more likely based on family lore or a vivid imagination. Has a male member of your Dietrich family done Y-DNA testing? This can be helpful in determining your Dietrich family origins. See the DNA page of the Dietrich Name Study here on WikiTree. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Dietrich_DNA Y-DNA tests indicated that a portion of the Dietrich families from the Alsace and Pfalz (Palatinate) are haplogroup E-M35 whereas Dietrichs from Baden and Wurttemberg tend to be haplogroup R-M269 and related haplogroups. Many of the earliest German emigrants came to NY and Pennsylvania from the Alsace and Pfalz (the Palatine migration) for example the Dietrich families of Berks county and they were largely of the Protestant faiths. Also keep in mind many given names of our ancestors were very common and its easy to be mislead by these common names. My 2 x great grandfather b. 1793, was also a Friedrich. He was actually Johann Jakob Friedrich Dietrich, but on most documents he went by just Jakob. Unfortunately there are thousands of Jakob Dietrichs. Elias is a less common given name For your Frederick Dietrick, I would think you should be able to find church book records, and possibly civil records, but going back into the 1700s it may be harder find such records. But it seems you have already found some records. I did some searching online but couldn't find anything. I'm wondering if you need to search Pennsylvania civil and church archives. Assuming if Lutheran church records for Monroe County (St. John's Lutheran Church?) might have records. When searching for Dietrich records be sure to try all the many possible spellings, Dietrich, Dieterich, Diederich, Dietrick, Detrick, Deatrick, Dittrich etc. I've found records with many of these spellings for my Mother's Dietrich family Best wishes for successful family research! Regards, Kelly

posted by Kelly Dazet
Thanks, Kelly. I've gotten used to trying every possible spelling! The facts in my post were based on actual church, census, and grave records. My paternal family line has been in central PA since the 18th c. I think I've now pretty much exhausted the primary sources available to me - that is, the ones I can access free online through my public library's version of Ancestry - and as indicated, I've hit a dead end. Thought maybe someone else might have found reliable info, but maybe not. It seems to be a more obscure branch of Dietricks, or however you spell it. However, if I ever get down to the Philadelphia area again (I live in Canada), I will try to visit the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to consult the paper-based church records they have. It seems many have not been digitized.
posted by Linda Dietrick
Hi Linda -- A year or so ago I was investigating the family of Elias Dietrich, who migrated to America in 1744 and settled in Northampton county before 1750. At first I relied on the account concocted by Wm J Dietrich published in 1914, but quickly discovered that serious research had shown most of his genealogy for this family was a complete fantasy. Elias' family was still living near Mt. Bethel until around 1800, when it dispersed, mainly to nearby PA counties. I believe the batismal record is fairly complete, but I haven't seen it mysel. I can give you some contacts if you're interested.

I agree wth Kelly, who I've discussed many of these issues with extensively -- if you're unsure about your family's origins, Y-DNA offers a very good way to tell who you are and are not related to, You just have to find a male relative who is willing to take the test. The haplotype for Elias' family appeats to be determined, for instance. You might look it the FTDNA Dietz- Dietrich project <https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/dietz/dna-results> which reports about 130 Y-DNA test rresults, many of them for descendants of Dietrichs loving in colonial America. -- John

posted by John Deeter
Hi John,

Thanks for your reply and good advice. I was not aware of the Wm J Dietrich book until I saw the other critical references to it here. I'm glad I didn't try to use it. My branch of the family does seem to be connected to the Elias Dietrich descendants by their church affiliations and by where they resided: first in the Pocono/Delaware Water Gap area and after 1875 or so in today's Bloomsburg, PA, where my father's parents were from. FYI my confirmed paternal line runs: Frederick Detrick 1817-1884 - Stewart Dietrick 1857-1930 - Frederick C Dietrick 1887-1945 - Harry B Dietrick 1907-1991 - Richard W Dietrick 1929-2003 - me. From census records, I'm pretty sure Frederick Detrick's father was named Johann Heinrich or Henrich and born in PA around 1790. The only matching baptismal record I've found is from Christ Church Upper Mt Bethel, 1789, and gives the father's name as Friedrich, which makes sense, given how that name recurs in later generations. Otherwise, I'm at a dead end. But as I said, I want to check the paper-based church records that I haven't been able to access on line before I give up. And yes, we might eventually want to turn to DNA testing. I do have two brothers, one of whom has a son, the last of the line.

posted by Linda Dietrick
Dietrich-266 and Dietrich-1138 appear to represent the same person because: Same DOB,same DOD
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