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Casper Dietrich (1710 - 1749)

Casper Dietrich
Born in Dresden, Saxony, Germanymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], , [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 1730 in Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germanymap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 39 in Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germanymap
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WARNING: Probably fictitious person

The only known source for Casper Dietrich is the Dietrich article in a "History of Lehigh County" (Roberts 1914, p 253); this article is unsigned but was almost certainly written by William J. Dietrich (1875-1950). Casper was evidently created by WJD to provide a fictional father for the brothers Johann Adam Dietrich (1740-1817) and Johannes Dietrich (abt.1754-1785). Details are provided below; see also Wm J Dietrich's Fictional Genealogy.

Contents

Biography

"Casper Dietrich born in 1710, married Anna Leitheiser, in the year of our Lord, 1730. Children: Johannes, Anna, Adam, Casper. They all came to Amerika." (Dietrich article in Roberts 1914, v II p 253, unsigned but probably written by William J. Dietrich.) This brief mention is the only known source for this Casper Dietrich; unsourced details have been added by others to flesh out his FamilySearch profile and possibly others. Casper was evidently created by WJD to provide a fictional father for the brothers Johann Adam Dietrich (1740-1817) and Johannes Dietrich (abt.1754-1785), and the (probably) unrelated Casper Dietrich (abt.1744-aft.1800). Adam and Johannes were in fact sons of Johann Adam Dietrich (abt.1710-abt.1775), who migrated to America in 1751. The DOB (1740) for Adam Jr per WJD is correct; he was born in Bas-Rhin, Alsace, and came to America with his parents. On the other hand, WJD failed to provide a DOB for Johannes but implied that he was older than Adam Jr; in fact Johannes was considerably younger, born about 1754 in Berks Co PA. Finally, WJD provided no details about Casper, except to identify him with a migrant by that name who arrived in America in 1767.

Unsourced death info per Family Search.

Information from unsourced(?) family trees:

Name Casper /DIETRICH/[1][2]
Birth Rhine Valley
Date: 1710
Place: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany[3]
Birth
Date: 1710
Place: Hoffenheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany[4]
Death Saxony, Sachsen, Germany
Date: 1749[5][6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S-2092642257 Page: Database online. Note: Data: Text: Record for Anna Dederick Dietrich CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=133
  2. ↑ Source: #S-2092642257 Page: Database online. Note: Data: Text: Record for Wilhelm Emanuel Dietrich CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=133
  3. ↑ Source: #S-2092642257 Page: Database online. Note: Data: Text: Record for Wilhelm Emanuel Dietrich CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=133
  4. ↑ Source: #S-2092642257 Page: Database online. Note: Data: Text: Record for Anna Dederick Dietrich CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=133
  5. ↑ Source: #S-2092642257 Page: Database online. Note: Data: Text: Record for Anna Dederick Dietrich CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=133
  6. ↑ Source: #S-2092642257 Page: Database online. Note: Data: Text: Record for Wilhelm Emanuel Dietrich CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=133
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Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to Robert Pinder for creating WikiTree profile Dietrich-553 through the import of RobPinder_2013-v3_2013-10-21.ged on Oct 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.
  • WikiTree profile Dietrich-272 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.


Note

Note: F 6-315 Dietrich Family
THE DIETRICH FAMILY REUNION
DIETRICH FAMILY, p. 313
Surnames: DIETRICH, DEATRICK, VON BERN, ARNOLD, BALDY, STEINBRUCH, ZIMMERMAN,
SCHMIDT, BECKER, HEFFNER, SEISHOLTZ, FRY, DEDERICK, DETRICK
The Dietrich family held its first reunion at Lenhartsville, Pa., Sept. 26, 1903. This meeting was well attended and much interest was manifested. A permanent organization was effected, and at the instance of the founder, William J. Dietrich, the name "Dietrich Family Association" was adopted. The second reunion was held in Kutztown Park in 1904, more than two thousand five hundred people being present - reputed to have been the largest family gathering ever held in Pennsylvania. Eight States and the Dominion of Canada were represented. At the third reunion, held in Kutztown Park in 1906, over three thousand people
were in attendance. Seventeen States, as well as Canada and Mexico, were represented. "The Dietrichs in Europe and America," an address by Rev. W. W. Deatrick, A. M., Sc. D., was a feature at this gathering. This Family Association is not merely a local organization, but it has members in most of the States of the Union. It has been the means of arousing much enthusiasm in the matter of reunions of other families and of stimulating research into family genealogy.
The Dietrichs trace their origin to Dietrich Von Bern, 454-526, the Champion of Civilization, and King of the Ostrogoths in southern Europe. Members of the family were leaders in the Crusades, in peace and in war, and in the Reformation they helped to make history. The Dietrichs are prominently mentioned in the annals of Germany, and six distinct families in the German Empire have coats of arms.
The association, having collected considerable data, has nearly complete records of the following immigrant forebears: Johannes, Adam, John Ludwig, Elias and John Jacob Dietrich. The Dietrichs of Berks county are descendants of Johannes, Adam and Conrad Dietrich.
Conrad Dietrich (1763-1841) was born in Baltimore, Md., and came to Berks county, locating in Hereford township. Here he married Elizabeth Seisholtz, from Longswamp township. About 1795 he and his family came to Reading, where he died
and is buried. The following are four of their nine children: George, Jacob, Susan (married Henry Fry), and Conrad (born 1798, died 1861, who had sons Conrad and William H., the latter now living in Reading).
The Dietrich Family Association is a flourishing organization. It success in large measure is due to the efforts of the founder. The officers are:
President, Lawson G. Dietrich, Esq., Kutztown, Pa.
Vice-President, Henry O. K. Dietrich, Lenhartsville, Pa.
Secretary, William J. Dietrich, Reading, Pa.
Treasurer, Daniel F. Dietrich, Reading, Pa.
Executive Committee,
Mahlon C. Dietrich, Kempton, Pa.,
Rev. W. W. Deatrick, Kutztown, Pa.,
C. .H. Dietrich, Hopkinsville, Ky.,
Jonathan P. Dietrich, Klinesville, Pa.,
C. Joseph Dietrich, La Grange, Ill.,
Charles H. Dietrich, Kutztown, Pa.,
A. M. Dederick, Albany, N. Y.,
Samuel Detrick, Sunbury, Pa.,
Harry A. Dietrich, South Bethlehem, Pa.,
Joel D. Dietrich, Virginville, Pa.,
Dr. Charles J. Dietrich, Reading, Pa.
The Association has also ten active Assistant Secretaries. An illustrated pamphlet, really a finely gotten up souvenir program, contains a history of the Association, names of its officers, and the names and dates of emigration of the sixty-two immigrants; also a copy of the coat of arms with an explanation of same.
Thank you for visiting the Berks County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Project
(c) Judith N. Parsons and Presentor or Original Composer
2002
  • Source: S-2092642257 Repository: #R-2142538201 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
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Kelly Dazet
I am very curious as to whether anyone has ever found an actual document that might prove this Caspar Dietrich origins in Germanic Europe or if he even existed at all? All the source citations are from family trees or William J. Dietrich's History of Lehigh County, PA. and I would guess all those family trees are based on what William J. Dietrich wrote. Did William J. Dietrich provide documented proof of Caspar's place of Birth? There is a lot of conflicting information in these profiles. Was he born and resided in Dresden Saxony, Hoffenheim, Baden, or Rheinland-Pfalz? People have to understand, under normal circumstances, people in Germanic Europe were not that mobile during that time frame. They were born, raised and died in the same place or at least the same general area. If they moved, they really moved, as our immigrant ancestors did when they left for North America or Eastern Europe. Also, history tells us that most emigrants to New York and Pennsylvania during the 1700s were from the Rheinland, mainly the Pfalz and Alsace. So emigrants from Saxony would have been very rare indeed. I'd love to see some real proof, in the form of documentation, of the origins of this Caspar Dietrich. Or was he just a figment of Willam J. Dietrich's colorful imagination. I think this day and age with all the resources available to us, we should be able to do better!
posted by Kelly Dazet
edited by Kelly Dazet
Thiele-295 Manuela Thiele
Dietrich-660 and Dietrich-272 appear to represent the same person because: potential duplicate
posted by Manuela Thiele
Deeter-103 John Deeter
Dietrich-553 and Dietrich-272 appear to represent the same person because: "Casper" preferred spelling of given name
posted by John Deeter
Pinder-83 Robert Pinder
Dietrich-749 and Dietrich-553 appear to represent the same person because: Dates and spouse are the same
posted on Dietrich-553 (merged) by Robert Pinder
Van der Walt-440 Philip van der Walt
Dietrich-660 and Dietrich-272 are not ready to be merged because: The name and date of birth withstanding there is little other evidence as yet to indicate that these two profiles do indeed represent the same person.
posted by Philip van der Walt

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