Johann Jacob Gaumer (1756 - 1820)

Born 15 Apr 1756 in Macungie, Northampton, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Catherine (Sowash) Gaumer — married 10 Mar 1780 in Macungie, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 5 May 1820 at age 64 in Adamsville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Biography

Johann Jacob was the son of Johannes Dietrich and Maria Elizabeth (Meinert) Gaumer. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was a drum major in General Washington's army. He participated in the battle of Yorktown, Virginia.

Jacob married Maria Catherine Sowash on 10 Mar 1780 in Pennsylvania. They moved to Muskingum County, Ohio about 1806 and settled on a piece of land near the present site of the village of Gilbert. Jacob sold to the New Hope Church two acres of cemetery ground for the price of four dollars. His wife is believed to be the first person buried in the Cemetery. He had 8 children.

"The paternal grandfather, Jacob Gaumer, was a native of Germany and came to this country at an early day. He served under Washington in the Revolutionary War and was drum major in the army."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "History of Muskingum County, Ohio,"(https://archive.org/stream/biographicalhist00unse_0#page/n335/mode/2up/search/ : 15 December 2017), p. 464.

• Find A Grave
• "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTR-V3XT : 11 January 2021), Diedrich Gaumer in entry for Johan Jacob Gaumer, baptism, 1756.
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