Christian Hochstetler (1746 - 1814)

Born 13 Feb 1746 in Berks County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara (Rupp) Hochstetler — married 1769 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 2 Apr 1814 at age 68 in Dayton, Greene, Ohio, United States

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Christian Hochstetler is the descendant of Palatine migrants.

Biography

Reverend Christian Hochstetler performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.

Christian was born in 1746.

The Hochstettler Massacre

"The Northkill settlement was on the edge of the Blue Mountain, the legal boundary of European settlement according to agreements with Native Americans. During the French and Indian War, local tribes under the command of three French scouts attacked the Northkill settlement on September 19, 1757.[5] The Indians attacked the Jacob Hochstetler homestead and set the house afire. The Indians stood guard around the house and torched the Hochstetler home, so the family could not escape without risking their lives. As the fire worsened, the family escaped out the cellar window, but the wounded Jacob Jr. (he had been shot during the initial attack) and Jacob Sr.'s wife, Anna (Lorentz) Hochstetler, slowed them down. She became stuck in the window during her escape, and was later stabbed in the back and scalped.[6] Another daughter (name unknown) and Jacob Jr. were killed. Jacob Sr. and Joseph and Christian (ages app. 12–15 years) were taken captive. Jacob escaped after about 8 months, but the boys were held for several years, released after a peace treaty between the natives and the British Army was agreed upon. Altogether over 200 white people were killed in Berks County during various raids. The number of Indians killed during this time is not known. "^[1]

Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, the immigrant of 1736 By Harvey Hostetler, page(s)841: 7908, Christian Hostetler (son of Jacob, 1), Dayton, Ohio, at death, which occurred be tween Apr. 2, 1814, the date of his will and the first Monday in May, 1814. the date of its filing. His father, in a statement made Aug. 13, 1762, to the Governor of Pennsylvania, gives his age as sixteen and a half years, which would bring his birth about Feb. 13, 1746. Soon after his return from captivity he m. Barbara Rupp, an orphan girl, who after her husband's death, made her home with her dau. Elizabeth Leatherman, and d. in Vermilion Co.. Ind., and was buried on the west bank of the Wabash River. He was taxed on wild land in Brothers Valley Tp., now Somerset Co., Pa., as early as 1776. Dec. 6, 1795, he sold 216 acres of land two and a half miles southwest of Salisbury, Pa., a farm which was later owned by Samuel Folk. He lived for some years near Mt Eden, Ky., and at his death in Randolph Tp., Montgomery Co., Ohio, where he d. He was a preacher in the Dunkard church.

Children: Abraham, 7909; Adam, 8202; Barbara, 8457; Anna, 8584; Christian, 8724; Elizabeth, 8794; Jonas, 8840. ^[2] The numbers refer to the numbering used in the book to identify each person.

Christian Hostetler and his sons Abraham and Adam were preachers in the Tunker church, as was also Joseph Hostetler, the gifted son of Abraham. Largely through the influence of young Joseph, who had considerable reputation as a boy preacher, the Tunker churches of Kentucky and southern Indiana, underwent what they have since termed the Reformation, and have become Christian churches. Practically all the descendants of Christian, who dreaded the loss of the German language, are members of the Christian church.^[3]

Unsourced, but Helpful Notes for Research

Switzerland (2x); Winterkraut, Mannern, Zurich, Thrugau (actually Thurgau and it's in Switzerland; Échery, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France.

Research Sources No Longer Available: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014 Document. vitter.org/familytree/showmedia.php?mediaID=42534. Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Volume 22, page no. 254.

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2021, June 9). Northkill Amish Settlement. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:52, August 27, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northkill_Amish_Settlement&oldid=1027624789
2. ↑ Page 841, Hostetler, Harvey, Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, the immigrant of 1736. (published ELGIN, ILL. Brethren Publishing House, 1912.) 1191 pages . https://books.google.com/books/reader?id=Q_RUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&pg=GBS.PA841
3. ↑ Page 60. Hostetler, Harvey, Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, the immigrant of 1736. (published ELGIN, ILL. Brethren Publishing House, 1912.) 1191 pages; https://books.google.com/books/reader?id=Q_RUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&pg=GBS.PA60

• Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Volume 22, page no. 254.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15615131/christian-hochstetler : accessed 27 August 2021), memorial page for Christian Hochstetler (13 Feb 1746–2 Apr 1814), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15615131, ; Maintained by Janet Euler Brady (contributor 46854674) Unknown.

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