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Sergeant Andrew Kiefer Jr. aka Keffer

Born 19 Jul 1755 in Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Barbara (Eckart) Kiefer — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Andrew J Keifer III

Died 27 Aug 1776 at age 21 in Battle of Long Island, Queens, New York, United States

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1 Biography
2 Name & Birth
3 Revolutionary War Service
- 3.1 Death
4 Sources

Biography

Name & Birth

Andrew Kiefer was born 19 July 1755 in Mt Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Sergeant Andrew Kiefer was a Revolutionary Soldier during the Battle of Long Island, he was killed 27 August 1776 during this battle. ^[2]

Sergeant Andrew Kiefer Jr. served with Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Sergeant Andrew Kiefer Jr. was Killed in Action during American Revolution.

Andrew Kiefer Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A063831.

Andrew Kiefer Jr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 259751
Rank: Sergeant

Revolutionary War Service

Andrew Kiefer DAR Ancestor #: A063831 Served as a Sergeant for Pennsylvania, the Northampton Flying Camp; Associators under Captain John Arndt, and Colonel Hart. His birth: 7-9-1755 Mt Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania and his death: 8-27-1776 Battle of Long Island. His spouse: Barbera Eckert. ^[3]

Death

Sergeant Kiefer died 27 August 1776 in what is now Long Island City, Queens County, New York. ^[4]

Sources

↑ National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
↑ Pennsylvania Associators and Militia. https://ia902704.us.archive.org/10/items/pennsylvaniaarch32penn/pennsylvaniaarch32penn.pdf
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 21 August 2018, 2 Jan 2020), "Record of Andrew Kiefer", Ancestor # A063831.
↑ National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; database and digital images, "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 (http://www.ancestry.com).

"United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-YPW7 : Thu Oct 05 23:54:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Andrew Keifer, 27 December 1776.

SGT Andrew Kiefer Sr. BIRTH 19 Jul 1755 Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 27 Aug 1776 (aged 21) Brooklyn Heights, Kings County, New York, USA BURIAL Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Buried somewhere in Brooklyn Heights following the Battle of Brooklyn (Long Island). He was either buried in a mass grave or left unburied where he died. MEMORIAL ID Find A Grave: Memorial #191673518

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Andrew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Andrew: