Maria Barbara (Miller) Hager (1749 - 1826)

Born 6 Apr 1749 in Berks, Pennsylvania

Wife of Johannes Georg Hager — married about 1771 (to 6 Dec 1813) in Maryland

Descendants

Died 11 May 1826 at age 77 in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Maria Barbara Miller was born April 6, 1749 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, She died May 11, 1826 in Brothers Valley, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Much of Maria's familial biography, after marriage, can be found under her husband's bio. (Johannes "John" Hauger)

In 1756 when Maria was about seven years old, the Indians scalped and killed her father, captured them and separated Maria and her brother from their mother and baby whom they never saw again. After being captive for eight to nine years, they were finally exchanged in Philadelphia in return for an Indian chief held by the whites. Her brother went back to live with the Indians and was never heard from again.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #43927410 Maria Barbara Miller Hager, 1826; Burial, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Reformed Church Cemetery

See also: Ancestors and Descendants of Rheuben Courtright, compiled by Pardon and Harriett Russell Head, 1915 – Marshall Printing Company, Marshalltown, Iowa.