Johannes
(John)
Oster
Born about in Washington County, Maryland, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rachel (Fisher) Oster
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 65
in Canada West, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Apr 2017
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John Oster served in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 1st Regiment of York Militia, Canada
Service ended:
Service started:
Unit(s): 1st Regiment of York Militia, Canada
Service ended:
Biography
Son of Peter and Anna Elisabetha Kebber Oster.
"John Oster was born in 1780 and was a farmer and tanner in Pennsylvania. His oath of allegiance is dated February 16, 1802, at which time he was residing in Vaughan. He married Rachael Fisher and in 1826 they bought Lot 7, Concession 3 from her father, Jacob Fisher. (The family still have the old deed for the property dated 1805, when Jacob Fisher bought it from Jacob Keffer of Somerset County, Pennsylvania. This rare old document has a linen-like texture with the indented top common to the indentures of the day.) John Oster's sons, Michael and Samuel, carried on the farm, followed by Michael's sons, Thomas and Aaron, followed by Thomas' sons, Alan and Lorne, and then by Alan's son, William. Lot 7, Concession 3 was owned by the Oster family from 1826 to 1960, and William Oster continued to live there and farm after the property was sold, until 1968.[1]
Wartime Postings
During the War of 1812, John Oster/Ouster served as a private in the 1st York Militia. From Nov. 10 to 17, 1812, he was looking for deserters in the woods with Captain James Fenwick. [2]
From Mar. 27 to Apr. 24, 1814, John Henry served as his substitute in Capt. Jeremiah Travis’ Company. [3]
From July 8 to 27, 1814, he served in Capt. Fenwick’s Co. [4]
Sources
- ↑ A History of Vaughan Township, G. Elmore Reaman, 1971
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10385, pages 232-233
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 1055-1056
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 1176-1180 & Microfilm t-10385, pages 57-59
- Baptismal record of Johannes Oster. Sept. 16, 1780, at Salem Reformed Church, Conococheague.
- The War of 1812 Militia Rolls and Payrolls can be accessed online
- John Oster. Marker inscription at Zion Evang.-Luth. Church Cem., Vaughan, ON.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65972995/john-oster
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
Robin (Greenbury) Brawata
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23andMe, GEDmatch QE5527840 [compare], yourDNAportal ROB9479241a
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QE5527840 [compare], yourDNAportal ROB9479241a, Ancestry member sparkykidd
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~1.56%
Neil Gemmell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A378376 [compare], Ancestry member ngemmell1
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~1.56%
Marilyn (Kleiman) Langolf :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A163858 [compare], Ancestry member mlangolf
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Nell Pielaet :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Jonathan Wilson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JF1288884 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN71369
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~0.78%
Tannis (Troyer) Mani :
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H194339 [compare]
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~0.39%
Matthew Dryden :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A297562 [compare], Ancestry member mdryden_
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Some Fisher men also served in the same regiment and may have been relations of Rachel.