Johannes
Andreas
(Andreas)
Albrecht
aka Albright
Born in Thuringia, Thüringen, Germany
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elisabeth (Orth) Albrecht
— married
19 Nov 1766 in Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
Sarah (Albrecht) Davis and Sarah Elizabeth (Albrecht) Davis
Died
at age 84
in Lititz, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Nov 2019
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Biography
Andreas Albrecht married Elisabeth Orth on 19 November 1766 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[1]
- Name: Andreas Albrecht
- Marriage Date: 19 Nov 1766
- Marriage Place: Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania
- Spouse's Name: Elisabeth Orth
Andreas Albrecht passed away 19 April 1802 in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He is buried in Moravian Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Avenue 1 right row 17, lot 5.[2]
- Find A Grave Biography
- A soldier in his youth, he served in the army of Frederick the Great. Came to America in 1750, going to Christianspring to live. He taught music at the Boys' School in Nazareth. Until 1767, he and his wife had charge of the Sun Inn in Bethlehem. Came to Lititz in 1771 where he continued his trade of gunsmith. He and his family moved into the former Bullitsheck House. He sang tenor in the church choir.
Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records[3]
- Name: Andrew Albrecht
- Gender: [Male]
- Residence Date: Abt 1800
- Residence Place: Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Will Date: 29 Mar 1800
- Probate Date: 29 Mar 1800
- Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Inferred Death Date: 1800
- Inferred Death Place: Pennsylvania
- Item Description: Will Book G-H, 1796-1805
- Individuals Listed (Name) Relationship
- Andrew Albrecht
- Elizabeth Albrecht Wife
- Andrew Albrecht Son
- Henry Albrecht Son
- Jacob Albrecht Son
- Godfried Albrecht Son
- Susanna Elizabeth Daughter
Sources
- ↑ Pennsylvania, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #160042447
- ↑ Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (under name of Andrew Albright)
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Andreas 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 Andreas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Andreas 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 Andreas:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Martha (Nash) Dillon 
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~0.78%
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Pamela (Henderson) LeCroy
Albright-2103 and Albrecht-1579 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse, daughter, birth and death information.
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