Johan Helmer
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Johan Frederick Helmer (abt. 1735 - abt. 1777)

Johan Frederick Helmer
Born about in German Flatts, Herkimer, Province of New Yorkmap
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Died about at about age 42 in Oriskany, Oneida, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Captain Johan Helmer served with Tryon County New York Militia during the American Revolution.
1776 Project
Johan Helmer performed Patriotic Service in the American Revolution.
Roll of Honor
Johan Helmer was Killed in Action during American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Johan Helmer is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A054424.
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Johan Helmer is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 179361
Rank: Captain/Patriotic Service

Johann Frederick Helmer was the son of Frederick Helmer and Maria Barbara Kast. Johann was born about 1735. He passed away in 1777.

Frederick served during the American Revolution as a Captain under Col Peter Bellinger, and with Patriotic Service as a Committee of Safety Member in Tryon County.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 22 Nov 2023), "Record of Frederick Helmer", Ancestor # A054424.
  • "The Helmer Family" by Pascoe Williams
  • Barker, William V.H. Early Families of Herkimer County, New York: Descendants of the Burnetsfield Patentees. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001, pg. 119; Image available on Ancestry.com.




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Images: 1
An oil painting titled Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany. Although wounded, General Nicholas Herkimer rallies the Tryon County militia at the Battle of Oriskany on August 6, 1777.
An oil painting titled Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany. Although wounded, General Nicholas Herkimer rallies the Tryon County militia at the Battle of Oriskany on August 6, 1777.


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Rutherford-448 Dave Rutherford
Helmer-423 and Helmer-127 appear to represent the same person because: same parents; same person; died at Oriskany with his father.
posted by Dave Rutherford

Rejected matches › Johann Jakob Helm (1733-aft.1774)

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Categories: Tryon County New York Militia, American Revolution | Battle of Oriskany | Patriotic Service, American Revolution | Killed in Action, American Revolution | NSDAR Patriot Ancestors | NSSAR Patriot Ancestors