Pvt.
Abraham
Kissinger
aka Kessinger, Kiessinger
Born about in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Husband of
Anna Maria Catharine (Schaeffer) Kissinger
— married
7 Sep 1766 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Johann Jacob Kissinger, Elizabeth (Kissinger) Buffington, Catharine Kissinger, Abraham Kissinger, Susanna (Kissinger) Hoffman, John George Adam Kensinger, Johannes Kissinger and Anna Maria (Kissinger) Sallady
Died
at about age 67
in Gratz, Upper Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2011
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Biography
Private Abraham Kissinger performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution.
Abraham Kissinger is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A065722.
Abraham Kissinger was born circa Nov 1740 at Berks County, PA. He married Anna Maria Catharina Shaffer, daughter of Jacob N. Shaffer and Maria Barbara Kobel, on 7 Sep 1766 at Trinity Lutheran Church. He died on 11 Nov 1807 at northern Dauphin County, PA.
Could birth date have been 1735? (he was 72 when he died)
References: DAR Patriot Index, Vol. 2, p.123, lists him as a patriot in the Revolutionary War. He began military service Revolutionary War - Berks County militia. Abraham Kissinger (I10375) served in the Revolutionary War under Captain Jon Fulmer's Company of Berks County in the Fourth Battalion of Lancaster County Pennsylvania, Militia.
Sources
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 5 Mar 2013), "Record of Abraham Kissinger", Ancestor # A065722.
- Orphan's court settlement of 25 July 1808 and 26 Dec 1808:
- Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 Dauphin Orphans' Court dockets 1785-1811 vol 1A-1C, pp 257-258.
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899B-J33K?i=648&wc=9PMZ-RM4%3A268496201%2C268516601%3Fcc%3D1999196&cc=1999196
- References: DAR Patriot Index, Vol. 2, p.123.
- 1808 Orphan's Court Report - (see attached picture)
- Abraham Kissinger, late of Upper Paxton Twp, deceased
- Widow:
- George Kissinger
- John Kissinger
- Elizabeth md Eli Buffington
- Susanna md Jacob Hoffman
- Ann Maria - child by John Sallady
- Orphan's Court Dated: 25th July 1808
- .........
Acknowledgments
- Lester B. Davis, for Mini-biography of Abraham Kissinger.
- Thanks to Dale Eshleman for starting this profile Mar 5, 2013
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham 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 Abraham:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham 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 Abraham:
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~0.78%
Alexandra (Kissinger) Florimonte
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M097275 [compare], yourDNAportal ALEc00dd192
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A876449 [compare]
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~0.78%
Mark Kissinger :
23andMe, GEDmatch M471975 [compare]
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~0.39%
Lianna Kissinger-Virizlay :
23andMe
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John Deeter
Janice (Svedahl) Trenouth
John Deeter
Kensinger-55 and Kissinger-60 do not represent the same person because: This proposed match was rejected a year ago. See comments at the bottom(s) of the WikiTree page(s)
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by John Deeter
Janice (Svedahl) Trenouth
Kensinger-55 and Kissinger-60 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same approx birth date, same wife and same son. Profiles clearly represent the same person and need to be merged.
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by Janice (Svedahl) Trenouth
Mildred Guilbeau
Kissinger-94 and Kissinger-60 appear to represent the same person because: Appears to be duplicated, please approve merge
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by Mildred Guilbeau
Rejected matches › Abraham Kensinger (1730-1813)
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