Philippus Loescher (bef. 1741 - bef. 1795)

Born before 7 Oct 1741 in Germantown, Columbia, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Gertrout Holtsappel — married 16 Apr 1770 (to 30 Sep 1770) in Germantown, Orange, New York Colony

Husband of Elisabetha (Schuhmacher) Loescher — married 8 Oct 1771 in Germantown, Columbia, New York

Descendants

Died before 3 Aug 1795 at about age 53 in Germantown, Columbia, New York, United States

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Biography

Philippus Loescher was born in 1741 at Germantown, Columbia County, New York. The Germantown baptism record for Philippus dated October 7th, 1741 lists his parents as Johannes Lescher and Anna Maria Klum. Witnesses were Philippus Klum and his wife Veronica, his grandparents.

He married Gertraud Blass, a widow, on April 16, 1770 at Germantown. Gertraud died on September 30, 1770, two days after giving birth to their son, Johannes.

He married Elisabeth Schuhmacher on October 8th, 1771 at Germantown. Together they had a daughter and a son, Catharina and Philip.

Philip was in the 11th Regiment of Albany County, New York during the Revolutionary War.

He passed away prior to August 3rd, 1795 when his father's will was written.

Sources

• U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records from Selected States, 1660-1926, Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Germantown NY, Book 81.
• Williams, C. S., Lasher Genealogy in Three Parts, New York, 1904.
• US DRC Records db in Ancestry - Germantown bk (Holland Society)
• Jones, Henry Z, Jr. Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710. Universal City, CA: 1985.
• Jones, Henry Z, Jr. The Palatine Families of New York Volume I. Palatine German Immigration to Ireland and U.S., Hank Z Jones collection, 1654-1878. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2023.