Frederick
Markle
UE
aka Merkel
Born in Kingston, Ulster, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Wilhelmus (Merckel) Merkel
and Sara (Kock) Merkel
Brother of
James Markle UE, Wilhelmus Markle UE, John Maracle UE, Petrus (Merkel) Merckel, Heinrich Markle UE, Sarah Markle, Alexander Markle, Benjamin Markle, Jacob W. Markle, Geribraggio Markle, Bridget Markle and Abraham Markle
Husband of
Rebecca (Pickard) Markle
— married
29 Jul 1785 in Newark, Niagara, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Esther Markle, Sarah Markle, Elizabeth Markle, Benjamin Markle, Solomon Markle, Rebecca (Markle) Clement, Abraham Markle, Margaret Markle, Mary Estha Markle, Catharine (Markle) Clement, Michael Frederick Markle, Delilah Markle and Henry Markle
Died
at age 79
in Niagara, Lincoln, Upper Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Mar 2011
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Biography
This profile is part of the Jacobs Name Study.
Frederick Markle UE served with United Empire Loyalists during the American Revolution.
Frederick Markle was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated
Frederick was born about 1856, the son of Wilhelm Merckel and Sara Kock. He was baptized on Dec 19, 1756 in Ulster County, New York. Baptism was recorded at the central Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston, Ulster County, New York; sponsors were: Jacob Nottingham, Magdalena Kok[1][2]
He married Rebecca Catherine Pickard on 29 July 1785 in Newark, Niagara, Canada. Rebecca was the daughter of William and (?) (Wintermute) Pickard.
Four Merkel|Markle brothers served with Butler's Rangers: James, William, John and Henry.[3] Information on Butler's Rangers. These four and three additional brothers settled in Lincoln and Wentworth Counties. On September 5, 1795, Col. Ralfe Clench certified that "Frederick Marakle who served in Butlers late Corps of Rangers was one of the most active men in the Corps, a brave & willing Soldier, he is married to [the] daughter of Wm Pickard an old Ranger".
He passed away August 1836 at Niagara Twp., Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada [2]
Children
- Sarah Jane b. 1784, m. William Staats, Nicholas Stevens.
- Elizabeth b. 1785, m. James Bunting.
- Mary b. 1788, m. William Stevens. James Cudney.
- Benjamin b. 1790, m. Mary.
- Solomon Osterhout b. 1792, m. Catharine Stevens.
- Rebecca b. 1794, m. John Putman Clement.
- Abraham b. 1796, m. Hannah Crysler.
- Esther b. 1798.
- Margaret b. 1801, m. John Anson Colby.
- Catherine b. 1803, m. Adam Crysler Clement.
- Frederick b. 1806, m. Jane Stevens.
- Delilah b. 1807, m. Alexander Rogers.
- Henry b. 1810.
Sources
- ↑ KRDC Bapt. Record: 1756 Dec 19; Wilhelmus Merkel, Sara Kok; Frederich; Jacob Nottingham, Magdalena Kok
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 UELAC (United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada). http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/detail.php?letter=m&line=109
- ↑ http://www.sandycline.com/history/rangers.html
See also:
- Frederick Markle, U.E.L. & Rebecca Catherine Pickard, U.E.
- http://www.uelac.org/Loyalist-Info/detail.php?letter=m&line=103 UELAC Information on the Loyalists]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frederick 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 Frederick:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frederick 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 Frederick:
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~1.56%
Gordon Beck
:
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~1.56%
Reverie (Clement) Rowlett :
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~0.78%
Dean Oldershaw :
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~0.78%
Vicki Cullis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A850790 [compare], Ancestry member Figtoria
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~0.78%
Murray Eaton :
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