Edward Rittenhouse Shimer (1741 - 1815)

Born 28 Feb 1741 in Shimersville, Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 16 Feb 1815 at age 73 in Readington, Northampton, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Captain Edward Shimer served with Northampton County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Edward Shimer is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A103734.

Edward Rittenhouse Shimer/Scheimer was born on 28 February 1741 in Shimersville (the oldest village at the mouth of Saucon Creek and named after Jacob Shimer), Bethlehem, at that time Bucks County, now Northampton County, Province of Pennsylvania.^[1]

He was the son of Jacob Scheimer (1679-1757) and his wife Elizabeth Rittenhouse (1679-).

He was a Captain in the 1st Battalion from Northampton County under Colonel George Hubner.

Edward married Rosina (Seip) Scheimer (1739-1822) in 1765.

They had 6 known children.

1. Jacob Seip Shimer (1767-1845)
2. Isaac Seip (Shimer) Sheimer (1769-1839)
3. Abraham (1774 – deceased)
4. Susannah (Shimer) von Steuben (1776-1863)
5. Margaretha Seip Shimer (1762 – deceased)
6. (Male) Shimer (1772–1772)

April 23, 1792, Edward, along with Anthony Lerch, George Henry Unangst and George LaUbach purchased one acre of land in Northampton County from Jacob Miller for the use of a school and school master.

Edward died at the age of 74 on 16 February 1815 in Readington, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

BURIAL:Scheimer Family Burial Ground, Lower Saucon, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA^[2]

Unusual information: It's unusual for a mother's birth date (Rittenhouse-205 born 1679) to be more than 55 years before the birth date of one of her children (Shimer-25 born 28 Feb 1741).

Sources

1. ↑ The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: M637, Page Number: 322, Line Number 45656
2. ↑ Find a Grave, memorial page for Capt Edward Shimer (28 Feb 1741–16 May 1815), Find A Grave: Memorial #91183134, citing Scheimer Family Burial Ground, Lower Saucon, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Mimi (contributor 46886652)

• History Shimer Family, Allenr. Schimer, 1931, P. 406-424
• Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, BIRTH, BAPTISM & CHRISTENING
• 1790 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHKJ-2JM : Sun Mar 12 04:39:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Shimer, 1790
• 1800 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR4-8QJ), Edward Sheimer, Lower Saucon, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 558, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 37; FHL microfilm 363,340
• 1810 United States Census, database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XH2F-TC6 : Wed Mar 15 21:14:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Sheimer, 1810
• FamilySearch ID LZF5-G7C - Edward Rittenhouse Scheimer
• Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8RRV-1LW2 : 16 September 2021), Edward Scheimer in entry for Jacob Scheimer
• Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8QN3-ZYMM : 16 September 2021), Edward Shimer in entry for Susanna von Steuben
• Lineage Book : NSDAR Volume 159, 1920
• DAR Ancestor #: A103734
• Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, SOLDIER, VETERAN & PRISONER ROLLS & LISTS
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.