Barbara Elizabeth (Zeller) Larue (abt. 1720 - abt. 1785)

Born about 1720 in Schoharie County, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Jonas Larue — married [date unknown] in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 4 Nov 1785 at about age 65 in Lebanon or Dauphin County, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Charles Taylor [send private message]

Biography

Barbara Elizabeth Zeller married Johas Leru aka Larue, Laroux, and La Roy(1716-1760). The couple had 7 children

Vital Data

• Birth - c1720 in Schoharie County, New York
• Death - 1765 ^[1]
• Burial - unknown

Marriage and Family

• Parents
  • Father - Johan Heinrich Zeller
  • Mother - Anna Maria Briegal Zeller
• Marriage
  • Jonas Lerew (AKA Larue, Laroux, etc) - c1738 in ?Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
• Children
  • Henry (1739) - did not marry ^[2]
  • Catherine (1740) - Married John Bussart
  • Francis (1744) - did not marry
  • Anna Maria "Mary" (1747) - Married John Metzger ^[3]
  • John George (1748) - Married Anna Maria Forshner ^[4]
  • Elizabeth (1754) - Married Frederick Illig ^[5]
  • Margaret (1757) - Married Henry Bole (or Boal) ^[6]

Residence

• Early - Schoharie County, New York
• c1720 - 1742 - Berks County, Pennsylvania
• 1742 - 1765 - Dauphin County, Pennsylvania ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ #E137, citing V-#E21
2. ↑ #E137, citing #C053
3. ↑ #E137, citing #C053
4. ↑ #E137, citing #C053
5. ↑ #E137, citing #C132
6. ↑ #E137, citing #B020 and #B020
7. ↑ #E137, citing #B036

• Strausstown Roots for Barbara Elizabeth Zeller (1720-1785)

Bibliography

B020 - Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Records

B036 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deeds

C053 - Lebanon County Historical Society, Lebanon, Pa. (Surname File)

C132 - Trinity Tulpehocken Reformed (UCC) Church Records, Jackson Twp. (now), Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

E137 - Vallentine, John F. 2012. The Tulpehocken Zellers And Their Zeller Decendants. Ebook. 1st ed.

Source Repository

E137 - https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1942131&from=fhd

Source Comments

E137 - Vallentine's book is a treasure trove of information about the Zeller family that descended from Johann Heinrich and Johann George Zeller who moved into the Berks County, Pennsylvania area about 1720. It is a derived work, but it is very well documented with over 600 referenced sources.

Additional References

• "Barbara Elizabeth Zeller Larue (1720 - 1785) - Find A Grave Memorial". 2016. Findagrave.Com - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104976220.

• Dauphin Co. Pennsylvania, Deeds
• Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Orphans Court Records
• Clinton Co, Indiana, Marriages

• Compendium of American Genealogy, 7 vols. Frederick A. Virkus. 1987 (reprint). Genealogical Pub. Co, Baltimore, Md.

• Genealogy of the Zeller Family. Margaret Stoudt, Hisorian. Zeller Family Association, 1949

• New Family Search, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (limited access on the internet)

• Zeller Family Revision. John F. Vallentine. 1971 .The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 27(2):92-103.

Acknowledgement

• The profile for Barbara with its initial information was created by Charles Taylor.

Notes

• Notation
  • "c" prefixed to any date denotes approximation
  • "b" prefixed to any date denotes "before"
  • "a" prefixed to any date denotes "after"
  • "?" prefixed to any date or word denotes questionable or missing source information or uncertainty in general.