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The Reichelderfer Family of Reichelsdorf, Germany, Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania and Salt Creek Township, Pickaway County, OhioJohannes Veit Reichelsdorffer was born in Reichelsdorf, Bayern, Germany, He married Cadarina (___). He is recorded as having owned land and paid quit-rents, prior to 1734, in Hanover Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; he had at the time 100 acres of land. Children of Johannes Veit and Cadarina Reichelsdorffer are: Frederick Jacob Reichelderfer ( -1759) Frederick Reichelderfer and his brother, Henry Reichelsdofer, settled in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania about 1740, or prior to that date. On the 14th of February, 1756, the Indians came to the house of Frederick
Reichelderfer, shot two of his children, set his house and barn on fire, and
burnt up all his grain and cattle. Thence they proceeded to the house of Jacob
Gerhart, where they killed one man, two women, and six children. "Two
children slipped under the bed, one of which was burned; the other escaped, and
ran a mile to get to the people." When the intelligence of this murder had
reached Maxatany, many of the Inhabitants of that township repaired to Albany,
to see what damage had been done; while on their way they received accounts of
other murders: "When," says Jacob Levan, In a letter to Mr. Seely,
February 15, 1756, "I had got ready to go with my neighbors from Maxatany,
to see what damage was done in Albany; three men that had seen the shocking
affair came and told me that eleven were killed, eight of them burnt, and the
other three found dead out of the fire. An old man was scalped, the two others,
little girls, were not scalped." "February 15, 1756. Fredericks will was probated November 13, 1759. He names his brother, Henry Reichelsdorfer and Andreas Hagenbuch; also, his wife, Christina, and one son, John Adam Reicheldorfer, at the same time mentioning other children. Johannes Adam Reichelderfer (1741-1810) Johannes Adam Reichelderfer, born December 26, 1741 in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania; died August 30, 1810 in Salt Creek Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio. He was the son of 2. Frederick Jacob Reichelderfer and 3. Christina. He married Anna Elizabeth Hagenbuch Abt. 1774 in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Andreas Hagenbuch and Anna Maria Margaretta Friedler. Children of Johannes Reichelderfer and Anna Hagenbuch are: Maria Catherine , Barbara Hagenbuch , John Adam, John Christian, Henry, Maria, Magdalena, Anna Elizabeth, Jacob, Andrew and Susannah Barbara Hagenbuch Reichelderfer (1776-1836) was born April 15, 1776 in Berks County, Pennsylvania and died August 09, 1836 in Salt Creek Twp., Pickaway County, Ohio she married Johan Jacob Spangler June 10, 1794 in Alsace Twp., Berks Co., PA. Please visit the Spangler Page for their family and descendants. Sources
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