Ancestrees
George HETZER
Abt 1791 - Aft 1870 (80 years)
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Name George HETZER Birth Abt 1791 Pennsylvania or Maryland 
[1] Gender Male UID A4F234718BE242729BFFC8F46722A46645C8 Death Aft 1870 of Olive Twp., Meigs, OH, USA Person ID I312069288645 Green Family Last Modified 29 Sep 2024
Father Johann Phillip HETZER, b. 3 May 1754, , Lancaster, PA d. 25 Dec 1819, Williamsport, Washington, Maryland, USA (Age 65 years) Mother Unknown d. Bef 1798 Marriage Bef 1784 Family ID F225 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Matilda GILMAN d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F228 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Sep 2024
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Notes - The 1850-1870 census gives his birthplace as Pennsylvania. In the U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, he gives his birthplace as Maryland. He is highly likely to be a sibling or cousin of Philip Hetzer as he lived in the same places as him and is 3 years older. There were very few Hetzers in America at the time.
He served in the War of 1812. He was a Sergent in Capt. Samuel Lane's Co., location unstated. Captain Samuel Lane gathered a militia in Sheperdstown, WV just over the border from the southwest corner of Maryland. His likely brother, Philip was also in the War of 1812. George had his first daughter in Maryland in 1825. By 1829, he lived in Olive Twp., Meigs Co., Ohio when his 2nd daughter was born.
- The 1850-1870 census gives his birthplace as Pennsylvania. In the U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, he gives his birthplace as Maryland. He is highly likely to be a sibling or cousin of Philip Hetzer as he lived in the same places as him and is 3 years older. There were very few Hetzers in America at the time.
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Sources - [S1081920648] 1870 Census, Olive, Meigs, OH, (www.ancestry.com), 14 Oct 2017.
- [S1081920648] 1870 Census, Olive, Meigs, OH, (www.ancestry.com), 14 Oct 2017.