Marx Lichty 1 3 4

1753 - 1817

  • Born: 16 Mar 1753, , , Switzerland 1 3 5

  • Marriage: Anna Barbara Altendorfer about 1776 in Lehigh Pennsylvania 1 2

  • Died: 5 May 1814, Maxatawny Twp, Berks Co., Pennsylvania at age 61 6

  • Buried: May 1817, Ziegel's Union Church Cemetery, Rd 2 Breinigsville Weisenberg Twp. Pennsylvania 1

  General Notes:

Private Seventh Class, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Company, Capt George Knappenbergen Northampton County, Militia, May 14, 1777 and 1778

Gravestone Inscription (recorded by Ray Hollenbach)

Marx Liechty
war geboren den 16 Martz 1753
starb den 5 mai 1814

Per Hollenbach
Marx was a shoemaker and was born is Switzerland

WILL

1814 Lichty, Marks ... Peter Lichty, et al Willl C 27, 5 311 Berks County PA

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alternate Spell: Mark. 3

• Military: Patriot From Pennsylvania.

• Will, 18 Jun 1814, Will Probated In Berks County, Pennsylvania Written On May 7 1813. 7

• Died Alternate: Maxatawny Twp, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, 5 May 1817. 1 4 8


Marx married Anna Barbara Altendorfer, daughter of Andreas Altendorfer and Unknown, about 1776 in Lehigh Pennsylvania.1 2 (Anna Barbara Altendorfer was born on 13 Jan 1755,1 died on 6 Aug 1844 in , Berks Co, Pennsylvania 1 5 and was buried in 1844 in Maxatawny Zion Church, Berks Co, PA 5.)


  Marriage Notes:

According to Shirley Joann Fisher on LDS CD-Rom Disk 59 pin 372101
348 Michaels Dr
Hollister, MO 65672

they were married at
Upper Macungie, Lehigh Co, Penna

Sources

1 National Society, SAR - Sons of the American Revolution, 133733.

2 Larry@crehore.us, Crehore, Lawrence (Electronic).

3 Schock,Agnes.

4 DAR Patriot Index Centenial Edition, Part 2, pg 1800.

5 Dennis Lee Haas, The Dennis L. Haas Family Page (Familytreemaker.genealogy.com).

6 Gravestone Inscription.

7 Marx Lichty, Will of Marx Lichty 1814 (Hand written will and translation).

8 Charles R. Roberts, Rev. John Baer Stoudt, Rev. Thomas H. Krick and WIlliam J. Dietrich, History of Lehigh County (note: ANY INFO FROM THIS SOURCE MUST BE VERIFIED) (1914 Volume 1 & 2 c 1914 by Lehigh Valley Publishing Co.)