Catherine "Caterina" Rhoads

Catharine was the wife of Henry Rhoads. After immigrating to Pennsylvania from Germany around 1737, she raised a large family with Henry, moving first to Maryland in the 1740's, and then to modern-day Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the early 1760's. She outlived Henry, who died in 1774, probably by only a year or so; she is thought to have been buried in the Rhoads Cemetery. She was a member of the Seventh Day German Baptists (Dunkards).* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 3 2020, 22:11:11 UTC

HEINRICH'S HISTORY Arrived port of Philadelphia, Penn, probably on the Ship Samuel, 17 Aug, 1733, or the ship William, 31 Oct. 1737 and was the father of grown children. Settled first Germantown, then in the congregation of the old Trappe church near Gulpehocken and became an admirer of Conrad Beissel. They left the Trappe Church and followed Beissel into his Cloister at Ephrata in 1742. All of the children attended Ludwig Hocker's school at the Ephrata Cloister, and could preach in either German or English. He married Elizabeth RHINEHARDT, daughter of Ulrich RHINEHARDT, circa 1704 at Manhiem, GER. He married Catherine RHINEHARDT, daughter of Ulrich RHINEHARDT, in 1716 at Manheim, GER. He died circa 1750 at "Olio", Southwestern part of County, Frederick Co, MD, Internet source says he died in Ephrata in 1747. (Much of this follows the information found on the Hunsaker page, taken from the Hunsaker Book. dl) Source: John Hartley

GEDCOM Note

Thought to have been born Katherina Rheinhardt to German immigrant parents Ulrich and Barbara Rheinhardt, Catharine was the wife of Henry Rhoads. After immigrating to Pennsylvania from Germany around 1737, she raised a large family with Henry, moving first to Maryland in the 1740's, and then to modern-day Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the early 1760's. She outlived Henry, who died in 1774, probably by only a year or so; she is thought to have been buried in the Rhoads Cemetery. She was a member of the Seventh Day German Baptists (Dunkards).

Catrina' maiden name Rinehardt, Rheinhardt, Rhinehardt. Her mother was a Ramsberg.