David Henry Orser

David Henry Orser (1784 - 1843), son of Albert Orser (1742 - 1845) and Sarah Gardiner (1751 - ), was born in 1784 at Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York. He died at the age of 59 about 1843 in Michigan. David married (1) Amy Stitt (c1788 - c1831) before 1812 at Pennsylvania, and (2) Martha Allen Harris (1803 - 1860) in 1832 at Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan. David Henry Orser fought in the War of 1812 as a private in Carr's Regiment of the New York Militia.

Marriages and Children

1. Amy Stitt, married before 1812 Pennsylvania
   1. Sarah Orser
   2. Nancy Orser
   3. Amy Orser
2. Martha Allen Harris (1803 - 1860), married 28 January 1832 Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
   1. Heber Evert Orser (1832 – 1888); accompanied Martha to Utah in 1853
   2. Albert Orser (1834 – ); died in infancy
   3. Martha Orser (1835 – ); died in infancy
   4. Lucy Orser (1836 – 1843); died in infancy
   5. Charlotte Celia Orser (1837 – 1872); accompanied Martha to Utah in 1853
   6. Hiram Orser (1841 – ); died in infancy

Sources

• U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815. Name: David H Orser; Company: CARR'S REGIMENT, NEW YORK MILITIA; Rank - Induction: PRIVATE; Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE; Roll Box: 157; Microfilm Publication: M602. Source Information: Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.