Johann Phillip Fishburn, Sr.

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Johann Phillip Fishburn, Sr.

Also Known As: "John Phillip Fishburn", "Phillip Fishburn", "Fischburn"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Planig, Rheinhessen, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany
Death: February 22, 1795 (72)
Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Hummel Memorial Cemetery, Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Johann Philipp Fischborn; Anna Catharine Fischborn and Anna Catharina Fischborn
Husband of Margaret Fishburn and Catharine Elizabeth Fishburn
Father of Maria Margaret Greiner; Johan Phillip Fishborn, Jr.; Barbara Greiner; Johann Ludwig Fishburn; Phillip Fitchburn and 6 others

Occupation: Farmer, Gunsmith
Managed by: Private User
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About Johann Phillip Fishburn, Sr.

  • FISHBURN, PHILIP SR Ancestor #: A048823
  • Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
  • Birth: 5-7-1722 GERMANY
  • Death: 2-22-1795 DAUPHIN CO PENNSYLVANIA
  • Service Source: PA ARCH, 5TH SER, VOL 7, PP 1141, 1142
  • Service Description: 1) FURNISHED BLANKETS FOR ARMY (special thanks to Steve Howe for first and middle name and name suffix - no documentation submitted to support change)

(special thanks to Anonymous for birth & death place and the following info) Johan Phillip emigrated to America in 1749. Because of this he was called "The Pioneer." He settled in Derry Township, Dauphin Co., PA. In 1752 he returned to Germany and then brought his bride-to-be, Catherine Elizabeth Bretz, to the new country. They were married on November 10, 1752.

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Johann Phillip Fishburn, Sr.'s Timeline

1722
May 7, 1722
Planig, Rheinhessen, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany
1753
July 24, 1753
Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1754
November 15, 1754
Londonderry Twp, Lancaster/Dauphin, Pennsylvania
1755
August 26, 1755
Hummelstown, PA, United States
1756
September 3, 1756
Londonderry, Township, Dauphin, Panama
1759
May 26, 1759
1760
January 29, 1760
Derry, PA, United States
1762
June 3, 1762
Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
1765
February 10, 1765
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States