Major Frederick Hummel

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Major Johann Frederick Hummel

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Death: June 24, 1779 (53)
Frederickstown (Now Hummelstown), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Isaac Hummel
Husband of Rosina Hummel and Elizabeth Barbara Hummel
Father of Johann Valentine Hummel; Eva Maria Friedley; Col John Frederick Hummel, II; David Frederick Hummel; Rosina Eckstein and 3 others

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Jim Wile
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About Major Frederick Hummel

Town founder of Fredericksburg (now Hummelstown). Frederick Hummel came to America in 1738. In 1762 he purchased a large tract of land for 200 pounds. A portion of this land was laid out as a village which he named Frederickstown, but was changed to Hummelstown after his death. In the plot he donated land for the erection of the Lutheran and Reformed German churches and the first school with the condition that English branches also be taught there, despite its unpopularity in the predominantly German community. This duality is reflected in his headstone - carved in German on the front and English on the back. Reference: Find A Grave Memorial

  • HUMMEL, FREDERICK SR Ancestor #: A059707
  • Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, MAJOR
  • Birth: 4-14-1726 WURTTEMBERG GERMANY
  • Death: 6-24-1779 FREDERICKSTOWN LANCASTER CO PENNSYLVANIA
  • Service Source: PA ARCH, 3RD SER, VOL 23, P 462; 5TH SER, VOL 7, P 335
  • Service Description: 1) 2ND MAJOR UNDER COL JAMES BURD, 4TH BATT, LANCASTER CO, MILITIA, 1776
  • 2) APPOINTED IN CHARGE OF THE MANUFACTURE OF GUNS AT HUMMELSTOWN, SEPT 1777, WITH RANK OF CAPT DAR# A058707
  • Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 14 2018, 21:45:29 UTC
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Major Frederick Hummel's Timeline

1726
April 14, 1726
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
1753
February 17, 1753
Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1754
1754
Age 27
United States
1756
November 7, 1756
Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1758
October 4, 1758
Spring Creek, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1761
January 9, 1761
Swatara, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1764
February 24, 1764
Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
1770
March 24, 1770
Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
1774
September 11, 1774
Hummelstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States