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Peter Rittenhouse

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cresheim, Germantown Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Death: after October 15, 1748
Cresheim, Germantown Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Gerhard “Garret” Rittenhouse and Anna Margaretta Rittenhouse
Husband of Ann Peters Rittenhouse
Father of Barbara Rubenkam; Garret Rittenhouse; Susannah Rubenkam; Jacob Rittenhouse; Margaret Rittenhouse and 1 other
Brother of William B. Rittenhouse; Rittenhouse and (No Name)

Occupation: Grist Mill operator
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About Peter Rittenhouse

Peter Umstead Rittenhouse

  • Born Feb 1696 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Son of Gerhard Rittenhouse and Anna Margaretha Umstat
  • Brother of William B Rittenhouse
  • Husband of Ann Peters Heisel — married 1716 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Father of Barbara Rittenhouse, Mary (Rittenhouse) Stephens, Garrett Rittenhouse, Susannah Rittenhouse, Jacob Rittenhouse and Margaret Rittenhouse
  • Died 15 Oct 1748 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Death date also seen as September 8, 1748

Origins

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95816107/gerhard-rittenhouse

Children of Gerhard Rittenhouse and Anna Umstead are:

  • William Rittenhouse, born 1695 in Cresheim, near Germantown, PA; died April 13, 1767 in Prallsville, Hunterdon, NJ; married Catherine Howell 1719.
  • Peter Rittenhouse, born February 1695/96 in Cresheim, Philadelphia Co., PA; died 1748 in Cresheim, Philadelphia Co., PA; married Ann Peters Heisler 1719.

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Peter Rittenhouse's Timeline

1696
February 1, 1696
Cresheim, Germantown Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1716
1716
Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1720
1720
Cresheim,Philadelphia County,Pennsylvania,,,, Pennsylvania
1721
1721
Cresheim, Germantown Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1724
1724
Germantown,Philadelphia County,Pennsylvania,,,, Pennsylvania
1726
1726
Creshiem,Germantown,Philadelphia County,Pennsylvania,,, Philadelphia County
1735
March 1, 1735
Creshiem, Germantown Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1748
October 15, 1748
Age 52
Cresheim, Germantown Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
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Mennonite Church Cemetery, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States