Pvt Johannes Frederick Dague

Copied from Walt & Jean Peterman's web page:

THE DAGUE FAMILY Page 1

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For more information on the Dague family, consult "The History and Genealogy of the Dague Family" written by Carrie M. Dague. https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00dagu/page/n8/mode/2up?q=

The following summary is taken from information compiled by Roy Lee Peterman, Walter Roland Peterman, Bill Ricciardo and many others.

Note: We recently have obtained information that traces these ancestors back to the 1600s. Earlier Ancestors of Frederick and Andreas are now included in this page. The earliest know ancestor at present is Andreas Deegen (Deeg) (Deg) (Dague). Because there are so many Dagues by the name of Andreas, I have labled them I, II, III and IV. According to family historians, Andreas I who was a baker. He was born about 1659 in Bauschlott, Germany and died February 11, 1694. On November 25, 1677, he married Margaretha Kraussler, who was born on January 31, 1658 in Stein, Germany. She was the daughter of Hans Jacob Kraussler. They lived in Wurttemberg. Andreas II was born June 29, 1680 in Wurttemberg, Germany, and died February 28, 1750. in Weiler, Durlach, Baden; Germany. He married Anna Maria Wenk on May 16, 1706. She was the daughter of Hans Wenk. Andreas III was born January 29, 1713, in the town where they lived and Andreas II later died. On July 13, 1733, Andreas married Anna Maria Kudin who was born in Pfatzgrafenweiler, where they were married. Two of their children were the immigrants to this country. Andreas IV was born about 1734 in Germany, and Johannes Friedrich was born about 1736 in the Rheim river Valley of Germany near the French Border. These two sons were the first verified ancestors of our Dague family to arrive in the United States. Frederick and Andreas traveled up the Rhine River, to Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, where they bought a ticket on a boat bound for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ship records indicate the brothers sailed from Rotterdam, last from Portsmouth on October 3, 1753 on the Ship Eastern Branch. They arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In August, 2003; 311 descendents from 26 states gathered at the Marshall County Fairgrounds in Moundsville, WV to celebrate 250 years since the arrival of our Dague descendents. One of our cousins, Cathy Martin Koufopoulos, submitted a nice article on the reunion to the "Reunion Magazine" and it was published in the Vol. 14 No. 4 Feb/March issue of Reunions Magazione, P. O. Box 11727; Milwaukee, WI 53211-0727 Phone 414-263-4567; Fax 414-263-6331; e-mail; reunions@execpc.com or web site: www.reunionsmag.com Subscriptions to the magazine are $9.95 for one year for single issues for $5.00 plus $1.00 shipping and handling.

Frederick who was seventeen years of age moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he purchased some land to begin farming. He married his first wife, Sophia Schmitt in the Lutheran Church at Lancaster, Pennsylvania on June 22, 1755. They had two children, Catherine and Michael. Sophia died shortly after Michael's birth and Frederich married Anna Maria Geysler on August 19, 1760 in the same church. They had met earlier on the boat that had brought them to America. They were the parents of ten children. There seems to be confusion in Carrie Dague's book. In addition to the Catherine Dague born in Lancaster in 1757, she lists another born about 5 years later and then lists another in the will as being born in 1779. Apparently, Andreas resided in the Lancaster area and remained there.

It is not clear when Frederick moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania, but tradition tells us that the two youngest children were carried, one in each end of a pack sack, on a mule's back. Earliest land records indicate Frederick paid taxes on land as early as 1781 near Lone Pine, Pennsylvania. He also owned property on Big Wheeling Creek (originally Ohio County, now Marshall County, West Virginia). Frederich and Maria are buried in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church cemetery East of Washington, Pa. Early baptismal records exist at Zehn Meilen (Ten mile) Lutheran Church and the Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Washington County, Pennsylvania.

The oldest son of Frederick and Maria, Mathias, was born on August 9, 1761 or June 25, 1761 and died April 18, 1852 is the ancestor of the Ohio Dagues. In about 1800, Mathias and his wife Elizabeth Swickard (some say she was a Glass, some records show that Elizabeth Swickard may have first married Phillip Saltsman, which does make sense) Dague and their first three children moved into Franklin County, Ohio. They had traveled from Washington, Pa by covered wagon, powered by four cows. The cows also supplied their milk and were the beginning of their beef and dairy herds. Mathias served as County Commissioner for Franklin County, Ohio. Other families who traveled to Ohio with this family were the Swiskards, the Huffmans and the Baughmans. Mathias, Jr., a farmer, married Rose Anna Rose who bore him 8 children. After her death in 1821, he married Liza Steadman who bore him four children.

HOME OF JOHN AND CAROLINE DAGUE

John, the oldest of Mathias, Jr.'s children married Caroline Monroe who was born in Passaic, New Jersey in 1820. She was the daughter of Silas and Betsy Vreeland Monroe who had fifteen children. They were married in 1839 and later had 16 children. Twins, Wilbert and William, were born in 1858. Wilbert died at birth. William was the father of Blanche who married Francis Arthur Peterman. Mathias, Sr. is buried in Franklin County, Ohio on the Comer farm, originally the Dague family homestead, which was passed to heirs and later changed hands. The old graveyard is obliterated and the markers were used to fill in an old well which is also covered over. After John married Caroline, they lived on a parcel from the 131 acre farm formerly owned by Mathias, Jr. They moved onto this land in 1845. Their new home was most affectionately called "The Granny Lot." The home was later moved to its present location.

William Bracken Dague (our ancestor) was blind in his last days, but, even in his blindness, he was a good cook and when Blanche's home burned after the great fire, he cooked for the family. He and "Jake" Peterman were good friends but argued a lot according to accounts by Roy L. Peterman. The great fire occurred when Blanche in preparing for lunch threw kerosene on coals (which unknown to her wer hot). The kerosene ignited catching her clothes and the house on fire. Reportedly, her son Roy grabbed her and rolled her in a blanket on the ground to extinguish the flames. She was severely burned and carried the scars to her grave many years later.

NOTE: WILLIAM BRACKEN DAGUE was the father of BLANCHE VESTA DAGUE who married FRANCIS ARTHUR PETERMAN. This family may be traced at the Peterman page. I have a lot more information on the Dague family and can provide additional information upon request.

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Note: If you are looking for information regarding the Dague/Warstler line, E-Mail John David Warstler at JohnDavidWarstler@yahoo.com.

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7. FRIEDRICH (FREDERICK) (DEG) (DAGUE)4 DEEG (ANDREAS (DAGUE)3, ANDREAS ( DAGUE)2, ANDREAS (DAGUE) (DEEGEN) (DEG)1) was born January 10, 1735/36 in Weiler, Durlach, Karlsruhe Dist, Baden, Ger., and died October 12, 1796 in Washington Co., Pennsylvania. He married (1) SOPHIA SCHMITT June 22, 1755 in Trinity Luthern Church, Lancaster, Pa; by Pastor Gerock; page 216 #75 abd page 247 of the church records..., daughter of JACOB SCHMITT. She was born in Guttenstein, Austria (Valley of the Danube) or Germany, and died 1759 in Lancaster Co., , Pa. He married (2) ANNA MARIA GEYSLER/GIESSLER Bet. August 19 - 29, 1760 in Trinity Luthern Church, Lancaster, Pa; Married by Pastor John Siefreid Gerock, daughter of JOHAN CONRAD GEYSLER/GIESSLER. She was born April 15, 1735 in Germany, and died October 28, 1813 in Washington Co., Pennsylvania.

Notes for FRIEDRICH (FREDERICK) (DEG) (DAGUE) DEEG:

[Eight Generations Of Deeg.FTW]

Frederick left his home in Weiler with his brother Andreas in the spring of 1853. They traveled down the Rhine to Rotterdam in the Neatherlands. There

they boarded the ship Eastern Branch bound for Philadelphia, Pa. in the English colonies in the "New World". Next, a stop over at Portsmouth, Eng.,

where all emigrant passengers were required to sign an oath of allegiance

to the King of England and the right of the present royal line ( known as the

oath of abjuration). The final leg of there jorney to Philadephia, was complete

when the ship arrived on October 3, 1853.

On the trip over on the "Eastern Branch" a heated discussion on religion took place and the brothers took different sides. On landing, they split and never spoke to each other again. Frederick married twice in the Lutheran Church, while Andreas married the daughter of a Schwenkfelter Minister.

A point to note is that both these teenagers had a formal education, as shown

by the fact that they signed their names to the ships papers instead of making a "mark" as many did in those days.

After his second marriage, he moved his family to Bethlehem Twp, Wash.

Cty, in western Pa. ( at that time it was part of Virginia). Later he built a two

story log home he referred to as the "Mantion". It was still standing over two

hundred tears later.

He served with the Washington Cty Militia as a private in the Revolutionary

War.

Frederick, at the age of 17, traveled with his older brother, Andreas and another brother, up the Rhine River to Amsterdam, Holland where they bought a ticket on a boat (the Eastern Branch) from Rotterdam bound for Philadelphia in 1753. He initially owned land in Lancaster, PA and married his first wife (Sophia Schmitt) at the Lutheran Church in Lancaster, PA He married his second wife (Anna Geysler) there also. Leading one to believe that Sophia died between December 10, 1758 (possibly at child birth of Michael and 1761. Records for 1781 indicate that a Frederick Dague paid taxes in Washington County. The name of Frederick Tague appears as a PVT on a roll call of CPT George Myers (Washington County Militia) 2 November 1781 and on 17 May 1782 in the Revolutionary War. There were a variety of spellings of Dague in those days. Frederick was a farmer and is buried along with Anna in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery just East of Washington, PA. Many Dague family members attended church there and are buried there. The church still maintains the old records.

More About FRIEDRICH (FREDERICK) (DEG) (DAGUE) DEEG:

Arrived: October 03, 1753, From Weiler , Ger.on the Ship Eastern Branch

Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery; Washington, PA- church records indicate he was buried October 12, 1796.

Military: 1777, Washington Cty Militia from Pennsylvannia

Military (2): 8th class private under Capt Geo. Meyers

Note: Member Ten Mile Lutheran Church

Occupation: Farmer

Other Moves: Abt. 1753, From Phil Pa to Lancaster Co., PA

Religion: Lutheran

Will: October 15, 1796, Will Book #1 Page 301 Bethlehem Twsp, Wash Cty, PA

More About SOPHIA SCHMITT:

Burial: Trinity Lutheran Church; Lancaster, PA

Note: Reportedly came to the USA about 1753

More About ANNA MARIA GEYSLER/GIESSLER:

Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery; Washington, PA Note Church records indicate she was buried October 28, 1813

Nickname: Mary

Children of FRIEDRICH DEEG and SOPHIA SCHMITT are:

12. i. MICHAEL5 DEEG, b. Bet. February 18, 1757 - December 10, 1758, Lancaster, Pa; d. Bet. November 14 - December 18, 1821, W Beth. , Wash Cty, Pa Leatherman-Foulkes Cem.

13. ii. CATHERINE ELIZABETH DAGUE, b. February 18, 1757, Lancaster, Pa; d. Abt. 1796, Wash Cty, PA.

14. iii. MICHAEL DAGUE, b. December 10, 1758, Lancaster County, PA; d. Bet. November 14 - December 18, 1821, Washington Co., PA..

Children of FRIEDRICH DEEG and ANNA GEYSLER/GIESSLER are:

15. iv. MATHIAS5 DAGUE I, b. June 25, 1761, Lancaster, Pa; d. February 16, 1847, Gahanna, Plain TWP; Franklin County, OH-Age 86.

               v.             CATHERINA DAGUE, b. August 13, 1762; d. Abt. 1796.

Notes for CATHERINA DAGUE:

[Eight Generations Of Deeg.FTW]

She rec'd seven pounds sterling from her fathers will

More About CATHERINA DAGUE:

Baptism/Member: August 22, 1762, Trinity Lutheran Chur. Lancaster, Pa

16. vi. CHRISTINA (TAGE) DAGUE, b. Bet. 1764 - 1766, W. Bethlehem TWP; Washington County, PA; d. Abt. 1805, Wash Cty PA Somerset Twp, Wash Cty, Pa.

17. vii. FREDERICK H. DAGUE, b. Abt. 1768, West Bethlehem TWP., Washington Co., PA; d. April 18, 1852, Big Wheeling Creek, Near Viola in Marshall Co., West Virginia.

18. viii. JOHN (JOHANNES) DAGUE, SR., b. March 12, 1771, Washington Co., PA.; d. September 09, 1838, Washington Cty , Pa 67 yr., 6 mo, 8 day.

               ix.            MARGARET DAGUE, b. Abt. 1773; d. Aft. 1796.

Notes for MARGARET DAGUE:

[Eight Generations Of Deeg.FTW]

Her fathers will left her seven pounds sterling on condition she married and had offspring. There is no record that she married.

19. x. ANDREW (ANDREAS) DAGUE, b. Abt. 1775, Washington County, PA; d. July 29, 1855, Delaware, Ohio.

               xi.            SUSANNA "LUCY" DAGUE, b. Abt. 1777; d. Aft. 1796.

Notes for SUSANNA "LUCY" DAGUE:

[Eight Generations Of Deeg.FTW]

She rec'd seven pounds sterling from her fathers will.

20. xii. CATHERINE ANN DAGUE, b. 1779; d. August 10, 1826.

21. xiii. MARY MAGDALENE DAGUE, b. Bet. June 17 - 18, 1769, West Beth Twsp , Wash Cty , PA; d. January 24, 1863.

22. xiv. (SUSANNA) LUCY DAGUE, b. Abt. 1777; d. March 25, 1806, Age 30y 1m.

               xv.            CATHERINE (DEEG) DAGUE, b. August 07, 1762, Lancaster, PA; d. August 10, 1826.

More About CATHERINE (DEEG) DAGUE:

Baptism: August 22, 1762, Trinity Lutheran Church; Lancaster, PA

Note: She was supposedly born in 1779 in a will but that is highly unlikedly based on Baptismal info. Wwhat is most interesting is two Catherines with different mothers but the same father.

23. xvi. SARAH DAGUE, b. 1764, PA.

Washington County

Added by IvyOlah39 on 22 Sep 2009

Originally submitted by debbmoff_1 to Barnes/Crocker on 31 May 2008

The family moved to Washington County and Frederick purchased 400 acres of land on which he paid taxes as early as 1781. The land was bought on a Virginia certificate and was named Fage's Grove. In 1786 the Virginia certificate was declared invalid and a Pennyslvania warrant was granted. The place was renamed High Germany and contained 443 acres.

Additional information about this story

Description From History and Genealogy of the Dague Family by Carrie Dague, 1938

December 29, 2010 update from "The Continuation of the Dague Family Genealogy from 1938 to 1996" (RN=303). 14 children. Frederick was widowed before 2nd marriage to Anna Marie.

Came to America from Rotterdam and arrived in Philadelphia 3 Oct 1753 on a ship called The Eastern Branch.

Was in the War of the Revolution 1781-2.

Lived near the Rhine River Valley, border of Germany & France.

Occupation: Farmer.

Documentation says he's Johannes Friedrich Deeg.

Frederick (Deg) Dague is the first known ancestor of the Dague family in this country. He was born in 1736, probably on the borders of Germany and France. He died in 1796 and was buried in the Bethlehem Cemetery "Dutch Gloria", Washington Co, Pennsylvania. He with Andreas, who was probably an older brother, came to Philadelpia in 1753 at which Frederick was 17 yrs old.

Miss Lottie M. Bauseman, a genealogist of Lancaster County, Pa. gives the following:

 "In the marriage record of St. Michaels and Zion, found in Pennsylvania Archives, Philadelphia 1745-1800 2nd Series, Vol. IX, Page 311 is the record of Andreas. 

"Andreas Teg and Christina Nicholtzheimer July 1, 1760"

"Frederick apparently came to Lancaster, or vicinity shortly after landing in the country. He married young and his first wife must have died about 1759. His first wife was Sophia Schmitt to whom he had two children, Catherine Elizabeth and Michael. To his second wife, Maria he had Mathias and other children."

"Fredrih Deg ward geboren in Iahr 1736 und ist begraben worden den 12 October 1796" Translation: "Frederick Deg was born in the year 1736 and was buried the 12th of October, 1796"

Birth: 1736, Germany

Death: Oct. 12, 1796

Washington County

Pennsylvania, USA

Born in Weyler in Durlach (now Carlsruhe), Baden, Germany, Johann Friedrich Dague (Deg, Deeg) was the son of Andreas Deeg and Anna Maria Kudin. Weyler was in the Rhein River Valley near the French border. Friedrich came to America with his family in 1740, according to Filby's "Passenger and Immigration Lists." He and his brother Andreas must have returned to Germany, then came back to America in 1853 on the ship "Eastern Branch."

He attended Trinity Lutheran Church while living in Lancaster, PA. After moving to Frederick County, Md, he and his family then moved further on to Washington County, PA. Friedrich purchased several tracts, including "Keyhole," "Tage's Grove," "High Germany," and "Brown (or Bushy) Flat."

He married Sophia Schmitt and Anna Maria Geysler. Children of Friederich and Sophia - Catherine Swinehart and Michael Swinehart. Children of Friederich and Anna Maria - Mathias, Catherine, Christina Swickard, daughter Swinehart, Frederich, Mary Magdalena Swickard, John, Andrew, and Lucy.

Family links:

Children:

Mathias Dague (1761 - 1847)*
John Dague (1771 - 1838)*
Andrew Dague (1775 - 1855)*
Spouse:
Anna Maria Geysler Dague (1735 - 1813)*
Note: Original name was spelled

Burial:

Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery

Glyde

Washington County

Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Judy Llamas

Record added: Jul 27, 2006

Find A Grave Memorial# 15056201

Born in Weyler in Durlach (now Carlsruhe), Baden, Germany, Johann Friedrich Dague (Deg, Deeg) was the son of Andreas Deeg and Anna Maria Kudin. Weyler was in the Rhein River Valley near the French border. Friedrich came to America with his family in 1740, according to Filby's "Passenger and Immigration Lists." He and his brother Andreas must have returned to Germany, then came back to America in 1853 on the ship "Eastern Branch."

He attended Trinity Lutheran Church while living in Lancaster, PA. After moving to Frederick County, Md, he and his family then moved further on to Washington County, PA. Friedrich purchased several tracts, including "Keyhole," "Tage's Grove," "High Germany," and "Brown (or Bushy) Flat."

He married Sophia Schmitt and Anna Maria Geysler. Children of Friederich and Sophia - Catherine Swinehart and Michael Swinehart. Children of Friederich and Anna Maria - Mathias, Catherine, Christina Swickard, daughter Swinehart, Frederich, Mary Magdalena Swickard, John, Andrew, and Lucy.

https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00dagu/page/28/mode/1up...
The history and genealogy of the Dague family / by Carrie M. Dague. p 32 ff

"Frederick (Dog') Dague is the first known ancestor of the Dague family in this country. He w T as born in 1736, probably on the borders of Germany and France. He died in 1796 and was buried in the Bethle¬ hem Cemetery “Dutch Gloria,” Washington County, Pennsylvania. He with Andreas, who was probably an older brother, came to Piladelphia in 1753 at which time Frederick was seventeen years old."

p. 55
"Frederick had five sons and six daughters according to his will. These are Mathias, Michael, Frederick H., John, Andrew, Catherine, Christina, Mary, Margaret, Lucy and one girl who married a Swinehart. These with their descendants will be found in the genealogy as far as it has been possible to locate them"

Born in Weiler, Enzkreis, Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany, Johann Friedrich Deg (Dague, Deeg, etc.) was the son of Andreas Deeg and Anna Maria Kuch (or Kudin). Weiler was in the Rhein River Valley near the French border. Friederich came to America with his family in 1740, according to Filby's "Passenger and Immigration Lists." He and his brother Andreas may have returned to Germany, and then returned to America in 1853 on the ship "Eastern Branch." He attended Trinity Lutheran Church while living in Lancaster, PA. After moving to Frederick County, Md, he and his family then moved further west to Washington County, PA. Friedrich purchased several tracts, including "Keyhole," "Tage's Grove," "High Germany," and "Brown (or Bushy) Flat."

Our ancestor married Sophia Schmitt (1736 - 1759) and Anna Maria Geysler. Children of Friederich and Sophia: Catherine Elizabeth Dague (b. 18 Feb 1757), married George Swinehart, and Michael Dague (10 Dec. 1758 - 14 Nov. 1821), b. Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co., PA. Michael married Margaret Swinehart. Children of Friederich and Anna Maria: Mathias, Catherine, Christina Swickard, daughter Swinehart, Frederich, Mary Magdalena Swickard, John, Andrew, and Lucy.

During the Revolutionary War, Frederick Dague (DAR- #A029339) served as a private under Capt. Myers, Washington County, PA Militia. Sons Michael and Matthias also served.

(Sources: "The Dague Family: History & Genealogy," 1937, by Carrie Dague, found at Familysearch.org and archive.org.; P. William Filby's "Passenger and Immigrations Lists" 1988 Supplement, p. 53; 1983 Supplement, p. 327; "Pennsylvania Archives," Series III - Vol II, pp168 and 184, Vol. XXII, p. 711, and Vol XXVI, p. 614; "Pennsylvania Archives," Vol. II, p. 168 and 183-4, Series 6; "Washington Co., "Pennsylvania Will Book I," page 301.)

[Below is correspondence from Lance D. Gill, Esq. who has done extensive research and offers corrections and additions:]
"Johann Friedrich Deg born probably in 1736. All the records show is that he was baptized on 10 Jan 1736 (which means he could have been born in 1735). He was baptized in Weiler, Enzkreis, Baden-Wurtemberg, Germany. His father was Johann Andrea Deg (1680-1750), and his mother was Anna Maria KUCH (not KUDIN). No death record was found for Anna Maria in Weiler, which suggests that she may have come to America with her two sons, Friedrich and Andreas. There is no evidence that they came to America, returned to Germany and then came back again. Most genealogists confuse Friedrich's father with his half-brother, Andreas. Friedrich's father Johann Andreas was married twice - first, Anna Maria Wenk and second, Anna Maria Kuch. Most show Friedrich's father as the Andreas that was born in 1713, but this was Friedrich's half-brother who died as a child in 1714."
[Mr. Gill contracted a professional in Germany who read and translated old German script in church books.]* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 30 2023, 16:25:16 UTC