Pvt Peter Samuel Orwig

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Pvt Peter Samuel Orwig

Also Known As: "Orbich"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: circa 1807 (61-78)
West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Johann Gottfried Orwig; Gottfried Orwig; Glora Anna Clara Orwig and Anna Clara Lampert
Husband of Hannah Webb and Maria Hannah Orwig
Father of Jacob Dilbert Orwig; Johann Henry Orwig; Joseph Orwig; John A Orwig; Elizabeth Orwig and 16 others
Brother of Susanna "Elizabeth" Orwig; Catherine Orwig; Anna Maria Orwig; George Orwig; Heinrich Orwig and 5 others

Occupation: Founded the town of Orwigsburg.
Managed by: Private User
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About Pvt Peter Samuel Orwig

Patriot of the American Revolution, Service PA, rak Patriotic service,Private, Dar ancestor # A134633 Service Source: PA ARCH, 3RD SER, VOL 18, P 196; CLASS ROLL, CAPT JACOB WETSTON'S CO, 3RD BATT, BERKS CO MILITIA, APR 1779 & APR 1780, COPIES IN DOCUMENTATION WITH DAR #800001 Service Description: 1) CAPT JACOB WETSTON, COL MICHAEL LINDERMUTH; 2) PAID SUPPLY TAX, 1779

The record for Peter Orwig from "The Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots" states that he is buried in Orwigsburg. The date for this record is 1949. His gravestone has not been found. More research pending.

Peter is known as the founder of Orwigsburg Pennsylvania.

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Pvt Peter Samuel Orwig's Timeline

1737
1737
Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1750
August 6, 1750
Age 13
Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
1759
1759
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1774
April 17, 1774
Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
April 17, 1774
Maiden Creek, Berks Co, Pennsylvania
1775
December 27, 1775
Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1779
October 3, 1779
Maiden Creek, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
October 3, 1779
Maiden Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA