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A Heckler Family Line
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Much of this
information comes from The History of
the Heckler Family, written by James Y. Heckler and edited by Merrill
M. Miller. Ann M. Woodlief,
Compiler. E-mail at awoodlief@yahoo.com if you wish to download or have
corrections/additions.
Try this
Heckler Website (Joel Hayflick's) for more details.
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George
Hechler & Christiana Freed
He was born in Retchweiler,
Lower Alsace in 1736. According to modern maps, this may be Rieschweiler,
just north of Pirmasens and NE of Zweibrücken. He emigrated in
1754 to Philadelphia, arriving on the Neptune. In 1764 he married Christiana
Freed, born 1741, the daughter of Peter and Barbara Reiff Freed (daughter
of Hans Reiff). They lived at what is today the Heckler farmstead, now
part of a park in Lower Salford Township. Montgomery Co. He died 28/8/1816;
she died 6/3/1832. They are buried in the Salford Mennonite Meetinghouse
cemetary.
Children:
Barbara, 1765-1822
Hannah, 1767-1851, m.
Christian Rohr
George, see next
Peter, 27/12/1770-1846,
m. Sarah Detweiler
Michael, 1772-1796
Abraham, 4/1774-1865,
m. Sarah Shietel
John, b. 1776; died
young
Catharine, 1778-1870,
m. Joseph Henry Eickert
Elizabeth, 1778-1854,
m. John Eichert
Jacob, 1780-1835, m.
Franica Detweiler
David, 1782-1/21/1866,
m. Ann Place
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George
Heckler & Ann Detweiler
He was born in the Hilltown
Twp 1/6/1729; she was born around 1769 and was the daughter of John
and Sarah Detweiler.They lived on the Lower Salford Twp, at the Heckler
Homestead. He died 10/3/1855 (living) and she died 28/2/1843. They are
buried in the Towamencin Mennonite Church graveyard.
Children:
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John, 6/3/1801-1/4/1858,
m. (1) Ann Delp (daughter of Abraham Delp of Franconia, 4/11/1804- 3/8/1845).
He lived on farm in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, near the Church road,
opposite Unionville; buried at Line Lexington Cemetary.
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Susan (1844-1863, m.
Jacob Kropp: Henry Krupp, m. Annie Zigler); (m. 2) Lydia Swartz (1844-1848):
George (m. Katie Bishop: 5 or 6 children);(m. 3) Mary Swartley [Kulp](1811-1852);
(m. 4) Sarah Grass
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Elizabeth, 18/6/1802-18/7/1864;
m. Harman Metz (d. 28/7/1886), lived on Skippack Road: George (m. Ann Alderfer:
6 children),
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Annie (m. Simon Moyer:
4 children),
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Lizzie (m. Henry Heckler:
Harry m. Ella Rosenberger)
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Samuel (see next)
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Jacob, 1806-1830
- George, 3/2/1807-;
m. Rosanna Bowman; he inherited the Heckler Homestead.
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He was born 1/10/1803
in Lower Salford. Anna was born 20/6/1805; they married in 1825. They lived
on their father's farm on Church Road in Hilltown Township, Bucks County,
PA. He died 1/5/1884; she died 7/12/1893). Both are buried in Cemetery
of the Evangelical Church, Orvilla, Hatfield Township, Montg. County Pa.
Children:
Ann Eliza, 1826-1848
George, 1827-1857
Elias, 2/9/1828-19/4/1900;
m. (2) Margaret Gerhart (-1907): Emma (m. J. Van Omerion, lawyer: Etta)
Hester Ann, 20/2/1830-1/7/1886:
Theo. Napoleon (m. Sallie Plymer: 3 children), then m. George Magargal:
Samuel,Annie, Harvey, Emma, Hester Ida.
David, 1831-10/1/1904;
m. Amanda Kimble (d.1904): Anna Mary (m. John Harrison (1); Walter Wolfe
(2); Sarah Jane
Jacob, b.
1833; m. Lydia Barringer: Ellen Jane, Pierson (twins), Amelia (m.
Joseph Hunsberger), Leidy Barringer (m. Anna Reedmiller), Henry,
Levi, Sinniah (m. Crox Fenchael), Ida (m. Benjamin Hedrick), Franklin
(m. Sabina Proctor), Alice (m. Roscoe Beisel), Emma (d. 1886), Henry
(d. 1907).
Aaron (see next))
Samuel, 1838-1841
John, 1840-5/7/1906;
m. Victoria S. Fluck (1841-907): William Franklin, Calvin (lawyer, m. Annie
Duones), Allen, Nari Franklin (m. Alberta Lorene Fritz: one child). Samuel,
1842-1912, m. Rebecca Kimble: Sophia (m. Franklin W. Krupp), Abel(m. Anna
Kulp), Howard (m. Grace Hammerschmid, was a United Evangelical preacher)
Mary Amanda, 1845-,
m. Chas Massinger: Jerome (a doctor), Eber (a doctor), Wesley (a vetinarian),
Onray (a doctor), William, Kate Mabel (m. William Phillips: Franklin R.
m. Margaret: Melvin (a teacher, m. Mame Moyer, Ward (an "intelligent laborer",
m. Catharine Hedricks), Mary Ellen)
Benjamin Franklin, 1848-1/7/1898,
m. Margaret Moyer
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Aaron
Rosenberger Heckler & Sophia Rosenberger
He was born 28/10/1835
on the Hilltown Twp. Sophia was born 3/2/1831 on the Hatfield Twp and they
married 4/12/1858. She was the daughter of Martin (1795-1866) and Christiana
(11/1/1808-12/6/1891) Rosenberger. They resided on their large farm in
South Hatfield. He died 1/1/1918; she died 2/2/1916. Both are buried in
the cemetary of the Evangelical Church, Orvilla Rd., Hatfield Twp.
Children:
Anna Amanda, 25/8/1860-?,
15/101881 m. Abraham Fretz: Mary Alice, Aaron Melrose, William M., Bertha
Sophia
Christiana Emma B.,
2/10/1863- , m (1) Rev. Samuel Heebner (1854-19/10/1893): John Wesley,
Mabelle; m (2) Earnest A. Gross: one child
Sophia Ida, 16/11/1868-1936,
m. Joseph Koffel: Sophia Iona, Samuel Marvin, Joseph Ralph, Aaron Walter,
Mabelle Grace
Lizzie Maydora, 10/3/1860-?
(crippled when young by a misset hip, she lived with Ida)
Mary
Ellen, 11/1/1873-25/8/1953, m. Harry Godshall
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