George Messinger Sr. is the son of Michael Messinger 1719-1791 born in Switzerland and Mary Catherine Abel 1723-1785 .
Alternate Name Birth Name Michael Michale Messenger
Birth Name Michael Messinger
Naturalization 24 Sep 1746 Province of Pennsylvania
Occupation farmer and grist mill owner
George Messinger served as a Private in the Revolutionary War.
In 1772 owned taxable land, 150 acres of land, 2 horses, 2 cattle (PA Archives, Vol XIX, p. 369).
George resided in Forks, Northampton County, Pennsylvania from around 1790 to 1810.
A George Messinger ("Mesinger") and his household appears on the Forks Township 1790 Census, showing:
1 male over age 16 (inc head of household)
2 males under age 16, and 5 females
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George married Catherine (Catharina) Babb (Babb) about 1778.Catherine Babp 1758-1818 is the daughter of John Peter Babp 1727-1811 and Anna Maria Riel.
Together George and Catherine had nine known children:
Maria Elizabeth MESSINGER b: 1780
Heinrich MESSINGER b: 24 SEP 1783
Catharina MESSINGER b: 14 OCT 1785 in Pennsylvania
Margaret MESSINGER b: 13 SEP 1787
Susanna MESSINGER b: 18 SEP 1789 in Pennsylvania
Sarah MESSINGER b: 21 JAN 1792 in Pennsylvania
Abraham MESSINGER b: 20 OCT 1793 in Pennsylvania
George MESSINGER b: 25 JAN 1797 in Pennsylvania
Anna Marie MESSINGER b: 20 MAY 1799 in Pennsylvania
George Messinger Sr. is the son of Michael Messinger 1719-1791 born in Switzerland and Mary Catherine Abel 1723-1785 .
Alternate Name Birth Name Michael Michale Messenger
Birth Name Michael Messinger
Naturalization 24 Sep 1746 Province of Pennsylvania
Occupation farmer and grist mill owner
George Messinger served as a Private in the Revolutionary War.
In 1772 owned taxable land, 150 acres of land, 2 horses, 2 cattle (PA Archives, Vol XIX, p. 369).
George resided in Forks, Northampton County, Pennsylvania from around 1790 to 1810.
A George Messinger ("Mesinger") and his household appears on the Forks Township 1790 Census, showing:
1 male over age 16 (inc head of household)
2 males under age 16, and 5 females
.................
George married Catherine (Catharina) Babb (Babb) about 1778.Catherine Babp 1758-1818 is the daughter of John Peter Babp 1727-1811 and Anna Maria Riel.
Together George and Catherine had nine known children:
Maria Elizabeth MESSINGER b: 1780
Heinrich MESSINGER b: 24 SEP 1783
Catharina MESSINGER b: 14 OCT 1785 in Pennsylvania
Margaret MESSINGER b: 13 SEP 1787
Susanna MESSINGER b: 18 SEP 1789 in Pennsylvania
Sarah MESSINGER b: 21 JAN 1792 in Pennsylvania
Abraham MESSINGER b: 20 OCT 1793 in Pennsylvania
George MESSINGER b: 25 JAN 1797 in Pennsylvania
Anna Marie MESSINGER b: 20 MAY 1799 in Pennsylvania
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