The eldest of the four children of Conrad Sweitzer (Schweitzer) and his first wife, who is unknown.
Simon and his siblings, Georg Ludwig "Lewis", Henry, and Elisabeth, arrived in Philadelphia aboard the ship Edinburgh on September 15, 1749, with their father. Their mother might have died in Germany or onboard the ship during their journey to America.
In May 1761, Simon and his brother Lewis received from their father, the 100 acre farm that came to him when he married the widow Butterfass soon after their arrival in Pennsylvania. The farm was located in Chestnut Hill, now a part of Philadelphia, and is the present-day golf course at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
On March 21, 1770, he married Anna Barbara Shunk (Schunck)most likely in Germantown. She was the daughter of Francis Shunk (Johann Francis Schunck) and Elisabetha Reimer. She was born February 3, 1739, baptized by Rev. John Casper Stoever on February 18, the same year.
Simon bought out his brother's share in the farm on June 3, 1770, and continued farming it until November 30, 1796, when he sold it to Nicholas Jean LeBon D'Herbigny, a refugee from the French Revolution. Simon then moved to Germantown. Simon was also a weaver when he wasn't farming.
From at least 1777 to 1779, Simon was a part of the Philadelphia Militia's 2nd Battalion, serving under Capt. Gerardus Schlatter first, and then Capt. James Irvine. As such he probably fought at the Battle of Brandywine, was present at the capture of the Hessians in Trenton, and the battle at Princeton, NJ. He also saw duty during the Battle of Germantown, guarding a bridge away from the actual fighting. During the war his farm sustained damage from the English army, for which he sought payment later.
Simon and Barbara had only two children, Henry and Deborah. Simon and Deborah both died of Yellow Fever on September 13, 1798.
Simon and his siblings, Georg Ludwig "Lewis", Henry, and Elisabeth, arrived in Philadelphia aboard the ship Edinburgh on September 15, 1749, with their father. Their mother might have died in Germany or onboard the ship during their journey to America.
In May 1761, Simon and his brother Lewis received from their father, the 100 acre farm that came to him when he married the widow Butterfass soon after their arrival in Pennsylvania. The farm was located in Chestnut Hill, now a part of Philadelphia, and is the present-day golf course at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
On March 21, 1770, he married Anna Barbara Shunk (Schunck)most likely in Germantown. She was the daughter of Francis Shunk (Johann Francis Schunck) and Elisabetha Reimer. She was born February 3, 1739, baptized by Rev. John Casper Stoever on February 18, the same year.
Simon bought out his brother's share in the farm on June 3, 1770, and continued farming it until November 30, 1796, when he sold it to Nicholas Jean LeBon D'Herbigny, a refugee from the French Revolution. Simon then moved to Germantown. Simon was also a weaver when he wasn't farming.
From at least 1777 to 1779, Simon was a part of the Philadelphia Militia's 2nd Battalion, serving under Capt. Gerardus Schlatter first, and then Capt. James Irvine. As such he probably fought at the Battle of Brandywine, was present at the capture of the Hessians in Trenton, and the battle at Princeton, NJ. He also saw duty during the Battle of Germantown, guarding a bridge away from the actual fighting. During the war his farm sustained damage from the English army, for which he sought payment later.
Simon and Barbara had only two children, Henry and Deborah. Simon and Deborah both died of Yellow Fever on September 13, 1798.
The eldest of the four children of Conrad Sweitzer (Schweitzer) and his first wife, who is unknown.
Simon and his siblings, Georg Ludwig "Lewis", Henry, and Elisabeth, arrived in Philadelphia aboard the ship Edinburgh on September 15, 1749, with their father. Their mother might have died in Germany or onboard the ship during their journey to America.
In May 1761, Simon and his brother Lewis received from their father, the 100 acre farm that came to him when he married the widow Butterfass soon after their arrival in Pennsylvania. The farm was located in Chestnut Hill, now a part of Philadelphia, and is the present-day golf course at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
On March 21, 1770, he married Anna Barbara Shunk (Schunck)most likely in Germantown. She was the daughter of Francis Shunk (Johann Francis Schunck) and Elisabetha Reimer. She was born February 3, 1739, baptized by Rev. John Casper Stoever on February 18, the same year.
Simon bought out his brother's share in the farm on June 3, 1770, and continued farming it until November 30, 1796, when he sold it to Nicholas Jean LeBon D'Herbigny, a refugee from the French Revolution. Simon then moved to Germantown. Simon was also a weaver when he wasn't farming.
From at least 1777 to 1779, Simon was a part of the Philadelphia Militia's 2nd Battalion, serving under Capt. Gerardus Schlatter first, and then Capt. James Irvine. As such he probably fought at the Battle of Brandywine, was present at the capture of the Hessians in Trenton, and the battle at Princeton, NJ. He also saw duty during the Battle of Germantown, guarding a bridge away from the actual fighting. During the war his farm sustained damage from the English army, for which he sought payment later.
Simon and Barbara had only two children, Henry and Deborah. Simon and Deborah both died of Yellow Fever on September 13, 1798.
Simon and his siblings, Georg Ludwig "Lewis", Henry, and Elisabeth, arrived in Philadelphia aboard the ship Edinburgh on September 15, 1749, with their father. Their mother might have died in Germany or onboard the ship during their journey to America.
In May 1761, Simon and his brother Lewis received from their father, the 100 acre farm that came to him when he married the widow Butterfass soon after their arrival in Pennsylvania. The farm was located in Chestnut Hill, now a part of Philadelphia, and is the present-day golf course at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
On March 21, 1770, he married Anna Barbara Shunk (Schunck)most likely in Germantown. She was the daughter of Francis Shunk (Johann Francis Schunck) and Elisabetha Reimer. She was born February 3, 1739, baptized by Rev. John Casper Stoever on February 18, the same year.
Simon bought out his brother's share in the farm on June 3, 1770, and continued farming it until November 30, 1796, when he sold it to Nicholas Jean LeBon D'Herbigny, a refugee from the French Revolution. Simon then moved to Germantown. Simon was also a weaver when he wasn't farming.
From at least 1777 to 1779, Simon was a part of the Philadelphia Militia's 2nd Battalion, serving under Capt. Gerardus Schlatter first, and then Capt. James Irvine. As such he probably fought at the Battle of Brandywine, was present at the capture of the Hessians in Trenton, and the battle at Princeton, NJ. He also saw duty during the Battle of Germantown, guarding a bridge away from the actual fighting. During the war his farm sustained damage from the English army, for which he sought payment later.
Simon and Barbara had only two children, Henry and Deborah. Simon and Deborah both died of Yellow Fever on September 13, 1798.
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