1770 Barbara Rittner and Stephen Federer were sponsors at the baptism of Stephen Felix, son of Nicholas Felix. [1]
1771 George Langhammer and Barbara Ritner were married. "Langhammer - Rittner ; June 9, at Reading, George Langhammer to M. Barbara Rittner, both single; witnesses, all that were present." [2] [3] [4]
1772 Daughter Ann Marie was born. "Langhammer, Ann Mar., of George Langhammer and his wife Barbara, born April 17, 1772, baptized May 10, at Reading; sponsors, Frederic Haffner and Anna M. Rittner." [5] [6] Perhaps the sponsors were Barbara's sister Anna Marie and Frederick Haffner, future brother-in-law of Barbara's brother Michael.
1773 Son George Michael was born. "Langhammer, George Michael, of George Langhammer and his wife M. Barbara, born February 4, 1773, baptized February 14, at Reading; sponsors, Michael Rittner and Frances Fricker." [7]
1776 George Langhammer was a Private in Von Ortendorff's company in the Pennsylvania Continental Line. He was promoted to sergeant of Captain Schott's company in 1777. [8] [9] [10]
[1] Thomas C. Middleton, "The Goshenhoppen Registers, (Second Series) 1765-1785," Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol. 3 (Philadelphia: 1891), 295-398, at 317, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[2] Thomas C. Middleton, "The Goshenhoppen Registers, (Second Series) 1765-1785," Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol. 3 (Philadelphia: 1891), 295-398, at 382, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[3] St. Paul's Mission, Church of the most blessed sacrament, The Goshenhoppen Registers, Marriages, 1741-1819 [Abstracts], [Reading Berks Website].
[4] Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940, [FamilySearchRecord].
[5] Thomas C. Middleton, "The Goshenhoppen Registers, (Second Series) 1765-1785," Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol. 3 (Philadelphia: 1891), 295-398, at 322, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[6] Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, [FamilySearchRecord].
[7] Thomas C. Middleton, "The Goshenhoppen Registers, (Second Series) 1765-1785," Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol. 3 (Philadelphia: 1891), 295-398, at 325, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].
[8] Thomas Lynch Montgomery and Frank Fuller, Continental Line Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, Vol. 3 (1906), page 897, DGS 7764539, image 459, [FamilySearchImage].
[9] Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume 3 (Continental Line Fifth) (1906), 897, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].
[10] Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume 3 (Continental Line Fifth) (1906), 901, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].