Private Johan Casper Hepler Jr.

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Private Johan Casper Hepler Jr. Veteran

Birth
Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
27 Dec 1816 (aged 65)
Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Pitman, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec. 1, Row 17 (Hepler Row)
Memorial ID
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Johan Casper Hepler, Jr. was born in Milford (now Upper Milford) Twp., Bucks (now Lehigh) Co., PA.

He was the son of Johann Casper Hepler and Susanna Scheible.

He married Anna Maria Schmidt on 2 Apr 1772 in Upper Milford Twp., Northampton (now Lehigh) Co., PA.

Casper was a Cordwainer (shoemaker) by occupation, but he was also a prosperous land owner. He would eventually own more than 1000 acres in the Upper Mahantongo Valley in (then) Berks Co., PA.

He died in Upper Mahantongo (area now part of Eldred) Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA.

At the time of his death, he was still in possesion of 250 acres of land.

Casper was buried on the portion of his property given for the Zion Church and Cemetery.

NOTE: Revolutionary War Service - Private (1st Class) in 2nd Battalion, 1st Company, Northampton County Militia - under the command of Captain Joseph Kooken.
Johan Casper Hepler, Jr. was born in Milford (now Upper Milford) Twp., Bucks (now Lehigh) Co., PA.

He was the son of Johann Casper Hepler and Susanna Scheible.

He married Anna Maria Schmidt on 2 Apr 1772 in Upper Milford Twp., Northampton (now Lehigh) Co., PA.

Casper was a Cordwainer (shoemaker) by occupation, but he was also a prosperous land owner. He would eventually own more than 1000 acres in the Upper Mahantongo Valley in (then) Berks Co., PA.

He died in Upper Mahantongo (area now part of Eldred) Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA.

At the time of his death, he was still in possesion of 250 acres of land.

Casper was buried on the portion of his property given for the Zion Church and Cemetery.

NOTE: Revolutionary War Service - Private (1st Class) in 2nd Battalion, 1st Company, Northampton County Militia - under the command of Captain Joseph Kooken.

Inscription

Aged 65 yrs, 7 mos, 7 days