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Johann Peter Feger

Birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
26 Aug 1776 (aged 21)
New York, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Killed in the Battle of Long Island 1776
Mass grave is believed to be located in Brooklyn
but there are no definite markers citing exact location
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Peter was one of twelve known children born to Heinrich and Susanna Margaretha Lentz FegerHis parents and approximately four of his sibs were born in Bavaria,Germany.Little is known about him at this point.At least six of his brothers
fought in the Revolutionary War.Two,Henry and Killion were known to have been killed in the Battle of Long Island(aka The Battle of Brooklyn or Brooklyn Heights).Peter and another older brother,Caleb are found on several ancestry pages as having been killed in this battle as well but research is ongoing,
U nless documentation proves otherwise,all notes so far list him as being killed during the Revolutionary War in 1776.
He is documented in the records of St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germantown, Pennsylvania,as being born on 8 Feb and baptized on 3 March 1755
His parents names are listed as well.
Peter was one of twelve known children born to Heinrich and Susanna Margaretha Lentz FegerHis parents and approximately four of his sibs were born in Bavaria,Germany.Little is known about him at this point.At least six of his brothers
fought in the Revolutionary War.Two,Henry and Killion were known to have been killed in the Battle of Long Island(aka The Battle of Brooklyn or Brooklyn Heights).Peter and another older brother,Caleb are found on several ancestry pages as having been killed in this battle as well but research is ongoing,
U nless documentation proves otherwise,all notes so far list him as being killed during the Revolutionary War in 1776.
He is documented in the records of St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germantown, Pennsylvania,as being born on 8 Feb and baptized on 3 March 1755
His parents names are listed as well.

Gravesite Details

Link to article re:burial site of those killed in the Battle of Long Island

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/where-are-the-men-buried-from-the-1776-battle-ofbrooklyn.



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