Jacob Fleeger was born in Lancaster Co., PA and baptized in the First Reformed Church there. The church records use the German form of the name, Jakob Pflueger. Jacob moved with his family to Westmoreland Co., PA (probably about 1788) and then again to Butler Co., PA (about 1797/98).
Jacob was a farmer all his life. He was drafted into military service "on or about the first day of January 1814" and was a Private in Capt. Schaffer's Company of the 138th Penn. Regt., commanded by Lt. Col. Miller under order of General Meade. He saw no active fighting but was stationed at Lake Erie. According to muster rolls, the actual dates of service were from 12 Jan 1814 to 19 Mar 1814. After Jacob's death Congress passed two Acts granting a land bounty of acreage (depending on rank) to veterans of the War of 1812-14. His widow, with the help of her son, Solomon, applied and were eventually granted a total of 160 acres.
(information from the book "Christian Fleeger 1750-1836, by Frank L. Woods 1987)
On 29 Nov 1808 Jacob married Catherine T. Whitmire, and they had seventeen children:
John 1808-1882
Peter 1810-1889
Christian 1811-1883
Jacob 1812-1891
Daniel 1814-1814
Solomon 1815-1892
Elizabeth 1817-1843
Daniel 1818-1895
Henry 1821-?
Francis 1822-?
Anna Mary HECK 1823-1910
Abraham 1825-1943
Rosanna DONALDSON 1829-1909
Catherine 1829-1863
Amelia 1831-1844
Margaret 1832-?
Andrew Byerly 1835-1910
Jacob was a farmer all his life. He was drafted into military service "on or about the first day of January 1814" and was a Private in Capt. Schaffer's Company of the 138th Penn. Regt., commanded by Lt. Col. Miller under order of General Meade. He saw no active fighting but was stationed at Lake Erie. According to muster rolls, the actual dates of service were from 12 Jan 1814 to 19 Mar 1814. After Jacob's death Congress passed two Acts granting a land bounty of acreage (depending on rank) to veterans of the War of 1812-14. His widow, with the help of her son, Solomon, applied and were eventually granted a total of 160 acres.
(information from the book "Christian Fleeger 1750-1836, by Frank L. Woods 1987)
On 29 Nov 1808 Jacob married Catherine T. Whitmire, and they had seventeen children:
John 1808-1882
Peter 1810-1889
Christian 1811-1883
Jacob 1812-1891
Daniel 1814-1814
Solomon 1815-1892
Elizabeth 1817-1843
Daniel 1818-1895
Henry 1821-?
Francis 1822-?
Anna Mary HECK 1823-1910
Abraham 1825-1943
Rosanna DONALDSON 1829-1909
Catherine 1829-1863
Amelia 1831-1844
Margaret 1832-?
Andrew Byerly 1835-1910
Jacob Fleeger was born in Lancaster Co., PA and baptized in the First Reformed Church there. The church records use the German form of the name, Jakob Pflueger. Jacob moved with his family to Westmoreland Co., PA (probably about 1788) and then again to Butler Co., PA (about 1797/98).
Jacob was a farmer all his life. He was drafted into military service "on or about the first day of January 1814" and was a Private in Capt. Schaffer's Company of the 138th Penn. Regt., commanded by Lt. Col. Miller under order of General Meade. He saw no active fighting but was stationed at Lake Erie. According to muster rolls, the actual dates of service were from 12 Jan 1814 to 19 Mar 1814. After Jacob's death Congress passed two Acts granting a land bounty of acreage (depending on rank) to veterans of the War of 1812-14. His widow, with the help of her son, Solomon, applied and were eventually granted a total of 160 acres.
(information from the book "Christian Fleeger 1750-1836, by Frank L. Woods 1987)
On 29 Nov 1808 Jacob married Catherine T. Whitmire, and they had seventeen children:
John 1808-1882
Peter 1810-1889
Christian 1811-1883
Jacob 1812-1891
Daniel 1814-1814
Solomon 1815-1892
Elizabeth 1817-1843
Daniel 1818-1895
Henry 1821-?
Francis 1822-?
Anna Mary HECK 1823-1910
Abraham 1825-1943
Rosanna DONALDSON 1829-1909
Catherine 1829-1863
Amelia 1831-1844
Margaret 1832-?
Andrew Byerly 1835-1910
Jacob was a farmer all his life. He was drafted into military service "on or about the first day of January 1814" and was a Private in Capt. Schaffer's Company of the 138th Penn. Regt., commanded by Lt. Col. Miller under order of General Meade. He saw no active fighting but was stationed at Lake Erie. According to muster rolls, the actual dates of service were from 12 Jan 1814 to 19 Mar 1814. After Jacob's death Congress passed two Acts granting a land bounty of acreage (depending on rank) to veterans of the War of 1812-14. His widow, with the help of her son, Solomon, applied and were eventually granted a total of 160 acres.
(information from the book "Christian Fleeger 1750-1836, by Frank L. Woods 1987)
On 29 Nov 1808 Jacob married Catherine T. Whitmire, and they had seventeen children:
John 1808-1882
Peter 1810-1889
Christian 1811-1883
Jacob 1812-1891
Daniel 1814-1814
Solomon 1815-1892
Elizabeth 1817-1843
Daniel 1818-1895
Henry 1821-?
Francis 1822-?
Anna Mary HECK 1823-1910
Abraham 1825-1943
Rosanna DONALDSON 1829-1909
Catherine 1829-1863
Amelia 1831-1844
Margaret 1832-?
Andrew Byerly 1835-1910
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