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Capt Daniel B Deturk

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Capt Daniel B Deturk Veteran

Birth
Death
27 Jun 1791 (aged 48)
Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.3968861, Longitude: -75.9461972
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His ancestor was Isaac DeTurk, a French Huguenot, who fled to the Palatinate of Germany, emigrated to Esopus, New York, and from thence, to Oley township of berks County, between 1704 and 1712.
It was in a barn of this family, in Oley township, that the first Indian converts of the Moravians were babtized.
He was commissioned a Captain of the Flying Camp, 3rd Co., 4th Bat., and, with his company, passed through Bethlehem, August 26, 1776, on his way to the front.
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His ancestor was Isaac DeTurk, a French Huguenot, who fled to the Palatinate of Germany, emigrated to Esopus, New York, and from thence, to Oley township of berks County, between 1704 and 1712.
It was in a barn of this family, in Oley township, that the first Indian converts of the Moravians were babtized.
He was commissioned a Captain of the Flying Camp, 3rd Co., 4th Bat., and, with his company, passed through Bethlehem, August 26, 1776, on his way to the front.
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  • Created by: N.D. Scheidt
  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47350288/daniel_b-deturk: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Daniel B Deturk (18 Sep 1742–27 Jun 1791), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47350288, citing Rothermel DeTurck Cemetery, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by N.D. Scheidt (contributor 47099775).