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Hans Michael Stocker
(1669-1739)
Maria Remp
(1669-1750)
Catharina Stephan
(Abt 1685-1712)
Michael Stocker
(1701-1749)
Anna Margaretha Stephan
(1708-1775)
Captain Adam Stocker
(1735-1814)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Maria Magdalena Beisel

Captain Adam Stocker 1 2

  • Born: 15 Feb 1735, Hereford Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, (United States)
  • Marriage (1): Maria Magdalena Beisel on 26 Oct 1757 in East Greenville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Died: 24 Jun 1814, Stockertown, Forks Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States at age 79
  • Buried: Forks Church (Forks Cemetery), Stockertown, Forks Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States 3

  Research Notes:

According to Wikipedia (Stockertown, Pennsylvania), "The Borough of Stockertown was named for the Stockers, who settled on the land in the late 18th century. The post village was referred to as Stockersville as of 1845, and described as a very fertile area."

Adam Stocker was a Captain in the Revolutionary War.

  Birth Notes:

15 Feb 1734/35 (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2102659&id=I2454). Another source has 15 Feb 1736.

  Death Notes:

Death date may have been 27 Jun 1814, but findagrave.com has 24 Jun 1814.


Adam married Maria Magdalena Beisel, daughter of Johan Peter Beissel and Susanna Siebert, on 26 Oct 1757 in East Greenville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. (Maria Magdalena Beisel was born on 5 Mar 1740 in Great Swamp, Milford Twp, Bucks, Pennsylvania, (United States), died on 23 Jul 1805 in Forks Church, Stockertown, Forks Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States and was buried in Forks Church (Forks Cemetery), Stockertown, Forks Twp, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States.)


Sources


1 <i>http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi</i>. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gmiller31&id=I1708.

2 <i>http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi</i>. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2102659&id=I2454. Cit. Date: 25 May 2002.

3 <i>www.findagrave.com</i>, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stocker&GSiman=1&GScid=1969695&GRid=31524148&. Cit. Date: 18 Nov 2008.


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