Jeremiah BURNS was born 26 Oct 1754 in Frederick, VA. He married Elizabeth Wallace. They had one daughter:
Polly – b, 1782 (Our 4GG)
Jeremiah died 13 Oct 1824 in Louisa, Greenup, KY. He was 70 years old. He is buried in Ashland, KY.
Elizabeth WALLACE was born in 1760 in Maryland. She died in 1792 in Bedford, VA. She was 32 years old.
This concludes our known 5 great-grandparents.
Jean Baptiste CREELEY was born 2 Sep 1757 in Kaskaskia, IL. He married Elizabeth DeLisle 18 May 1779 in Kaskaskia. They moved to Florissant in 1783. They had ten kids:
Elizabeth – b, 1780 (Our 4GG)
Jean Baptiste – b, 1781
Angelique – b, 1785
Joseph – b, 1787
Frances – b, 1790
Therese – b, 1793
Julia – b, 1795
Aurore – b, 1798
Cecile – b, 1799
Michel – b, 1802
Seems like a lot of kids. Keep in mind, several probably did not live through infancy.
Jean Baptiste died 14 Jun 1833 in Florissant. He was 75 years old. He was buried in the Old St Ferdinand Cemetery.
Elizabeth Beinvenu DELISLE was born 22 Feb 1756 in Kaskaskia. She died 10 Mar 1852 in Florissant. She was 96 years old. She is buried at the Old St Ferdinand Cemetery.
Jean Baptiste PAYANT was born 3 Apr 1726 in LaPrairie, Quebec, Canada. LaPrairie is seven miles south of Montreal on the St Lawrence River. The name Payant was later changed by his son to Piant. Jean married Catherine Leriger on 14 Apr 1755 at Notre Dame-de LaPrairie-de-la Madeline Church.
They had seven kids:
Joseph – b, 1757
Louis – b, 1758
Jean Baptiste – b, 1760
Francois – b, 1764
Marie Catherine – b, 1765
Basile – b, 1769
Pierre – b, 1773 (Our 4GG)
Jean died 10 Sep 1808 in LaPrarie.
Catherine Marie Francoise LERIGER was born 17 Nov 1736 in Quebec. She died in 1795 in LaPrarie.
Josiah WOODFORD was born Oct 1765 in Farmington, Hartford, CT. He married Lois Humphrey in 1789. They had six kids:
Mary – b, 1790
Allen – b, 1791 (Our 4GG)
Avis – b, 1792
Orrin – b, 1800
Ursula – b, bet. 1800-1807
Emeline – b, bet. 1800-1807
Josiah died 11 Jan 1815 in Burlington, Hartford, CT. He was 49 years old.
Lois HUMPHREY was born in 1767 in Simsbury, Hartford, CT. She died in 1807 in Burlington.
William WILEY was born 5 Jan 1751 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. He was a weaver. He was in the Revolutionary War in the Continental Line, 11th Pennsylvania Regiment.He married Elizabeth STROUSE on 16 Oct 1774 at Swedes Church in Philadelphia. They had three kids:
John – b, 1780 (Our 4GG)
William – b, 1781
Elizabeth “Betsey” – b, 1785
Elizabeth left the scene, not sure how or why. William married Priscilla MARQUIS 4 May 1789 in Frederick County, VA. They had eight kids:
James – b, 1790
William Boon – b, 1792
Mary – b, 1792
Margaret – b, 1794
Thomas – b, 1795
Anna – b, 1796
Rebecca – b, 1801
John W – b, 1802
William moved Ohio in 1795 where he was one of the first settlers in the area. William died 18 Feb 1816 in Noble County, OH. He was 65 years old. He is buried at Old Sharon Cemetery in Sharon, OH (Row 15, Grave 9)
Elizabeth STROUSE was born in 1755 in Pennsylvania. That’s all I got.
Joseph Anton DIEFENBACH was born abt. 1777 in Germany. He married Anna Flugel and they had one daughter that we know of:
Anna Maria – b, 1795 (Our 4GG)
Anna Maria FLUGEL was born abt. 1775 in Germany.
Johann Konrad SABEL was born 26 Jan 1757 in Elz, Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, Germany. He married Anna Schmitt on 5 Apr 1784. They had six kids:
Johann – b, 1783
Wendelin – b, 1786 (Our 4 GG)
Anna Maria – b, 1788
Conrad – b, 1789
Cyrillus – b, 1790
Margaretha – b, 1793.
Johann died sometime before 1811.
Anna Maria SCHMITT was born abt. 1750 in Germany. Not sure when she died, but I know she did.
Johann MICHEL was born 8 July 1757 in Elz, Germany. He married Anna Flugel. He was a farmer. They had nine kids:
Peter – b, 1786
Anna Michel – b, 1788 – Our 4GG.
Johann – b, 1790
Margarethe – b, 1791
Katharina – b, 1794
Christina – b, 1796
Anna Maria – b, 1799
Jakob – b, 1800
Anna Rosina – b, 1803
Johann died 16 Apr 1804 in Elz.
Anna Catherine FLUGEL was born 13 Jun 1768 in Elz. She died 21 Feb 1837 in Elz.
This is the first of our 5 great-grandparents.
Peter BLATTEL was born 12 Jun 1740 in Elz, Hassan-Nassau, Germany. He married Anna Krekel on 21 Jan 1766 in Elz.
They had one son:
Johan George – b, 1783 (Our 4GG)
They likely had other children we do not know of, since Johan was born 17 years after they were married.
Peter died 26 Sep 1819 in Elz. He was 79 years old. He is buried in St Johann Cemetery in Elz.
Anna Catherine KREKEL was born abt. 1745 in Elz. She died 5 Feb 1798 in Elz and is buried at St Johann Cemetery.
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