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REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE
Military. Served as Commissary Officer for Capt. Casper Stoever's Company,
Colonel Phillip Greenwalt's Battalion, Pennsylvania. Also listed as an Associator, 6th class, 3rd company, 2nd battalion, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Militia.
BIOGRAPHY
Christian Brechtbiel, the son of Christian Brechbuehler (1710-1761) and Anna
[--?--] (1726-1753), was born 30 APR 1743 and died 12 MAR 1786. On 20 APR 1769 he bought his father's 108 acre farm from
the estate's other heirs for £600. This farm is located next to Wolfe's
Union Cemetery (sometimes called Brightbill's Cemetery), in Bethel Township,
Lancaster (now Lebabon) County, Pennsylvania, south-east of Fredericksburg,
Pennsylvania (also about 10 miles NE of Lebanon, Pennsylvania). On 14 MAY 1767 he married Elizabeth Kreider, daughter of John Jacob Kreider.
Christian Brechbiel and Elizabeth Kreider had the following children:
Johan Brechbill (7 OCT 1767-15 OCT 1843)
Anna Brechbill (18 NOV 1768-1???)
Christian Brechbill (4 APR 1770-1???)
Barbara Brechbill (22 JUN 1771-1???)
Henry Brechbill (2 DEC 1772-1???)
Abraham Brechbill (15 APR 1774-1???)
Elizabeth Brechbill (17 MAR 1775-1???)
Jacob Brechbill (10 SEP 1777-1???)
Magdalina Brechbill (13 JUN 1779-1???)
Christina Brechbill (7 JAN 1781-1???)
Maria Brechbill (8 AUG 1782-1???)
GRAVE LOCATION
EXACT LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS AT PRESENT NOT KNOWN
GRAVE SITE
Wolf's Union Meeting House, Fredericksburg, Lebanaon Co., Pennsylvania.
ORIGINAL TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION
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DESCENDANTS IN WESTMINSTER CHAPTER, MARYLAND STATE SOCIETY, SONS OF
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Ralph Ebbert Daihl