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Christian Joseph Shoemaker

Christian Joseph Shoemaker

Male 1768 - 1836  (68 years)

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  • Name Christian Joseph Shoemaker 
    Born 26 Feb 1768  Goshenhoppen, Berks, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 18 Mar 1769  St. Paul's Church (now Most Blessed Sacrament ), Bally, Berks, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1800  Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Federal Census - Northern Liberties (East), Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
    Occupation From 1800 to 1836  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Labourer, comb maker, button mould maker 
    Residence From 1800 to 1836  63 Coates St. (now Fairmount Ave), Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1810  Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Federal Census - Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
    Military Service From 4 Sep 1812 to 1 Oct 1815  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9] 
    War of 1812, Private, 16th Inf., U.S. Army 
    Census 1820  Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Federal Census - Northern Liberties Ward 5, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
    Census 1830  Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Federal Census - Northern Liberties Ward 5, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
    Will 31 Mar 1834  Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    _UID F809CDB10EC6824C9CD80B3ECA71229DD8C0 
    Died 25 Nov 1836  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 13] 
    Person ID I4476  Lechthaler/Powell Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2015 

    Father John Christian Shoemaker,   b. 1736,   d. 20 Dec 1808, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Anna Mary "Catherine" Siegfret,   d. 18 Sep 1808, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married From 1758 to 1760  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    _UID 092CE8CD16753A479DD6881A73356DA2C26A 
    Family ID F1609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Lensinger,   b. 14 Jul 1767, Goshenhoppen, Berks, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1836, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 7 May 1793  Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    _UID 8E40FAEFA55B2041B1AC014D33EB29465085 
    Children 
     1. John Christian Shoemaker,   b. 2 Feb 1794, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Jacob Shoemaker,   b. 21 Dec 1795, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Catherine Shoemaker,   b. 19 Apr 1798, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mary Ann "Maria, Ann Maria" Shoemaker,   b. 10 Apr 1800, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1847, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     5. Sarah Shoemaker,   b. 14 Jul 1802, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Elizabeth Shoemaker,   b. 5 Sep 1803, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Sophia Shoemaker,   b. 6 Feb 1806, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Joseph Shoemaker,   b. 8 Sep 1808, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F1511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Christian Shoemaker (b 1768) U.S. Army Enlistment Record    		Christian Shoemaker (b 1768) U.S. Army Enlistment Record
    Christian Shoemaker War Of 1812 Pension Application Index Card    		Christian Shoemaker War Of 1812 Pension Application Index Card
    Transcription of Christian Shoemaker Will    		Transcription of Christian Shoemaker Will

  • Notes 
    • On 9/27/2011 could not find death certificate in LDS "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
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      George Powell book has birthdate as 26 Feb 1768. Goshenhoppen register has 26 Feb 1769.
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      Christian Shoemaker was granted an 1812 land bounty in Warren County, Illinois on 5 Oct 1818 (#6969).
      Detailed Information:

      Purchaser: SHOEMAKER CHRISTIAN
      Residence of Purchaser: PHILADELPHIA
      Social Status:
      Legal Description:
      Aliquot Parts or Lot: SE
      Section Number: 32
      Township: 12N
      Range: 02W
      Meridan: 4
      County of Purchase: WARREN
      Details of Sale:
      Acres: 0160.00
      Price per Acre: 000.00
      Total Price: WARRANT
      Type of Sale: MT
      Date of Purchase: 10/05/1818
      Volume: 808
      Page: 559

      The following can be consulted for warrant and land location information:

      Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database at http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/landsrch.html (search Shoemaker, Warren County)

      Bureau of Land Management(BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records Automation web site at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx (search Shoemaker, Warren County)

      Map showing location of land can be found at http://landplats.ilsos.net/FTP_Illinois.html (reference location information from previously mentioned websites)

      U.S. War Bounty Land Warrants, 1789-1858 at ancestry.com (search warrant #6969)
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      See PhiladelphiaCityDirectory.xlsx for all Shoemaker in Philadelphia City Directories.
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      United States, War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815
      Sher - Shop, Image 2149 of 2547
      at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1916219

      Shoemaker, Christian
      2 Reg't (Lotz's) Pennsylvania Militia
      Corporal Private (left as entered as ?)
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  • Sources 
    1. [S319] Thomas Powell and John Hardman, George Travis Powell Jr., (Macon, Georgia, 1985), Vol I Page 748-807.

    2. [S434] Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, The American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol 3 Page 314.
      GOSHENHOPPEN REGISTERS Second Series 1765-1785
      1769
      Schuhmacher, Christian Joseph, of Christian Schuhmacher and his wife Anna Mary, born February 26, 1769, baptized with the last named; sponsors, Joseph Hild and Catharine. (Note: "last" mentioned was baptized 18 Mar 1769, in the church)

    3. [S213] 1800 Federal Census, Series M32, Roll 42, Page 78.
      Free white males:
      under 10 - 1
      26 thru 44 - 1
      Free white females:
      under 10 - 1
      26 thru 44 - 1

    4. [S458] Philadelphia City Directories, http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=philadelphia%20directory%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts.
      Various city directories. See PhiladelphiaCityDirectory.xls for year by year information.

    5. [S109] 1810 Federal Census, Series M252, Roll 56, Page 202.
      Free white males:
      10 thru 15 - 1
      26 thru 44 - 1
      Free white females:
      under 10 - 4
      10 thru 15 - 1
      26 thru 44 - 1

    6. [S459] U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1198&enc=1., M, P, R-S, Image 196 of 447.

    7. [S105] U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 , http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1116&enc=1., S, Image 1 of 3.
      Page torn, payment ended in torn section, sometime after 1836 and before 1839

    8. [S460] Pennsylvania Pensioners, 1835, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3251&enc=1.
      County: Philadelphia Co.
      Name: Christian Shoemaker
      Rank: Private
      Annual Allowance: 64 00
      Sums Received: 1179 19
      Description of service: 16th infantry
      When placed on the pension roll: October 1, 1816
      Commencement of pension: October 2, 1815
      Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR
      Remarks.: Military establishment.

    9. [S656] War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1133.
      Christian Shoemaker
      http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1133&iid=miusa1814_114186-00792&fn=Christian&ln=Shoemaker&st=r&ssrc=&pid=13069

    10. [S84] 1820 Federal Census, Series M33, Roll 110, Page 27.
      Free white males:
      45 and up - 1
      Free white females:
      10 to 15 - 1
      45 and up - 1

    11. [S52] 1830 Federal Census, Series M19, Roll 157, Page 124.
      Free white males:
      60 to 70 - 1
      Free white females:
      15 to 20 - 1
      60 to 70 - 1

    12. [S804] The Hookey And Shoemaker Genealogies, Mary K. Foster, (June 1931), FHL Film 517200, Item 2., page 31.
      Poor copy of transcription attached as image. LDS microfilm was extremely dark copy.

    13. [S319] Thomas Powell and John Hardman, George Travis Powell Jr., (Macon, Georgia, 1985), Vol I Page 803.

    14. [S434] Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, The American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol 22 Page 6.
      MARRIAGE REGISTERS HOLY TRINITY CHURCH OF PHILADELPHIA PA 1791-1799 (pg 140 mar 1791-1799)
      1793
      Schumacher-Lanzingers, May 7th, by same - Christian Schumacher
      and Elizabeth Lanzingers.


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