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Heinrich “Henry” Hersperger

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Birth	:	16 Nov 1760 Sissach, Bezirk Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Death	:	3 Feb 1812 Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Jefferson Reformed Cemetery, Jefferson, Frederick County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.3624725, -77.5356369
Inscription	:	In Memory Of BERNARD HERSPERGER 1798 DONOR OF GROUND AND ENTRANCE _____ HENRY HERSPERGER 1760 – 1812 CATHARINE HIS WIFE 1762 – 1824 _____ HERSPERGER
Description	:	Heinrich Hersperger, son of Elizabeth (née Nebiger) and Bernard Hersperger, was born 16 November 1760 in Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, and immigrated to the American colonies with his parents, five sisters, and a half-sister during April 1772. The family eventually settled in Frederick County, Maryland. Henry "Hershberger" and Catherine "Ramsborgh" were married on 9 May 1782 in Frederick County. Henry Hersperger died intestate on or about 3 February 1812 in Frederick County, leaving eight children: Henry, John B., Mary (wife of George Herring), Elizabeth (wife of James Wiles), Catherine (wife of Peter Boyer), Susanna (wife of John Dare),... Read More	Heinrich Hersperger, son of Elizabeth (née Nebiger) and Bernard Hersperger, was born 16 November 1760 in Sissach, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, and immigrated to the American colonies with his parents, five sisters, and a half-sister during April 1772. The family eventually settled in Frederick County, Maryland. Henry "Hershberger" and Catherine "Ramsborgh" were married on 9 May 1782 in Frederick County. Henry Hersperger died intestate on or about 3 February 1812 in Frederick County, leaving eight children: Henry, John B., Mary (wife of George Herring), Elizabeth (wife of James Wiles), Catherine (wife of Peter Boyer), Susanna (wife of John Dare), Thomas, Ferdinand. (Ferdinand was deemed incapable of managing his own affairs; placed in the care of John B.) Henry Hersperger owned a 20-acre wood lot; two additional tracts that were re-surveyed and combined into the 147-acre tract "The Title is Good"; and five lots in the town of Jefferson (then called New Town). Notes "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JQ-KJ9 : 16 March 2018), Henry Hershberger and Catherine Ramsborgh, 07 May 1787; citing , Frederick, Maryland, United States, clerk of the circuit court from various counties.; FHL microfilm 14,082. "BERNARD HERSHBERGER [...] was a native of Germany and brought his wife and family with him when he came to America. [...] they brought money with them, for it is stated that Bernard, and his little son Henry, had money in their belts. Bernard Hershberger bought 160 acres of land in what is now Frederick County, and on a part of this land the town of Jefferson was laid out by him, and called New Town. [...] "Bernard Hershberger gave one acre of land to be used as a cemetery, and after deeding portion to each of his daughters, he left remainder of his land to his son, Henry. "Henry Hershberger [...] was a child of only five years when he came with his parents to America. He spent his life in improving and beautifying the land which he inherited from his father." (Thomas J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey, History of Frederick County, Maryland, vol. 2, ([Frederick, Maryland]: L. R. Titsworth & Co., 1910), p. 1595.) Great-great-great-great-grandfather of current custodian. Reviewed 3 March 2020.

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Heinrich “Henry” Hersperger's memorial is located at: Jefferson Reformed Cemetery, Jefferson, Frederick County, USA.
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Heinrich “Henry” Hersperger death on 3 Feb 1812 in Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 39.3624725
Longitude: -77.5356369

Family Members:

Parent

Bernard Hersperger

(1735 - 1798)

Spouse

Catharine Remsberg Hersperger

(1762 - 1824)

Siblings

Children

Anna Marie “Mary” Hersperger Boyer

(1791 - 1874)

Henry Hersperger

(1794 - 1859)

Elizabeth A. Hersperger Wiles

(1796 - 1864)

Catherine Hersperger Boyer

(1802 - 1837)

Susan Hersperger Dare

(1806 - 1888)

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