John Rittase Facts and Links
Facts
Birth Name: Johannes Riedesel
Known in U.S. as: John Rittase (sic)
Birth Date: September 15, 1787
Birth Place: Wunderthausen, County of Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Place of Death: Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Place of Burial:
Marriage(s): Catherine Pott, about 1815
Emigration: 1814-1815
Settlement: Adams County, Pennsylvania
Known in U.S. as: John Rittase (sic)
Birth Date: September 15, 1787
Birth Place: Wunderthausen, County of Wittgenstein-Berleburg
House of Origin: Wetzels
(Houses in German villages had common names that were often referred to in documents, and which to this day are sometimes used to identify individuals.)
Death Date: November 3, 1855
(Houses in German villages had common names that were often referred to in documents, and which to this day are sometimes used to identify individuals.)
Place of Death: Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Place of Burial:
Marriage(s): Catherine Pott, about 1815
Emigration: 1814-1815
Settlement: Adams County, Pennsylvania