Posted By:	Colleen Heffner
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	Subject:	George Ruch Sr, Alsace Switzerland
	Post Date:	January 02, 2003 at 13:41:49
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	Forum:	Ruch Family Genealogy Forum
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Here's what I've found: George Sr. b 1664 Zinzendorf, Alsace, Switzerland d abt 1769 Ruchsville, Lehigh, PA m(1) Catherine (UNK) d 1733/34 Whitehall Township, Lehigh, PA George Jr Jacob Michael Maria Eva m(2)1736 Susanna Ziegler b abt 1715 Catherine b abt 1736 Conrad b abt 1737 Anna b abt 1738 Mary b abt 1739 John b 7 October 1740 Lorenz (Lawrence) b 14 November 1744 Peter b 7 February 1746 Catherine's children were born in Zinendorf and Susanna's children were born in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County PA. But there's more! John Ruch married Eva Fatzinger(b abt 1745 Allentown, Lehigh, PA. Daughter of George Fatzinger). They had 3 sons John b 1772, Jacob b 26 September 1774 and George b 1776. Jacob married and had 8 children: Abraham b Jan 1807 d 1879, Margaret, David b abt 1808, Charles, Susanna, Maria, Julia and Louisa. Abraham married Elizabeth Keefer (b abt 1811 Northumberland, PA d 1877 Sunbury, Northumberland, PA Daughter of Daniel Keefer and Evaline Arnold). They had 7 children: Peter B, Daniel K, Louisa, Charles, Catherine, Samuel (b 29 August 1846 Upper Augusta Township, Northumberland PA, d 20 October 1902) and Elizabeth. Samuel married (24 December 1865) Anne Marie Christian (b abt 1846 Daughter of John Christian). They had 5 children: Charles E b 23 December 1868 d 10 November 1947, Henry F b 3 November 1871, Twins Lilley M and William B b 16 July 1873 and John P b 26 September 1876 (m Mary Elizabeth Moore). William married Katie Isabell Savidge (b abt 1876 Daughter of Issac W. and Emma O Savidge). They had 6 children: Russell W b 10 July 1902 d August 1977, Joseph Issac b 25 February 1907 d October 1972, Bert H, Lester P, Isabelle and Lena. Joseph Issac married (25 January 1926) Helen Dorothy Derr (b 6 April 1906 d 11 January 1993, Daughter of William Harvey Derr and Mary Elizabeth Young. They had 9 children 3 boys and 6 girls. Hope this info helps someone else. If anyone can fill in the blanks, I'll gladly take any info you've got. Colleen