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Facts and Events
Information on Arnold Custer
Biography of Arnold Custer, by Craig Beeman (omb@ponyexpress.net):
- BIOGRAPHY: ARNOLD KUSTER, bricklayer; b. Krefeld, GE; bpt 6-9-1669, Kaldenkirchen, DEU; m. 6-24-1691, Krefeld, GE, GERTRUD CONRADS or Rebecca NUZAM (d. 1731, Hanover Twp., Berks co., PA); d. 1739, Manatawney, located at the mouth of Sprogell's Run, Montgomery co., PA. He came to Germantown, PA, with his parents in 1684. He attended school under FRANCIS DANIEL PASTORIUS. In all probability Arnold did not serve in the militia because this would have meant bearing arms. The Mennonites were pacifist, and Arnold remained a Mennonite throughout his life. He also refused to be a Germantown committeeman in 1702 because of conscientious scruples. Such a position involved the taking of an oath which was against his principles. He remained in Germantown until 1714, at which time he migrated to the western part of Philadelphia co. He bought 316 acres of land in 1714 in the "Manatawney tract", and it is on this plantation, situated on the banks of the Schuykill River, Hanover Township, he and his family settled. [Note: added with permission of Craig Beeman].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 OneWorldTree.
Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.
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Arnold Doors Kuster (Custer) Birth: 9 Jun 1669 Kreis Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Death: Dec 1739 (aged 70) Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Burial: Sprogell Mennonite Cemetery, Manatawna, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Memorial #: 21547976 Bio: Son of Paulus Kuster and Gertrude Doors Custer∼6th Generation Grandson of Ololus Kuster, Kaldenkirchen, Germany Family Members Parents Paulus Van Haren Kuster 1644-1707 Gertrude Doors Kuster-Streypers 1645-1707 Spouse Rebecca Nuzom Kuster 1671-1724 Siblings Johannes 'Custer' Kuster 1670-1740 Hermanus Kuster 1676-1760 Eva Custer Godschalk 1688-1748 Margaret Kuster Deweese 1690-1753 Children Conrad Custer 1695-1772 George Philip Kuster 1704-1755 Nicholas Custer 1706-1784 Created by: Donna Eanes Blum (46896498) Added: 14 Sep 2007 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21547976/arnold-doors-kuster_(custer) Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/21547976/arnold-doors-kuster_(custer) : accessed 24 April 2021), memorial page for Arnold Doors Kuster (Custer) (9 Jun 1669–Dec 1739), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21547976, citing Sprogell Mennonite Cemetery, Manatawna, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Donna Eanes Blum (contributor 46896498) .
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