Person:John Leiter (22)

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John Leiter
b.12 Jun 1780
 
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Name John Leiter
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] 12 Jun 1780
Christening[1] 9 Jul 1780 Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, United StatesSt. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Maryland, United States. Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995. (FamilySearch Record Search).

    Name John
    Gender Male
    Christening Date 09 Jul 1780
    Christening Place ST JOHNS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, , Hagerstown, Washington, MD
    Birth Date 12 Jun 1780
    Father's Name Abraham Leiter
    Mother's Name Katharina
    Source: GS Film number 859283

  2.   Bell, Herbert C. History of Leitersburg District, Washington County, Md: including its original land tenure, first settlement, material development, religious, educational, political, and general history, biographical sketches, etc. (Leitersburg, Maryland: Herbert C. Bell, 1898)
    p. 183.

    - Abraham Leiter died in Hagerstown in 1818, leaving the following children: Mrs. Susanna Moles; Mrs. Judith Morgan; Mrs. Catharine Shank; Mrs. Elizabeth Oswald; Mrs. Juliana Hink; Mrs. Eva Boward, and John, who was born 12 June 1779

  3. Bell (History of Leitesburg) gives John's birth date as 12 June 1779. The baptismal record is more likely to be accurate.