Husband Christian Henry Orth 1 2 3 4
Born: 24 Mar 1773 - Lebanon Twp, Lancaster (later Lebanon) Co, PA 1 5
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Died: 1816 - Baltimore, MD 1 6
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Father: Adam Orth (1733-1794) 4 7 8 9
Mother: Anna Catharine Kucher (1719-1794) 7 8 9
Marriage: 1794 or 1797 1 9
Wife Rebecca Rahm 1 10
Born: 22 Nov 1773 - Hummelstown, Lancaster (later Dauphin) Co, PA 1 5
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Died: 31 Dec 1842 or 1843 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 1 10
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Father: Conrad de Rahm ( -1782) 11
Mother: Maria Catherine Weiser (1733- ) 9 11
Children
1 M Adam Henry Orth 8 9 12
Born: 1798 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 8 12
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Died: 15 Oct 1833 8
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Spouse: Elizabeth Cox ( - ) 12 13
Marr: 3 May 1832 8
2 M Henry Orth 12
Born: 1803 12
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Died: 1821 12
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3 M William Orth 12
Born: 1806 12
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Died: 1824 12
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4 F Rebecca Orth 12 14
Born: 1808 12
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Spouse: Dr. Luther Reily (1794-1854) 14 15
5 F Catharine Orth 12
Born: 1810 12
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Spouse: John Whitehill ( - ) 12
Spouse: Col. James Piper ( - ) 12
6 F Caroline Orth 12 16 17
Born: 1812 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 12
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Died: 10 Jan 1848 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 12 16 17
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Spouse: Dr. John Otto Witman, M.D. (1802-1884) 12 16 17 18
Marr: 17 Apr 1828 16 17
7 M Edward Lawrence Orth, M.D. 8 12 19
Born: 4 Jan 1814 - Baltimore, MD 12 19
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Died: 15 Apr 1861 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 8 19
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Spouse: Martha Cummings Kerr ( -Aft 1861) 12 20 21
General Notes: Husband - Christian Henry Orth
In life he went by the name of Henry, dropping Christian.
He received a good English education, and was brought up in the iron business. At the death of his father he became the owner of New Market Forge, but being elected sheriff of the county of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, commissioned Oct. 17, 1797, like the vast majority who followed him in that office, he became financially shipwrecked. In 1801 he was elected State senator, serving until 1804, when he positively declined further continuance in office. Governor Snyder appointed him flour inspector of the port of Philadelphia in January, 1809, but he resigned this office in April following, when he entered mercantile pursuits in Philadelphia. He remained in that city until the close of the War of 1812 with England, when he removed to Baltimore, Maryland, and there established a successful business as a merchant. He died suddenly, at the age of forty-six.