Private John George Ott

Brief Life History of John George

When Private John George Ott was born on 24 June 1745, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Hans Michael Ott, was 39 and his mother, Mary Magdalena Steinbach, was 36. He married Maria Catherine Kutz in 1765, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States in 1790 and Penn Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1781. He died on 13 February 1814, in Snyder Township, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Old Lutheran Cemetery, Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Private John George Ott
1745–1814
Maria Catherine Kutz
1745–1827
Marriage: 1765
Maria Barbara Ott
1768–1831
Susanna Ott
1770–1845
Anna Catherine Ott
1772–1847
George Frederick Ott
1773–1861
Hannah Ott
1776–1859
Johannes Ott
1776–
Christian Ott
1777–
Christena Ott
1778–1840
Elizabeth Ott
1779–1856
Daniel Ott
1784–1852

Sources (29)

  • George Ott, "United States Census, 1810"
  • John G Ott, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • John George Ott, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

World Events (8)

1752

Historical Boundaries: 1752: Northampton, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States

1753

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.

1772

21 March 1772 -- Northumberland County is formed from Cumberland, Northampton, Lancaster, Berks and Bedford Counties; all of the Snyder County area is included in the new county; Penn Township covers all of now Snyder County except for now Monroe Township. Sunbury is county seat

Name Meaning

German: from a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element aud, ōd ‘wealth, prosperity’ (see Otto and 2 below).

English (London): from the Old Norman French personal name Ode, Odde, Odes, Otto, Otes, Otton (ancient Germanic Audo, Odo, Oddo, Otto), originally a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element aud ‘wealth, prosperity’. Many of these names were Latinized as Odo. Odo was the name of the half-brother of the Conqueror, archbishop of Bayeux, who accompanied the Norman expedition to England and was rewarded with 439 confiscated manors. Compare Oates .

Chinese: possibly from Taishanese form of the Chinese name 達 (meaning ‘eminent’), a monosyllabic personal name or part of a disyllabic personal name of some early Chinese immigrants in the US.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Military service found https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ott-590

Military Service Based on the Revolutionary War Muster Rolls on the following dates: Nov. 15, 1781: 6th Class, 1st Battalion, Northampton County PA Militia, under Lt. Col. Henry Giger April 29, 178 …

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