Brief Life History of John Johann George
When Pvt. John Johann George Ott was born on 24 June 1745, in Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Hans Michael Ott, was 39 and his mother, Maria Barbara Catherine Steinbach, was 26. 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 Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States in 1790 and Penn, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1781. He died on 13 February 1814, in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Old Lutheran Cemetery, Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- 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"
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1752
Historical Boundaries: 1752: Northampton, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
1753
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.
1772
Historical Boundaries: 1772: Northumberland, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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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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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