Pvt. Michael FRY

1759 - 1824  (65 years)

• Name	Michael FRY
  Prefix	Pvt.
  Birth	24 Feb 1759	Somerset, England,   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LY1W-GFJ
  MilitaryService	1779  [1]
  	Private in the James Young's Company of the 88th Battalion, Cumberland County Militia
  Name	Michael Frei  [1]
  Name	Michael Frey  [1]
  Name	Michael Frey  [1]
  _UID	E28B6823A1694F98BFDB848B0CA4F0386A31
  Death	19 Jul 1824	Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Burial	Saint Mark's Reformed Cemetery, Mount Joy Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I594777120	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Frances Nancy HOWARD,   b. 1745, Bristol, England d. 1837, Pennsylavania Prairie, Dade, Missouri, United States (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	1764  [1]
  Children	1. Catherine FRY,   b. 30 Dec 1770, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 1857, Shiloh, Richland, Ohio, United States (Age 86 years)   2. Christina FRY,   b. 1775, Pennsylvania, British Colony d. Abt 1830, Southampton Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F536731610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Maria Barbara STOERI,   b. 13 Sep 1757, Pennsylvania, United States d. 15 Apr 1836, Mount Joy Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	29 Aug 1780	Egypt Church, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Children	1. Anna Christine FREY,   b. 21 May 1781, Neffs, Lehigh, Pennsylvania d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Michael FREY,   b. 26 Sep 1782, Pennsylvania, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. Johan Peter FREY,   b. 4 Mar 1784, , , Pennsylvania d. 14 Jan 1873, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F536731615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Served 1776 in Captain Graydon's company 3rd regiment, Pennsylvania troops; etc The records for War Department Washington D.C. show that Michael Fry or Frei served as a Private in the Third Regiment Pennsylvania troops Revolutionary War. His name appears in the list of Captain Graydon (or Greydon)'s company. The records also show that Michael Fry or Frei served as a Private in the Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment, Revolutionary War. He was mustered Oct 17, 1777. The state records at Harrisburg Pennsylvania Archives 3rd series vol 23 page 657, show that Michael Fry served as a Private in the James Young's Co of the 88th Battalion Cumberland Co Militia 1779 under Colonel Abraham Smith. Another entry in the records of the War Department shows that he was a private in Captain Jacob Shurtz's company, 1st Regiment of Riflemen (Humphrey, Pennsylvania) during the war of 1812. The house in which Michael Fry and his family lived was burned when in the service,destroying exact records of his birth, marriage, etc, and his wife and family were turned out homeless.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 6 Sep 2024), entry for Michael FRY, person ID LY1W-GFJ. (Reliability: 3).