Individual Details
Peter VOSBURGH
(1756 - 4 Oct 1841)
Events
| Birth | 1756 | Multiple men named "Peter Vorsburgh " served in the Rev War. This one lived in German (Pitcher) & died in Cincinnatus. A book on Rev War veterans in Chenango Co claims this Peter was son of Cornelia Knickerbocker. This makes sense. |  | ||
| Baptism | 26 Apr 1756 | Poughkeepsie (The Flats), Dutchess, New York, USA | | ||
| Residence | 1820 | German, Chenango, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1830 | Two neighboring households both headed by men named Peter Vosburg. This is the older one. - German, Chenango, New York, USA | | ||
| Extra information | 1831 | Peter Vosburgh gives a statement as part of his pension application. Born in Red Hook, 1756. [Red Hook a center for many Knickerbockers in the early 1700's.] Wife was Catherine (no maiden name) - Pitcher, Chenango, New York | |||
| Military | 1831 | Peter Vosburgh starts receiving a pension, based on being a private in the NY militia. The location is listed as Cortland (which fits; its the nearest large town) - Cortland County, New York | | ||
| Residence | 4 Mar 1831 | Pension - Cortland, New York, USA | | ||
| Extra information | 1840 | Peter was not a "head of household" in the 1840 census. Probably living with a child. | |||
| Burial | 1841 | Lower Cincinnatus cemetery. (From book of revolutionary war soldiers of Chenango Co). By coincidence, in the same cemetery where John Knickerbocker (1760-1860) was later buried. - Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York, United States of America | | ||
| Death | 4 Oct 1841 | From his pension file. https://www.fold3.com/image/20310275 - Cincinnatus, New York | |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine SMITH ( - ) |
| Child | Peter Jr VOSBURGH (1794 - ) |
| Father | Isaac VOSBURGH (1731 - ) |
| Mother | Cornelia KNICKERBOCKER {K-34} (1733 - ) |
| Sibling | Geertrie VOSBURG (1758 - ) |
| Sibling | Evert VOSBURGH (1765 - ) |
| Sibling | Jacob VOSBURGH (1768 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Poughkeepsie and The Flats, Book 39.
2. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
3. Ancestry.com, U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).
4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Poughkeepsie and The Flats, Book 39.
5. Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: German, Chenango, New York; Page: 295; NARA Roll: M33_66; Image: 169.
6. Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), 1830; Census Place: German, Chenango, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 86; Page: 92; Family History Library Film: 0017146.
7. Ancestry.com, U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).
8. Ancestry.com, U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).