Individual Details

Robert Shoemaker

(29 Dec 1754 - 8 Oct 1796)

Events

Birth29 Dec 1754Cheltenham township
Event22 Mar 1773Philadelphia
Marriage1781Trinity Church, Oxford, Philadelphia county - Martha Leech
Death8 Oct 1796Philadelphia

Families

SpouseMartha Leech (1760 - 1849)
FatherBenjamin Shoemaker (1727 - 1811)
MotherMary Comly (1731 - 1793)
SiblingLevi Shoemaker (1754 - )
SiblingNathan Shoemaker (1756 - 1817)
SiblingAbraham Shoemaker (1757 - )
SiblingBenjamin Shoemaker (1759 - )
SiblingAmy Shoemaker (1761 - )
SiblingMary Shoemaker (1763 - 1793)
SiblingSamuel Shoemaker (1765 - 1793)
SiblingEli Shoemaker (1766 - 1798)
SiblingJane Shoemaker (1768 - 1847)
SiblingJacob Shoemaker (1770 - )
SiblingRebecca Shoemaker (1771 - )
SiblingJames Shoemaker (1773 - )
SiblingComly Shoemaker (1776 - 1843)

Notes

Event

He took a certificate from Abington Meeting to the Southern District Meeting of Philadelphia, March 22, 1773; engaged in business in Philadelphia

Marriage

He married at Trinity Church, Oxford, Philadelphia county, 1781, Martha, born October 8, 1760, daughter of Isaac Leech Jr. by his wife, Martha Thomas.

Death

buried in the Friends' burying-ground at Fourth and Arch streets.