John Schenck

Third Generation


9. Frederick Schenck (Michael , John ) was born 1 on 26 Mar 1771 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He died 2 on 24 May 1847 in Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Frederick married 1 Susanna Bechdel in 1799 in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Susanna was born 2 on 5 Jun 1778 in York County, Pennsylvania. She died 3 on 13 Jan 1843 in Centre County, Pennsylvania.

They had the following children:

  17 F i Mary Schenck was born 1 in 1800 in Centre County, Pennsylvania. She died 2 in 1879 in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
        Mary married Daniel Houser 1. Daniel was born in 1799. He died in 1878.
+ 18 F ii Barbara Schenck
  19 F iii Anna Schenck was born 1 in 1804 in Centre County, Pennsylvania. She died in 1864.
        Anna married Samuel Bechdel 1. Samuel was born in 1803. He died in 1864.
+ 20 M iv Emanuel Schenck
+ 21 M v Christian Schenck
+ 22 M vi Michael Schenck
  23 M vii Frederick Schenck was born 1 in 1811 in Centre County, Pennsylvania. He died in 1860.
  24 F viii Susanna Schenck was born 1 in 1813 in Centre County, Pennsylvania. She died in 1881.
+ 25 F ix Magdalena Schenck
  26 F x Leah Schenck was born 1 in 1818 in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
  27 F xi Sarah Schenck was born 1 on 21 Jan 1821 in Centre County, Pennsylvania. She died on 5 Mar 1908.

11. Anna Schenck (Michael , John ) was born on 6 Oct 1775 in Pennsylvania. She died in 1848. Anna was counted in a census 1 in 1840 in Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Henry married Anna Shanks, Feb 5, 1796. Anna Shanks was born in 1775, October 6. The children of Henry Pletcher by his second wife were four sons and two daughter. Fredricks was born 1797, Jan. 9, John, Jan.23, 1798. Mollie was 33 when she married Adam Breth.

Anna married (1) Henry Pletcher 1 son of Michael Pletscher and Mrs. Mary Pletcher on 5 Feb 1796. Henry was born on 14 Nov 1756 in Schleitheim, Shffsn, Swtzr. He was christened in Mennonite Church. He died on 14 Nov 1803 in Howard, Centre, Pa. He was buried in Butler Cemetery.

1756 is when Henry shows up on the Martic Township Tax Rolls in Lancaster County known as Henry Pletscher b1756 d1803 on DAR Patriot Index 1966 PVT PA A newspaper clipping from around Howard shows a group of women form DAR surrounding a plaque listing Henry Pletcher 1756-1803.

Charles Pletcher said that he was killed when he was kicked in the chest by a horse. He also said Henry's Father is Michael as opposed to Martin which LDS AF says.

About the year 1792 Henry was left widower. In 1795, Henry Pletcher, his brother Samuel and his Mother-in-law came from Lancaster County with Rev. Michael Schenk and located in the vicinity of Howard.

Purchased four hundred acres of land. Within two years he had cleard twenty acres. this was no small feat at the time! died accidentally in 1803.

They had the following children:

+ 28 M i Fredricks Pletcher
+ 29 M ii John Pletcher
+ 30 F iii Mollie Pletcher
+ 31 M iv Rudolph Pletcher
  32 M v Michael Pletcher.
  33 F vi Anna Pletcher was born in 1805.

Guessing Anna's Birth and that she is who was living with Rudolph in 1870

Anna married (2) Samuel Pletcher son of Samuel Pletcher and Elizabeth Yoder in 1804 in Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Samuel was born in 1778. He died in 1811.

They had the following children:

  34 M vii David Pletcher.
  35 M viii Daniel Pletcher.
+ 36 M ix Samuel Pletcher
  37 F x Ester Pletcher.

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