John
TEEPLE
Born
17 February 1760
,
New Germantown, Hunterdon, Crown Colony of New Jersey
Died
14 November 1845
,
Esperance, New York, USA
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Born: 17 February 1760 in New Germantown, Hunterdon, Crown Colony of New Jersey
Father:
George Jurey TEEPLE
Mother:
Mary Margaret SHIPMAN
John had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John married Lanah VOSSELLER 6 December 1783 in Pluckermin, New Jersey, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lanah VOSSELLER was born 27 July 1755 in Pluckemin, Bridgewater Township, Somerset, New Jersey, USA. Lanah died abt. 1802 in Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville).
John TEEPLE died 14 November 1845 in Esperance, New York, USA .
m. (2) Sarah Munn
8 December 1822
Charlston Four Corners Baptist Church, Montgomery Co. NY
8 December 1822
Charlston Four Corners Baptist Church, Montgomery Co. NY
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Spouse & Children of John TEEPLE
John TEEPLE married 
Lanah VOSSELLER
Marriage date: 6 December 1783
Marriage place: Pluckermin, New Jersey, USA
Lanah VOSSELLERMarriage date: 6 December 1783
Marriage place: Pluckermin, New Jersey, USA
Marriage notes:
St Paul's Lutheran Church, Pluckermin, New Jersey
Children of John TEEPLE and Lanah VOSSELLER
Jacob TEEPLEBorn: 6 March 1791, Pluckemin, Bridgewater Township, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Died: 25 September 1866, Esperance, New York, USA
Died: 25 September 1866, Esperance, New York, USA
Married: Edey CROCKER 12 March 1815 Place: Charleston, New York, USA (Burtonville)
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Birth — 176017 February 1760
New Germantown, Hunterdon, Crown Colony of New Jersey
Revolutionary War
John Teeple filed an affadavit for a Revolutionary War pension as an old man in Schoharie Co., NY (pension # R10445) orig. transcribed by self ( DT)
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, proved 7th June 1832 State of New York
Schoharie County
On the twenty second day of August A.D. 1844, before the subscriber one of the Magistrates of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County personally appeared John Teeple a resident of the town of Schoharie in said county of Schoharie, State of New York, aged eighty four years and upwards,nbsp; who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress proved 7th June 1832.
That a number of years hence this Declarant attempted to obtain his pension and employed Judge Holliday of Schoharie to prepare the necessary papers, but owing to the fact of the principal witness of his service having died a short time...Read full story
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John Teeple filed an affadavit for a Revolutionary War pension as an old man in Schoharie Co., NY (pension # R10445) orig. transcribed by self ( DT)
Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, proved 7th June 1832 State of New York
Schoharie County
On the twenty second day of August A.D. 1844, before the subscriber one of the Magistrates of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County personally appeared John Teeple a resident of the town of Schoharie in said county of Schoharie, State of New York, aged eighty four years and upwards,nbsp; who being first duly sworn according to the law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress proved 7th June 1832.
That a number of years hence this Declarant attempted to obtain his pension and employed Judge Holliday of Schoharie to prepare the necessary papers, but owing to the fact of the principal witness of his service having died a short time...Read full story
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1783 Marriage / PartnerJohn TEEPLE and Lanah VOSSELLER 6 December 1783, Pluckermin, New Jersey, USA
He was 23 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 Birth of ChildJacob TEEPLE was born 6 March 1791, Pluckemin, Bridgewater Township, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
John was 31 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1815 Marriage of ChildJacob TEEPLE married 12 March 1815, Charleston, New York, USA (Burtonville) to Edey CROCKER
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West. 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Death — 184514 November 1845
Esperance, New York, USA
He died at the age of 85.
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New Jersey was named for the English Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret (one of the two men to whom the land was originally given). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1687 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
December 18, 1787 - New Jersey becomes 3rd U.S. state
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