George Ritter^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1733 - 1808  (75 years)

• Name	George Ritter
  Birth	17 Feb 1733	Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Nov 1808	Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Ritter Cemetery #2, Jacksonwald, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I1692	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Ritter Branch, Hechler, Dickinson, Lamm, Klopp
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Francis Ritter, Sr,   b. 1710, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1785, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Barbara (Ritter),   b. 1710, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1750, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	1731
  Family ID	F3712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Elisabeth Dieter,   b. Jul 1739, House, Zweibrucken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 4 Sep 1808, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1760
  Children	1. Johannes Ritter,   b. 1762, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1808 (Age 46 years)   2. Jacob Ritter,   b. 26 May 1765, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   3. Henrich Ritter,   b. 1769, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1808 (Age 39 years) + 4. Barbara Ritter,   b. 5 Feb 1773, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Jan 1840, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)   5. Abraham Ritter,   b. c 1780, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2 Oct 1841, Upper Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)   6. Christian Ritter,   b. 9 Apr 1780, Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Nov 1874, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 94 years) + 7. Isaac Ritter,   b. 19 Sep 1782, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Nov 1850, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)   8. Maria Ritter,   b. c 1786, Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. c 1849 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F3140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2022

  
  

• Notes

  George was the son of Francis Ritter Sr. and his wife, Barbara, as outlined in the book, "Ritterana" by Henry S. Ritter, written in 1916. George married Maria Elisabeth Dieter about 1760 and they had 8 children: Jacob, Henrich, Johannes, Maria, Barbara, Abraham, Christian and Isaac. George served as a private from Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War. His DAR registry number is # A096324. He wrote a will in German in Berks County, Pennsylvania on March 1, 1808, which was proved December 2, 1808 and translated into English in May 1896. The obituary was translated missing one word to read as: Died on last Friday, George Ritter, in an age of 75 years 10 months a more popular resident of Exeter Township in this County at the Sunday was his body under a number of fine accompaniment [_______] there to rest brought. Inscription The cemetery was cleaned up in 2010 and grave photos of all legible markers posted to this cemetery at that time; therefore it is assumed that there is probably no grave marker for this person since no photo was posted to the memorial. Additionally, there is no source or reference that places his burial here, but he died soon after his wife, who does have a church source for her burial, so it is assumed that he too was buried here.

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Website: Geni World Family Tree, (https://www.geni.com/family-tree/html/start), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-59359819/george-ritter-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4). George Ritter&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Feb 17 1733 - Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Maria Elisabeth Ritter (born Dieter) - 1760&lt;br&gt;Death: Nov 18 1808 - Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Ritter Cemetery #2, Jacksonwald, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Francis Ritter</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Barbara Ritter (born Unknown)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Maria Elisabeth Ritter (born Dieter)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Barbara Hechler (born Ritter)</a>, <a>Isaac Ritter</a>, <a>Jacob Ritter</a>, <a>Maria Ritter</a>, <a>Christian Ritter</a>, <a>Henrich Ritter</a>, <a>Abraham Ritter</a>, <a>Johannes Ritter</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Francis Ritter, Jr.</a>, <a>Israel Ritter</a> [S175] Website: Geni World Family Tree, (https://www.geni.com/family-tree/html/start), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-59359819/george-ritter-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4). George Ritter&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Feb 17 1733 - Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Maria Elisabeth Ritter (born Dieter) - 1760&lt;br&gt;Death: Nov 18 1808 - Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Ritter Cemetery #2, Jacksonwald, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Francis Ritter</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Barbara Ritter (born Unknown)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Maria Elisabeth Ritter (born Dieter)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Barbara Hechler (born Ritter)</a>, <a>Isaac Ritter</a>, <a>Jacob Ritter</a>, <a>Maria Ritter</a>, <a>Henrich Ritter</a>, <a>Christian Ritter</a>, <a>Abraham Ritter</a>, <a>Johannes Ritter</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Francis Ritter, Jr.</a>, <a>Israel Ritter</a> [S181] WikiTree contributors, Website: WikiTree: Family Tree, (wikitree.com), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-46014443/george-ritter-in-wikitree (Reliability: 4). George Ritter&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Nov 18 1733 - Berks, Pennsylvania&lt;br&gt;Death: Nov 18 1808 - Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA&lt;br&gt;Father: Franz Ritter&lt;br&gt;Mother: Barbara --&lt;br&gt;Wife: Maria Elisabeth Dieter&lt;br&gt;Child: Barbara Ritter&lt;br&gt;Siblings: Franz Francis Ritter, JrIsrael Ritter [S189] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-773521202/captain-ferdinand-george-ritter-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Captain Ferdinand George Ritter&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Feb 17 1733 - Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: Nov 18 1808 - Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Franciscus Ritter</a>, <a>Barbara Ritter</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Maria Elisabeth Ritter (born Dieter)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Isaac Ritter</a>, <a>Jacob Ritter</a>, <a>Barbara Hechler (born Ritter)</a>, <a>Johannes Ritter</a>, <a>Henrich Ritter</a>, <a>Maria Gottschall (born Ritter)</a>, <a>Christian Ritter</a>, <a>Abraham Ritter</a>, <a>Jacob Ritter</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Israel Ritter</a>, <a>Francis Ritter</a>&lt;br&gt;This person appears to have duplicated relatives. View it on FamilySearch to see the full information. [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74461359/george-ritter.