Major George Lorah

1745 - 1823  (78 years)

• Name	George Lorah
  Title	Major
  Birth	1745	Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Revolutionary War
  Death	1 Aug 1823	Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Saint Pauls Church Cemetery, Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I32239	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Rhoads,   b. Dec 1746, Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Jul 1787, Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 40 years)
  Children	+ 1. Catherine Lorah,   b. 3 Oct 1783, Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Feb 1851, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F9640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothea Weidner,   b. 1745   d. 1821 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F8167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  A Revolutionary War soldier Served in Col. Jacob Weaver's 5th Batallion, Berks Co. Militia. ****************************************** Thanks to N.D.S. for the following: Pennsylvania, Church Records - Adams, Berks, and Lancaster Counties, 1729-1881 Name: Dorothea Dotterer Event: Marriage Marriage Date: 16 Mar 1800 Marriage Place: Amity, Berks Co., PA Church: Misc. Records of Rev. William Boos Role: Bride Household Members: Name Role Dorothea Dotterer Bride Georg Lora Groom I did recently get involved with the Maj George Lorah family after reading his will signed 12/29/1812 and probated 12/25/1823. In his will he names a wife Dorothy and children Daniel, Elizabeth w/o Jacob Griesemer, Catharine w/o Nicholas Yocum, and Susanna w/o Daniel Baum. Nearly all researchers show the mother of those children as Elizabeth nee Rhoads 1746-1789. So who is the wife Dorothy mentioned. Several researchers give her as the widow of Henry Tothero/Dodderer. Dorothy died in 1821, before George, but his will was written before that year. ***************************************** NOTE: Elizabeth Rhoads Lorah, also in St. Paul's Cemetery, had two spouse links to Major George Lorah and Georg Lohra in Reamstown, Lancaster County. This has been corrected.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19423397/george-lorah.