1. | Mary Magdalene Sliger (daughter of John Sliger and Mary Magdalene Harmon). |
2. | John Sliger was born about 1768 in Pennsylvania, USA (son of John Sliger and Catrina Tyler); died on 16 Nov 1830 in Washington, Tennessee, USA. Notes: John and Mary were members of the Emanuel Lutheran Church, also known as 'The Old Dutch Meeting House'. Many of their children and other relatives also belonged to this church where services were held in both German and English. In the cemeter y of this church is an old headstone marked: 'M. Schleiger, died 1855'. This is most likely the stone of Mary Harmon Sliger, as she disappeared sometime between the 1850 and 1860 census. John married Mary Magdalene Harmon on 16 Oct 1792 in Washington, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family chart] |
3. | Mary Magdalene Harmon
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4. | John Sliger was born on 01 Mar 1739/40 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Johann Georg Schleicher and Maria Elizabeth Rausch); died on 22 Jul 1818 in Washington, Tennessee, USA. Notes: Washington County, Tennesse Will probated July, 1818. Children were mentioned in this will, including married daughters. Emigrated in 1786 from Pennsylvania to Washington County, Tennessee. Owned 300 acres of land near Little Limestone Creek, Te lford Pennsylvania. John married Catrina Tyler in 1761 in Pennsylvania, USA. Catrina was born about 1742 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family chart] |
5. | Catrina Tyler was born about 1742 in Pennsylvania, USA.
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8. | Johann Georg Schleicher was born on 23 Jun 1702 in Duchy of Wurttenberg, Germany (son of Georg Caspar Schleicher and Anna Herschin). Notes: Immigrated in 1737 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania aboard the 'Billender Townshead' from Amsterdam, Holland to Cowes, then to Philadelphia, arriving on October 5, 1737. Name appears as 'John Slyger' in the list of foreigners swearing allegiance to the province of Pennsylvania. Sailed with a party of 231 passengers, a colony of German Immigrants. Thomas Townsend was the master of the ship. Name changed to Slyger when he took the Oath. Christened: 23 June, 1702 in Wurttemberg, Steinheim Germany Was affiliated with the First Reformed Church while living in Lancaster County, PA. Later, moving to York County, PA, they were associated with the Christ Lutheran Church. Johann married Maria Elizabeth Rausch before 1740. [Group Sheet] [Family chart] |
9. | Maria Elizabeth Rausch
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