Elias Dietrich (1765 - 1831)

Born Aug 1765 in Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

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WARNING: Probably fictitious person

There are two known published sources for this Elias Dietrich: (1) A fable written by William J. Dietrich (1875-1950) that appeared in "History of Lehigh County" (Roberts 1914, pp 253 ff); and (2) Genealogical notes in a manuscript extracted from a family Bible (Michigan D.A.R., 1957 pp 89-90). Elias Dietrich is probably fictional; see biography below, and also Wm J Dietrich's Fictional Genealogy.

Biography

Elias was born 13 Aug 1765, father Georg Hans (Roberts, loc cit); same father, DOB 8 Aug 1765, at Mount Bethel [PA?], mother Katherina Nauman (Michigan D.A.R., loc cit).

Elias Deiterich died 12 Feb 1831 per FamilySearch profile.

Sources

• "History of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, and a genealogical and biographical record of its families", by Charles Rhoads Roberts (1914). Two volumes.
• "Old Bible and other pioneer records", Michigan D.A.R. (1957).
• Source: S33 "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: (http://www.familysearch.org). FSLINK https:/familysearch.org/tree#view=ancestor&person=L2WM-H29.