HOCH, Henry

Abt 1731 - 1827  (~ 96 years)

• Name	HOCH, Henry
  Born	Abt 1731	Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1827	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I3809	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Family	KUNTZI, Sarah,   b. 5 Oct 1755, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1822, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania  (Age 66 years)
  Married	Abt 1767	Pennsylvania
  Children	1. HOCH, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1768, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. HOCH, Catherine,   b. Abt 1770, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. HOCH, Margaret,   b. Abt 1772, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. HOCH, Sarah,   b. Abt 1774, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. HOCH, Henry,   b. 21 Jun 1776, Cumberland Valley, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Jun 1852, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania  (Age 76 years)   6. HOCH,   b. Abt 1778, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. HOCH,   b. Abt 1782, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. HOCH, Eve,   b. 4 Sep 1789, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. HOCH, Mary,   b. Abt 1791, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. HOCH, Barbara,   b. Abt 1793, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F1230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Taken from the book "Briggs Heritage" by Clara Jean Whan, 1985) Henry eventually settled at the foot of the North Mountain in theCumberland area near Carlisle, Pennsylvania. - A legend of the area is that George Washington visited a weaver near North Mountain to obtain cloth for the Continental Army, during the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. This weaver may have been our Henry. - They lived in Lancaster County from the time of their arrival until 1795. Henry joined the westward movement and crossed the Susquehanna, moved up the valley, and settled on a piece of land between the Middlesex and the Stirretts Gap. Henry worked as a farmer in season, and as a weaver during the winter months. Henry and Sarah raised several children. One son, Henry Hoch Jr. - He lived to be 95 and was buried on his farm and a stone marker is at the place of burial.