Joseph TRITT[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1786 - 1873  (87 years)    Has 35 ancestors and more than 1000 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Joseph TRITT 
    Birth 16 Jan 1786  West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1820  Green Township, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850  Green Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1860  Green Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Green Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Miller, Farmer 
    Religion Protestant 
    _UID A1D428897F524B2F85AEEA50812875716D7D 
    Death 29 May 1873  Green Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Cause: Unknown 
    • Age:87
    Burial Canal Fulton Cemetery, Canal Fulton, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Siblings 12 Siblings 
    Person ID I500119  Waite-Humphreys Master Family Tree
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2022 

    Father Johann Peter TRITT,   b. 5 Mar 1755, Windsor, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1839, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth LEFEVRE,   b. 8 Dec 1761, York, York County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1835, Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 1775  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Age at Marriage Johann : ~ 19 years and 9 months old - Elizabeth : ~ 13 years old. 
    Family ID F500126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catharine Sweigart RHODES,   b. 26 Dec 1789, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1869, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 1809  West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Joseph : ~ 22 years and 11 months old - Catharine : ~ 19 years old. 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth TRITT,   b. 17 Feb 1811, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1886, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. George J. TRITT,   b. 10 Jan 1813, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1871, Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     3. Julia Ann TRITT,   b. 15 Jun 1815, Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1902, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     4. Samuel W. TRITT,   b. 3 Feb 1817, Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1891, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     5. Joseph TRITT, Jr.,   b. 4 Mar 1819, Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1886, Springfield Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     6. Catherine Ann TRITT,   b. 4 Mar 1819, Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1894, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     7. Mary TRITT,   b. 8 Jan 1821, Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1881, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     8. Sarah TRITT,   b. 22 Mar 1823, Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1843, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
     9. Rachel TRITT,   b. 20 Nov 1827, Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1887, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     10. Peter TRITT,   b. 9 Sep 1829, Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1910, Akron, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     11. Jacob TRITT,   b. 20 Nov 1831, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1832, Stark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     12. Lucinda TRITT,   b. 17 Dec 1836, Comet, Green Township, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1918, Akron, Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F500041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2022 

    Family 2 Catharine MYERS,   b. Abt 1804, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 25 Oct 1869  Summit County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Age at Marriage Joseph : 83 years and 9 months old - Catharine : ~ 65 years and 10 months old. 
    Family ID F510823  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2022 

  • Headstones
    Joseph Tritt Sr Cemetery Headstone in Canal Fulton Cemetery
    Joseph Tritt Sr Cemetery Headstone in Canal Fulton Cemetery

    Histories
    Joseph Tritt (1786) Bible Pages
    Joseph Tritt (1786) Bible Pages
    Joseph Tritt (1786) Last Will and Testament
    Joseph Tritt (1786) Last Will and Testament

    Photographs
    Comet Mill in 1935
    Comet Mill in 1935

  • Notes 
    • Built the first mill in Green Township (Summit County), Ohio in the Comet community (per Samuel Lane, local historian)

      Abstract of Joseph Tritt's will: Dated 8 April 1870, probated 3 June 1873. Wife Catherine, sons Peter, George, Samuel, Joseph, daughters Lucinda (now Werntz), Elizabeth (now Kepler), Julian (now Buchtel), Kathy Ann (now Herrnig), Rachael (now Workinger), Polly (now Boettler). Exec: William G Myers of Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio and Jacob Brietenstine of Franklin Township, Summit County, Ohio. Witnesses David E Shook and Andrew Greenhoe. Mentions "homestead farm" and "Tritt Grist Mill" and other real estate (land).

      Per the 1870 US Census, Joseph's real estate was valued at $10,800

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] 1870 United States Federal Census, http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10128/1870-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851&itemId=66205305-&groupId=5e9d3488f4ea0d598c97d18cadac868d&action=showRecord&indId=individual-220748851-1500119 (Reliability: 4).

      Joseph Tritt
      Gender: Male
      Birth: Circa 1786 - Pennsylvania, United States
      Residence: 1870 - Ohio, USA
      Age: 84
      Race: White
      Census: tState:OhioFrame:00507Line:20 tDate:1870Sheet:17Image:507 tFamily:144 See household members
      Household
      Name; Age
      Joseph Tritt; 84



    2. [S23] 1860 United States Federal Census, http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10127/1860-united-states-federal-census?s=220748851&itemId=20156748-&groupId=f7874d5f233984d65882166adce31a24&action=showRecord&indId=individual-220748851-1500119 (Reliability: 4).

      Joseph Tritt
      Gender: Male
      Birth: Circa 1787 - Pennsylvania, United States
      Residence: 1860 - Green Township, Summit, Ohio, USA
      Age: 73
      Census: tTownship:Green TownshipSheet:15 tCounty:SummitFamily:101 tState:OhioLine:10 tDate:1860Image:275 See household members
      Household
      Name; Age
      Joseph Tritt; 73
      Catharine Tritt; 71



    3. [S221] Compilation of Published Sources, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?s=220748851&itemId=2422103&action=showRecord&indId=individual-220748851-5500119 (Reliability: 4).

      History of Mathias Slaymaker Descendants, Emigrated From Germany and Settled in the Eastern Part of Lancaster County, PA, 1710
      Date: 1710
      Place: Pennsylvania, USA
      Publication date: 1909
      Publication place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
      Text: ".... Anna Mary Webber. c. KiLDRiTH Webber. M. Joseph Tritt (b., Jan. 16, 1787; m., ; d.. May 30, 1873), married Catharine Rhodes. Third. Jacob Lefever (b., Sept. 14, 1771; m., April 6, 1797; d.. May 20, 1855..."
      About this source:
      Title: History of Mathias Slaymaker Descendants, Emigrated From Germany and Settled in the Eastern Part of Lancaster County, PA,1710
      Subject: Slaymaker family (Mathias Slaymaker)
      Description: 16
      Publication date: 1909
      Publisher: Lancaster, Pa
      Author: Slaymaker, Henry Cochran, 1868- cn
      Sponsor: Internet Archive
      Tags: allen_county, americana
      Notes: No TOC. Several pictures throughout this book the printing under the picture was very close to the edge of the page
      Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center



    4. [S109] Published Works (Reliability: 4).

      Summit County Ohio Will Abstracts, Published by Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society, 1992. See Bio/Notes for will abstract.



    5. [S20] 1820 United States Federal Census, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10123-563649/josh-treeb-unknown-in-1820-united-states-federal-census (Reliability: 4).
      Josh Treeb (Unknown)<br>Residence: 1820 - Greentown, Stark, Ohio, USA<br>Census:1820Sheet:176

    6. [S21] 1850 United States Federal Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7H-R2H (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Joseph Frith
      Event Type: Census
      Event Date: 1850
      Event Place: Green Township, Summit, Ohio, United States
      Event Place (Original): Green, Summit, Ohio, United States
      Sex: Male
      Age: 65
      Race: White
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1785
      Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Schedule Type: 1850 Population
      House Number: 3071
      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      Joseph Frith M 65 Pennsylvania
      Catharine Frith F 62 Pennsylvania
      Inez Frith F 14 Ohio
      Household ID: 3094
      Line Number: 4
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M432
      Affiliate Film Number: 732
      GS Film Number: 444725
      Digital Folder Number: 004204703
      Image Number: 00506
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01126-6
      Record Number: 20922
      Citing this Record
      "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7H-R2H : 21 December 2020), Joseph Frith, Green Township, Summit, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

    7. [S84] Obituaries and Death Notices (Reliability: 4).
      Joseph Tritt Death Notice in the Canton (OH) Repository, Friday, June 6, 1873

    8. [S164] Cemetery Records, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112191017 (Reliability: 4).
      Canal Fulton Cemetery, Canal Fulton, Stark County, Ohio

    9. [S669] FamilySearch, Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989, (Database, FamilySearch), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYX-VVY5 (Reliability: 4).
      Name: Peter Tritt
      Sex: U
      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      Elizabeth Le Fevre Spouse U
      Digital Folder Number: 101852894
      Image Number: 00125
      Citing this Record
      "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYX-VVY5 : 13 January 2021), Peter Tritt in entry for Elizabeth Le Fevre, 1775.

    10. [S184] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDWX-8MH (Reliability: 4).

      Name:    Joseph Tritt
      Event Type:    Marriage
      Event Date:    25 Oct 1869
      Event Place:    Summit, Ohio, United States 
      Spouse's Name:    Catharine Myers
      Reference ID:    535
      GS Film Number:    900963
      Digital Folder Number:    004017054
      Image Number:    00361
      Citing this Record:
      "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDWX-8MH : 10 December 2017), Joseph Tritt and Catharine Myers, 25 Oct 1869; citing Summit, Ohio, United States, reference 535; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 900,963.