John HARBAUGH

Birth: May 6, 1735

York County

Pennsylvania, USA

Death: Feb. 15, 1803

York County

Pennsylvania, USA

Born near York, PA.

Son of the immigrant Yost Harbaugh a/k/a Joost Herbach (born in Europe between 1685 and 1705) and Maria Margretha Klein who resided in Maxatawny Township, York Co., PA.

Siblings: Johan George (1726-1787), Ludwig (1727-1809), Jacob (1730-1818), Henry (1740-1779), and Captain Yost Harbaugh (1741-1779).

Father of George Herbach, who kept a "public house" in Uniontown, MD.

Originally buried in the German Reform Graveyard, Beaver St., York, PA. According to the librarian at the York County Historical Society, in the 1870s, this graveyard became overflowing and was to beused for other purposes. All of the remains were transferred to Prospect Hill Cemetery at that time, though unfortunately many of the headstones went missing in the process. The City encouraged familymembers to take charge of moving the remains, thus many of the relocated graves are in family clusters.

Burial:

Prospect Hill Cemetery

York

York County

Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Amy

Record added: Jul 20, 2006

Find A Grave Memorial# 14984924

He lived about two miles east of York, where he owned his mill. He was a man of considerable intelligence and business prominence. In June 1777, he was commissioned as a Magistrate. During the Revolution, he was a member of the Committee of Sympathy, Support and Safety in York County." He married Maria Elizabeth Mehl; they had 7 children. After her death, he married Magdalena, widow of Jacob Neff(no children). (From Harbaugh Hisstory, published 1947)(John was the brother of my ancestor, Jacob Harbaugh. Both were sons of the immigrant, Yost Harbaugh.)

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