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ECKLER, Peter

ECKLER, Peter

Male 1754 - 1834  (80 years)


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  • Name ECKLER, Peter   [1] 
    Birth 2 Jul 1754  Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    ECKLER, Peter The Eckler-Ackler-Ackley Family by A Ross Eckler, Jr.    		 ECKLER, Peter The Eckler-Ackler-Ackley Family by A Ross Eckler, Jr.
    Peter Eckler 1757 Section - Page 359
    ECKLER, Peter The Eckler-Ackler-Ackley Family by A Ross Eckler, Jr.    		 ECKLER, Peter The Eckler-Ackler-Ackley Family by A Ross Eckler, Jr.
    Peter Eckler 1757 Section - Page 360
    ECKLER, Peter The Eckler-Ackler-Ackley Family by A Ross Eckler, Jr.    		 ECKLER, Peter The Eckler-Ackler-Ackley Family by A Ross Eckler, Jr.
    Peter Eckler 1757 Section - Page 361
    Gender Male 
    DAR Ancestor # Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    DAR Ancestor #A036308

    Service: CAPTS HENRY ECKLER, EISENLORD, ABRAHAM COPEMAN; COLS PETER BELLINGER, WILLET, COX  
    MILITARY - REVOLUTIONARY WAR - Patriot
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    Military Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    REVOLUTIONARY WAR - 1st Tryon County Militia - ENLISTED MAN 
    MILITARY - REVOLUTIONARY WAR - 1st Tryon County Militia    		 MILITARY - REVOLUTIONARY WAR - 1st Tryon County Militia
    War Pension 1834  Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    USA Revolutionary War Pension, R3217V 
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    Death 28 Nov 1834  Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Peter lived in the Chyle Settlement with most of the Eckler family after he moved back in 1812. It is not known where exactly he was buried and he grave is most likely never be found.
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    ECKLER, Hendrick,   b. 16 Oct 1711, Palatinate, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1781, Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  (Father) 
    SCHNEIDER, Maria Catherine,   b. 1695, Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 1753, Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I03091  Schuler
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2022 

    Father ECKLER, Hendrick,   b. 16 Oct 1711, Palatinate, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1781, Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother YOUNG, Margaret,   b. 14 Nov 1716, Schoharie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1802, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 1738 
    Family ID F01150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 KRAMER, Christina,   b. Bef 1758, Reformed Church, German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1811, Van Hornesville, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1782  Reformed Church, German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    ECKLER Peter and Christina () Reformed Dutch Church of German Flats Marriage Transcript, Page 197    		 ECKLER Peter and Christina () Reformed Dutch Church of German Flats Marriage Transcript, Page 197
    Notes 
    • The 1790 Census shows Peter and Family in Canajoharie (then a large area including the present-day Chyle in the township of Warren, Herkimer County, NY, USA). So to truly understand location during this period use must understand that the town in the area were being broken up during Peter's life and care need to be taken to understand them.
    Children 
     1. ECKLER, Peter,   b. 18 Sep 1783, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. ECKLER, Joseph,   b. 18 Aug 1784, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. ECKLER, Margaret,   b. Abt 1787, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. ECKLER, John E,   b. 15 Aug 1789, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. ECKLER, Effa,   b. 1791, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1869 (Age 78 years)
     6. ECKLER, Maria,   b. 03 Mar 1794, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. ECKLER, Henry,   b. 6 Jan 1797, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1862, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     8. ECKLER, Benjamin,   b. 17 Aug 1799, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. ECKLER, Godfrey,   b. 22 Jul 1801, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. ECKLER, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Jul 1808, Stark, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F01149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2016 

    Family 2 SHAFER, Hannah,   b. 14 Nov 1772, Claverack, Columbia, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1864, Danube, Herkimer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Other Partners: CRONKHITE, Henry  m. Abt 1790 
    Marriage 23 Feb 1818  Danube, Herkimer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Jul 1754 - Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDAR Ancestor # - DAR Ancestor #A036308 Service: CAPTS HENRY ECKLER, EISENLORD, ABRAHAM COPEMAN; COLS PETER BELLINGER, WILLET, COX - - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - REVOLUTIONARY WAR - 1st Tryon County Militia - ENLISTED MAN - - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Nov 1782 - Reformed Church, German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Feb 1818 - Danube, Herkimer, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWar Pension - USA Revolutionary War Pension, R3217V - 1834 - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Nov 1834 - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Notes from A. Ross Eckler Book:

      PETER ECKLER (Hendrick 1711). Peter was born at Fort Plain, N.Y. on July 2, 1754, and died November 28, 1834. He married (1) Christina Kramer on November 12, 1782. Family tradition says that she died in a fire, probably in 1811. Peter married (2) Hannah Shafer in the township of Danube, Herkimer County, N.Y. on Feburary 23 (or March 20, or March 30), 1818. She was born 1772, and had been previously married to Henry Cronkhite of Minden. She died after 1856. It is not known where Peter or his wives are buried.

      Peter was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He enrolled in 1775 in a militia company commanded by his brother, Henry, and served under him (except for service at Fort Stanwix and Ticonderoga) until the spring of 1778 when his parents and other in the Chyle settlement moved to the safety of Fort Plank. he was with Captain Henry Eckler's company at the Battle of Oriskany Creek in August, 1777; he served at Fort Herkimer.

      In the summer of 1776 Peter stayed two weeks at Fort Stanwix, and in the winter of that year he spent a month in the company of Captain Eisenlord marching to Ticonderoga and back. While there he helped build a bridge across Lake George.

      From the spring of 1778 until the end of the war in 1782, Peter served at Fort Plank under the command of Captain Copeman. Part of this time was spent on guard duty, and the rest on detachments abroad. He participated in the battle of Turlock and West Canada Creek. On December 4, 1779 he was paid 4 pounds, 5 shillings and 4 pence for his service; on November 1, 1780 he was paid 10 pounds, 4 shillings and 5 pence.

      Family tradition states that Peter was relatively well-to-do, and that his wife Christina perished in a fire which destroyed the Eckler farm. It is possible that this fire also claimed the lives of several children about whom nothing is known: Godfrey, William and Christina. It is conjectured his return to the Chyle.

      In 1833 Peter applied for a pension for his Revolutionary services but for some reason it was not allowed. In 1856 his widow Hannah applied for bounty land and received 160 arces.
    • Notes for "The Bloodied Mohawk," by Ken Johnson, Page 382.

      PETER ECKLER, RWPA #R3217. He was born near Fort Plain on the Mohawk River in Montgomery County, New York in 1754. He married in the home of William Kritsinger in Danube Township, Herkimer County, New York on February 23, 1818 Hannah Cronkhite. He died in Warren Township, Herkimer County, New York in November 28, 1834. He states that in the spring of 1778 all the inhabitants of the Kyle abandoned their homes and moved to the Mohawk River Settlements, his family moving to Fort Plank. He remained a resident of Fort Plank until sometime after 1786. He enrolled in Captain Abraham Coapman's Company of the Canajoharie District Regiment of Militia as a private, and assisted in the building of Fort Plank for about two months. He states the troops of the fort were constantly kept on guard in the fort for periods of up to one week at a time. He states that from 1778 to 1783 he stood guard at least three days and nights each week at Fort Plank, when not out as stated before. A letter to the Commissioner of Pensions, by Eckler's attorney, suggests Peter's pension was denied becuase he resided within Fort Plank. He fought in the Battles of Oriskany, Turlough, Johnstown, and West Canada Creek. His file contains a deposition by Henry Shall.

  • Sources 
    1. [S00065] A. Ross Eckler, Eckler-Ackler-Ackley Family, The, (1970, Morristown, New Jersey), Page 359.


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