Michael Egolf

Ancestor Number

A202525 »

Date of Birth

March 18, 1754

Place of Birth

Douglas Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Date of Death

November 9, 1847

Place of Death

Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Spouse(s)

Catharine Schadler

Children

Johannes, Adam Schadler, Maria Elizabeth, Jacob, Henry Heinrich, Peter Lyndell, Anna M., Sarah, Catharine

American Revolution Service

Served as a private with captains Antis, Louce, Markley, and Towne and Colonel Heller

State of Service

Pennsylvania

Donor

The Twentieth Century Panama Canal Egolfs

Michael Egolf, A202525, was born in Douglas Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on March 18, 1754.

He was the son of George Adam Egolf, who assisted in establishing American Independence by paying the Supply Tax in 1781 and 1782.

Memorial plaque at Zion Reformed Church in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania showing Michael Egolf is buried there. Source: Find a Grave.

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Michael continued to live in Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War, serving as a private with captains Antis, Louce, Markley, and Towne, and Colonel Heller.

He died around November 9, 1847, in Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Today he is among those buried under the Zion Reformed Church in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where two plaques display the names of those buried there. Michael Egolf’s name appears on one of those plaques.