Jacob Latch, Sr.

1758 - 1845  (86 years)

• Name	Jacob Latch  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	30 Oct 1758	Blockley Twp,, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Jun 1845	Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
  	BIOGRAPHY: Revolutionary War Soldier. Runner (messenger) for George Washington. Enlisted in the Continental Army in Lower Merion Township of Montgomery County, Pennsyvania in August 1776 at the age of seventeen. At Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778. Promoted to sergeant in August, 1780. Civilian profession was a cobbler.
  Buried	St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Ardmore, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
  		Memorial for Jacob Latch Find a Grave
  Person ID	I952	Grow
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Rudolph Latch,   b. 1732, Blockley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Sep 1785, Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Mary Bealert,   b. 1734, Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania ,   d. 01 Sep 1813, Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanette Rose,   b. 22 Mar 1760, Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 Mar 1853, Lower Merion Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania  (Age 92 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1782	Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
  Children	1. Sarah Latch,   b. 20 Sep 1783, Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania ,   d. 02 Dec 1875, Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania  (Age 92 years)   2. Mary Latch,   b. 27 Jul 1786, Blockley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   3. Jane Latch,   b. 10 Apr 1790, Blockley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 May 1882, Lower Merion Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania  (Age 92 years)   4. Gardiner Latch,   b. 22 Jan 1792, Blockley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 04 Dec 1835, Pennsylvania  (Age 43 years)   5. Peter R. Latch,   b. 1793, Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Feb 1873  (Age 80 years)   6. Francis H Latch,   b. 23 Nov 1794, Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Dec 1883, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 89 years)   7. Jacob Latch, Jr.,   b. 03 May 1797, Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Mar 1888, Oreana, Macon, Illinois, United States  (Age 90 years)   8. Jane Latch,   b. 01 Dec 1808, Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Mar 1882, Haverford, Delaware, Pennsylvania  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Oct 1758 - Blockley Twp,, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Married - 24 Dec 1782 - Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Died - 29 Jun 1845 - Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Buried - - St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Ardmore, Montgomery, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Jacob Latch Sr. Taken from Biographical annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania by Ellwood Roberts

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704, 580 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Censu;), Year: 1840; Census Place: , Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: 478; Page: 263. Birth date: abt 1759 Birth place: Residence date: 1 June 1840 Residence place: Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States [S90] Public Member Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.