Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameDaniel KNAUSS
Birth1747, Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania2558, p 25; place only
Settlementbef 1753, Bethlehem Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania2558, p 25 Age: 6
Will10 Mar 17772558, p 26,2399, p 2 Age: 30
Memoat York County Courthouse, Book D, page 177
Deathbef 7 Jan 1779, Menallen?, Adams, Pennsylvania2558, p 26 Age: 32
Probate7 Jan 1779, York County, Pennsylvania2558, p 26 Age: 32
Occupationblacksmith2558, p 25
FatherGottfried KNAUSS (1707-1777)
MotherAnna Eva ROTH (-~1758)
Individual Notes
• After 1772 he moved with his family to Menallen Township, York Co., Pa.2558, p 26

• His will is in the Courthouse at York Pa., Book D, page 177.2399, p 2
Military
• Daniel Knauss, Jr. was a private in 1778 in Capt. Jod. Siegfried’s Co., 3rd Bat., Northampton Co., Pa. Militia. (Penna. Archives: 5th Series, Vol. 8, page 239)2399, p 2
Spouses
Birth6 Jul 1753, Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania2558, p 25; date only,2545,2562
Death23 Feb 18232563 Age: 69
Memostates she died age 71 years
Ancestral File #C6SM-DX2564, p 1,2562
FatherCasper RITTER (~1719-1792)
MotherAnna Maria (~1720-1802)
Individual Notes
• Daughter of Casper Ritter, Sr.2399, p 2

• Elizabeth died intestate, left two buildings and three lots of ground fronting on middle street in Gettysberg.2561, p 3; Book c, page 222
Census
• 1790 Census: Menallen Township, York, Pennsylvania.2565
• 1800 Census: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania.1694
Marriageabt 1767, Northampton County, Pennsylvania2558, p 25; place only
ChildrenEva Catharine (1768-1854)
 Henry (1770-)
 Anna Maria (1772-1831)
 Elizabeth (1774-)
 Daniel (1776-<1826)
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Updated 12 Mar 2025
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