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Nicholas Herkimer, Brig.Gen.

Nicholas Herkimer, Brig.Gen.

Male 1728 - 1777  (49 years)    Has 10 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Nicholas Herkimer 
    Suffix Brig.Gen. 
    Birth 1728  German Flats, Herkimer County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Aug 1777  Danube, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 10 Siblings 
    Person ID I311682  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2001 

    Father Johan Jost Herkimer, Sr.,   b. 20 Jun 1700, Sandhausen, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1775, German Flats, Herkimer County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Catharine Petri,   b. 1704   d. 1775 (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 1722  Ref.Ch.Leimen Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F125389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Gen. Herkimer is listed in the Americana Ency.Ft. Herkimer in NY was named for him and Herkimer N.Y. is named for the family.
      He was an outstanding officer,and died during the Rev. War.
      His brother was a Tory and fought on the side of the British during the Rev. War and relocated his family to Canada.
      Gen Herkimer was the hero of the battle of Oriskany. The home of the Gen was purchased by the state of NY
      in 1915 and the DAR has maintained a museam of the Revolution there.



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