TRIETZ, Jacob (Trites)

1726 - 1792  (66 years)

• Name	TRIETZ, Jacob (Trites)
  Birth	1726	GERMANY
  Gender	Male
  Death	1792	Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CANADA
  Notes	Jacob TRITES was born 1726 in Germany. Jacob died 1792 in Moncton, Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, Canada, and was buried 1792 in Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, Canada. He married Elesina about 1748. She was born in Germany. Elesina died after 1792 in Moncton, Westmoreland County, New Brunswick, Canada. (Kathy Stephenson, http://www.pe.net/~kathys/trites1.htm) January 1st 1765 -- An agreement was signed by Benjamin Franklin to have 4 Townships in Nova Scotia alloted to him and his partners. His agent, Anthony Wayne set sail for Nova Scotia to acquire the grant. It was up to Benjamin Franklin to acquire settlers to develop these lands and the following signed on January 27, 1766. Matthias Somers Michael Lutz (now Lutz and Lutes) Jacob Trietz (now Trites) Charles Jones Heinrich Steif (Steeves) According to the land grant, they were promised the following: 200 acres of good land and 1 town lot which was to be fenced. They were to build a house with a stone chimney. After this was done they must clear and till town acres corn land, mow one acre of meadow and plant 50 apple trees. They could also pay 5 Pounds for an additional 100 acres. Also in the agreement was any single man of age going to Nova Scotia could get 100 acres on the same terms, so Heinrich Steif got 100 acres for Jacob and 100 acres for John and got an additional 40 to 80 acres for the other five children. This group left Philadelphia on April 14, 1766. They arrived on the Petticodiac on June 20, 1766 after a trip up the St. John River as far as Muagerville (Fredericton) 90 miles up river. They also had stops at Bridgewater and Halifax for supplies.
  Person ID	I007107	Kyle and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2010

  
  

  Family	GMELIN, Maria Christina,   b. Abt 1716, GERMANY d. Aft 1792, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CANADA (Age > 77 years)
  Children	1. TRITES, Jacob,   b. 1749, GERMANY d. 6 Nov 1803, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CANADA (Age 54 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 2. TRITES, Christian,   b. 1759, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CANADA d. 22 Jun 1836, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, CANADA (Age 77 years)   3. TRITES, Abraham,   b. 1751, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Nov 1810 (Age 59 years)   4. TRITES, Rosannah,   b. 1756, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA d. Abt 1820 (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F01044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart