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Female Esther Rittenhouse Click to view Esther Rittenhouse in the family tree

Esther was born in 1737 in Norriton, Montgomery, PA, USA.1   Esther's father was Matthias Rittenhouse and her mother was Elizabeth Williams.  Her paternal grandparents were Nicholas Rittenhouse and Wilhelmina Dewees. She had three brothers and five sisters, named Jonathan, David, Benjamin, Margaret, Annie, Eleanor, Elizabeth and Mary.  She was the third youngest of the nine children.  She died at the age of 47 on June 18th, 1784 in Lancaster, PA, USA.1 


Esther's family with Thomas Barton

‌Esther and Thomas were married in a religious ceremony on December 8th, 1753 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.1   They had six sons and two daughters, named William, David Rittenhouse, Matthias, Richard Peters, Thomas, Benjamin Smith, Esther and Juliana Susanna.

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