HISTORY: Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia, Chapter 7, Fetterhoff, Dauphin County, PA 

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, page 106. 
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                         THE FETTERHOFF FAMILY. 

  I.  FREDERICK FETTERHOFF, b. August 6, 1765, in now Lancaster county, 
Pa., where his parents were early settlers; d. July 16, 1837, in 
Jackson township, Dauphin county, Pa.  He removed with his family to 
then Halifax township in 1803; m. Susanna Heckerd, b. June 25, 1768; d. 
June 28, 1831, in Jackson township, and with most of his family buried 
in the Fetterhoff church graveyard.  They had issue, besides three 
children died young:
    2.   i.  Philip, b. September 2, 1788; m. Eve Boyer.
    3.  ii.  John, b. October 12, 1790; m., first Elizabeth Snyder; 
secondly, Katharine Harris.
    4. iii.  George, b. May 3, 1795; m. Mary Zimmerman. 

  II.  PHILIP FETTERHOFF (Frederick), b. September 2, 1788, in 
Lancaster county, Pa.; d. September 4, 1833, in Jackson township, 
Dauphin county, Pa.; m. Eve Boyer, b. June 27, 1792; d. January 11, 
1839.  They had issue:
         i.  John, b. July 19, 1812; resided at Fisherville.
        ii.  Susanna, b. July 20, 1813; m. Henry Willvert.
       iii.  Elizabeth, b. November 19, 1815; d. June 7, 1860; m. John 
Faber.
        iv.  Polly, b. 1817; m. Henry Hoover.

  III.  JOHN FETTERHOFF (Frederick), b. October 12, 1790, in Lancaster 
county, Pa.; d. June 27, 1829, in Jackson township, Dauphin county, 
Pa.; m., first, Elizabeth Snyder, and there was issue:
         i.  Susanna, b. March 23, 1814; m. George Enders.
  He m., secondly, Katharine Haines, b. June 18, 1791; d. December 6, 
1862; and there was issue:
        ii.  H_____ Elmira, b. January 15, 1817; d. March 30, 1875; m., 
December 10, 1835, John Shepley.

  IV.  GEORGE FETTERHOFF (Frederick), b. May, 3, 1795, in Lancaster 
county, Pa.; d. March 16, 1862, in Jackson township, Dauphin county, 
Pa.; m. Mary Zimmerman, b. March 5, 1798; d. August 1, 1863; daughter 
of Christian Zimmerman.  They had issue:
         i.  Joseph, b. April, 1816.
        ii.  Catharine, b. October, 1819.
       iii.  Samuel, b. February 26, 1821; d. February 26, 1866.
        iv.  Mary, b. April 7, 1828; d. October 14, 1877.
         v.  Philip, b. November 3, 1825.
        vi.  Susanna, b. 1827.
       vii.  Margaret, b. 1830.
      viii.  Abby, b. April 28, 1833.