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A biography of Paul Zantzinger

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Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Date of Publication
1943.
the Lancaster Journalof Wednesday, June 25, 1817, we read: "Died suddenly on Monday morning last, in the 73rd year of his age, Paul Zantzinger, Esq., one of the oldest and most respectable inhabitants of this borough." Zantzinger Family Record Children of Paul (Hans Paulus) and Mary Zantzinger: Paul
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by M. Luther Heisey.
Author
Heisey, M. Luther,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1943.
Physical Description
[113]-119 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 47, no. 5
Summary
Paul Zantzinger was according to the author a "prominent churchman, prosperous merchant, a promoter of numerous enterprises, a loyal soldier, and a civil leader" in Lancaster,Pennsylvania.He was born in 1744 . He began work as a tailor and later became a trader of iron. He was elected Burgess in Lancaster several times. During the Revolutionary War , although not involved in combat, he served as Lancaster's Captain of the Guard and was a commander of a company of the "Flying Camp" [see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Camp for information on the "Flying Camp"]. He died in 1817.The article includes genealogical information.
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Zantzinger, Paul, - 1744-1817.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 47, number 5 (1943), p. 113-119Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.47
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