Ziegler, David, 1748-1811

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Dates:

Birth 1748-07-13

Death 1811-09-24

Biographical notes:

1748 Born in Heidelberg, Germany. 1774 Emigrated to the United States and settled in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 1775 Joined WilliamThompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion. 1776 Became First Lieutenant when Thompson's reorganized as the First Continental Infantry. Wounded August 16. 1778 Promoted to Captain in the First Pennsylvania Regiment. 1783 Retired from the army. 1784 Appointed Captain in the regular army and sent to Ohio frontier to protect federal surveyors. Engaged in Indian treaties. 1789 Married Lucy Anne Sheffield. 1790 Promoted to Major. 1792 Resigned from the army and entered the mercantile business. 1797 Appointed Supervisor of Cincinnati Township Highways. 1802 Became first Mayor of Cincinnati. 1803 Appointed first Marshal of Ohio district by President Jefferson. 1807 Served as Adjutant-General of Ohio. 1809 Made Surveyor of the Port of Cincinnati. 1811 Died September 24 in Cincinnati.

From the guide to the Major David Zeigler Papers, 1791-1822, (Dayton Metro Library)