Ziegler, David, 1748-1811

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  • 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)

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creatorOf Ziegler, David, 1748-1811. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Van Cleve-Dover collection 1791-1954 1830-1860. Dayton Metro Library
referencedIn Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Papers, 1777-1780 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Forrer-Peirce-Wood Papers, 1789-1936, 1850-1900 Dayton Metro Library
referencedIn Van Cleve-Dover Papers, 1791-1954, 1830-1860 Dayton Metro Library
creatorOf Major David Zeigler Papers, 1791-1822 Dayton Metro Library
referencedIn Irvine, William, 1741-1804. Draper manuscripts: William Irvine papers, 1776-1834. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn Irvine, William, 1741-1804. Draper manuscripts: William Irvine papers, 1776-1834. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
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associatedWith Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 person
associatedWith Irvine, William, 1741-1804. person
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associatedWith Van Cleve, Benjamin, 1773-1821 person
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Cincinnati (Ohio)
German Americans
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Ohio River Valley
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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 1st (1796-1815)
United States. Continental Army. Continental Regiment, 1st
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Birth 1748-07-13

Death 1811-09-24

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