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Philip Balthasar Marsteller (b. January 04, 1742, d. January 04, 1804)

Philip Balthasar Marsteller (son of Frederick Ludwig Marsteller and Anna Barbara Starck) was born January 04, 1742 in Augustus Evan Luth Chur, Trappe, Mont Co., Pa., and died January 04, 1804 in Christ Church Yard, Alexandria, VA. He married Magdalena Rice on April 22, 1766.

Notes for Philip Balthasar Marsteller:
Philip died in Alexandria, Va. in 1804, buried in Christ Church, Alexandria, Va.
In his journals Muhlenberg referred to Philip as Squire Marsteller. He was a lawyer and a Colonel in the Continental Army. He settled in Alexandria, Va. where he became Mayor. Philip was the only non-Mason pallbearer at the funeral of George Washington in 1799. ( Rev. J. C. Stoever's records give the name as Philip Balthasar. Sponsors Philip Balthasar Croessmann and wife Felicitas.)

More About Philip Balthasar Marsteller and Magdalena Rice:
Marriage: April 22, 1766

Children of Philip Balthasar Marsteller and Magdalena Rice are:

Maria Charlotte Marsteller, b. April 23, 1782, d. date unknown.
Lewis Ferdinand Marsteller, b. November 21, 1799, d. date unknown.
Elizabeth Arell Marsteller, b. 1805, d. date unknown.
Margaretha Marsteller, b. date unknown, d. date unknown.
Phillip Gotthilf Marsteller, b. date unknown, d. date unknown.
Nama Margaretha Marsteller, b. date unknown, d. date unknown.
John Ludwig Marsteller, b. date unknown, d. date unknown.