Kochers' from Carbon, Luzerne, Schuykill, and Berks Cty. Pa.:Information about George Jacob Kocher
George Jacob Kocher (b. 15 Jul 1756, d. Sep 1780)
Notes for George Jacob Kocher:
George Jacob Kocher, born July 15, 1756 and diedin September of1780 in the Sugarloaf Massacre (Battle of Nescopeck) and left a widow with two small children. This petition for relief was found by Helen Uebele at the court house in Easton, Pa..
George Kocher, a Revolutionary War soldier was slain in a battle in Luzerne County. According to an old military roster, George Kocher died after the Battle of Nescopeck and before the birth of his son George Jr.. He was a member of the Reformed Congregational Church.
The Sugarloaf Massacre, on Sept. 10, 1780, a force of colonial soldiers was ambushed by a group of tories and American Indians in present-day Sugarloaf Township, adjacent to present-day Nescopeck Township. The soldiers, mainly from (Northampton County, Pa. ) now the Lehigh Valley, had been sent north to punish local settlers known to be giving aid and comfort to the British and their American Indian allies. But the wily locals turned the tables on the troops, killing half, taking captives and sending the survivors fleeing for their lives. The soldiers' goal had been a section called Scotch Valley, near present-day Nescopeck. An old letter about the battle speaks of it as having occurred "near Nescopeck". With the presence of Nescopeck Mountain and Nescopeck Creek nearby, probably led to someone designating the action as "Battle of Nescopeck.'' as alternative to the name "Sugarloaf Massacre.''
More About George Jacob Kocher:
Baptism: He was baptized at St. Michael's Zion Church in Phila., Pa..
Children of George Jacob Kocher and Magdalena Meyer are:
- Elizabeth Margaret Kocher, b. Abt. 1778, d. Bet. 1858 - 1860.
- George Kocher, b. 09 Dec 1780, d. Bet. 1860 - 1870.