Frederick LINDY, Sr.

1750 - 1825  (75 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	Frederick LINDY
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	1750	Prussia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1825	Clay Twp, Pike, Indiana, USA
  Age	75 years
  Notes	Frederick Roots in Indiana Frederick Lindy, is an interesting character because of his service in the Revolutionary War. Born in Prussia, Germany he came to America as a Hessian, a German soldier hired by the British to fight against the Americans. Taken captive during a battle near Charleston, South Carolina, he pledged his allegiance to the Americans while being held prisoner in a house in the basement of Battery Row. Lindy served with the Pennsylvania Continental Line and the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War and was mustered out of Fort Pitt. After settling in Indiana, Frederick Lindy was the man to call if you needed a cabin built. Another family that has interesting links to the Fredericks is the Lindy family. We begin with Frederick Lindy, Sr. Lindy was a Hessian, a member of the German army hired by the British to help in the fight against the Americans. Lindy might have arrived in the Carolinas and fought in a five daylong battle near Charleston. He was reportedly taken prisoner and held in a basement of a mansion on Battery Row. While in captivity he apparently had a change of heart and loyalty and decided to switch sides and fight with the Americans. He lived in what is now South Carolina and served with the Pennsylvania Continental Line and the Pennsylvania Militia. He was paid and mustered out of Fort Pitt. Lindy was married to Catherine and their children were named Catherine, Charity, Abigail (d. 1849), Margaret and Frederick. All of the children are recorded as having been born in Pennsylvania. The Lindy's were in Vincennes, Indiana in 1802 as Frederick Lindy purchased 200 acres at location 9 from Touisssant Du Bois. According to one account, Lindy never felt he was free until after 1812 when the land office opened in Vincennes. He drew #57 of the Vincennes district land. He apparently was good with his hands, as he apparently developed quite the reputation as a cabin builder. He is said to have built as many as five cabins. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=4bc09237-e9d4-406b-9708-b18e82df2fb8&tid=10149889&pid=-683830426
  Person ID	I169	The Andrist-Lindy-Young & Rizzo Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2010

  
  

  Family	Catherine UNKNOWN,   b. 1843, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. William LINDY + 2. Mary LINDY,   b. 1786,   d. Aug 1859  (Age 73 years) + 3. Cathrine LINDY,   b. 1790, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA + 4. Charity LINDY,   b. 11 Nov 1794, Knox, Indiana, USA ,   d. 11 Oct 1861, Clay Twp, Pike, Indiana, USA  (Age 66 years)   5. Rhody LINDY,   b. 1796   6. Abigal LINDY,   b. 2 Apr 1797, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1864, Clay Twp, Pike, Indiana, USA  (Age 67 years) + 7. Frederick LINDY, II,   b. Bef 5 Feb 1802, Pike, Indiana, USA ,   d. 5 Feb 1871, Clay Twp, Pike, Indiana, USA  (Age 69 years)   8. Margaret LINDY,   b. 25 Jan 1805, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1842  (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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