JOHANN HEINRICH PENSINGER

Our 4g grandfather, Johann Pensinger, was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on the 4th day of November in 1759. He was christened in the neighboring county of York, PA. Probably in late 1775, Johann enlisted into the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment and served about one year. He was wounded at the Battle of the Three Rivers where he lost a leg. He was hospitalized for two years, possibly at the Ursuline Convent in Trois-Rivieres where wounded soldiers had been treated after the battle.

The Battle of Trois-Rivières was fought on June 8, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. A British army under Quebec Governor Guy Carleton defeated an attempt by units from the Continental Army under the command of Brigadier General William Thompson to stop a British advance up the Saint Lawrence River valley. The battle occurred as a part of the American colonists' invasion of Quebec, which had begun in September 1775 with the goal of removing the province from British rule.

Johann was discharged from the military in 1779, at age 20, in Philadelphia, PA. At age 25, in 1784, he married a 16 year old girl named Rosanna Singer. They had eleven children and lived in Montgomery Township of Franklin County, PA. By 1818, in reduced circumstances, Johann asked for government assistance for support via a pension made available to him. He received an annual total of about $18.00.

Johann died on the first of May 1820 and was buried in Montgomery, Franklin, PA.

JOHANN HEINRICH PENSINGER
BORN: 4 Nov 1759    ,Lancaster, PA
MARRIED: abt 1784 PA
DIED:  1 May Montgomery, Franklin, PA
SOURCES: Family Group Record in Anccestry File at FamilySearch.org; Census Records: 1790-1820; military records; Wikipedia article about the Battle of 3 Rivers.