Obed FAHNESTOCK

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                        1802
     1802
Cause of Death: Injuries from a fall down a stairway at a private house.
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Probably named for David Louis Morel, who sold land to Obed Fahnestock.
William, in 1835, published an historical sketch of Ephrata, PA, witha
concise account of the German 7th Day Baptist community, of which he was
a prominent member.  He often preached in Ephrata.  He was a life member
of the 7th Day Baptist Missionary Society, and vice-president of the
American Sabbath Tract Society, and director of the 7th Day Baptist
Publishing House at little Genesee, NY.
                  

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                   2 Mrs. Mary/Jacobs; 3 Elizabeth C./Offner
     1806
     1806
     1806
     1806
     1806
     1806
     1806
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He and his brother, Walter Franklin, were the authors of the Fahnestock
Memorial published in 1879.
                  

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                        1815
     1815
     1815
     1815
     (1815)
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He failed in the financial crash of 1857. He and his brother Adam
Konigmacher Fahnestock were authors of the Fahnestock Memorial published
in1879.
                  

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He entered the military academy of West Point as a cadet 7/1/1837.He
graduated 7/1/1841. He was 20th in the class of 52. He was commissioned a
lieutenant of artillery. He served on the Northen Frontier during the
Canadian Border disturbances, in 1841at Detroit Arsenal, at Sacketts
Harbor, NY in1841, He was in garrison in Fortress Monroe, Va. 1842-1843.
He was at Carlisle Barracks, Pa 1843-1844, and again at Fortress Monroe
from 1844-1845. He participated in the military occupation of Texas
1845-46 and the Mexican War in1846 where he fought at the Battle of Palo
Alto and Resaca de la Palma in May. In 1846-47 he was engaged in
recruiting. He was commissioned a first Lieutenant of the Fourth US
Artillery 6/18/1846. In the Mexican War 1847-48 he wasacting Assistant
Adjutant-General of the department at Vera Cruz. In February 1848 of the
brigade moving on Orizaba, Mexico.1848-49 he was in garrison atFortress
Monroe and at Fort Pike, La. He took part against the Seminole Indians in
Florida in 1849-50. He resigned 4/30/1850.