Capt. Henry Rhoads b. 5 Jun 1739 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 6 Mar 1814 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky: NH genealogy

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1739 - 1814 (74 years)

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Name	Henry Rhoads
Prefix	Capt.
Birth	5 Jun 1739	Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1]
Gender	Male
Death	6 Mar 1814	Muhlenberg County, Kentucky [1]
Burial	Browder Cemetery, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky [1]
Person ID	I34790	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others \| Ancestor of JMF
Last Modified	7 May 2021

Father	Henry Rhoads d. 7 Apr 1774, Upper Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Mother	Catherine Rheindhardt d. 1775, Ursina, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Marriage	1732	Germany [2, 3]
Family ID	F20458	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth d. 2 Oct 1807, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Marriage 19 Oct 1760 Frederick County, Maryland [4]

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Children

+	1. Catherine Rhoads, b. 19 Jul 1768, Bedford County, Pennsylvania d. 21 Oct 1857, Louisiana, Pike, Missouri (Age 89 years)

Family ID F20457 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 7 May 2021

Notes

Kentucky Historical Marker #1946, 3/4 miles east of Browder on KY 70:

Capt. Henry Rhoads, Jr. 1739-1814

(Obverse) This house was built ca. 1792 by Henry Rhoads, Jr., a capt. in Rev. War under Gen. John Muhlenberg. Rhoads led settlers from Penn. to Green River area of Ky. in 1785. He laid out town of Rhoadsville, now called Calhoun. In 1798, as state legislator, he proposed name of Muhlenberg for new county. Presented by Rhoads Descendants.

(Reverse) Capt. Henry Rhoads, Jr. - Before moving to Ky., Henry Rhoads served as captain in Pennsylvania militia during Revolutionary War. He was a delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention of 1776. As member of Kentucky state legislature, he suggested that newly formed county be named for his beloved commander, Gen. John Muhlenberg. He became this county's first state legislator (1798-1800).