Melchior RUCH
Rugh Family of Alsace & Pennsylvania
OCCUPATION:
Shepherd
NOTES:
1. The old church Zutzendorf records indicate that Hans George was a shepherd living in 1712 in Pfaffenhoffen and in 1715 in Eckendorf.
2. George brought his wife and family to America by way of Rotterdam Holland on the British merchant ship "Samuel", arriving in Philadelphia at a recorded age of 48 on 17 August 1733.
3. On arrival in the colonies all "foreigners" (they were Germans in an English colony) were required to report immediately to the local courthouse at the port of entry to take an oath of allegiance to the British Crown. This courthouse is thought to have been the very Philadelphia courthouse where the liberty bell once hung and where the declaration of independence and the constitution were drafted. It is now known as Independence Hall.
OCCUPATION:
Shepherd
He married Anna Maria Jaench 21 Aug 1679 at Ringendorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France . Anna Maria Jaench was born at Ringendorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France 1641 .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Lorentz Ruch
born 19 Apr 1680.
Maria Barbara Ruch
born 23 Dec 1681.
Hans George Ruch
born 29 Dec 1682.
Hans Michel Ruch
born 5 Oct 1684.
Catharina Ruch
christened 22 Mar 1686.
Johann Jacob Ruch
born 1688.
Johannes Adam Ruch
born 12 Dec 1688.
Johann Martin Ruch
born 1 Apr 1690.
Anna Maria Ruch
born 30 Mar 1692.
Melchior Ruch died 25 Aug 1720 at Alteckendorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France .
Anna Maria Jaench died 9 Sep 1715 at Uhrwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France .