About the Treitz Family
Name: Jacob Treitz – 1720-1791 Anglicized: Jacob Trites
Job: Farmer, Blacksmith.
Wives:
Married in 1749 to Elisina (1730 – Summer 1786 died from black fly bite infection)
Married again in 1787 to Christina Brum (Broom) (Passed away sometime before 1803 in moncton) – Possible widow from Lunenburg N.S
Children:
Abraham Treitz – 1750/1751- November 26, 1810. Buried in the Wilson Cemetery, Allison, N.B. Worked as a farmer. Married Margaret Jones (1760/1761-April 12, 1806) Buried in Wilson Cemetery, Allison. Daughter of Charles Jones.
Jacob Treitz Jr. – 1752 oct-1802. Worked as a farmer and entrepreneur. Married in 1775 to Rosanna Ricker (1758 – after 1823 and before 1830). Daughter of Jacob Ricker Jr.
Rosanna Treitz – 1755-1825. Partner during 1769-70 Robert Cummings (1729-1777) Adam Hoops’ nephew and land agent. Married in 1775 to Christan Stief (February 23, 1753 in Germantown Pennsylvania – October 5, 1820 in Moncton) son of Heinrich and Regina Stief
Christian Treitz – June 12, 1759 – June 22, 1836 buried in Free Meeting House Cemetery Moncton. Worked as a farmer. Married in 1781/1782 to Catherine Jones (1762/1763 – April 1, 1851) Buried in Free Meeting House Cemetery, Moncton. Possible daughter of Charles Jones.
Hannah Treitz – 1763-after 1797. Possible daughter.