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Sons of the American Revolution
serving the Pennsylvania counties of Somerset and Cambria
Formerly SOMERSET CAMBRIA CHAPTER

Benedict Lehman, Jr.

Mathias was born around 1718 and died in Lebanon Township Lancaster County (now Lebanon County) in 1784.  He was married at the Hill Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County (now Lebanon County) on January 7, 1746.  Their children were:  Maria, Elizabeth, Mathais, Magdalena, Valentine and Christian.

He is listed in the 1755, 1759, 1770, 1772, 1773 and 1782 tax records for Lancaster County.  He is listed as having 150 acres in 1759.  He also received a warrant for 15 acres on April 30, 1765.

He signed the Oath of Allegiance in Lancaster County on May 25, 1778.

He died before December 15, 1784 in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County.  His burial site is not known.

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