Joseph DeGroat

1746 - 1830  (84 years)

• Name	Joseph DeGroat  [1]
  Birth	1746
  	May be incorrect-see notes
  Gender	Male
  Other	6 May 1795	Missquoi Bay, Canada   [1]
  	Oath of Allegiance to the King
  Other	6 May 1795	Missquoi Bay, Canada   [1]
  	Oath of Allegiance to the King
  Death	1830
  	May be incorrect-see notes
  Person ID	I5457	FelsingFam
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Hannah Ruiter,   b. 4 Mar 1774, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, USA
  Children	+ 1. Peter Ezera DeGroat,   b. 21 Nov 1792, Quebec, Canada d. 13 Jun 1878, North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Henry Ruiter DeGroat,   b. 31 Oct 1794, Quebec, Canada d. 20 Apr 1883, Lapeer County, Michigan, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Catherine DeGroat,   b. 15 Sep 1796, Rouses Point, Clinton, New York, USA d. 6 Mar 1889, Dunham Township, McHenry, Illinois, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Rachel DeGroat,   b. 1804, Vermont, USA d. 2 Sep 1879, Nemaha CO., KS (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Patrick DeGroat,   b. 17 Mar 1807, Mansonville, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada d. 25 Jan 1897, Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  The only source for the 1746 birthdate and the 1830 death date appears to be an old DAR application. No sources were used. No sources can be found. The Joseph Degroat of Ulster County in the New York Militia listed an age of 24 in August of 1776. That would be a birth year of 1752. We do not know if that is the same Joseph Degroat. A Joseph Degroat appears on the Ulster County Census in 1790, 1800 and 1810. As it appears our Joseph was living in Quebec during that time period, it does not seem to be the same Joseph. Heinrich/Henrich/Henry Ruiter (Joseph's father in law) a loyalist who fled to Ontario has mentioned his 'son-in-law Joseph Degroat' on some documents in Quebec. As we do have autosomal DNA matches through other children of Joseph and through other children of Henry Ruiter, It makes sense that our Joseph is the Joseph in Quebec with his wife and her father, Henry Ruiter. The connection between Joseph and his assumed father, Pieter De Groot is very weak. Pieter DeGroat has one thrulines match through his son Johannes, however shared matches on that match do not indicate any other Degroat connections. Interestingly, thru Joseph's granddad we show 2 thruline connections thru Joseph's brother Johannes which both show shared matches indicative of Degroat ancestry. Perhaps Pieter's brother, Johannes is the father of Joseph. Although we have Johannes birth record, we have no proof he married and had children. His granddad's will did not mention a child named Johannes. May 6 1775 Joseph Degroat, along with Henry Ruiter and many others took an oath of allegiance to the King at Missquoi Bay, Canada.

  
  

• Sources

  [S687] Missquoia Bay Oath. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nancygcunningham/genealogy/davis/Oath%20At%20Missisquoi%20Bay.htm