Rittenhouse - Rittenhouse, J. D.

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Résumé :
The Revolutionary War was about to begin, and tensions ran high with all involved. David Rittenhouse was convinced to relocate to Philadelphia by Thomas Barton, and Dr. William Smith, Provost of the College of Philadelphia, to help promote his orrery. Philadelphia did not prove to be a happy time for David, as tragedy struck his family, but he was determined to not let it hold him back from all of his potential. Follow David, his family, and their roles during these historical events of the birth of America, and as possibly one of the most un-talked about families, in Volume II, Saga of an American Family.

Biographie:
J. D. Rittenhouse is a retired attorney who became interested in his family history as a young man when he learned of a famous poet named Jessie Rittenhouse. His parents divorced while he was still a baby. Because of the demands on women in the workforce during WWII he was placed in a home where he lived off and on until he was about 10 years old. He knew very little about the paternal side of his family. After learning of Jesse Rittenhouse he then found out that his ninth great-grandfather built the first paper mill in North America. Excited by these findings he then dug a little deeper and found that is seventh grade uncle was the first Secretary of the United States Mint. Further inquiry into his family history had to wait until his retirement from his law practice fifteen years ago. For the last 15 years Mr. Rittenhouse has been researching and writing about his family history. He was born in Flint, Michigan and spent his formative years in Lansing. Now a widower, he is currently a resident of San Diego, California....

Sommaire:
The Revolutionary War was about to begin, and tensions ran high with all involved. David Rittenhouse was convinced to relocate to Philadelphia by Thomas Barton, and Dr. William Smith, Provost of the College of Philadelphia, to help promote his orrery. Philadelphia did not prove to be a happy time for David, as tragedy struck his family, but he was determined to not let it hold him back from all of his potential. Follow David, his family, and their roles during these historical events of the birth of America, and as possibly one of the most un-talked about families, in Volume II, Saga of an American Family....