Background
Rittenhouse, David was born on April 8, 1732 in Paper Mill Run, near Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Matthias and Elizabeth (Williams) Rittenhouse.
Astronomer inventor mathematician
Rittenhouse, David was born on April 8, 1732 in Paper Mill Run, near Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Matthias and Elizabeth (Williams) Rittenhouse.
Engaged in boundary surveys and commns. General Assembly, Pennsylvania Constl.
Member Pennsylvania General Assembly, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 1776. Member Board of War created by Continental Congress. Member of commission to organize United States Bank.
Member Royal Society of England.
Married Eleanor Colston, February 20, 1766. Married second, Hannah Jacobs, 1772.