Shirers of Elk Lick Twp., Somerset Co., PA - Person Page 3

Shirers of Elk Lick Twp., Somerset Co., PA
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Peter Shirer Sr.1,2

Male
b. 10 December 1769, d. 10 March 1846


Mother Elizabeth Unknown b. circa 26 May 1741, d. 26 February 1829
Father John Shirer b. 1735, d. 7 March 1817
Pop-up Pedigree

Family Gertraut Derr b. 12 February 1772, d. 11 November 1843
Marriage*   Principal=Gertraut Derr 
Children  1. Margeretha Shirer b. 1794
  2. Salome Shirer b. 6 Mar 1796, d. 3 Sep 1865
  3. John Shirer b. 5 Mar 1798, d. 1 Apr 1862
  4. Anna Maria (Polly) Shirer b. 30 Jan 1800, d. 5 Apr 1831
  5. Peter Shirer Jr. b. 24 Oct 1803, d. 10 Dec 1885
  6. Lydia Shirer b. 19 Mar 1809, d. 14 Mar 1885
  7. Elizabeth Shirer b. 18 Feb 1813, d. 28 Sep 1848

Note*   Peter who came to Salisbury, PA around 1790 was the third postmaster in Salisbury. He owned a general store where the Thomas funeral home once stood. The building was partially destroyed in a tornado that also damaged the cemetery. It was so badly damaged it had to be torn down.
 
Occupation*   Merchant 
Name Variation   Peter Shirey 
Marriage*   Principal=Gertraut Derr 
Birth* 10 December 1769  Based on gravestone died Jan. 10 1846 aged 76 years 1 mo. 
Burial* March 1846  Old Cemetery, Salisbury, Somerset Co., PA, Inscription: In memory of Peter Shirer Sr. Died Mar. 10, 1846 age 76 yrs. and 4 mo.3
Death* 10 March 1846  Salisbury, Somerset Co., PA 

Citations
  1. [S31] The Shirar Family, Ara Shirar.
  2. [S32] Joan Handtke Personal Research, Joan Handtke.
  3. [S28] UInion Cemetery, Salisbury, Somerset Co., PA, online https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohmuski2/cemetery/salisbury.html.


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