Obed Fahnestock and Anna Maria Gessell

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Husband Obed Fahnestock ¹

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           Born: 25 Feb 1770 or 25 Jul 1770 - near Ephrata, Lancaster Co, PA 2
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           Died: 2 Mar 1840 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 3
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         Father: Peter Fahnestock (1730-1805) 1 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Bolthouser (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 19 Apr 1796 3

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Wife Anna Maria Gessell ¹

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           Born: 9 Jan 1777 - Brickerville, Lancaster Co, PA 3
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           Died: 3 Dec 1842 or 1847 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 3
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Children

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1 M Harris Charles Fahnestock ³

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           Born: 26 Apr 1797 3
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           Died: 24 May 1845 3
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2 F Hannah Fahnestock ³

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           Born: 21 Dec 1799 3
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           Died: 12 Feb 1872 3
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         Spouse: James A. Mahany (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1824 3

         Spouse: James Wallace Weir (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1845 3

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3 M William Morrell Fahnestock ³

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           Born: 10 Apr 1802 3
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           Died: 15 Dec 1854 3
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         Spouse: Sarah Ann Magee (1805-1868) 3

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4 F Dorothy Fahnestock ³

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           Born: 12 Jul 1806 3
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5 M Adam Konigmacher Fahnestock ³

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           Born: 12 Jul 1806 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 3
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           Died: 1890 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Sybil T. Holbrook (1811-1851) 3
           Marr: 1834 5

         Spouse: Mrs. Mary Jacobs (1805-1857) 3
           Marr: 1855 5

         Spouse: Elizabeth C. Affner (1821-      ) 3
           Marr: 1869 5

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6 F Maria Matilda Fahnestock ⁷

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            AKA: Mary Matilda Fahnestock 6
           Born: 15 Dec 1808 7
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           Died: 28 Aug 1883 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 8
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         Spouse: John Andrew Weir (1802/1802-1881) 7 9

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7 F Amelia Snyder Fahnestock ³

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           Born: 15 Apr 1813 3
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8 M Walter Franklin Fahnestock ³

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           Born: 13 Sep 1815 3
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           Died: 1893 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Louisa C. Heisely (1817-      ) 3
           Marr: 19 Mar 1839 5

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9 M Simon Snyder Fahnestock ³

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           Born: 11 Sep 1819 3
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           Died: 19 Jun 1876 3
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         Spouse: Caroline Jennings (1826-      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Obed Fahnestock

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He was brought up to mercantile pursuits, and removed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, about 1795, where he entered into business. He seems to have been a man of considerable intelligence and prominence, as almost thirty years of his life were spent in office: he was coroner from November 3, 1802, to November 3, 1805; director of the poor from 1811 to 1813; one of the associate judges of the county from November 12, 1813, to July 30, 1818, appointed by Governor Snyder, when, owing to his dislike of Samuel D. Franks, who had been appointed president judge of the courts, he resigned; was burgess of the borough 1820 and 1821, frequently a member of the council, and served as prothonotary from January 17, 1824, to January 29, 1830. [CBEDC, 102]

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 100.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 100, 102.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 102.

4 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 202.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 105.

6 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 546.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 102, 225.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 225.

9 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 546, 549.