John Shoch and Salome Gilbert

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Husband John Shoch ^{1 2}

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           Born: 27 Dec 1763 - near Philadelphia, PA 2
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           Died: 31 Aug 1841 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 1 2
         Buried:  - Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA

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         Father: Michael Shoch (      -      ) 1
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       Marriage: 1792 3

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Wife Salome Gilbert ^{1 3}

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           Died: 13 Oct 1828 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA

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Children

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1 F Mary Shoch ¹

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2 F Sarah Shoch ¹

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3 F Rebecca Shoch ¹

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4 F Eliza Shoch ¹

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5 F Cassandra Shoch ¹

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6 M Col. Samuel Shoch ^{1 4}

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           Born: 28 May 1797 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 1 4
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         Spouse: Hannah Slaymaker (      -1860) 5 6
           Marr: 1842 1

         Spouse: Anna E. Barber (      -      ) 1
           Marr: Aug 1865 1

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7 M John Shoch ¹

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8 M Jacob Shoch ¹

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9 M [Unk] Shoch ¹

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - John Shoch

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His birth occurred at the paternal home near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He in 1792 removed to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, and there remained until his death.

In 1792 he located at Harrisurg, engaging in active business pursuits. During the "mill dam troubles" in 1794-5, Mr. Shoch took a prominent part, and was on the committee to confer with the owners and abate the nuisance. For a long time he was a member of the town council, borough supervisor and one time burgess. He was director of the poor, and county commissioner, serving the usual terms, when he was chosen treasurer of the county, an office he filled from 1812 to 1815. In 1810 he was appointed one of the commissioners to survey what was then termed the Northern and Southern routes from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh, to ascertain the most practicable and preferable one for a turnpike. The commissioners reported in favor of the Southern route, but when the Legislature met it was thought best to charter companies to turnpike both. Mr. Shoch labored hard and successfully for the removal of the seat of government to Harrisburg, for the erection of the bridge over the Susquehanna, the establishment of the Harrisburg Bank, of which he was one of its first directors, and the Harrisburg Academy, being a trustee for many years. Mr. Shoch retired from business about 1825.

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General Notes: Wife - Salome Gilbert

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from Philadelphia, PA

1 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 569.

2 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 366.

3 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 367.

4 Alex. Harris, A Biographical History of Lancaster County (Lancaster, PA: Elias Barr & Co., 1872), Pg 529.

5 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 569, 765.

6 —, Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Chapman Publishing Co., 1894), Pg 157.