Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Christian Gleim and Martha Henry




Husband Christian Gleim 1 2

           Born: 10 Jan 1780 1 2
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           Died: 23 Sep 1861 or 1864 - ? Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1
         Buried: 


         Father: George Christian Gleim (1736-1817) 1 3
         Mother: Anna Maria Matthias (      -      ) 1


       Marriage:  - Baltimore, MD



Wife Martha Henry 2

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         Father: John Henry (      -      ) 2
         Mother: 




Children

General Notes: Husband - Christian Gleim


He received a fair education and subsequently went to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he entered the printing-office of Ezra Bailey, serving with Duane, Binns, Marshall, Wynkoop, and others who became men of note. He next went to Richmond, Virginia, and thence to Baltimore. In 1812, he settled in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and was appointed printer of the Senate Journal in English. He served as ensign of Capt. Thomas Walker's company, and returned as pay-master United States volunteers. In October, 1821, he was elected sheriff of Dauphin County, serving three years. In 1830, Col. Gleim removed to Pittsburgh, where he resided until his death.

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Sources


1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 240.

2 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 496.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 245.


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