Col. Philip Antes

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Husband Col. Philip Antes ¹

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1 F Catharine Antes ^{1 2}

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           Died: 15 Mar 1810 - Selinsgrove, Snyder Co, PA 1 2
         Buried:  - First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA

         Spouse: Hon. Simon Snyder (1759-1819) 3 4
           Marr: 12 Jun 1796 2

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General Notes: Husband - Col. Philip Antes

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He cast the first cannon on the American side of the Atlantic ocean in 1764, and this was the cause of Lord Howe placing a price on his head. He had previously been a justice of the peace, or controller, under King George of England.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 221.

2 William C. Armor, Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873), Pg 321.

3 William C. Armor, Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873), Pg 308.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 206.