Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Joseph B. Wissinger and Esther Harr




Husband Joseph B. Wissinger 1

           Born:  - Cambria Co, PA
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         Father: Samuel Wissinger (      -      ) 1
         Mother: [Unk] Berbery (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Catherine Beachley (      -      ) 1



Wife Esther Harr 1

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Children

• They had no children.


General Notes: Husband - Joseph B. Wissinger


He was born in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, and assisted his father in the labors of the Somerset County farm. He also learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed for a number of years. He was a man who could turn his hand to a variety of things, being very expert with tools, and he was also successful as a distiller. On removing to Westmoreland County he followed his trade and engaged in business as a distiller. Like his father he was a Democrat and a Dunkard.
He died at the age of seventy-six.

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Sources


1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1190.


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