Peter Whitehead and Barbara Highberger

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Husband Peter Whitehead ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 24 Feb 1796 - North Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2 4
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           Died: 6 May 1867 or 1872 - North Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2 4
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         Father: Valentine Whitehead (1743-1829) 2 4 5
         Mother: Mary Sophia [Unk] (      -1821) 4

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       Marriage: 11 Oct 1813 2 4

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   Other Spouse: Catherine Highberger (      -1870) 4 6 - 22 Jan 1837 4 6

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Wife Barbara Highberger ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 18 Feb 1794 - Montgomery Co, PA 1 2 4
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           Died: 29 Nov 1834 1 4
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         Father: Daniel Highberger (      -      ) 1 4
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Whitehead ⁶

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           Born: 6 Mar 1815 6
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           Died: Bef 1906
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2 F Maria Whitehead ⁶

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           Born: 20 Sep 1816 6
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           Died: Bef 1906
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3 M Simon Whitehead ⁶

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           Born: 1 Apr 1818 6
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           Died: Bef 1906
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4 M Ludwig Whitehead ⁶

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           Born: 1820 6
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           Died: Bef 1906
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5 F Anna Catherine Whitehead ⁶

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           Born: 10 Dec 1821 6
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           Died: Bef 1906
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6 M John Andrew Whitehead ^{4 6}

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           Born: 21 Jun 1823 4 6
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           Died: 26 Aug 1885 - Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 4
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         Spouse: Lydia Lavina Shearer (Abt 1830-1906) 4
           Marr: 1851 4

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7 F Margaret Whitehead ⁶

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           Born: 24 Nov 1824 6
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           Died: Bef 1906
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8 F Lucinda Whitehead ⁶

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           Born: 18 Nov 1826 6
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           Died: Bef 1906
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9 F Sarah Whitehead ⁶

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           Born: 3 Dec 1828 6
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           Died: Bef 1906
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10 M Peter Whitehead, Jr. ^{3 5 6}

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           Born: 21 Jul 1830 - North Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 5 6
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         Spouse: Sarah Eisaman (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 10 Oct 1853 or 1854 1 6

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11 F Rachel Jane Whitehead ³

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           Born: 6 Aug 1832 6
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           Died: 17 Sep 1893 3
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         Spouse: Philip P. Gongaware (1829-      ) 7
           Marr: Nov 1850 3

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General Notes: Husband - Peter Whitehead

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He spent his entire life at the family homestead, which he inherited, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served one term, as county commissioner of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He was a Democrat in politics. He was a member of the Reformed church in the United States and attended services at historic Brush Creek.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 416.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 533.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 261.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1100.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 415.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 534.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 260, 261.