Peter Whitehead and Catherine 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
         Buried: 

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         Father: Valentine Whitehead (1743-1829) 2 4 5
         Mother: Mary Sophia [Unk] (      -1821) 4

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       Marriage: 22 Jan 1837 4 6

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   Other Spouse: Barbara Highberger (1794-1834) 1 2 3 4 - 11 Oct 1813 2 4

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Wife Catherine Highberger ^{4 6}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 26 Feb 1870 4
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         Father: Daniel Highberger (      -      ) 1 4
         Mother: 

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Children

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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.