Nicholas Isenberg and Mary Smouse

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Husband Nicholas Isenberg ¹

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         Father: John Henry Isenberg (      -      ) 1
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Wife Mary Smouse ²

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1 M John Isenberg ²

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         Spouse: Mary Piper (      -      ) 2

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2 M Enoch Isenberg ^{2 3}

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         Spouse: Sarah Caldwell (      -1876) 2 3

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3 M Joel Isenberg ²

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         Spouse: Margery Canan (      -      ) 2

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4 M Benjamin Isenberg ²

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         Spouse: Mary Caracker (      -      ) 2

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5 M William Isenberg ²

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         Spouse: Elizabeth Roseborough (      -      ) 2

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6 F Eve Isenberg ²

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         Spouse: Andrew Mattern (      -      ) 2

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7 F Ann Margaret Isenberg ²

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         Spouse: John Piper (      -      ) 2

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8 F Mary Salome Isenberg ⁴

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         Spouse: Samuel Stewart (      -      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - Nicholas Isenberg

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He and his brothers, Gabriel, Enoch and Henry, removed from Maryland to Pennsylvania. They came to Huntingdon County, in 1802, accompanied by a brother-in-law, Mr. Schively, to arrange for the purchase of land. Mr. Schively went to Rock Hill, now Orbisonia, to work at the furnace. The Isenberg brothers went to the vicinity of Alexandria. They returned to Maryland, but the failure of some financial enterprises delayed the bringing of their families until 1804. They came by way of Chambersburg and the Black Log mountains. The difficulties of travel in those days were enormous. There was scarcely a decent wagon road, and the only means of travel was on foot or by heavy road wagons resembling the prairie schooner of the west. The purchase of the land was completed when they reached their destination, and that they were people of means is proved by the fact that the payments were made in cash. They were prominent in the religious life of the community, took part in the erection of the union church at Shafersville, the erection of Keller's and the Alexandria Reformed church.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1283.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1284.

3 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 412.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1285.