David
Alter
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Johann Jacob Alter
and Margaret (Landis) Alter
Brother of
Veronica Alter, John Alter, Jacob Alter, Esther Alter, Samuel Alter, Susannah Whistler (Alter) Ritner, Henry Alter, Abraham Alter and Margaret Alter
Husband of
Elizabeth (Mell) Alter
— married
1 Sep 1797 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy (Alter) Dugan, Joseph Alter, Jacob Alter, Samuel Alter, John Alter, David Mell Alter, Henry Alter, Daniel Alter, Jeremiah Alter, Elias Alter and Sampson Ritner Alter
Died
at age 62
in Plum, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2011
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Biography
David was the brother of Susan Alter, who married Pennsylvania Governor Joseph Ritner.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ History of the county of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, p. 364
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ritner
- ↑
"E594 David Alter, b. Feb. 7, 1775; d. Feb. 1, 1838; 13 ch.
- m. Sept. 1, 1797, Elizabeth Mell, b. 1779; d. June 1, 1837; dau. of Adam Mell and Barbara ______ of Frankford Twp., Cumberland Co., Pa.
- E5943 Jacob Alter, b. Apr. 27, 1802; d. Aug. 7, 1883."
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #6205650
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB7-PCR : accessed 6 March 2016), David Alter, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 194, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 497; FHL microfilm 20,559.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Z4-T8G : accessed 6 March 2016), David Alter, Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 89, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHT-7FD : accessed 6 March 2016), David Alter in entry for Jacob Alters, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WD-TKJ : accessed 6 March 2016), David Alter, Illinois, United States; citing p. 6, family 39, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,775
- Albert, George Dallas. 1975. History of the county of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. [Evansville, Ind.]: [Unigraphic]. Page 711. Available online.
- Ancestry.com Public Member Trees: Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members: Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=4875494&pid=-1017469934
- Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3, p. 1313-1314)
- Jane Evans Best, "The Groff Book, Volume 2: A Continuing Saga", Groff History Associates, 1997, Ronks, Pennsylvania.
- Cushing, Thomas. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (A. Warner & Co., Chicago, 1889, Part 2: p. 517, 575)
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