Peter Muhlenberg
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John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (1746 - 1807)

Maj Gen John Peter Gabriel (Peter) Muhlenberg
Born in Trappe, Montgomery, Pennsylvaniamap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 61 in Gray's Ferry, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Preceded by
William Bingham
Peter Muhlenberg
US Senator (Class 3)
from Pennsylvania
[1]
Seal of of the US Senate
1801
Succeeded by
George Logan
Notables Project
Peter Muhlenberg is Notable.

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Biography

Peter Muhlenberg was ordained as a Lutheran minister in 1768. In 1770 he married Anna Barbara "Hannah" Meyer, and the couple had six children. He was ordained in the Anglican Church in 1772, even though he served a Lutheran congregation, because this was required in the colony of Virginia.

Military

1776 Project
Major General Peter Muhlenberg served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Peter Muhlenberg is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A082600.
SAR insignia
Peter Muhlenberg is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-253791
Rank: Major General

Sept-Oct 1777 in the days when the patriot army of 30,000 men was camped in Skippack Twp., before attempting to take back Philadelphia...General Peter Muhlenberg, at Pennypacker's Mill, wrote in his diary that Washington had ordered the troops to have a day of rest and that Divine Service was to be performed in all Corps. The General's father Rev. Muhlenberg questioned the rioting patriot army invading his church and destroying the woods and crops. Washington and sixteen of his generals held conference there. [2]

Legacy

  • Muhlenberg County, Kentucky is named in his honor.

Sources

  1. Resigned to become Supervisor of Revenue for Pennsylvania, vacant June 30, 1801 – December 17, 1801
  2. '"Twas Seeding Time" John L Ruth, Kitchener, Ontario and Scottdale, Penns Herald Press 1976 E209 R93 Page 129
  • Birth: "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2VJ-7BZ : 27 January 2020), Johann Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, 1746. Actual date of birth: 1 Oct 1746, Father's Name: Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg, Mother's Name: Anna Maria (Weiser).
  • Photo: "Valley Forge Legacy," The Muster Roll Project: Muhlenberg Brigade.[1]




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