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George Alter (1783 - 1825)

George Alter
Born in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married Aug 1806 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 41 in Washington County, Maryland, United Statesmap
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Biography

Death Records

● Interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD. [1]

Text of death notice: [2] [3]

"Mr. George Alter, of this county, was thrown from his horse and killed, on Friday last, between his residence and Funkstown, from which place he was returning with his wagon; he was in the 42d year of his age."

[Research Note: George and his wife Catherine were most likely reinterred in Rose Hill Cemetery at some point by their descendants. Rose Hill opened in 1866, well after the deaths of both of the Alters, and the 1857 death notice for Catherine states that she was interred in the "burial ground attached to the Lutheran Church of this town." The town would have been either Funkstown or Hagersown, but a history of Rose Hill published on the cemetery's web site [4] indicates that it was established as a public non-profit cemetery not affiliated with any particular church.]

Military Record

● "United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812 - 1815" (Alter, George). Private, 32 Regiment (Hood's) Maryland Militia. (Accessed 30 Mar 2023.) [5]

Marriage Records

● Data base, "Maryland Marriages, 1666 - 1970." Marriage of George Alter, male, and Catherine Hogmire, female, Aug 1806, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. (Accessed 30 Mar 2023. Image available but not indexed.) [6]

● Data base, "Maryland County Marriages, 1658 - 1940." Event, Marriage Registration. George Alter and Catharine Hogmire, 06 Sep 1806, Washington County, Maryland, United States. (Accessed 30 Mar 2023. Image available at a FamilySearch center or affiliate library.) [7] [8]

Birth and Christening Record

● Data base, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650 - 1995" (George Alter). Sex, male. Birth, 18 Dec 1783, Hagerstown, Maryland. Christening, 25 Dec 1783, St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States. Father, Christoph Alter. Mother, Susana. (Accessed 30 Mar 2023. Image available but not indexed.) [9]

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Sources

  1. Find A Grave: Memorial #45046417. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45046417/george-alter: accessed 30 March 2023), memorial page for George Alter (18 Dec 1783–26 Aug 1825), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45046417, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by James (contributor 47037235).
  2. Washington County (MD) Free Library Obituary Locator 1790 - 2002 (online at <https://www.washcolibrary.org/obits>, accessed 30 Mar 2023.)
  3. Hagerstown (MD) The Torch Light and Public Advertiser, Tuesday 30 Aug 1825, p. 2.
  4. https://rosehillcemeteryofmd.org/rich-in-history/history-of-rose-hill/
  5. United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29V-GTZG : 8 March 2021), George Alter, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 4; FHL microfilm 882,522.
  6. "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NF-BNT : 16 January 2020), George Alter, 1806.
  7. "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q297-FG9Y : 17 March 2018), George Alter and Catharine Hogmire, 06 Sep 1806; citing Washington, Maryland, United States, clerk of the circuit court from various counties; FHL microfilm 14,643.
  8. "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q297-FGS3 : 17 March 2018), George Alter and Catharine Hogmire, 06 Sep 1806; citing Washington, Maryland, United States, clerk of the circuit court from various counties; FHL microfilm 14,643.
  9. "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HY21-K5PZ : 12 February 2020), George Alter, 1783.




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