Peter Clement (abt. 1781 - 1818)

Born about 12 Nov 1781 in Alsace Township, Berks County, PA

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Died 18 Nov 1818 at about age 37 in Lower Augusta, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

"PETER CLEMENT, the ancestor of a numerous posterity who now reside in Northumberland county, many writing the name Clemens, was a native of Berks county, Pa., born in that part now included in Schuylkill county, and there lived in Pine Grove township. Coming to. Northumberland county, he settled in the vicinity of Augustaville, in Lower Augusta (now Rockefeller) township, and there followed farming. He died in 1817, when about forty-six years old, and is buried at the old Augustaville Union Church. His wife, Sophia Kramer, born Sept. 16, 1781, survived him many years, dying Feb. 18, 1854, and she, too, is buried at the Augustaville Church. They had children as follows: Samuel, who lived and died at Sunbury, was a boat contractor and builder, his nephew, Benjamin, working for him some years (he had two children, Nelson and another); Michael died young; Abraham is mentioned below; Jacob and John settled at Harrisburg; Peter is mentioned below; Hannah went out West, where she married, lived and died." ^[1]

Note: During a profile merge, the alternative birth location "Pinegrove, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA" was discarded.

Sources

1. ↑ J. L. Floyd: "Genealogical & Biographical Annals of Northumberland County". Chicago: J.L. Floyd & Co., 1911

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"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKP-HCFP : 13 December 2015), Peter Clemens, 1817; Burial, Augustaville, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Zion Lutheran Reformed Church Cemetery; citing record ID 51589225, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.