William
B
Piper
Born in Everett, Bedford, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of John Michael Piper
and Elizabeth Jane (Lusk) Piper
Brother of
Mary Piper, James Piper, James Piper, John Piper, John Piper, Jane Piper, Elizabeth Mary (Piper) Smith, Margaret Piper, James Piper, Alexander Moore Piper, David Piper, Esther Piper and Thomas C Piper
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 78
in Hopewell Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2011
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Biography
William B Piper was born on January 1, 1774, in Everett, Pennsylvania, his father, John, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 25. He married Catherine Orth on November 15, 1833, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. They had two children during their marriage. He died on February 1, 1852, in Hopewell, Pennsylvania, having lived a long life of 78 years, and was buried in Bedford, Pennsylvania.[1]
Notes
United States Congressman. He commanded a regiment during the War of 1812 and was adjutant general of Pennsylvania after the war. He served as a Democratic-Republican Congressman from Pennsylvania from 1811 to 1817. He died on his farm in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania.
Sources
- "The History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania, 1884," Waterman, Watkins & Co., p. 346
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