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Dorcas Watchman Snider 1779–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1779

Birth Location: Dutchess County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 6 March 1852

Death Location: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada

Father: Marcus Snyder

Mother: Elizabeth Watchman

Spouse(s): Joseph Peters

Children(s): Henry Peters, Taborah Peters, Phoebe Peters, Mary Peters, Sarah Peters, Susannah Peters, Eli Peters, Jemima Peters, Deborah Peters, Joseph Peters, William Peters, Huldah Peters, James Peters

Dorcas Watchman Snider was born in 1779 in Dutchess County, New York, United States of America, the child of Marcus Snyder And Elizabeth Watchman. In 1851, Dorcas Watchman Snider resided in Addington, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. Dorcas Watchman Snider married Joseph Samuel Peters, and had children including Deborah Peters, Eli Peters, Henry Allen Benson Peters, Huldah Young Peters, James Peters, Jemima Peters, Joseph John Peters, Mary Peters, Phoebe Peters, Sarah Peters, Susannah Peters, Taborah Peters, William Watchman Peters. Dorcas Watchman Snider passed away in 1852 in Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Watchman Snider was born in 1779 in Dutchess County, New York, United States of America, the child of Marcus Snyder And Elizabeth Watchman.
  • In 1851, Dorcas Watchman Snider resided in Addington, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • Dorcas Watchman Snider married Joseph Samuel Peters, and had children including Deborah Peters, Eli Peters, Henry Allen Benson Peters, Huldah Young Peters, James Peters, Jemima Peters, Joseph John Peters, Mary Peters, Phoebe Peters, Sarah Peters, Susannah Peters, Taborah Peters, William Watchman Peters.
  • Dorcas Watchman Snider passed away in 1852 in Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marcus Snyder
1743–1798
Birth Location: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, Province of New York, British Colonial America
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Elizabeth Watchman
1745–1815
Birth Location: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, Province of New York, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Peters
1772–1841
Birth Location: Chatham, Middlesex, CT
JP

Children(s)

Henry Peters
1812–1891
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
HP
Taborah Peters
1800–1857
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
TP
Phoebe Peters
1798–1830
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
PP
Mary Peters
1802–1846
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Canada West, Canada
MP
Sarah Peters
1803–1883
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
SP
Susannah Peters
1804–1840
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
SP
Eli Peters
1807–1877
Birth Location: Upper Canada
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Jemima Peters
1810–1871
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
JP
Deborah Peters
1796–1882
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
DP
Joseph Peters
1814–1869
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
JP
William Peters
1820–1872
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
WP
Huldah Peters
1816–1880
Birth Location: Canada
HP
James Peters
1818–
Birth Location: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
JP

Dorcas Snider's Ancestors

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Dorcas Snider
1779–1852
Birth Place: Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Marcus Snyder
1743–1798
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, Province of New York, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Watchman
1745–1815
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, Province of New York, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Johannes (Jost Snyder) Jr.
1706–1788
Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany
Anna (Magdalena Elisabetha) Flagler
1712–1788
Ulster, Dutchess County, Province of New York, British Colonial America
William Watchman
1710–
Province of New York, British Colonial America
Jean Westwater
1715–
Province of New York, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Snyder
1675–1748
Anna Lahmeyer
1686–1783
Zacharias Fleigler
1676–1720
Anna Hobin
1683–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schneider
1648–1698
Marcus Lohmeyer
1657–1714
Magdalena Jacobs
1662–1687
Johannes #1
1646–1694
Johann Hopf
1650–1720
Duchess Weiss
1658–1729

Dorcas Snider's Descendants

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Dorcas (Watchman) Snider (7 Sep 1779–6 March 1852) m. Joseph (Samuel) Peters (25 Oct 1772–19 May 1841)
  1. 1. Henry (Allen Benson) Peters 1812–1891 m. Clarissa (Jane) Brown 1828–1893 m. Lucinda McFarlane 1822–1850 m. Mary Atwood 1812–1841
    1. 1. Orilla ("Cinderilla") Peters 1861–1930 m. John (Alfred) Steele 1834–1916
      1. 1. Alfred (Henry) Steele 1880–1940 m. Harriett (Ann) Kennedy 1884–1961 m. Herriett Kennedy 1884–
        1. 1. Bert (Goldwin) Steele 1918–1991 m. Isabelle (Mary) Quessy 1922–1983
        2. 2. Mary (Flora) Steele 1909–1909
        3. 3. Unnamed (Baby Boy) Steele 1910–1910
        4. 4. Victor (John Austin) Steele 1912–1959 m. Helen (Ethel) Taggart 1914–2004
        5. 5. Ruth (Maud) Steele 1914–1990
        6. 6. Clifford (Francis) Steele 1923–1944
      2. 2. Bert (Basil) Steele 1897–
      3. 3. Charles (Victor) Steele 1905–1964
      4. 4. Ethel (Alice) Steele 1899–1956
      5. 5. George Steele 1883–
      6. 6. Hattie (Louisa) Steele 1884–1957
      7. 7. Ida (Beatrice) Steele 1901–1973
      8. 8. Joseph Steele 1888–1973
      9. 9. Margaret Steele 1895–1971
      10. 10. Mary (Boulton) Steele 1891–1961
      11. 11. Stanley Steele 1893–1935
      12. 12. Thomas (Samuel) Steele 1886–1957
      13. 13. William (Allen) Steele 1879–1952
    2. 2. Sidney (Amos) Peters 1856–1930
    3. 3. George (W.) Peters 1851–1922
    4. 4. Henry Peters 1854–
    5. 5. Sanford Peters 1856–1920
    6. 6. Henrietta (Jane) Peters 1860–1912
    7. 7. Benson (Smith) Peters 1845–1926
    8. 8. Mary Peters 1843–1909
    9. 9. Hiram Peters 1837–1897
    10. 10. Nial (Dennis) Peters 1838–1932
    11. 11. William (Levi) Peters 1834–1905
  2. 2. Taborah Peters 1800–1857
  3. 3. Phoebe Peters 1798–1830
  4. 4. Mary Peters 1802–1846
  5. 5. Sarah Peters 1803–1883
  6. 6. Susannah Peters 1804–1840
  7. 7. Eli Peters 1807–1877
  8. 8. Jemima Peters 1810–1871
  9. 9. Deborah Peters 1796–1882
  10. 10. Joseph (John) Peters 1814–1869
  11. 11. William (Watchman) Peters 1820–1872
  12. 12. Huldah (Young) Peters 1816–1880
  13. 13. James Peters 1818–

Dorcas Snider's Timeline

3 Records

1779
7 Sep 1779
Birth of Dorcas Watchman Snider in Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
1851
1851
Age 72
Dorcas Watchman Snider resided here in Addington, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Addington, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1852
6 March 1852
Age 73
Death of Dorcas Watchman Snider in Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1779
    Event Place: Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Addington, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11712; Page: 225; Line: 30

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Addington, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Addington, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11712; Page: 225; Line: 30

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 March 1852
    Event Place: Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
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