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Peter Keith 1765–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1765

Birth Location: Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 August 1846

Death Location: Flora Township, Boone County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Johann (Geich)

Mother: Catharina Siedenstricker

Spouse(s): Mariah Keith

Children(s): Peter Keith, Lewis Sr, Benjamin Sr, Balser Keith, Elizabeth Keith, Julian Shirley, Susannah Keith, Adam Keith, Joseph Keith, Maria Giech, Elizabeth Keith

Peter Keith was born in 1765 in Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johann Balthasar Keith Geich And Catharina Siedenstricker. Peter Keith married Mariah Keith, and had children including Adam Keith, Balser Keith, Benjamin K Keith Sr, Elizabeth Keith, Joseph Keith, Julian Shirley, Lewis Keith Sr, Maria Catharina Giech, Peter Keith, Susannah Keith. Peter Keith passed away in 1846 in Flora Township, Boone County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Peter Keith was born in 1765 in Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Johann Balthasar Keith Geich And Catharina Siedenstricker.
  • Peter Keith married Mariah Keith, and had children including Adam Keith, Balser Keith, Benjamin K Keith Sr, Elizabeth Keith, Joseph Keith, Julian Shirley, Lewis Keith Sr, Maria Catharina Giech, Peter Keith, Susannah Keith.
  • Peter Keith passed away in 1846 in Flora Township, Boone County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann (Geich)
1733–1810
Birth Location: Hchst, Odenwald, Darmstadt, Hesse (Germany)
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Catharina Siedenstricker
1738–1820
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Mariah Keith
1766–1847
Birth Location: York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Children(s)

Peter Keith
1792–1861
Birth Location: York Co., Pennsylvania, USA
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Lewis Sr
1801–1879
Birth Location: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Benjamin Sr
1789–1859
Birth Location: Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Balser Keith
1794–1876
Birth Location: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Elizabeth Keith
1797–1868
Birth Location: –
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Julian Shirley
1803–1837
Birth Location: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Susannah Keith
1787–1873
Birth Location: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Adam Keith
1795–1883
Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
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Joseph Keith
1793–1850
Birth Location: Conestoga Twp., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Maria Giech
1784–1852
Birth Location: Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Keith
1782–1801
Birth Location: Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Peter Keith's Ancestors

Self
Peter Keith
1765–1846
Birth Place: Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Johann Balthasar Keith (Geich)
1733–1810
Hchst, Odenwald, Darmstadt, Hesse (Germany)
Catharina Siedenstricker
1738–1820
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Johann (Adam) Gieg
1706–1783
Hchst, Odenwald, Darmstadt, Hesse (Germany)
Elizabeth Dropp
–1857
Great-Grandparents
Johann Gieg
1681–1752
Anna Hotz
1680–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Giech
1648–1703
Elisabetha Holstein
1659–1694
Rudolf Hotz
1651–1695
Margaretha Hofferberth
1653–1708

Peter Keith's Descendants

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Peter Keith (6 May 1765–24 August 1846) m. Mariah Keith (2 Feb 1766–10 Oct 1847)
  1. 1. Peter Keith 1792–1861 m. Mary Taylor 1800–1887 m. Mary Dickey 1794–1823
    1. 1. Robert Keith 1816–1904 m. Ann Keith 1814–1852 m. Sarah (Jane) Keith 1815–1900
      1. 1. William (Boone) Keith 1840–1920
      2. 2. Peter (W.) Keith 1842–1928
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Hunt 1844–1907
      4. 4. Anna (Clara) Smith 1857–1935
      5. 5. Wallace (Segle) Keith 1861–1903
      6. 6. John (Samuel) Keith 1848–1929
      7. 7. Thomas (Robert) Keith 1855–1933
    2. 2. Benjamin (James) Keith 1815–1905
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Keith) Grimes 1818–1897
    4. 4. Pardon (Cook) Keith 1834–1914
    5. 5. Philipp (Wesley) Keith 1827–1925
    6. 6. Lewis (James) Keith 1839–1919
    7. 7. Frances (Adaline Keith) Culler 1837–1927
    8. 8. Silas (Madison) Keith 1844–1855
    9. 9. Charles (Hare) Keith 1844–1941 m. Charity (A.) Essex 1853–1923
      1. 1. Cora (J.) Kirkpatrick 1872–1932
      2. 2. Earl (Augdon) Keith 1880–1937
    10. 10. Joseph (Shirley) Keith 1832–1897
    11. 11. Thomas Keith 1824–1844
    12. 12. Margaret (Taylor) Keith 1830–1845
    13. 13. Peter Keith 1825–1885 m. Deborah Danford 1827–1870 m. Cidney (Ann) Keith 1845–1931
      1. 1. Ethel (Naomi) Keith 1881–1967 m. Otis (A) Miller 1878–1957
        1. 1. Vera (Louise) Miller 1906–
        2. 2. Cidney (Marie) Miller 1904–1981
        3. 3. Doris (Eldora) Miller 1901–
      2. 2. Francis (M.) Keith 1849–1910 m. Nancy America 1855–1883
        1. 1. Jessie (L) Keith 1874–1954
        2. 2. Ruth (L) Keith 1880–1880
        3. 3. Hattie (Ariel) Keith 1876–1973 m. David (Stephen) Briant 1870–1942
        4. 4. Cecil (Burnett) Keith 1878–1878
        5. 5. Edward (Ellsworth) Keith 1872–1872
      3. 3. Lewis (H) Keith 1874–1893
      4. 4. Mary (A.) Keith 1877–1956 m. Elmer (Ellwood) Barker 1876–1934
      5. 5. James (W.) Keith 1852–1852
      6. 6. Martin (Bert T) Keith 1874–1956 m. Florence (C) Andrews 1876–1956
        1. 1. William (D) Janousek 1900–1990 m. William (D Janousek) Jr 1904–1994
        2. 2. Melvin (Alonzo) Keith 1909–1971 m. Elsie (Agnes) Chamberlain-Keith 1892–1970
        3. 3. Ada (Lenore) Keith 1897–1985 m. Harry Schlotfedt 1898–1951
        4. 4. Howard (Milo) Keith 1904–1965 m. Gladys (D) Keith 1909–1969
        5. 5. Kenneth (Peter) Keith 1916–1999 m. E (Ruth) Keith 1931–2006 m. Maxine (Roberta) Keith 1921–2008
    14. 14. John Keith 1821–1899 m. Eliza Keith 1826–1866
      1. 1. Finley Keith 1849–1930 m. Armenia Keith 1853–1941
        1. 1. Irvin (Belford) Keith 1877–1941
        2. 2. Finley (S.) Keith 1870–1944
      2. 2. Samuel Keith 1848–1868
      3. 3. Thomas Keith 1847–1862
      4. 4. Clarence (John) Keith 1870–1928
  2. 2. Lewis (Keith) Sr 1801–1879
  3. 3. Benjamin (K. Keith) Sr 1789–1859
  4. 4. Balser Keith 1794–1876
  5. 5. Elizabeth Keith 1797–1868
  6. 6. Julian Shirley 1803–1837 m. Lewis Shirley 1793–1872
    1. 1. Lewis (Jr) Shirley 1833–1921
    2. 2. Silas Shirley 1823–
    3. 3. Jane Shirley 1826–1855
    4. 4. Sophia (Z) Shirley 1834–
    5. 5. Charles (W) Shirley 1835–1926
    6. 6. Adam (Keith) Shirley 1829–
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Shirley 1819–1861
    8. 8. Elizabeth Shirley 1837–
  7. 7. Susannah Keith 1787–1873
  8. 8. Adam Keith 1795–1883
  9. 9. Joseph Keith 1793–1850
  10. 10. Maria (Catharina) Giech 1784–1852
  11. 11. Elizabeth Keith 1782–1801

Peter Keith's Timeline

13 Records

1765
6 May 1765
Birth of Peter Keith in Brecknock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Brecknock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1765
6 May 1765
Birth of Peter Keith in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
1765
6 May 1765
Birth of Peter Keith in Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
1772
1772
Age 7
Peter Keith resided here in Caernarvon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Caernarvon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1790
1790
Age 25
Peter Keith resided here in Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1798
1798
Age 33
Peter Keith resided here in Huntingdon, Huntingdon and Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Huntingdon, Huntingdon and Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1810
1810
Age 45
Peter Keith resided here in Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
1820
1820
Age 55
Peter Keith resided here in Center, Morgan, Ohio, United States
Center, Morgan, Ohio, United States
1830
1830
Age 65
Peter Keith resided here in Woodbury, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Woodbury, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
1846
24 August 1846
Age 81
Death of Peter Keith in Flora Twp., Boone County, Illinois, USA
Flora Twp., Boone County, Illinois, USA
1846
24 August 1846
Age 81
Death of Peter Keith in Flora, Boone, Illinois, United States
Flora, Boone, Illinois, United States
1846
24 Aug. 1846
Age 81
Death of Peter Keith in Flora Twp., Boone County, Illinois
Flora Twp., Boone County, Illinois
1846
24 August 1846
Age 81
Death of Peter Keith in Boone Co, IL
Boone Co, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1765
    Event Place: Brecknock, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1765
    Event Place: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1765
    Event Place: Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Caernarvon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 327

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 53; Image: 743; Family History Library Film: 0568148

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdon and Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Hopewell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: 51; Page: 186; Image: 00040; Family History Library Film: 0193677

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Center, Morgan, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Center, Morgan, Ohio; Page: 76; NARA Roll: M33_92; Image: 116

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Woodbury, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Woodbury, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 166; Page: 161; Family History Library Film: 0020640

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Noble, Ohio
    Record Source: Noble County, Ohio History and Biography

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1846
    Event Place: Flora Twp., Boone County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1846
    Event Place: Flora, Boone, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug. 1846
    Event Place: Flora Twp., Boone County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1846
    Event Place: Boone Co, IL
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Flora Township, Boone County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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