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Peter Schell 1762–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sept 1762

Birth Location: Womelsdorf, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 2 February 1849

Death Location: Marklesburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Peter Schell

Mother: Anna Wolf

Spouse(s):

Children(s): George Shell

Peter Schell was born in 1762 in Womelsdorf, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Peter Schell And Anna Maria Eva Wolf Emerick Wolf. Peter Schell married Catherin Schell, and had children including George Washington Shell. Peter Schell passed away in 1849 in Marklesburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Schell was born in 1762 in Womelsdorf, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Peter Schell And Anna Maria Eva Wolf Emerick Wolf.
  • Peter Schell married Catherin Schell, and had children including George Washington Shell.
  • Peter Schell passed away in 1849 in Marklesburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Schell
1746–1797
Birth Location: Longswamp, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Anna Wolf
1751–1812
Birth Location: Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Shell
1790–1842
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Peter Schell's Ancestors

Self
Peter Schell
1762–1849
Birth Place: Womelsdorf, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Peter Schell
1746–1797
Longswamp, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Maria Eva Wolf (Emerick)) Wolf
1751–1812
Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Friedrich (Martin ( Martin Sr.)) Schell
1710–1755
Schwarzach, Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Margaret (Elisabeth Unknown walborn? -Schell) -Bogenreif
1715–1785
Schwartzach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
George ('Jurg' Wolfe Sr Captain 'The Elder' 7th) GGF
1714–1790
Alsace Lorraine, Lower Alsace, FRANCE or Germany--SEE HISTORY
Great-Grandparents
*Margaretha Diller
1682–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Schell's Descendants

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Peter Schell (6 Sept 1762–2 February 1849)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Shell 1790–1842 m. Mary Schoggan 1794– m. Polly Scroghans 1794–1872
    1. 1. William Shell 1815– m. Elizabeth Skinner 1818–1860
      1. 1. Andrew (D) Shell 1840–
      2. 2. William (J) Shell 1846–

Peter Schell's Timeline

2 Records

1762
6 Sept 1762
Birth of Peter Schell in Womelsdorf, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Womelsdorf, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1849
2 February 1849
Age 87
Death of Peter Schell in Marklesburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Marklesburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sept 1762
    Event Place: Womelsdorf, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1849
    Event Place: Marklesburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
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