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Petr Switzer 1805–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1805

Birth Location: Germany

Death Date: 11 Nov 1877

Death Location: West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Mathaeus Schweitzer

Mother: Margaretha Schirra

Spouse(s): Katherina Meyer, Catharine Swartzel

Children(s): Philomena (Sweitzer), Margaret Sweitzer

In 1805, Petr Switzer entered the world in Germany, born to Mathaeus F Schweitzer And Margaretha Schirra. Petr Switzer married Catharine Swartzel, Katherina Meyer, and had children including Margaret Sweitzer, Philomena Schweitzer Sweitzer. Petr Switzer passed away in 1877 in West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Petr Switzer entered the world in Germany, born to Mathaeus F Schweitzer And Margaretha Schirra.
  • Petr Switzer married Catharine Swartzel, Katherina Meyer, and had children including Margaret Sweitzer, Philomena Schweitzer Sweitzer.
  • Petr Switzer passed away in 1877 in West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathaeus Schweitzer
1782–1860
Birth Location: Unterboihingen, Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Margaretha Schirra
1767–1830
Birth Location: Dirmingen, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Katherina Meyer
1814–1874
Birth Location: Urexweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
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Catharine Swartzel
1811–1883
Birth Location: Berschweiler, Saarbrucken, Saarland, Germany
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Children(s)

Philomena (Sweitzer)
1841–1906
Birth Location: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Sweitzer
1834–1914
Birth Location: Bavaria
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Petr Switzer's Ancestors

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Petr Switzer
1805–1877
Birth Place: Germany
Parents
Mathaeus F Schweitzer
1782–1860
Unterboihingen, Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Margaretha Schirra
1767–1830
Dirmingen, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
Grandparents
Johann Schirra
1733–1801
Dirmingen, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
Katharina Schmitt
1736–1809
Wustweiler, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Petr Switzer's Descendants

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Petr Switzer (12 Apr 1805–11 Nov 1877) m. Katherina Meyer (15 JUL 1814–02 AUG 1874) m. Catharine Swartzel (30 July 1811–27 Mar 1883)
  1. 1. Philomena (Schweitzer) (Sweitzer) 1841–1906 m. Johann Bost 1839–1886 m. John Bost 1852–1902
    1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Bost 1864–1886 m. Frank (M) Renn 1867–1933 m. Peter Steimer 1858–
    2. 2. Jacob (A) Bost 1877–1966 m. Catherine (M) Andres 1885–1941
      1. 1. Rinehart (W) Bost 1918–2009 m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Kroeger 1919–2006
      2. 2. Albert Bost 1913–
      3. 3. Cecilia Bost 1921–
      4. 4. Philomenia Bost 1921–
      5. 5. Roslyn (M) Bost 1922–
      6. 6. Mary Bost 1917–
    3. 3. Louis (C) Bost 1862–1956
      1. 1. George (E) Bost 1891–1965 m. Gertrude (Charlotte) Romeike 1900–1981
        1. 1. Alice (Marie) Bost 1926–
    4. 4. John (B.) Bost 1866–1886 m. Catherine (Kitty M) Schulz 1872–1940
      1. 1. Lawrence (V) Bost 1891–1944
      2. 2. Ludwig (Sylvester) Bost 1893–1966 m. Naomi Bost –1946
      3. 3. Sabilla (M) Bost 1894–1973
      4. 4. John (H) Bost 1900–1973
    5. 5. Matthias (F.) Bost 1872–1940 m. Mary (K) Wise 1877–1963
    6. 6. William (J) Bost 1875–1962 m. Rosina Bost 1875–1967
    7. 7. Anna Bost 1868–1954
    8. 8. Catharine Bost 1882–1957
    9. 9. Peter (Silvester) Bost 1879–1937
  2. 2. Margaret Sweitzer 1834–1914 m. John Miller 1836–1919
    1. 1. George (J) Miller 1868–1948 m. Mary Carroll 1871–1961

Petr Switzer's Timeline

9 Records

1803
Jun 1803
Birth of Petr Switzer in Steinbach, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
Steinbach, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
1805
12 Apr 1805
Birth of Petr Switzer in Steinbach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany (Prussia)
Steinbach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany (Prussia)
1806
abt 1806
Age 1
Birth of Petr Switzer in Prussia
Prussia
1851
28 Aug 1851
Age 46
Petr Switzer resided here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 55
Petr Switzer resided here in Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 65
Petr Switzer resided here in Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1876
1876
Age 71
Petr Switzer resided here in Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1877
11 November 1877
Age 72
Death of Petr Switzer in Mifflin Township (Bull Run), Allegheny, PA, USA
Mifflin Township (Bull Run), Allegheny, PA, USA
1877
11 Nov 1877
Age 72
Death of Petr Switzer in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1803
    Event Place: Steinbach, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1806
    Event Place: Prussia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1294; Page: 171B; Family History Library Film: 552793
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1065; Page: 457; Family History Library Film: 805065

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1805
    Event Place: Steinbach, Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany (Prussia)
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Germany
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 044521-047810

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania; Year: 1841; Page Number: 97

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1851
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Pittsburgh Daily Post; Publication Date: 28 Aug 1851; Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1065; Page: 457; Family History Library Film: 805065

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1294; Page: 171B; Family History Library Film: 552793

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Mifflin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_17; Roll Number: 17

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington D.C.; Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. District Court, 1820-1930, and Circuit Court, 1820-1911, for the Western District of Pennsylvania; NARA Series: M1537; Reference: (Roll 005) Feb 15

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1877
    Event Place: Mifflin Township (Bull Run), Allegheny, PA, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1877
    Event Place: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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