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William Daniel Switzer 1824 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 October 1824

Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 8 May 1909

Death Location: Jones County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Jacob Sweitzer

Mother: Maria Sweitzer

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Children(s):

The story of William Daniel Switzer began in 1824 in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. William Daniel Switzer passed away in 1909 in Jones County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Daniel Switzer began in 1824 in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • William Daniel Switzer passed away in 1909 in Jones County, Iowa, United States of America.

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William Switzer's Ancestors

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William Switzer
1824 – 1909
Birth Place: Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Jacob Sweitzer
1779 – 1864
Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Maria (Elizabeth) Sweitzer
1784 – 1858
Northampton Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Frederick (Jacob Schweitzer) (Sweitzer)
1752 – 1813
Codorus, York, Pennsylvania, Colony
Anna (Barbara Heffelfinger) Sweitzer
1754 – 1815
Somerset, Somerset, PA
Philipp (Adam BURBACH PURBAUGH) POORBAUGH
1749 – 1812
Upper Palatinate, Electorate of Bavaria, HRE (modern Germany)
Great-Grandparents
Johann Burback
1728 – 1749
Margaretha Mohr
1731 – 1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Switzer's Timeline

2 Records

1824
20 October 1824
Birth of William Daniel Switzer in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1909
8 May 1909
Age 85
Death of William Daniel Switzer in Jones County, Iowa, United States of America
Jones County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 October 1824
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1909
    Event Place: Jones County, Iowa, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jones County, Iowa, United States of America

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