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| Name |
MOYERS Peter |
| Birth |
7 Jun 1828 |
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Male |
| Census |
1850 |
| Smithfield, Monroe, PA page 114 |
| Census |
1850 |
| Smithfield, Monroe, PA page 228 |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Notes |
- PETER MOYERS (111) son of Jacob and Catherine (Arndt) Moyers was b. in Lo wer Smithfield Twp, Monroe Co PA He married SARAH MILLER (254 Frederick M iller) at Stroudsburg, PA Aug 30, 1856. They moved the same yea to Braint rim Twp, Laceyville, PA. where their first daughter was born. Peter Moye rs was called for service in the Civil War, but was rejected for disabilit y. He was almost totally deaf at an early age. He and his wife spent t he better portion of their lives in Tuscarora Twp, Bradford Co, PA. on t he Dr. Underhill farm. He was born June 7, 1828 and died April 12, 1900 a nd is buried in the Lacey St. Cemetery. Mrs. Moyers was the daught er of Peter and Sarah (Shafer) Miller.and was born in Tyronne, Schuyler C o., She died in Tuscarora, PA September 14, 1914.
When Peter Moyers and his father moved to Wyoming county in 1856 th ey settled on Lacey Street a name given to a two mile stretch of road fr om Laceyville west to the Susquehanna River on the lower side of Brownto wn Mountain and Indian Hill. The community was named after Isaac Lacey w ho came from Connecticut in 17 ?. At the western end was the Keeney Fer ry established for Richard Keeney who cme to the locality in 1788. This pr ovided the easiest means of communication between Laceyville and Wilmot Tw p. In Bradford County.
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| Person ID |
I7321 |
Booth Family |
| Last Modified |
22 Aug 2013 |
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