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Biography of John Snyder from the "Biographical & Historical Annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania"; page 771; published 1911.
(II) John Snyder, son of Casper, was born in Lower Augusta township Nov. 29, 1776, and there made his home, owning the farm which is now the property of Martha Gass. His holdings were very large, his property having been divided into eight farms, seven of which he gave to his children. He owned and operated a distillery, cider press and sawmill and kept several teams busy transporting goods for him between here and Philadelphia, which was the market center for grain and provisions. A prominent and influential citizen of his day, he served twenty-five years as justice of the peace and held the rank of colonel in the State militia, standing at the head of the militia in his district for some years.
He died April 29, 1851.
His wife, Maria Margaret (Fisher), known as "Peggy" (only sister of Christian Fisher), is buried in the Presbyterian cemetery.
They had children as follows:
- George,
- Thomas,
- Elizabeth (called Betsy, married John Wynn),
- Peter J.,
- John (died March 25, 1877, aged 69y 11m 11 d;
his wife Martha, born Dec. 23, 1808, died Jan. 11, 1862).
- Adam (born April 9, 1814, died Dec. 15, 1895;
his wife Martha died Sept. 30, 1860, aged 46 y 5 m 10d), and
- Sally (born Jan. 10, 1809, married John Ebright, and died July 23, 1850).
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