Jacob Alter II and Elizabeth Foutz

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Husband Jacob Alter II [3559]

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      Born: 1 Jan 1773 - , , Cumberland, PA ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}
 Christened:
      Died: 29 Jun 1839 - , West Pennsboro, Cumberland, PA ^{2 5 6}
     Buried: 1839 - Plainfield Church of God Cem, Plainfield, Cumberland, PA ⁵

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Father: Jacob Johann Alter [3551] (Abt 1742-1815)
Mother: Margaret Landis [3552] (Abt 1743-1805/1806)

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    Married: Abt 1811 ^{1 2 3 6}

More records for this person:
Biography ⁷

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Wife Elizabeth Foutz [104] ³

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AKA: Elizabeth Fontz ⁶
      Born: 19 Apr 1768 - , Hagerstown, Washington, MD ^{2 6}
 Christened:
      Died: 7 Jun 1855 - , , Cumberland, PA ²
     Buried:

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Children

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1 F Susan Alter [105]

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      Born: 19 Dec 1797 ^{2 8}
 Christened:
      Died: 7 Mar 1861 - , , Cumberland, PA ^{2 8}
     Buried:
Spouse: Samuel McCormick [116] (Bef 1820-)

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2 M Jacob Alter [108]

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      Born: 16 Aug 1799 ^{2 9}
 Christened:
      Died: - , , , WV ²
     Buried:
Spouse: Elizabeth Tice [120] (1806-After 1880) Marr: 29 Mar 1828 - , , Washington, MD ⁹

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3 M Benjamin Alter [109]

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      Born: 25 Dec 1800 ^{2 8}
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      Died: 1874 - , Greencastle, Franklin, PA ^{2 8}
     Buried:
Spouse: Nancy Lindsay [121] (Bef 1820-1834)
Spouse: Catherine Walters [122] (1819-1895)

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4 M William Alter [110]

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      Born: 7 Mar 1802 - , , Cumberland, PA ^{2 5 6}
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      Died: 31 Aug 1873 - , West Pennsboro, Cumberland, PA ^{2 4 5 6}
     Buried: 1897 - Plainfield Church of God, Plainfield, Cumberland, PA ⁵
Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Stark [123] (1813-1901) ^{4 6} Marr: Abt 1832 - , , Cumberland, PA ^{2 4 6}

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5 M John Alter [111]

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      Born: 3 Jul 1803 - , West Pennsboro, Cumberland, PA ^{2 8}
 Christened:
      Died: After 1885 - , Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA ^{2 8}
     Buried:
Spouse: Sarah Hardy Brown [124] (Bef 1850-)

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6 F Eliza Alter [106]

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      Born: 16 Jan 1805 ^{2 5 8}
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      Died: 26 Feb 1870 - , , Cumberland, PA ^{5 8}
     Buried: 1870 - Big Spring Pres. Church Cemetery, Newville, Cumberland, PA ⁵
Spouse: George Graham [117] (1802-1870) ²

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7 M Simon Alter [112]

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      Born: 19 Feb 1808 ²
 Christened:
      Died: After 1885
     Buried:
Spouse: Sarah Hardy Brown [124] (Bef 1850-)

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8 F Mary "Polly" Alter [107]

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      Born: 16 Apr 1806 ²
 Christened:
      Died: Bef 1885
     Buried:
Spouse: Dr. David Clugston [119] (Abt 1804-Bef 1885) ² Marr: 3 Dec 1844 ²

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9 M Dr. David Alter [115]

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      Born: 7 Feb 1810 - , , Cumberland, PA ^{2 10 11}
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      Died: 1 Mar 1861 - , , Juniata, PA ^{2 12}
     Buried: 1861 - Old Church Hill Cemetery, Port Royal, Juniata, PA ⁵
Spouse: Eva Calvert [125] (Bef 1850-)
Spouse: Sarah Garman [126] (Abt 1814-) Marr: , Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA ^{2 5}
Spouse: Elizabeth Fronk [127] (1822-1880) ²

1 B062. History of Westmoreland County, PA, by Boucher, John Newton, (Lewis Publishing Co.: NY, 1906).

2 B007. "The Family of Alter", Notes and Queries Relating to Pennsylvania, Series 3, V. 1, by Egle, William Henry, editor (Egle: Harrisburg PA, 1895), p. 521-524.

3 B264. A History of Jasper and Newton Counties Indiana, (The Lewis Publishing Company: Chicago and New York, 1916); a scanned copy available online by Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV4nAAAAYAAJ, p. 362.

4 Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, (Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co, 1905); available on the internet at http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/bios/zeamer/alter-fam.txt.

5 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/.

6 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1961 - Winfield Stark Alter (papers) SAR Membership Number 87579, year 1961. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; scanned images published online by ancestry.com.

7 Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, (Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co, 1905); available on the internet at http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/bios/zeamer/alter-fam.txt, p. 587.

8 Vaugn/Goetz Family Tree, by James K. Vaughn (database: jameskvaughn) collected from Ancestry members, published online by Ancestry.com.

9 History of Dark County OH, by W.H. Beers, editor, (W.H. Beers: Chicago, IL, 1880), p. 472 (Biography of Henry Alter, Son of Jacob Alter); a transcription availble onine at http://archive.org/stream/historyofdarkeco00beer/historyofdarkeco00beer_djvu.txt.

10 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/, says b. Feb 12, 1810.

11 Deckard Family Tree (database: Includes Alter names) collected from Ancestry members, published online by Ancestry.com.

12 CM076. Find-A-Grave (cemetery records) as contributed by the public; published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/, says d. Apr. 14, 1863.

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