Descendants of My Great-grandparents
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Author | : Laura Theresa Willhide Johnston |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 1924 |
ISBN-10 | : WISC:89066319443 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Descendants of My Great-grandparents by : Laura Theresa Willhide Johnston
Book excerpt: Peter Scheibly/Shively (1742-1823), according to family tradition, was born in Switzerland, and immigrated to Pennsylvania before the Revolutionary War. He served with the Northampton County Miltia during the Revolutionary War. He married twice and was the father of eighteen children, born 1772-1805. The family moved from Berks County, Pennsylvania, to Tyrone Township, Cumberland County, now Perry County, Pennsylvania, in 1789. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. Descendants spelled their surname Scheibly, Shively, Sheibley, and other variant spellings.