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  • Name: Peter MUSSER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 29 Nov 1776 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 2 Jul 1848 d
  • Burial: Martin Greider Family Cemetery u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Peter MUSSER Birth: Abt 1725 in Switzerland Death: 1794 in Hempfield Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  • Mother:
  • (Unk) DIETZ

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Mary MUSSER
  2. Joseph MUSSER
  3. Henry R MUSSER Birth: 18 Jun 1808 in West Hempfield Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1 Jun 1873 in Fairfield, Ohio
  4. Annie MUSSER Birth: 1816 Death: 1878
  5. Elizabeth MUSSER Birth: 26 Sep 1819 Death: 23 Sep 1891

Bibliography
  1. Ellis, Franklin, History of Lancaster County. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1883. M-LH UMI LH571. Available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288388. Volume 2 available at http://archive.org/details/historyoflancast02elli Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p[0-9]*].
  2. Biographical Annals of Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Spartonburg, SC: Reprint Publishers, 1985. Orig pub 1903. LMHS rF157.L2B6 1985. Available at http://archive.org/details/biographicalanna00megi and at http://archive.org/details/cu31924028852998 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p[0-9]*].
  3. Landis, Ira D, Early Lancaster County Mennonite Mussers, in Mennonite Research Journal vol 17 No 2, Apr 1976. LMHS. Available (for purchase) at https://www.lmhs.org/research/lmhs-publications/research-journal/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p[0-9]*].
  4. Mott, Anita L, Mosser/Musser Family. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1999. JSMB 929.273 M855ma. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Mott MUSSER p[0-9]*].
  5. Musser, Edgar A, Musser Genealogy. Lancaster, PA: author, 1980. LMHS CS71.M9892 1980. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p.*].
  6. Recker, Charles, People of the Marsh, Newsletter of the Musser Family 1972-75. Grenada Hills, CA: author, 1972-5. NYPL APV (Moser) 87-2041. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh [IVX]*#[0-9]p[0-9]].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p595, LancasterCoPA Biog p90, Mott MUSSER p146, MusserEA MUSSER p88, MusserEA MUSSER p98]
1776 [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p22, Recker PeopleMarsh I#8p1],
place:
[Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p595, LancasterCoPA Biog p90, Mott MUSSER p146],
parents:
Peter MUSSER & ___ DIETZ [Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p595, LancasterCoPA Biog p90, Landis EarlyMussers p22, Mott MUSSER p146, MusserEA MUSSER p88, Recker PeopleMarsh I#8p1],
father:
[Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p98]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p595, LancasterCoPA Biog p90, Mott MUSSER p146, MusserEA MUSSER p88, MusserEA MUSSER p98]
1849 [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p22, Recker PeopleMarsh I#8p1]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p98]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth ROHRER
date:
[Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p98],
place:
[Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p98],
names:
[Ref: Mott MUSSER p146, MusserEA MUSSER p88],
child:
[Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p595, LancasterCoPA Biog p90, MusserEA MUSSER p98]
Research Notes:
1814: living in Hempfield Twp, carpenter [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh I#8p1]



Pedigree of Peter MUSSER
                                                       /-----Ulrich MOSER
                                              /-----Galante MOSER
                                     /-----Peter MOSER
                                    |         \-----Dori HUNDSPERGER
                            /-----Peter MOSER
                           |         \-----Elsbeth LONGENEGGER
                   /-----Peter MOSER
                  |        |         /-----Christian TOMI
                  |         \-----Elsbeth TOMI
                  |                  \-----Elsbeth HOFER
          /-----Peter MOSER
 /-----Peter MUSSER
Peter MUSSER
 \-----(Unk) DIETZ



Descendants of Peter MUSSER
1. Peter MUSSER m. Elizabeth ROHRER
m. Elizabeth ROHRER

2nd generation

3. Joseph MUSSER m. Mary HOGENDOBLER
m. Mary HOGENDOBLER father: Jacob HOGENDOBLER mother: Catharine ANDREWS
4. Henry R MUSSER m1. Elizabeth SHERRICK m2. Annie MOUK m3. Fanny BUCHER
m. Elizabeth SHERRICK father: Henry SHERRICK mother: Anna (SHERRICK)
m. Annie MOUK father: John MOUK mother: Barbara (MOUK)
m. Fanny BUCHER

3rd generation

13. Andrew Jackson MUSSER m. Cassandra SHENBERGER
m. Cassandra SHENBERGER father: John SHENBERGER mother: Mary (SHENBERGER)