♂ Peter Switzer

1813 - 1862

Peter Switzer
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Parents
Christina Reese
Christina Reese
1783 - 1860
Lewis Switzer
Lewis Switzer
1785 - 1872
Spouse
Children
Mary Jane Switzer
Mary Jane Switzer
1837 - 1936
Elsinda Switzer
Elsinda Switzer
1843 - 1922
John Harvey Switzer
John Harvey Switzer
1849 - 1916
 

Timeline

1837


Apr 3
Age: 23y
1837 • In Philadelphia, The Institute for Colored Youth (ICY) is founded as the first institution for the higher education of black people in the United States.

1839


Aug 11
Age: 25y

1843


Mar 1
Age: 29y
1843 • Graduation from a class of 39 at the United States Military Academy, West Point, of Ulysses S. Grant (21st) and John J. Peck (8th).

1850


Age: 36y
Peter Switzer, Susannah Crick, & Mary Jane Switzer - 1850 United States Federal Census

residence


Toby, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓
Susannah Crick's brother Henry Crick is living next door. There is also a Peter Crick living nearby.
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1850 • Opening of the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait.

1862


Dec 28
Age: 49y
1862 August 30 – American Civil War – Second Battle of Bull Run: Confederate forces inflict a crushing defeat on Union General John Pope.

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