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Barbara Peck (Leider/Lyter)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 30, 1851 (59)
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Immediate Family:

Wife of Conrad Peck
Mother of Marie A. Shaffer; Elias Peck; Pvt. Simon Peck, USA; Sarah N. Waltz; Joseph Peck and 4 others

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About Barbara Peck

Barbara Lyter (sometimes spelled Leiter or Leyder) was the first wife of Conrad Peck, whom she married in March 1812. They had nine known children, all born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania:

1) Marie (1812-1883), m. Joshua Shaffer; 2) Elias (b. 9 Dec. 1814), m. Priscilla ________; 3) Simon (1816-1899) m. Mary Ann Singer; 4) Sarah A. (1818-1896), m. Michael Waltz; 5) Joseph (b. 10 April 1821); 6) Jacob C. (1824-1890), m. Mary Zug; 7) Elizabeth (1826-1903), m. Joseph Amos Becker; 8) John Frederick (1828-1909) m. Angeline ________; 9) Catherine (b. 1831)

In 1851 Barbara died outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at the age of 59 years, and was buried on Christian Leiter property. The little burial ground may no longer be in existence.

Note: Barbara's daughter Elizabeth Peck married Joseph Amos Becker in Pensylvania in 1845. They had a large family of thirteen known children, all of whom were born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania except for the youngest two who were born in Berrien County, Michigan after the family moved there in about 1865. Their youngest child, Rev. Allen Oliver Becker, was a missionary to India. His wife Nellie E. (Baumgardner) Becker , daughters Ruth and Marion and son Richard were survivors of the sinking of the Titanic.

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Barbara Peck's Timeline

1791
December 1, 1791
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1812
October 10, 1812
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1814
December 9, 1814
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1816
October 18, 1816
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1818
November 8, 1818
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1821
March 10, 1821
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1824
February 23, 1824
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1826
October 13, 1826
Lower Paxton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1828
December 2, 1828
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States