Husband Hon. Simon Snyder 1 2
Born: 5 Nov 1759 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 1 2
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Died: 9 Nov 1819 - Selinsgrove, Snyder Co, PA 2
Cause of Death: Typhoid fever
Buried: - Lutheran Cemetery, Selinsgrove, Snyder Co, PA
Father: Anton Schneider (1725-1774)
Mother: Agnesa Knippenberg ( -1776)
Marriage: 12 Jun 1796 3
Other Spouse: Elizabeth Michael ( -1794) 4 - 1790 4
Other Spouse: Mrs. Mary Slough Scott (1785-1823) 3 5 - 16 Oct 1814 3 5 6
• Additional Image: Hon. Simon Snyder.
• Residence: : Selinsgrove, Snyder Co, PA.
The old Governor Snyder mansion, in Selin's Grove, Pennsylvania, with its massive walls, stood out prominently, as if to call attention to something of interest. Here the honest and patriotic Governor, with the honors of a conspicuous career, spent the last years of his eventful life. The grounds surrounding this mansion were cultivated and ornamented with great care. The large, old-fashioned stairway, easy to ascend, with its several broad landings at every turn; the arched doorways, ten feet in height; the open hearth in all the rooms, even to the third floor; the wide, open fire-place in the kitchen, with its swinging crane, suggest the delight and comfort of its first occupant. This edifice was built in 1816, during the Governor's last term of office, and he died in it while a member of the State Senate. Different families resided in this house as lessees of the Snyder family, until 1827, when its ownership passed to Henry W. Snyder, son of the Governor, and in 1852 he conveyed it to his brother Antes, who by will devised the property to his wife, Mary B., who was the last representative of the Snyder family owning the old homestead. In 1864 she transferred it to George W. Ziegler, Esq.
Prior to 1864 this place was often occupied by tenants, during which time many things around the premises were allowed to go into decline, and it was not until occupied by the Alleman family that a change was made in the way of improvement and ornamentation. Evergreens, shrubbery, lawn and summer-house were among the improvements. In 1874, during the great conflagration the third story of this building was greatly damaged and the large side porch consumed. But repairs were, soon made, and although marked changes could be observed, showing modern improvements, yet the old solid walls and nearly all of the interior still showed the original architecture of the building. The above engraving shows the building before the fire.
• Biographical Sketch: William C. Armor, Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: James K. Simon, 1873), Pg 308.
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Wife Catharine Antes 3 6
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Died: 15 Mar 1810 - Selinsgrove, Snyder Co, PA 3 6
Buried: - First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA
Father: Col. Philip Antes ( - ) 6
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Children
1 M Henry W. Snyder 5 6
Born: 20 Jul 1797 5 6
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Died: - Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co, KS
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2 M George Antes Snyder 2 5 6 7
Born: 4 Mar 1799 6
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Died: 6 Jul 1865 or 23 Feb 1866 - Williamsport, Lycoming Co, PA 5 6
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Spouse: Ann(a) Ellen Duncan ( - ) 2
3 M Philip F. Snyder 6
Born: 3 Jan 1801 6
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4 M Antes Snyder 6
Born: 23 Jan 1803 6
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Died: 1803 6
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 M Antes Snyder 6
Born: 12 Jan 1805 6
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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Simon Snyder
He was born November 15, 1756. [PAHP, 220]
He learned the trade of tanner, and in 1784 removed to Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, where he became a large land-owner, a prosperous business man and a popular and influential democratic leader. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, was speaker of the house for six terms and originated the "hundred-dollar act," which embodied the arbitration principles and provided for the trial of causes where the amount in question was less than $100. In 1808, 1811 and 1814 he was elected on the democratic ticket as governor of Pennsylvania by majorities ranging between twenty thousand and fifty thousand. In 1817 he was elected as a member of the State senate, and two years later died.
He had two children with his first wife and five with the second.