Person:William Byers (3)

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William Byers
b.6 Sep 1767 York or Adams County, Pennsylvania
d.3 Jan 1844 Pulaski, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania
Parents and Siblings
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m. 15 Apr 1755
  1. James Byers1756 -
  2. David Byers1758 -
  3. Mary Rebekah ByersAbt 1760 -
  4. Samuel Byers1762 - 1839
  5. Margaret Byers1765 - 1850
  6. William Byers1767 - 1844
  7. Jen Byers1768 -
  8. Nancy Byers1770 -
  9. John Byers1773 - 1859
  10. Ebenezer ByersAbt 1775 -
  11. Ross Byers1775 - 1843
  12. Jonathan Byers1778 -
  13. Jacob ByersAbt 1780 -
Spouse and Children
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  1. Ann Byers
  2. Jeney Byers
  3. Margaret Byers
  4. William S. Byers1790 - 1875
  5. John Byers1797 - 1851
  6. Elizabeth Byers1801 - 1841
  7. Mary Byers1812 - 1890
  8. James M. Byers1814 - 1898
  9. Ebenezer Wiley Byers1816 - 1895
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Facts and Events
Name William Byers
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 6 Sep 1767 York or Adams County, Pennsylvania
Marriage to Anne Larimer
Marriage to Jane Kincaid
Occupation? first sheriff of Mercer County and (1834) first Postmaster for Pulaski, Lawrence Co., PA
Death? 3 Jan 1844 Pulaski, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania
Burial? Mercer County, Pennsylvania


William was the first sheriff of Mercer County where he had moved in 1797 and after completing his term of office he moved to Pulaski and in 1834 received the appointment of postmaster, the first of that place. According to the History of Lawrence Co., PA William Byers laid out the south side of the Village of Pulaski in 1832 and in 1833 he and Smith Byers were running the old Ault grist-mill. (who was Smith Byers?) William was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and also in the War of 1812.

References
  1. ↑ GenCircles personal website.
  2. ↑ Byers Family Group Sheet.
  3.   Portrait and Biographical Album of Mahaska County, Iowa 1887.
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