Governor Joseph Hiester^{[1, 2]}

1752 - 1832  (79 years)

• Name	Joseph Hiester
  Title	Governor
  Birth	18 Nov 1752	Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1820-1824
  	Governor of Pennsylvania
  Death	10 Jun 1832	Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I20345	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Bright Branch, Moser Branch, Dickinson, Lamm, Klopp
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	John Christian Hiester,   b. 8 Jan 1708, Elsoff, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d. 1757, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Maria Barbara Epler,   b. 16 Aug 1732, Gaiberg, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 5 Oct 1809, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1750
  Family ID	F6864	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Whitman,   b. 2 Apr 1750, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Jun 1825, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	27 Aug 1771	Saint Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	+ 1. Catherine Hiester,   b. 22 Jun 1771   d. 27 Nov 1833 (Age 62 years)   2. John Sylvanus Hiester,   b. 21 Jul 1774, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Mar 1849 (Age 74 years) + 3. Elizabeth Hiester,   b. 10 Sep 1778, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jul 1826, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 47 years) + 4. Rebecca Hiester,   b. 4 Jul 1781   d. 22 Jan 1841 (Age 59 years) + 5. Mary Elizabeth Hiester,   b. 20 Mar 1784, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Mar 1806, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 22 years)   6. Adam Whitman Hiester,   b. 20 Mar 1784, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA + 7. Dr Isaac Hiester,   b. 22 Jun 1785, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 12 Sep 1855 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F6866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  US Congressman and Governor. After attending the local schools he engaged in the mercantile business until the Revolutionary War. He entered the war as a captain and was promoted to colonel and elected as a major general after the war. For a brief time he was held as a prisoner of war by the British. He was a member of the constitutional convention that ratified the Federal Constitution on February 12, 1787. For 14 years he was a representative in the state congress and then four years in the state senate. In a special election he was elected to the Fifth Congress to fill a vacancy and reelected to the next three terms of Congress. He resigned from the Congress in 1820 when he was elected as Governor and served until 1824. He was originally interred in the burying ground of the Reformed Church before reinterment to this location. Bio by: Tom Todd

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Website: Geni World Family Tree, (https://www.geni.com/family-tree/html/start), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-205248670/joseph-hiester-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Joseph Hiester&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Nov 18 1752 - Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Occupation: Governor and Congressman, Governor of Pennsylvania Between 1820 and 1823&lt;br&gt;Death: June 10 1832 - Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>John Christian Hiester</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Maria Barbara Hiester-Ruth (born Epler)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Elizabeth Maria Hiester (born Witman)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Catherine Spayd (born Hiester)</a>, <a>Mary Elizabeth Pawling (born Hiester)</a>, <a>John Sylvanus Hiester</a>, <a>Rebecca Muhlenberg (born Hiester)</a>, <a>Adam Witman Hiester</a>, <a>Mary Elizabeth Muhlenberg (born Hiester)</a>, <a>Isaac Hiester, M.D.</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Maria Catharine Ruth (born Hiester)</a>, <a>Mathias Hiester</a> [S189] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-479978292/joseph-hiester-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Joseph Hiester&lt;br&gt;Birth names: Joseph HiesterJoseph HeisterGovenor Joseph Heister&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Nov 18 1752 - Bern Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth Whitman - Aug 27 1771 - Saint Lukes Evangelical Lutheran Or Formerly Heideschaefferst,Schaefferstown,Lebanon,Pennsylvania&lt;br&gt;Death: June 10 1832 - Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Occupation: Governor of Pennsylvania - Between 1820 and 1823&lt;br&gt;There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information. [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6724570/joseph-hiester.