General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg^{[1, 2]}

1746 - 1807  (61 years)

• Name	John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg
  Title	General
  Birth	1 Oct 1746	Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Christening	14 Oct 1746	Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Revolutionary War Continental Army Brigadier General Battles of Brandywine and Germantown
  Death	1 Oct 1807	Gray's Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I20390	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg,   b. 6 Sep 1711, Einbeck, Landkreis Northeim, Saxony, Germany d. 7 Oct 1787, Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria Weiser,   b. 24 Jun 1727, Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, USA d. 23 Aug 1802, Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1745	Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F6878	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Barbara Meyer,   b. Feb 1753, Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Oct 1806, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1770
  Children	1. NN Muhlenberg,   b. c 1771, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA d. 1773, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA (Age 2 years)   2. Henry Myers Muhlenberg,   b. 9 Oct 1775, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA d. 7 Jul 1808, Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 32 years)   3. Charles Frederick Muhlenberg,   b. 16 Nov 1778, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA d. 31 May 1795, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 16 years)   4. Elizabeth Muhlenberg,   b. Nov 1782, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Jul 1784, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 1 year) + 5. Esther Muhlenberg,   b. 1 Apr 1785, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Jul 1872, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 87 years) + 6. Major Peter Muhlenberg,   b. 20 Mar 1787, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Aug 1844, Grand Ecore, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 57 years)   7. Mary Anne Muhlenberg,   b. 1793, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 Nov 1803, Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 10 years)   8. US Congressman Francis Swaine Muhlenberg,   b. 22 Apr 1795, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Dec 1831, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, USA (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F6883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Revolutionary War Continental Army Brigadier General, US Congressman, US Senator. A pre-Revolution clergyman in the Anglican Church, he served first as Colonel and commander of the 8th Virginia Continental Infantry regiment, having been asked personally by General George Washington to join the war effort, then as a Brigadier General in the Continental Army. He led his brigade of Virginians in the 1777 Battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and during the Continental encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania during the 1777-1778 winter. He was commended by General Washington for his performance in the June 1778 Battle of Monmouth, and in the October 1781 Battle of Yorktown that secured the American victory over the British in America. He was brevetted Major General at the conclusion of the war. After the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788, he was elected as one of first eight Representatives from Pennsylvania to the United States House of Representatives, joining Declaration of Independence Signer George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, Thomas Hartley, Daniel Hiester, Thomas Scott , Henry Wynkoop, and his younger brother, Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, who became the first Speaker of the House. He would go on to serve three separate House terms from 1789 to 1791, 1793 to 1795, and from 1799 to 1801. In 1800 he was elected as a Senator from Pennsylvania to the United States Senate, but he only served from March 1801 to June 1801 before he resigned. From 1802 until his death in 1807 he served as Collector of customs for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Muhlenberg County in Kentucky is named for him. A statue of him is in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC, one of the two that represents notable Pennsylvanians. Bio by: RPD2

  
  

• Sources

  [S175] Website: Geni World Family Tree, (https://www.geni.com/family-tree/html/start), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-34661350/john-peter-gabriel-muhlenberg-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4). John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Alias name: Johan&lt;br&gt;Birth: Oct 1 1746 - Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Occupation: Clergyman, Major General in Continental Army & Member of U.S.Congress&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Anna Barbara Muhlenberg (born Meyer) - 1770&lt;br&gt;Death: Oct 1 1807 - Gray's Ferry, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: After Oct 1 1807 - Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Heinrich "Henry" Melchior Muhlenberg</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Anna Maria Muhlenberg (born Weiser)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Anna Barbara Muhlenberg (born Meyer)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Hester "Hettie" Hiester (born Muhlenberg)</a>, <a>Peter Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Henry Meyers Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Francis Swain Muhlenberg</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Eve Elisabeth Schultz (born Muhlenberg)</a>, <a>Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Margaretta Henrietta Kunze (born Muhlenberg)</a>, <a>Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, D.D.</a>, <a>Mary Catherine Muhlenberg</a>, <a>John Enoch Samuel Muhlenberg</a>, <a>John Charles Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Catharine Salome Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Maria Salome Richards (born Muhlenberg)</a>, <a>Emanuel Samuel Muhlenberg</a>, <a>N.N. Schultz (born Muhlenberg)</a> [S189] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-466226523/john-peter-gabriel-muhlenberg-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4). John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg&lt;br&gt;Also known as: Rev Peter Muhlenberg&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Oct 1 1746 - Trappe, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Christening: Oct 14 1746 - Trappe, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Military Service: General&lt;br&gt;Death: Oct 1 1807 - Trappe, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: 1807 - Augustus Lutheran Church Cemetery, Trappe, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States&lt;br&gt;Occupation: Rev. War Patriot and Minister - 1770 - Virginia, United States&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Henry Melchior Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Anna Maria Muhlenberg (born Weiser)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Ann Barbara Muhlenberg (born Meyer)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Henry Myers Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Charles Frederick Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Elizabeth Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Hester Hiester (born Muhlenberg)</a>, <a>Peter Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Mary Anne Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Francis Swaine Muhlenberg</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Eva Elisabeth Schultz (born Muehlenberg)</a>, <a>Frederich Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Margaretha Henrietta Kunze (born Muhlenberg)</a>, <a>Gotlhilf Heinrich Ernestus Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Mary Catharine Swaine (born Muhlenberg)</a>, <a>Johan Enoch Samuel Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Johan Carl Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Catharine Salome Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Maria Salome RICHARDS (born MUHLENBERG)</a>, <a>Emanuel Samuel Muhlenberg</a>&lt;br&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information: <br> <br>LifeSketch: Revolutionary War Continental Army Brigadier General, US Congressman, US Senator. A pre-Revolution clergyman in the Anglican Church, he served first as Colonel and commander of the 8th Virginia Continental Infantry regiment (having been asked personally by General George Washington to join the war effort), then as a Brigadier General in the Continental Army. He led his brigade of Virginians in the 1777 Battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and during the Continental encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania during the 1777-1778 winter. He was commended by General Washington for his performance in the June 1778 Battle of Monmouth, and in the October 1781 Battle of Yorktown that secured the American victory over the British in America. He was brevetted Major General at the conclusion of the war. After the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788, he was elected as one of first eight Representatives from Pennsylvania to the United States House of Representatives (joining Declaration of Independence Signer George Clymer, Thomas Fitzsimons, Thomas Hartley, Daniel Hiester, Thomas Scott , Henry Wynkoop, and his younger brother, Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, who became the first Speaker of the House). He would go on to serve three separate House terms from 1789 to 1791, 1793 to 1795, and from 1799 to 1801). In 1800 he was elected as a Senator from Pennsylvania to the United States Senate, but he only served from March 1801 to June 1801 before he resigned. From 1802 until his death in 1807 he served as Collector of customs for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Muhlenberg County in Kentucky is named for him. A statue of him is in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC, one of the two that represents notable Pennsylvanians. Muhlenberg County, Kentucky was names in honor of General Muhlenberg, an officer of high distincation and patriotism in the American Revolution. General Muhlenberg made two trips to Kentucky in 1784 but never saw the that section which 14 years later was formed into a county and named after him. His life however, is part of the history of Muhlenberg County not only because it was named after him, but also beacuse many of it's pioneers fought under him in the Revolution. [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8156497/john-peter_gabriel-muhlenberg.