Major Peter Muhlenberg^[1]

1787 - 1844  (57 years)

• Name	Peter Muhlenberg
  Title	Major
  Birth	20 Mar 1787	Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	US Army Major
  Death	21 Aug 1844	Grand Ecore, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Burial	Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I20418	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	General John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg,   b. 1 Oct 1746, Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Oct 1807, Gray's Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Anna Barbara Meyer,   b. Feb 1753, Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Oct 1806, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1770
  Family ID	F6883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Coleman,   b. 4 Oct 1803   d. 5 Feb 1860 (Age 56 years)
  Children	+ 1. Catherine Anne Muhlenberg,   b. 19 Nov 1827, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Nov 1894 (Age 66 years)   2. Mary Muhlenberg,   b. 1832   3. Elizabeth Muhlenberg,   b. 29 Jul 1834   d. 3 Sep 1911 (Age 77 years)   4. Mary Ann Muhlenberg,   b. 1838   5. Francis Peter Muhlenberg,   b. 1840   d. 1910 (Age 70 years)   6. Sarah Muhlenberg,   b. 29 Apr 1843   d. 18 Jul 1918 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F6890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  s/o Peter Gabriel and Anna Barbara (Meyer) Muhlenberg. His wife was Sarah Coleman Find A Grave contributor Scout Finch has made a suggestion The Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, New York Saturday, September 14, 1844 Page 2 DEATH IN THE ARMY. - The Natchitoches (La.) Chronicle, of the 24th ult., notices the burial of Major Muhlenberg, of the U. S. Army, who died at Grand Ecore. His remains were escorted to Natchitoches on the 23d, by the Fourth Regiment of Infantry, making a solemn as well as an imposing view. It is said that the deceased acted with great gallantry during the last war in the defence of Plattsburg, and was brevetted; he served afterwards with distinction under General Jackson, in Florida. The deceased was a brother of Mr. Mehlenberg, the late Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania.

  
  

• Sources

  [S189] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-133196344/peter-muhlenberg-in-familysearch-family-tree (Reliability: 4). Peter Muhlenberg&lt;br&gt;Birth names: Son MuhlenbergPeter Muhlenberg Capt&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Mar 20 1787 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Sarah Sallie Coleman - Sep 19 1826 - Reading,Berks,Pennsylvania&lt;br&gt;Death: Aug 21 1844 - Grand Ecore, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA&lt;br&gt;Burial: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Ann Barbara Muhlenberg (born Meyer)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Sarah Sallie Muhlenberg (born Coleman)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Catherine Anna Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Mary Ann Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Elizabeth Hiester Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Marianna Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Maj. Francis Peter Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Sarah Sally Muhlenberg</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Henry Myers Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Charles Frederick Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Elizabeth Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Hester Hiester (born Muhlenberg)</a>, <a>Mary Anne Muhlenberg</a>, <a>Francis Swaine Muhlenberg</a> [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88712294/peter-muhlenberg.