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Capt Peter Ankeny

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Capt Peter Ankeny Veteran

Birth
Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death
23 Dec 1804 (aged 53)
USA
Burial
Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.0072803, Longitude: -79.0823632
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Peter Ankeny assisted in establishing American Independence while acting as Captain of the Fifth Company of the Third Battalion of the Bedford County PA Militia in 1781.

He gave the town of Somerset a small tract of land for a cemetery, which is now known as Ankeny Square, and a lot for a school building where the former Patriot Street School now stands. At the time of his death in 1804, Peter Ankeny was the largest landowner in southwest PA with real estate valued at over $21.000. Ankeny Square has been designated a historical site by the PA Historical and Museum Commission.

A chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution has been named for him.
http://captainpeterankenychapter-nsdar.weebly.com

Peter Ankeny assisted in establishing American Independence while acting as Captain of the Fifth Company of the Third Battalion of the Bedford County PA Militia in 1781.

He gave the town of Somerset a small tract of land for a cemetery, which is now known as Ankeny Square, and a lot for a school building where the former Patriot Street School now stands. At the time of his death in 1804, Peter Ankeny was the largest landowner in southwest PA with real estate valued at over $21.000. Ankeny Square has been designated a historical site by the PA Historical and Museum Commission.

A chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution has been named for him.
http://captainpeterankenychapter-nsdar.weebly.com



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  • Created by: terjess
  • Added: Jul 2, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27989504/peter-ankeny: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Peter Ankeny (6 Mar 1751–23 Dec 1804), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27989504, citing Ankeny Square Burial Ground, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by terjess (contributor 46790920).