Peter Switzer to America
from A Picture and 1000 Words Hosted by Wendy Jean Harty
Peter my 7th great grandfather and his wife Anna Marie Guier came to America with 4 children, the eldest being my 6th great grandmother, Elizabeth. Imagine living in a partitioned off barn before a death gave them a home and a rented farm. The Revolutionary War was about to break out, and enter a new character in their saga, Garrett Miller. And this story ends with my Aunt Margaret; not much is written about the women in the history books of this time but Aunt Margaret Switzer Embury Lawrence was the first hostess of that prayer meeting held in her home, when Peter Embury, her husband, preached to his cousin Barbara Heck and the card player, John Lawrence, The Methodist Church was brought to the shores of America, and the Switzer's, Miller's and Lawrence's would continue helping to spread the gospel message in Canada. Remember her story when you enter or pass by a United Church!
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